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Brazil
Jose da Penha, Rio Grande do Norte
Istela Nunes
AGE
32
/
Jul 23, 1992
HEIGHT
5'4"
/
162.56 cm
WEIGHT
115 lbs
/
52.16 kg
ASSOCIATION
Team Nunes
/
American Top Team
/
Club de Luta
CLASS
Strawweight
Wins
6
KO
/
TKO
2
33%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
4
67%
Losses
6
KO
/
TKO
2
33%
SUBMISSIONS
2
33%
DECISIONS
2
33%
N/C
1
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Konklak Suphisara
UFC on ESPN 65 - Emmett vs. Murphy
Apr / 05 / 2025
Decision (Unanimous)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Victoria Dudakova
UFC on ESPN 49 - Holm vs. Bueno Silva
Jul / 15 / 2023
TKO (Arm Injury)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:34
loss
Yazmin Jauregui
UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland
Dec / 03 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:06
loss
Sam Hughes
UFC on ESPN 34 - Luque vs. Muhammad 2
Apr / 16 / 2022
Decision (Majority)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Ariane Carnelossi
UFC Fight Night 195 - Ladd vs. Dumont
Oct / 16 / 2021
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
2:57
win
Gina Iniong
One Championship - Battle for the Heavens
Jul / 07 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Yuji Shimada
3
5:00
loss
Angela Lee
One Championship - Dynasty of Heroes
May / 26 / 2017
Submission (Anaconda Choke)
Olivier Coste
2
2:18
win
Mei Yamaguchi
One Championship 45 - Heroes of the World
Aug / 13 / 2016
Decision (Split)
Olivier Coste
3
5:00
win
Karoline Martins Moreira
FLC 2 - CUFA Fight Festival 2
Apr / 21 / 2016
KO (Head Kicks)
3
3:00
win
Thais Camila de Oliveira
NCE 4 - New Corpore Extreme 4
Jan / 30 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Amaury Bitetti
3
5:00
NC
Caroline Silva
Imortal FC 2 - Kamikaze
Dec / 13 / 2015
NC (Silva KO'd By Illegal Soccer Kicks)
1
N/A
win
Maria Vega
3FC - 3 Frontier Challenge
Nov / 21 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Gerson Bouschiet
3
5:00
win
Cynthia Candido
PRVT - Cascavel Top Fight 2
Oct / 18 / 2015
KO (Knees)
Gerson Bourschiet
1
3:42
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