Josiane Nunes (born December 23, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who 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

Early career

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

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 faced Jacqueline Cavalcanti on August 24, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 62.[19] She lost the fight by split decision.[20]

Nunes is scheduled to face Priscila Cachoeira on March 15, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 254.[21]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
13 matches 10 wins 3 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 3 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 10–3 Jacqueline Cavalcanti Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho August 24, 2024 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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 Return to Bantamweight.
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 (punches) Sicario MMA 4 March 29, 2019 2 3:52 Curitiba, Brazil Lightweight debut.
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 Featherweight debut.
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 1 October 12, 2013 2 0:00 União da Vitória, Brazil Bantamweight debut.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ^ Sherdog.com. "Josiane Nunes". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Boussenaf, Jamal (31 May 2021). "Bea Malecki treft debuterende Josiane Nunes op 21 augustus". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b Hiergesell, Dan (2021-08-22). "UFC Vegas 34 Bonuses! Bahamondes Leads $50K Winners With Insane KO". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  7. ^ Marcel Dorff (2022-01-13). "Performance bonus winner Nunes now against Yanan at UFC Vegas 49". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-13. (in Dutch)
  8. ^ Marcel Dorff (2022-01-26). "Gonzalez makes UFC debut against Nunes at UFC Vegas 49". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-27. (in Dutch)
  9. ^ Alexander K. Lee (2022-02-17). "Recent UFC signee Jennifer Gonzalez released before Feb. 26 debut". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Bitter, Shawn (2022-02-26). "UFC Vegas 49: Josiane Nunes Dominates Ramona Pascual". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  13. ^ "Generated Historic Rankings". Fight Matrix. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  14. ^ Guilherme Cruz (2022-09-26). "Josiane Nunes vs. Zarah Fairn in the works for UFC 283". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  15. ^ Jay Anderson (2023-01-21). "UFC 283: Josiane Nunes takes decision over Zarah Fairn in firefight". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ 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.
  18. ^ Anderson, Jay (2024-03-16). "UFC Vegas 88: Chelsea Chandler Survives Late Surge by Bloodied Josiane Nunes". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Jay Anderson (2024-08-24). "UFC Vegas 96: Josiane Nunes Unable to Overcome Reach of Jacqueline Cavalcanti". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
  21. ^ Sportsnet Staff (2014-02-18). "UFC roundup: Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes added to UFC 313 lineup". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
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