Women's BantamweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled

WIN

Amanda Nunes

“The Lioness”

23-5-0

RESULT

Amanda Nunes def. Irene Aldana (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00

Irene Aldana

15-8-0

Saturday, June 10, 2023

Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada

Amanda Nunes defeated Irene Aldana by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight title main event of UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana, held Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Rogers Arena, Vancouver.

Fight stats

Amanda Nunes

Irene Aldana

Knockdowns

142 of 267

Significant strikes

41 of 143

53%

Sig. strike accuracy

29%

196 of 323

Total strikes

57 of 159

6 of 13

Takedowns

0 of 0

46%

Takedown accuracy

—

Submission attempts

Reversals

7:00

Control time

0:10

Significant strikes by target

97 of 198

Head

25 of 118

28 of 49

Body

3 of 7

17 of 20

Leg

13 of 18

115 of 234

Distance

36 of 133

5 of 8

Clinch

3 of 3

22 of 25

Ground

2 of 7

By round

ROUND 1

21 of 56

Sig. str.

8 of 31

21 of 56

Total str.

8 of 31

0 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:01

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 2

31 of 61

Sig. str.

11 of 38

31 of 61

Total str.

11 of 38

1 of 2

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:05

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 3

23 of 47

Sig. str.

8 of 22

25 of 49

Total str.

8 of 22

3 of 4

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

2:05

Ctrl

0:03

ROUND 4

48 of 77

Sig. str.

13 of 48

49 of 78

Total str.

13 of 48

1 of 4

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:13

Ctrl

0:07

ROUND 5

19 of 26

Sig. str.

1 of 4

70 of 79

Total str.

17 of 20

1 of 2

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

4:36

Ctrl

0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Michael Bell

#	Nunes	Aldana
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9
4	10	9
5	10	8

Total5044

Sal D'Amato

#	Nunes	Aldana
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9
4	10	9
5	10	8

Total5044

Chris Lee

#	Nunes	Aldana
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	10	9
4	10	8
5	10	8

Total5043

Media Scores

Nunes

–

Aldana

●50–44 Nunes×11●50–45 Nunes×11●50–43 Nunes×4

All 26 media scorecards▾

Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com50–43Nunes
BloodyElbow.com50–43Nunes
Jake Noecker · The Scrap News50–43Nunes
John Pollock · POST Wrestling50–43Nunes
Nick Baldwin · theScore50–44Nunes
Scott Fontana · New York Post50–44Nunes
Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com50–44Nunes
Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50–44Nunes
Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com50–44Nunes
Phil Murphy · ESPN50–44Nunes
Shakiel Mahjouri · CBS Sports50–44Nunes
MMAJunkie.com50–44Nunes
Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50–44Nunes
Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com50–44Nunes
Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com50–44Nunes
Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com50–45Nunes
Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com50–45Nunes
Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com50–45Nunes
Edwin Ayala · Sherdog.com50–45Nunes
Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com50–45Nunes
Steve Duncan · mma.uno50–45Nunes
Cody Merrow · MMA Underground50–45Nunes
Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News50–45Nunes
CombatPress.com50–45Nunes
Alex Behunin · MMA Mania50–45Nunes
MMAMania.com50–45Nunes

Fan Scorecards

97%

Nunes

Draw

Aldana

91 fan scorecards submitted

●50–44 Nunes39.6%●50–43 Nunes25.3%●50–42 Nunes9.9%●50–45 Nunes8.8%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

86%

Nunes

86%

Nunes

74%

Nunes

54%

Nunes

77%

Nunes

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee

Dan Miragliotta

Time format

5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

23-5-0

Record

15-8-0

Win Streak

Age

5'8"

173 cm

Height

5'9"

175 cm

69"

175 cm

Reach

68"

173 cm

—

Stance

—

Women's Bantamweight

Weight Class

Women's Bantamweight

—

Nationality

—

Striking Profile

4.55

SLpM

5.19

51%

Str. Acc.

39%

2.62

SApM

6.64

—

Str. Def.

—

Grappling Profile

2.73

TD Avg.

0.15

54%

TD Acc.

50%

82%

TD Def.

77%

—

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

Irene Aldana · 3-2

L
Norma Dumont
UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs DvalishviliSat, Sep 14, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Karol Rosa
UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
L
Amanda Nunes
UFC 289: Nunes vs AldanaSat, Jun 10, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
W
Macy Chiasson
UFC 279: Diaz vs FergusonSat, Sep 10, 2022
TKO · R3 · 2:21 · Catchweight
W
Yana Santos
UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3Sat, Jul 10, 2021
TKO · R1 · 4:35 · Women's Bantamweight

Common Opponents

Amanda Nunes

Irene Aldana

Head-to-Head History

Unanimous Decision

R5 · 5:00

UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana

Career Averages

Based on 18 fights · 14 fights

51.6

Avg sig. strikes

76.1

2.11

Avg takedowns

0.14

3:53

Avg control time

0:19

142

Career high strikes

145

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Amanda Nunes

Strike target

Irene Aldana

68%

Head

70%

13%

Body

14%

19%

Leg

17%

Amanda Nunes

Strike position

Irene Aldana

69%

Distance

89%

Clinch

28%

Ground