Nunes vs Fairn

Who won Nunes vs Fairn?

Josiane Nunes beat Zarah Fairn by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 283, on Saturday 21st January 2023 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Josiane Nunes.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Nunes vs Fairn stats

Josiane Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Zarah Fairn made her way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Josiane Nunes' 5th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021.

Josiane Nunes' UFC record stood at 3-2-0, while Zarah Fairn's came in at 0-4-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had a large advantage in power over Fairn, boasting a 88% knock out percentage over Fairn's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Nunes and Fairn would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Josiane Nunes was the younger woman by 7 years, at 30 years old.

Nunes' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Fairn's, having had 1 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2013, 5 months later than Fairn, whose first professional fight was in 2013. She had fought 6 more professional rounds, 29 to Fairn's 23.

Activity check

Nunes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nunes vs Fairn?

Josiane Nunes was a 9/50 (-560) favourite going into the contest, while Zarah Fairn made her way into the ring at 79/20 (+400) with oddsmakers.