Josiane Nunes Explained

Josiane Nunes
Other Names:Josi
Birth Date:23 December 1993
Birth Place:Curitiba, Brazil
Weight Lb:145
Weight Class:Bantamweight
Featherweight
Reach:67 in[1]
Style:Muay Thai
Fighting Out Of:Fazenda Rio Grande, Brazil
Team:Striker's House
Years Active:2013–present
Mma Kowin:7
Mma Decwin:3
Mma Decloss:3
Sherdog:147215

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

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 . 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 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 .[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]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Loss|align=center|10–3|Jacqueline Cavalcanti|Decision (split)| | |align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|10–2|Chelsea Chandler|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|10–1|Zarah Fairn|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 283||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Rio de Janeiro, Brazil||-|-|Win|align=center|9–1|Ramona Pascual|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win| align=center|8–1| Bea Malecki| KO (punch)| | | align=center|1| align=center|4:54| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center| 7–1|Quezia Zbonik|TKO (punches)|Forze MMA 1 ||align=center| 2|align=center| 2:31|Curitiba, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 6–1|Dione Barbosa de Lima|TKO (punches)|Katana Fight 10||align=center| 2|align=center| 4:36|Curitiba, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|5–1|Juliana Araujo|KO (punch)|Curitiba Top Fight 12||align=center|2|align=center|3:51|Curitiba, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|4–1|Ariele Ribeiro|KO (strike)|Sicario MMA 4||align=center|2|align=center|3:52|Curitiba, Brazil||-|Win|align=center| 3–1|Laisa Coimbra|TKO (punches)|Striker's House Cup 82||align=center|1|align=center|3:38|Curitiba, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|2–1|Areane Monteiro|Decision (split)|Elite Fazenda Combat 2|| align=center|3| align=center|5:00|Fazenda Rio Grande, Brazil||-|Loss|align=center| 1–1|Taila Santos|Decision (unanimous)|Striker's House 31|| align=center|3| align=center|5:00|Curitiba, Brazil||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Elaine Albuquerque|KO (punches)|União Fight Combat||align=center|2|align=center|0:00|União da Vitória, Brazil|

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stats UFC. December 14, 2023. ufcstats.com.
  2. Web site: Josiane Nunes. Sherdog.com. Sherdog. 2019-06-29.
  3. Web site: Nolan King and John Morgan. 2021-04-16. Zarah Fairn vs. Josiane Nunes scrapped from UFC on ESPN 22 after 11-pound weight discrepancy. 2021-04-16. mmajunkie.usatoday.com.
  4. Web site: Boussenaf . Jamal . Bea Malecki treft debuterende Josiane Nunes op 21 augustus . mmadna.nl . 31 May 2021 . 30 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Anderson. Jay. 2021-08-21. UFC Vegas 34 Results: Josiane Nunes Lands One-Punch, Walk-Off KO on Bea Malecki. 2021-08-22. Cageside Press. en-US.
  6. Web site: Hiergesell. Dan. 2021-08-22. UFC Vegas 34 Bonuses! Bahamondes Leads $50K Winners With Insane KO. 2021-08-22. MMAmania.com. en.
  7. Web site: Performance bonus winner Nunes now against Yanan at UFC Vegas 49. eurosport.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2022-01-13. 2022-01-13.
  8. Web site: Gonzalez makes UFC debut against Nunes at UFC Vegas 49. eurosport.nl. Marcel Dorff. 2022-01-26. 2022-01-27.
  9. Web site: Alexander K. Lee. 2022-02-17. Recent UFC signee Jennifer Gonzalez released before Feb. 26 debut. 2022-02-18. mmafighting.com.
  10. Web site: UFC hopeful Jennifer Gonzalez details at-home USADA conflict that prompted release before debut. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Danny Segura. 2022-02-25. 2022-02-26.
  11. Web site: Guilherme Cruz. 2022-02-18. Ramona Pascual signs with UFC, meets Josiane Nunes on short notice at UFC Vegas 49. 2022-02-19. mmafighting.com.
  12. Web site: Bitter . Shawn . 2022-02-26 . UFC Vegas 49: Josiane Nunes Dominates Ramona Pascual . 2022-02-26 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  13. Web site: Generated Historic Rankings . December 14, 2023 . Fight Matrix . en-US.
  14. Web site: Josiane Nunes vs. Zarah Fairn in the works for UFC 283. mmafighting.com. Guilherme Cruz. 2022-09-26. 2022-09-26.
  15. Web site: UFC 283: Josiane Nunes takes decision over Zarah Fairn in firefight. Cageside Press. Jay Anderson. 2023-01-21. 2023-01-21.
  16. Web site: Martin . Damon . 2024-01-23 . Ovince Saint Preux vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu among new additions to UFC Fight Night card on March 16 . 2024-01-24 . MMA Fighting . en.
  17. Web site: UFC Fight Night 239 weigh-in results: Three misses on prelims in Las Vegas. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Staff. 2024-03-15. 2024-03-15.
  18. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2024-03-16 . UFC Vegas 88: Chelsea Chandler Survives Late Surge by Bloodied Josiane Nunes . 2024-03-16 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  19. Web site: Michael Morales vs. Neil Magny verbally agreed for UFC's Aug. 24 Fight Night. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Danny Segura. 2024-07-04. 2024-07-04.
  20. Web site: UFC Vegas 96: Josiane Nunes Unable to Overcome Reach of Jacqueline Cavalcanti. cagesidepress.com. Jay Anderson. 2024-08-24. 2024-08-24.

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