Women's Strawweight· Not Fighting
Istela Nunes
Pau dos Ferros, RN, Brazil
Pro record
6-6-0
Model Elo
1395
#1918 of 1994
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 5'4"
- Reach
- 66"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- American Top Team
- Born
- Pau dos Ferros, RN, Brazil
- UFC debut
- Oct 15, 2021
Profile
Istela Nunes is 0–5 in the UFC since 2021. Currently on a 5-fight losing streak. Last fight: lost to Loma Lookboonmee by unanimous decision (Apr 5, 2025).
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 0–5
- since 2021
- Finish rate
- —
- 0 of 0 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 0
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 0
- Current streak
- L5
- losses in a row
- Octagon time
- 52:37
- avg 10:31 per fight
- Opposition
- 1520
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
Strikes landed / min4.28
UFC avg 3.35 · better than average
Strikes absorbed / min4.07
UFC avg 3.95 · about average
Striking accuracy47%
UFC avg 45% · about average
Striking defense60%
UFC avg 52% · better than average
Knockdowns / 15 min0.29
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
Takedowns / 15 min0.00
UFC avg 1.52 · below average
Takedown accuracy0%
UFC avg 15% · below average
Takedown defense48%
UFC avg 52% · about average
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
UFC avg 0.58 · below average
Where the strikes land
Head 52%Body 29%Legs 19%
Where the strikes are thrown
Standing 89%Clinch 11%Ground 0%
Average fight time: 10:31
Fight history (5)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| L |  Loma LookboonmeeRecord after: 0-5 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs MurphyApr 5, 2025 |
| L |  Viktoriia DudakovaRecord after: 0-4 | KO/TKORound 1 · 0:34 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno SilvaJul 14, 2023 |
| L |  Yazmin JaureguiRecord after: 0-3 | KO/TKORound 2 · 4:06 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. HollandDec 2, 2022 |
| L |  Sam HughesRecord after: 0-2 | majority decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. MuhammadApr 15, 2022 |
| L |  Ariane CarnelossiRecord after: 0-1 | submissionRound 3 · 2:57 | UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. DumontOct 15, 2021 |