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Women's Strawweight

Istela Nunes

0-5-0
Precision Striker Submission Grappler Taken Down Often
5'4"Height
66"Reach
OrthodoxStance
34Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
10:31Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 58.1 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 59.4 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 43.6 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 15.7 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 7.2 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 15.0 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 20.2 of 100 Control — Weak, rated 18.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Average 59
  2. Striking Average 58
  3. Striking D Below avg 44
  4. Grappling Weak 20
  5. Control Weak 19
  6. Durability Weak 16
  7. TD Defense Weak 15
  8. Wrestling Weak 7

Built on 52 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 59 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission Grappler weak grappling — rates 20 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 11 times · 3.1 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.28
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.07
Striking accuracy47.4%
Striking defense59.7%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.29
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense47.6%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time6.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
October 16, 2021 vs Ariane Carnelossi — 4.79/min (L) Oct '21 April 16, 2022 vs Sam Hughes — 5.93/min (L) Apr '22 December 3, 2022 vs Yazmin Jauregui — 3.96/min (L) Dec '22 July 15, 2023 vs Viktoriia Dudakova — 3.53/min (L) — only 0.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '23 April 5, 2025 vs Loma Lookboonmee — 2.4/min (L) Apr '25

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Loma Lookboonmee 9-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy · April 5, 2025
36/62Sig. strikes
32/76Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Viktoriia Dudakova 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:34 — UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva · July 15, 2023
2/6Sig. strikes
3/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Yazmin Jauregui 7-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:06 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · December 3, 2022
36/60Sig. strikes
67/154Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Sam Hughes 5-4 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad · April 16, 2022
89/228Sig. strikes
76/182Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Ariane Carnelossi 12-2 walk-in Submission · R3 2:57 — UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont · October 16, 2021
62/119Sig. strikes
36/108Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
0-5-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 5

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 58 qualified Women's Strawweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.3 avg 3.9
Strikes absorbed /min 4.1 avg 4.1
Striking accuracy 47.4% avg 44.9%
Striking defense 59.7% avg 54.4%
Takedowns /15 min 0.0 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 0.0% avg 38.7%
Takedown defense 47.6% avg 60.9%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.5
Control time 6.7% avg 21.2%