Josiane Nunes
BornJosiane Nunes de Lima
(1993-12-23) December 23, 1993
Curitiba, Brazil
Other namesJosi
NationalityBrazilian
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb)
DivisionBantamweight
Featherweight
Reach67.0 in (170 cm)[1]
StyleMuay Thai
Fighting out ofFazenda Rio Grande, Brazil
TeamStriker's House
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total11
Wins10
By knockout7
By decision3
Losses1
By decision1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Josiane Nunes de Lima (born December 23, 1993) is a Brazilian female 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. As of November 21, 2023, she is ranked #14 in the UFC women's bantamweight rankings.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Making her UFC debut, Nunes faced Bea Malecki at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum on August 21, 2021.[5] She won the bout via knockout in round one.[6] This win earned her a Performance of the Night award.[7]

Nunes was scheduled to face Wu Yanan on February 26, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green.[8] However, Wu was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and she was replaced by promotional newcomer Jennifer Gonzalez.[9] 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).[10][11] She was replaced by promotional newcomer Ramona Pascual.[12] Nunes won the bout by unanimous decision.[13] In April 2022, she reached No. 8 in World Women's Featherweight rankings according to Fight Matrix.[14]

The match between Nunes and Fairn was rescheduled for January 21, 2023, at UFC 283.[15] She won the fight via unanimous decision.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
11 matches 10 wins 1 loss
By knockout 7 0
By decision 3 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 10–1 Zarah Fairn Decision (unanimous) UFC 283 January 21, 2023 3 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Return to featherweight.
Win 9–1 Ramona Pascual Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green February 26, 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 8–1 Bea Malecki KO (punch) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum August 21, 2021 1 4:54 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Return to Bantamweight. 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
Win 4–1 Ariele Ribeiro KO (strike) Sicario MMA 4 March 29, 2019 2 3:52 Curitiba, Brazil
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 Featherweight debut.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  2. ↑ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions". UFC.com. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  3. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Josiane Nunes". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Boussenaf, Jamal. "Bea Malecki treft debuterende Josiane Nunes op 21 augustus". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 Hiergesell, Dan (2021-08-22). "UFC Vegas 34 Bonuses! Bahamondes Leads $50K Winners With Insane KO". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  8. ↑ Marcel Dorff (2022-01-13). "Performance bonus winner Nunes now against Yanan at UFC Vegas 49". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-13. (in Dutch)
  9. ↑ Marcel Dorff (2022-01-26). "Gonzalez makes UFC debut against Nunes at UFC Vegas 49". eurosport.nl. Retrieved 2022-01-27. (in Dutch)
  10. ↑ Alexander K. Lee (2022-02-17). "Recent UFC signee Jennifer Gonzalez released before Feb. 26 debut". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Bitter, Shawn (2022-02-26). "UFC Vegas 49: Josiane Nunes Dominates Ramona Pascual". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
  14. ↑ "Generated Historic Rankings". Fight Matrix. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  15. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2022-09-26). "Josiane Nunes vs. Zarah Fairn in the works for UFC 283". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2022-09-26.
  16. ↑ Jay Anderson (2023-01-21). "UFC 283: Josiane Nunes takes decision over Zarah Fairn in firefight". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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