Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya
Women's FeatherweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes
“The Lioness”
23-5-0
RESULT

Amanda Nunes def. Megan Anderson (Submission)

Submission · Round 1 · 2:03
Megan Anderson
Megan Anderson
11-5-0
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
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

23-5-0
Record
11-5-0
2
Win Streak
0
37
Age
36
5'8"
Height
6'0"
69"
Reach
72"
—
Stance
—
Women's Featherweight
Weight Class
Women's Featherweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

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

Grappling Profile

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

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Amanda Nunes · 4-1
  • W
    Irene Aldana
    UFC 289: Nunes vs AldanaSat, Jun 10, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • W
    Julianna Pena
    UFC 277: Peña vs NunesSat, Jul 30, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • L
    Julianna Pena
    UFC 269: Oliveira vs PoirierSat, Dec 11, 2021
    Submission · R2 · 3:26 · Women's Bantamweight
  • W
    Megan Anderson
    UFC 259: Blachowicz vs AdesanyaSat, Mar 6, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 2:03 · Women's Featherweight
  • W
    Felicia Spencer
    UFC 250: Nunes vs SpencerSat, Jun 6, 2020
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Featherweight
Megan Anderson · 3-2
  • L
    Amanda Nunes
    UFC 259: Blachowicz vs AdesanyaSat, Mar 6, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 2:03 · Women's Featherweight
  • W
    Norma Dumont
    UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs FigueiredoSun, Mar 1, 2020
    TKO · R1 · 3:31 · Women's Featherweight
  • W
    Zarah Fairn
    UFC 243: Whittaker vs AdesanyaSun, Oct 6, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 3:57 · Women's Featherweight
  • L
    Felicia Spencer
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs LeeSun, May 19, 2019
    Submission · R1 · 3:24 · Women's Featherweight
  • W
    Cat Zingano
    UFC 232: Jones vs Gustafsson 2Sun, 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%