Amanda Nunes

Brazilian mixed martial artist widely considered the greatest female fighter of all time, former two-division UFC champion at bantamweight and featherweight.

Amanda Nunes was born in Pojuca, Bahia, Brazil in 1988. She is the greatest female fighter in MMA history — the only fighter, male or female, to hold two UFC title belts simultaneously in different weight classes. She won the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship in 2016 by TKO'ing Miesha Tate and has since defended it multiple times. She won the Featherweight Championship in 2019 by defeating Cris Cyborg. She knocked out Holly Holm, Valentina Shevchenko and Ronda Rousey. Her wins over Rousey (48 seconds) and Cyborg, who were previously considered near-unbeatable, are the most significant knockouts in women's MMA history. She won the Fighter of the Year award from multiple publications. She is the longest-reigning women's champion in UFC history. She retired in 2024 after 16 UFC fights. She fought out of American Top Team in Florida.

Nunes is known for her aggressive striking and devastating knockout power, particularly with her hands. She combines excellent boxing technique with strong takedown defense and submission skills. Her ability to finish fights both standing and on the ground, coupled with her mental toughness in big moments, made her extremely dangerous across all areas of MMA.

Nunes is widely regarded as the greatest women's MMA fighter of all time, having cleaned out two divisions and defeated every former champion in her weight classes. Her dominance helped elevate women's MMA and proved that female fighters could be major draws and headliners.

• UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion (dual weight)
• UFC Women's Featherweight Champion
• Knocked out Rousey, Cyborg, Shevchenko, Pena
• UFC Hall of Fame
• UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion
• First simultaneous two-division women's champion
• Fighter of the Year (2018)