Pena vs Nunes II

Who won Pena vs Nunes II?

Amanda Nunes beat Julianna Pena by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 277, on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The scorecards were announced as 50-45, 50-44, 50-43 in favor of the winner Amanda Nunes.

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).

Pena vs Nunes II stats

Julianna Pena stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Amanda Nunes made her way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Julianna Pena's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Amanda Nunes' came in at 16-2-0.

The stats suggested Nunes had a massive power advantage over Pena, boasting a 62% knock out percentage over Pena's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pena had a large advantage over Nunes, boasting a 45% submission rate over Nunes' 19%.

Julianna Pena was the younger woman by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Nunes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Pena. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Pena was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made her debut in 2009, 1 year and 2 months later than Nunes, whose first professional fight was in 2008. She had fought 25 less professional rounds, 37 to Nunes' 62.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Amanda Nunes had been fighting more than Julianna Pena.

Going to this contest, Julianna Pena had last fought 2 years, 7 months and 13 days ago, while Amanda Nunes' last outing had been 5 years, 6 months and 25 days ago.

Pena's 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 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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.

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