Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Women's FeatherweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Amanda Nunes
The Lioness
23-5-0
RESULT

Amanda Nunes def. Megan Anderson (Submission)

Submission · Round 1 · 2:03
Saturday, March 6, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Amanda Nunes defeated Megan Anderson by Submission in round 1 (2:03) in the Women's Featherweight bout of UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya, held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Amanda Nunes
Megan Anderson
0
Knockdowns
0
18 of 25
Significant strikes
2 of 5
72%
Sig. strike accuracy
40%
19 of 26
Total strikes
2 of 5
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
-
Takedown accuracy
0%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:42
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
15 of 22
Head
0 of 3
0 of 0
Body
1 of 1
3 of 3
Leg
1 of 1
10 of 16
Distance
2 of 5
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
8 of 9
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
18 of 25
Sig. str.
2 of 5
19 of 26
Total str.
2 of 5
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
2
Sub. att
0
0:42
Ctrl
0:00

Betting Odds

Amanda Nunes
-886
90% implied win probability
Open: -1163Best: -700
Megan Anderson
+526
16% implied win probability
Open: +668Best: +630

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

SportsbookAmanda NunesMegan Anderson
BetOnline-900+550
Bookmaker-800+500
Bovada-850+525
Cloudbet-775+414
DraftKings-910+575
FanDuel-900+610
MyBookie-700+450
Pinnacle-1093+510
sportsbetio-2000+630
sports-interaction-700+450
unibet-910+575

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Amanda Nunes vs Megan Anderson?

Amanda Nunes defeated Megan Anderson by Submission in round 1 (2:03) in the Women's Featherweight bout of UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya, held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Amanda Nunes 77%23% Megan Anderson

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Amanda Nunes
Knockout Artist
10 edges
Megan Anderson
Knockout Artist
1 edge
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

97Power89
96Speed64
96Precision54
95Durability68
90Engine67
92Wrestling59
93Ground90

Biggest edge Amanda Nunes, Accuracy +42

Attribute by attribute

Amanda Nunes is on the left of every row, Megan Anderson on the right.
100Punch power97
94Kick power80
97Punch speed70
94Kick speed57
96Accuracy54
92Takedowns59
95Ground striking86
91Submissions93
95Chin79
95Body strength56
90Cardio67

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

23-5-0
Record
11-5-0
1904
Power Index rating
1692
2
Win Streak
0
38
Age
36
5'8"
173 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
69"
175 cm
Reach
72"
183 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Women's Featherweight
Weight Class
Women's Featherweight
Brazil
Nationality
Australia

Striking Profile

4.55
SLpM
1.76
51%
Str. Acc.
46%
2.62
SApM
3.35
57%
Str. Def.
37%

Grappling Profile

2.73
TD Avg.
0.52
54%
TD Acc.
25%
82%
TD Def.
53%
0.70
Sub. Avg.
0.50

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Amanda Nunes · 4-1
  • W
    UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana · Jun 10, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • W
    UFC 277: Peña vs Nunes · Jul 30, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • L
    UFC 269: Oliveira vs Poirier · Dec 11, 2021
    Submission · R2 · 3:26 · Women's Bantamweight
  • W
    UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 2:03 · Women's Featherweight
  • W
    UFC 250: Nunes vs Spencer · Jun 6, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
Megan Anderson · 3-2
  • L
    UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 2:03 · Women's Featherweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs Figueiredo · Mar 1, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 3:31 · Women's Featherweight
  • W
    UFC 243: Whittaker vs Adesanya · Oct 6, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 3:57 · Women's Featherweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Lee · May 19, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 3:24 · Women's Featherweight
  • W
    UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2 · Dec 30, 2018
    TKO · R1 · 1:01 · Women's Featherweight

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 6 fights
51.6
Avg sig. strikes
8.5
2.11
Avg takedowns
0.17
3:53
Avg control time
0:37
142
Career high strikes
26
8
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Amanda Nunes
Strike target
Megan Anderson
68%
Head
69%
13%
Body
29%
19%
Leg
2%
Amanda Nunes
Strike position
Megan Anderson
69%
Distance
61%
4%
Clinch
20%
28%
Ground
20%