Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Dallas, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Julianna “The Venezuelan Vixen” Pena will take on Amanda “The Lioness” Nunes in the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Title Bout. You can view the full UFC 277 card.

In this post, we will break down Julianna Pena vs. Amanda Nunes matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 35-year-old, Julianna Pena is coming in with a 12-4-0 record. Pena will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Amanda Nunes at UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier in December.

Nunes, meanwhile, is coming off a submission loss against Julianna Pena on December 11, 2021 at UFC 269: Oliveira vs. Poirier and holds a 21-5-0 record.

Julianna Pena has an orthodox fighting stance with a 69″ reach. The 36-year-old, Amanda Nunes is an orthodox fighter with a 69″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Julianna Pena:
→ Pena’s striking accuracy is 49%.
→ Pena lands 3.36 significant strikes per minute.
→ Pena’s takedown accuracy is 55%.
→ Pena’s takedown average is 2.43 per 15 minutes.
→ Pena’s takedown defense is 22%.

Pena comes in with 49% striking accuracy, typically landing about 3.36 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Nunes fires at 51% accuracy, landing about 4.55 significant strikes per minute. Julianna Pena also has a 55% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 2.43 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Nunes’s 2.46 takedowns and 82% takedown accuracy.

Amanda Nunes:
→ Nunes’s striking accuracy is 51%.
→ Nunes lands 4.55 significant strikes per minute.
→ Nunes’s takedown accuracy is 54%.
→ Nunes’s takedown average is 2.46 per 15 minutes.
→ Nunes’s takedown defense is 82%.

Amanda spent on average 9:08 minutes in the Octagon and Julianna has an average fight time of 11:00 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 277 is live in , who do you think will win, Julianna or Amanda? Sound off in the comments.

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