Josiane Nunes | |
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Born | Curitiba, Brazil | December 23, 1993
Other names | Josi |
Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
Division | Bantamweight Featherweight |
Reach | 67 in (170 cm)[1] |
Style | Muay Thai |
Fighting out of | Fazenda Rio Grande, Brazil |
Team | Striker's House |
Years active | 2013–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 12 |
Wins | 10 |
By knockout | 7 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 2 |
By decision | 2 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Josiane Nunes (born December 23, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA fighter since 2013, she has competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions.
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Nunes started her professional MMA career in 2013 and amassed a record of 7–1 prior to signing with the UFC.[2]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
[edit]Nunes was scheduled to face Zarah Fairn on April 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum. Fairn weighed in at 147 pounds, eight pounds over the 139-pound catchweight limit. (The bantamweight fight was moved to a catchweight prior to the start of the weigh-ins.) The bout against Nunes was canceled due to the weight discrepancy after Nunes weighed in at 136 pounds.[3]
Making her UFC debut, Nunes faced Bea Malecki at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum on August 21, 2021.[4] She won the bout via knockout in round one.[5] This win earned her a Performance of the Night award.[6]
Nunes was scheduled to face Wu Yanan on February 26, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green.[7] However, Wu was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and she was replaced by promotional newcomer Jennifer Gonzalez.[8] In turn, Gonzalez was released from UFC one week ahead of the event for undisclosed reasons (later revealed to be related to an USADA incident).[9][10] She was replaced by promotional newcomer Ramona Pascual.[11] Nunes won the bout by unanimous decision.[12] In April 2022, she reached No. 8 in World Women's Featherweight rankings according to Fight Matrix.[13]
The match between Nunes and Fairn was rescheduled for January 21, 2023, at UFC 283.[14] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[15]
Nunes faced Chelsea Chandler on March 16, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 239 in what was originally scheduled to be a bantamweight bout.[16] At the weigh-in, Chelsea weighed in at 137 pounds, one pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Chandler was fined 20% of her purse which went to Nunes.[17] Nunes lost the bout by unanimous decision.[18]
Nunes is scheduled to face Jacqueline Cavalcanti on August 24, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 62.[19]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]Mixed martial arts
[edit]- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Bea Malecki[6]
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]12 matches | 10 wins | 2 losses |
By knockout | 7 | 0 |
By decision | 3 | 2 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 10–2 | Chelsea Chandler | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | March 16, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Bantamweight; Chandler missed weight (137 lb). |
Win | 10–1 | Zarah Fairn | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 283 | January 21, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 9–1 | Ramona Pascual | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | February 26, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Featherweight. |
Win | 8–1 | Bea Malecki | KO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | August 21, 2021 | 1 | 4:54 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
Win | 7–1 | Quezia Zbonik | TKO (punches) | Forze MMA 1 | November 28, 2020 | 2 | 2:31 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
Win | 6–1 | Dione Barbosa de Lima | TKO (punches) | Katana Fight 10 | December 7, 2019 | 2 | 4:36 | Curitiba, Brazil | Bantamweight debut. |
Win | 5–1 | Juliana Araujo | KO (punch) | Curitiba Top Fight 12 | September 28, 2019 | 2 | 3:51 | Curitiba, Brazil | Featherweight bout. |
Win | 4–1 | Ariele Ribeiro | KO (strike) | Sicario MMA 4 | March 29, 2019 | 2 | 3:52 | Curitiba, Brazil | Lightweight bout. |
Win | 3–1 | Laisa Coimbra | TKO (punches) | Striker's House Cup 82 | January 26, 2018 | 1 | 3:38 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
Win | 2–1 | Areane Monteiro | Decision (split) | Elite Fazenda Combat 2 | August 30, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Fazenda Rio Grande, Brazil | |
Loss | 1–1 | Taila Santos | Decision (unanimous) | Striker's House 31 | November 23, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
Win | 1–0 | Elaine Albuquerque | KO (punches) | União Fight Combat | October 12, 2013 | 2 | 0:00 | União da Vitória, Brazil |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Josiane Nunes". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ^ Nolan King and John Morgan (2021-04-16). "Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes scrapped from UFC on ESPN 22 after 11-pound weight discrepancy". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ Boussenaf, Jamal (31 May 2021). "Bea Malecki treft debuterende Josiane Nunes op 21 augustus". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2021-08-21). "UFC Vegas 34 Results: Josiane Nunes Lands One-Punch, Walk-Off KO on Bea Malecki". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ a b Hiergesell, Dan (2021-08-22). "UFC Vegas 34 Bonuses! Bahamondes Leads $50K Winners With Insane KO". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2022-01-13). "Performance bonus winner Nunes now against Yanan at UFC Vegas 49". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-13. (in Dutch)
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2022-01-26). "Gonzalez makes UFC debut against Nunes at UFC Vegas 49". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-27. (in Dutch)
- ^ Alexander K. Lee (2022-02-17). "Recent UFC signee Jennifer Gonzalez released before Feb. 26 debut". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- ^ Danny Segura (2022-02-25). "UFC hopeful Jennifer Gonzalez details at-home USADA conflict that prompted release before debut". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2022-02-18). "Ramona Pascual signs with UFC, meets Josiane Nunes on short notice at UFC Vegas 49". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ Bitter, Shawn (2022-02-26). "UFC Vegas 49: Josiane Nunes Dominates Ramona Pascual". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Generated Historic Rankings". Fight Matrix. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2022-09-26). "Josiane Nunes vs. Zarah Fairn in the works for UFC 283". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
- ^ Jay Anderson (2023-01-21). "UFC 283: Josiane Nunes takes decision over Zarah Fairn in firefight". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
- ^ Martin, Damon (2024-01-23). "Ovince Saint Preux vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu among new additions to UFC Fight Night card on March 16". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ Staff (2024-03-15). "UFC Fight Night 239 weigh-in results: Three misses on prelims in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2024-03-16). "UFC Vegas 88: Chelsea Chandler Survives Late Surge by Bloodied Josiane Nunes". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Danny Segura (2024-07-04). "Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny verbally agreed for UFC's Aug. 24 Fight Night". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.