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Istela Nunes: record, fights and statistics

Istela Nunes is a women's strawweight fighter from Brazil with a published career record of 6-6-0 (1 no contest). StatsNext stores 5 UFC bouts for Istela Nunes (0-5). In the 1 fights stored since Apr 5, 2025, Istela Nunes is 0-1.

Fights through April 5, 2025 · Updated October 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM ET · StatsNext fight records

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Height5'4"
Reach66"
StanceOrthodox
Weight classWomen's Strawweight
Born1992

What are Istela Nunes's fighting stats?

Across 5 stored UFC bouts with statistics (53 minutes) through April 5, 2025, Istela Nunes lands 4.27 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 4.06, with 47.4% striking accuracy and 59.7% striking defense. Grappling: 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, 47.6% takedown defense, 0.00 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 0-5 in 5 stored UFC bouts, 0 of 0 wins inside the distance.

Istela Nunes: striking, grappling and finishes

Istela Nunes: rates from stored bouts
StatisticUFC bouts
Significant strikes landed per minute4.27
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.06
Significant striking accuracy47.4%
Significant striking defense59.7%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.28
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.00
Takedown accuracy–
Takedown defense47.6%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Control minutes per 15 minutes1.00
Share of fight time in control6.6%
Bouts with statistics (minutes)5 (52.7)

Significant strikes landed: 52% head, 29.3% body, 18.7% legs; 88.9% at distance, 10.7% in the clinch, 0.4% on the ground.

Istela Nunes: ufc bouts by method
MethodWinsLosses
KO/TKO02
Submission01
Decision02

0-5 in the 5 stored UFC bouts since October 16, 2021, averaging 10.5 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders

Wins and losses by method since Apr 5, 2025

  • 1 loss: 1 by decision

Striking and grappling totals since Apr 5, 2025

Istela Nunes — MMA — Striking and grappling totals since Apr 5, 2025
MeasureTotal
Significant strikes landed36 of 62 (58.1%)
Significant strikes absorbed32 of 76 attempted by opponents
Knockdowns0
Takedowns landed0 of 1
Opponent takedowns3 of 5 (40.0% defended)
Submission attempts0
Control time3:15

Totals over 1 of 1 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.

Fight history

Istela Nunes: the 5 most recent stored bouts
DateOpponent (UFC record entering)ResultMethodRound, timeMinutesWeight classSig. strikes (absorbed)TakedownsControl
Apr 5, 2025Loma Lookboonmee (6-2)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Women's Strawweight36 of 62 (32)0 of 13:15
Jul 15, 2023Viktoriia Dudakova (0-0)LossKO/TKOR1 0:340.6Women's Strawweight2 of 6 (3)0 of 00:00
Dec 4, 2022Yazmin Jauregui (1-0)LossKO/TKOR2 4:069.1Women's Strawweight36 of 60 (67)0 of 00:15
Apr 16, 2022Sam Hughes (0-3)LossDecisionR3 5:0015Women's Strawweight89 of 228 (76)0 of 00:00
Oct 16, 2021Ariane Carnelossi (1-1)LossSubmissionR3 2:5713Women's Strawweight62 of 119 (36)0 of 00:00

Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.

How to read these numbers

  • The career record is the provider’s current record for the fighter. StatsNext stores UFC bouts from 1993 and other promotions’ cards from 2025, so stored bouts can be fewer than the career.
  • Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.

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