Shevchenko vs Nunes III

When is Shevchenko vs Nunes III?

Valentina Shevchenko could potentially square off against Amanda Nunes, in Late 2024.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Shevchenko vs Nunes III stats

Valentina Shevchenko would step into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Amanda Nunes would make her way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

The stats suggest Nunes would have a large advantage in power over Shevchenko, boasting a 57% knock out percentage over Shevchenko's 33%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Shevchenko would have an advantage over Nunes, with a 29% submission rate over Nunes' 17%.

Valentina Shevchenko is the same age as Amanda Nunes, at 36 years old.

Nunes has a height advantage of 3 inches over Shevchenko. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Shevchenko is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made her debut in 2003, 4 years and 10 months earlier than Nunes, whose first professional fight was in 2008. She has fought 24 more professional rounds, 86 to Nunes' 62.

Shevchenko vs Nunes III form

Shevchenko has beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In her last fight, she won against Alexa Grasso at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, she had drawn with Alexa Grasso at UFC Fight Night – Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2 on 16th September 2023 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Women’s Strawweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, she had lost to Alexa Grasso at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Taila Santos at UFC 275 on 11th June 2022 by split decision in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

She had defeated Lauren Murphy at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Women’s Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Amanda Nunes has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight, she won against Irene Aldana at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, she had won against Julianna Pena at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Julianna Pena at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, she had beaten Megan Anderson at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

She had defeated Felicia Spencer at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Valentina Shevchenko has been fighting more than Amanda Nunes.

Valentina Shevchenko last fought 19 days ago, while Amanda Nunes' last outing was 1 year, 3 months and 23 days ago.

Shevchenko's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 8 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

Nunes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 27 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 10 months and 12 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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