Nina Nunes is one of the mixed American famous Martial artists with number 8 position by winning 10 matches against 17.
she has a third-degree black belt in taekwondo as well as a purple belt in Brazilian jujitsu.
| Height | 1.65m |
| Weight | 52kg |
| Nicknames | The Strina |
| Spouse | Amanda Nunes |
Nina Nunes’ early life
Nina Nunes was born on 3rd December 1985 in Weston, Florida. It can be seen that her maternal grandparents descend from North Macedonia However, she has not disclosed any information about her parents or siblings in the media.
Nunes started practicing taekwondo at the age of 6 and began training in martial arts in 2009 in order to lose weight to keep in shape after a motorcycle accident.
She made her professional debut in 2010 by competing in regional promotions. She also assembled the record of 5-3 before joining Invicta FC.
She has my back, and I have hers. Now and forever. Happy world #pride day. If you or anyone you know is struggling, feel free to reach out. We got your back too. #loveislove. @Amanda_Leoa pic.twitter.com/4sOWcDppQt
— Nina Ansaroff (@NinaAnsaroff) June 30, 2019
Nina Nunes’ career and achievements
Nunes made her promotional debut in December 2013 at Invicta FC against Muna Holland hence earning the title of knock out of the night bonus award.
She made her debut in UFC at UFC 56 on 8th November 2014, against Juliana Lima but lost the fight by unanimous decision. Due to her sickness at UFC 187, she was pulled out from the event entirely on 23rd May 2015.
Nina faced Justine Kish at UFC 195 on 2nd January 2016 but she lost the fight by a unanimous decision.
However, when she faced Jocelyn Jones Lybarger at UFC night on 15th January 2017; she won the fight with submission in the third round.
Likewise, she faced Angela Hill at UFC Fight Night on 11th November 2017 along with Randa Markos at UFC on Fox on 28th July 2018 as well as Claudia Gadelha at UFC 231 on 8th December 2018, She won against them by unanimous decision entirely.
Nina lost the fight against Tatiana Suarez on 8th July 2019 at UFC 238 by unanimous decision.
Later, on 10th October 2019, she announced publicly that she would hold her martial arts career in order to have her first child. Her wife, Amanda Nunes announced that they were expecting their first child in March 2020. And her daughter was later born in September 2020.
She lost her fight against Mackenzie Dern by first-round armbar on 10th April 2021 at UFC. She was scheduled to face Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night 199 on 18th December 2021, but was removed from the bout for an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Angela Hill.
On 9th July 2022, she was expected to face Cynthia Calvillo in a flyweight at UFC on ESPN 39 but she withdrew due to illness and it was canceled.
In a total of 17 matches as a professional, she won ten matches; 4 by knockout and decision as well as two by submission. She lost 2 of those matches by submission and 5 of them by decision.
However, In the amateur record breakdown, she won all of her three matches. Two of them by knockout and one of them by decision.
She won her first match against Sarah Seitz on 11th January 2008 by 1-0 with the method of submission to punches.
She won her second match against Christy Tada by referee stoppage on 24th April 2009 by 2-0.
She won her third match against Jenny Yim by 3-0 on 20th March 2010 with a unanimous decision.
Nina Nunes’ family and partner
Nina Nunes got married to a UFC fighter Amanda Nunes However, the marriage date has not been disclosed by any of them yet. On 6th March 2020, they announced that they were expecting a girl with a due date in September 2020.
The couple welcomed their first daughter on 24th September 2020. The little one was named Reagan Ann Nunes.
She decided to use the last name Nunes within the UFC in April 2021. She began to use her new last name in her fight against Mackenzie Dern on 10th April 2021.
Nina Nunes’ Net worth
Due to her extensive mixed martial arts career with an American top team and MMA Masters as well as her active years for over 14 years, her net worth is supposed to be $500,000 according to the Internet.
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— Nina Ansaroff (@NinaAnsaroff) February 20, 2021