Bookmakers made Amanda Nunes a strong favourite against Irene Aldana when they square off in their contest on Saturday 10th June 2023 at UFC 289.
She is currently 27/100 (-370) to win the contest outright, while you can get 11/4 (+280) on Irene Aldana if you fancy the upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 75% chance of Nunes winning while giving Aldana a 25% chance.
Nunes opened as the favourite at 7/25 (-360).
Aldana opened at 11/4 (+280).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 135 pounds (9.45 stones or 61.36 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
This contest is for the UFC women’s bantamweight championship.
Full UFC 289 Odds
Main Events
Amanda Nunes is currently 27/100 (-370) to beat Irene Aldana, while Aldana is currently 11/4 (+280) to win if you fancy the upset.
Beneil Dariush is made a favourite at 3/4 (-130) to come out the victor in a fight against Charles Oliveira, while Oliveira is currently 21/20 (+100) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Main Card
Marc Andr Barriault sits at 8/11 (-140) to win against Eryk Anders, while Anders is currently 23/20 (+110) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Dan Ige is marked at 2/5 (-250) to be victorious against Nate Landwehr, while Landwehr is currently 19/10 (+190) to win if you fancy the upset.
Mike Malott is currently 4/9 (-230) to defeat Adam Fugitt, while Fugitt is currently 17/10 (+170) to win if you fancy the upset.
Prelims
Miranda Maverick is made a favourite at 7/20 (-290) to beat Jasmine Jasudavicius, while Jasudavicius is currently 43/20 (+220) to win if you fancy the upset.
Diana Belbita sits at 17/20 (-120) to come out the victor in a fight against Maria Oliveira, while Oliveira is currently 23/25 (-110) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Blake Bilder is marked at 12/25 (-210) to win against Kyle Nelson, while Nelson is currently 13/8 (+160) to win if you fancy the small upset.
David Dvorak is currently 11/20 (-180) to be victorious against Matt Schnell, while Schnell is currently 7/5 (+140) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Qileng Aori is made a favourite at 3/4 (-130) to defeat Aiemann Zahabi, while Zahabi is currently 21/20 (+100) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Nassourdine Imavov sits at 10/13 (-130) to beat Chris Curtis, while Curtis is currently 1/1 (+100) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Khalil Rountree is marked at 2/5 (-250) to come out the victor in a fight against Chris Daukaus, while Daukaus is currently 39/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Nunes vs Aldana Head To Head
Amanda Nunes steps into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 loses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.
Irene Aldana will make her way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 6 loses and 0 draws, with 8 of those wins by knock out and 3 by submission.
The stats suggest Nunes has a slight advantage in power over Aldana, with a 59% knock out percentage over Aldana's 57%.
Amanda Nunes is the same age as Irene Aldana, at 35 years old.
Aldana has a height advantage of 1 inch over Nunes. Despite this, both fighters have equal reach.
Nunes is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made her debut in 2008, 4 years and 7 months earlier than Aldana, whose first professional fight was in 2012. She has fought 12 more professional rounds, 57 to Aldana's 45.
Nunes vs Aldana betting form
Amanda Nunes has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.
In her last fight, she won against Julianna Pena at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.
Previous to that, she had been beaten by Julianna Pena at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by unanimous decision in the 2nd round in their UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, she had won against Megan Anderson at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in the 1st round in their UFC Women’s Featherweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, she had beat 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.
She had defeated Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245 on 14th December 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Women’s Bantamweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Aldana has beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.
In her last fight, she won against Macy Chiasson at UFC 279 on 10th September 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, she had won against Yana Santos at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, she had lost to Holly Holm 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 Vanessa Melo at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
She had beat Bethe Correia at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by submission in the 3rd round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Amanda Nunes has been fighting more than Irene Aldana.
Amanda Nunes last fought 10 months ago, while Irene Aldana's last outing was 8 months and 20 days ago.
Nunes' last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 16 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.
Aldana's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years and 19 days, meaning she has been fighting on average every 9 months and 23 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.
