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Women's Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Amanda Nunes won · U-DEC R3
Elo1501
Amanda Nunes
Elo1526
Valentina Shevchenko

Amanda NunesvsValentina ShevchenkoUFC Prediction Result

UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · Saturday, March 5, 2016Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Amanda Nunes won

U-DEC · Round 3 · 5:00

Style matchupAmanda Nunes: WrestlervsValentina Shevchenko: Wrestler

Wrestler-vs-wrestler scrambles. Whoever lands the first takedown often controls the round.

Model Prediction: Valentina Shevchenko wins(74.0%)

Actual result: Amanda Nunes wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Valentina Shevchenko at -115 American odds

$100 profit

$0 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Valentina Shevchenko enters on a 3-fight win streak.
  • Stance matchup historically favors Valentina Shevchenko (53.5%).

Tale of the Tape

Amanda Nunes
Red Corner
VS
Valentina Shevchenko
Blue Corner
-105
(51%)
Vegas Odds
-115
(53%)
1501
Elo
1526
38
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
5'8"
Height
5'5"
175.26 cm
Reach
167.64 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Amanda NunesW2 streak
oldest →
W
vs Felicia Spencer · Jun 20
W
SUBvs Megan Anderson · Mar 21
L
SUBvs Julianna Pena · Dec 21
W
vs Julianna Pena · Jul 22
W
vs Irene Aldana · Jun 23
latest
Valentina ShevchenkoW3 streak
oldest →
W
vs Taila Santos · Jun 22
L
SUBvs Alexa Grasso · Mar 23
W
vs Alexa Grasso · Sep 24
W
vs Manon Fiorot · May 25
W
vs Zhang Weili · Nov 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Amanda NunesMetricValentina Shevchenko
4.55
Strikes / min
3.04
2.62
Strikes absorbed / min
2.00
57%
Strike defense
63%
2.73
TDs / 15 min
2.65
82%
Takedown defense
76%
0.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.93evenly matched on net striking+1.04

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1544 vs 1516Strikes17.6 vs 32.0Takedowns0.8 vs 4.0Sub Atts0.20 vs 0.00Form0.6 vs 1.0
Amanda NunesValentina Shevchenko

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14901503151515281540← oldermost recent →
Amanda Nunes(10 fights)Valentina Shevchenko(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -25.1|Blue +25.1
Recent Form
Red -0.3|Blue +0.3
Striker Score
Red +0.8|Blue -0.8
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +133.0|Blue -133.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Amanda NunesTargetValentina Shevchenko

By target zone

21
40% acc · 54%
Head
22
38% acc · 79%
6
55% acc · 15%
Body
3
50% acc · 11%
12
71% acc · 31%
Leg
3
100% acc · 11%

By position

20
40% acc · 51%
Distance
16
31% acc · 57%
0
Clinch
5
63% acc · 18%
19
61% acc · 49%
Ground
7
88% acc · 25%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Amanda Nunes rounds
0
even
1
Valentina Shevchenko rounds
Round 1Amanda Nunes edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns1
Control0:43
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Amanda Nunes edged it
Sig. strikes22
Takedowns1
Control3:55
3Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:11Control
Round 3Valentina Shevchenko edged it
Sig. strikes3
Takedowns0
Control0:00
17Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:08Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
39 / 81
Sig Strikes
28 / 67
43.3%
Sig Str %
41.7%
66 / 112
Total Strikes
56 / 99
2 / 6
TDs
1 / 1
66.7%
TD %
100%
2
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
1
4:38
Ctrl Time
1:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Valentina Shevchenko8 / 1910 / 210 / 00
1Amanda Nunes14 / 3720 / 431 / 10
2Valentina Shevchenko3 / 75 / 90 / 00
2Amanda Nunes22 / 3343 / 581 / 12
3Valentina Shevchenko17 / 4141 / 691 / 10
3Amanda Nunes3 / 113 / 110 / 40

Amanda Nunes

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights18

Valentina Shevchenko

StanceSouthpaw
Height65.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights18