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Women's Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Amanda Nunes won · SUB R1
Elo1495
Elo1501
Amanda Nunes

Sara McMannvsAmanda NunesUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux · Saturday, August 8, 2015Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Official fight result

Amanda Nunes won

SUB · Round 1 · 2:53

Style matchupSara McMann: WrestlervsAmanda Nunes: Wrestler

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

Model Prediction: Sara McMann wins(61.3%)

Actual result: Amanda Nunes wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Sara McMann at -260 American odds

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Scouting Report

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

  • Amanda Nunes has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
  • Amanda Nunes has 32pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Sara McMann
Red Corner
VS
Amanda Nunes
Blue Corner
-260
(72%)
Vegas Odds
+220
(31%)
1495
Elo
1501
45
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'8"
167.64 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

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

Sara McMann
oldest →
L
SUBvs Ketlen Vieira · Sep 17
L
SUBvs Marion Reneau · Feb 18
W
vs Lina Lansberg · Jan 20
L
SUBvs Julianna Pena · Jan 21
W
vs Karol Rosa · Mar 22
latest
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

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Sara McMannMetricAmanda Nunes
2.26
Strikes / min
4.55
1.92
Strikes absorbed / min
2.62
47%
Strike defense
57%
4.38
TDs / 15 min
2.73
50%
Takedown defense
82%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.70
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.34Δ 1.59 — meaningful gap+1.93

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1529Strikes23.3 vs 15.3Takedowns2.0 vs 1.0Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.00Form-0.3 vs 0.4
Sara McMannAmanda Nunes

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Sara McMann(10 fights)Amanda Nunes(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 -6.2|Blue +6.2
Recent Form
Red -0.7|Blue +0.7
Striker Score
Red +0.1|Blue -0.1
Grappler Score
Red +0.0|Blue -0.0
EVEN
Layoff
Red +49.0|Blue -49.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Sara McMannTargetAmanda Nunes

By target zone

1
8% acc · 50%
Head
24
73% acc · 89%
0
0% acc
Body
2
40% acc · 7%
1
50% acc · 50%
Leg
1
100% acc · 4%

By position

2
13% acc · 100%
Distance
11
61% acc · 41%
0
0% acc
Clinch
1
50% acc · 4%
0
Ground
15
79% acc · 56%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

0
Sara McMann rounds
0
even
1
Amanda Nunes rounds
Round 1Amanda Nunes edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:06
Knockdowns0
27Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:43Control
1Knockdowns
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
1
2 / 16
Sig Strikes
27 / 39
12%
Sig Str %
69%
4 / 18
Total Strikes
36 / 53
0 / 2
TDs
0 / 0
0%
TD %
0
Sub Att
1
0
Rev
0
0:06
Ctrl Time
0:43

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Amanda Nunes27 / 3936 / 530 / 01
1Sara McMann2 / 164 / 180 / 20

Sara McMann

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights13

Amanda Nunes

StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights18