Nunes vs Holm

Who won Nunes vs Holm?

Amanda Nunes beat Holly Holm by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC 239, on Saturday 6th July 2019 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nunes vs Holm stats

Amanda Nunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Holly Holm made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

Holly Holm marked her 16th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2015.

Amanda Nunes' UFC record stood at 16-2-0, while Holly Holm's came in at 8-7-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had a slight advantage in power over Holm, with a 71% knock out percentage over Holm's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Nunes had an advantage over Holm, with a 18% submission rate over Holm's 0%.

Amanda Nunes was the younger woman by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Nunes was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made her debut in 2008, 2 years and 11 months earlier than Holm, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 12 less professional rounds, 62 to Holm's 74.

Nunes vs Holm form

Holly Holm had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Yana Santos at UFC Fight Night San Antonio on 25th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio, United States.

Previous to that, she had lost to Ketlen Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had beaten Irene Aldana at UFC Fight Island 4 on 3rd October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, she had defeated Raquel Pennington at UFC 246 on 18th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

She had been beaten by Amanda Nunes at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by knockout in the 1st round in their championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Nunes' last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 2 years and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Holm's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 18 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year and 4 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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