Biography(references)To support the family as a single parent, Mrs. Ivete sold hot-dogs, sweets and beauty products alongside her regular job as a school administrative assistant. Eventually, she got the opportunity to try out for the Vitória football club, but was unable to accept due to her mother wanting her to focus on studies instead. You have to intimidate her.’— Amanda Nunes At the age of 16, following her sister Vanessa's invitation to a dojo, she began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Among her biggest accomplishments in this sport are gold medal at the Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2008 as a blue belt, gold medal at World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2009 as a purple belt and becoming a world champion of the North American Grappling Association in the lightweight and absolute divisions in 2012.
Fighter Trivia(references)Nunes is the first openly lesbian UFC champion. She is married to fellow UFC fighter Nina Nunes , who competes in the strawweight division. On September 24, 2020, her wife gave birth to the couple's first child, daughter Raegan Ann Nunes.
Awards & Accolades
UFC: UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship (two times, current). Five successful title defenses
UFC: Five successful title defenses
UFC: UFC Women’s Featherweight Championship (one time; current). Two successful title defenses
UFC: Two successful title defenses
UFC: First woman in UFC to win two titles (bantamweight and featherweight) and to also hold them simultaneously
UFC: First fighter in UFC to defend titles in two divisions while holding both titles simultaneously
UFC: Sixth multi-divisional champion in UFC and third to hold two titles simultaneously (after Daniel Cormier and Conor McGregor)
UFC: Longest combined UFC title reign of all time (3387 days).
UFC: Fourth longest single UFC title reign of all time (1981 days) (behind Demetrious Johnson, Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva)
UFC: Performance of the Night (five times) vs. Sara McMann, Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, Cris Cyborg and Holly Holm
UFC: Most wins in UFC by a woman (15)
UFC: Most wins in UFC title fights amongst women (10)
UFC: Most knockout wins in UFC women's bantamweight division (6)
UFC: Most stoppage wins in UFC women's bantamweight division (8)
UFC: Most consecutive wins by a woman in UFC (12)
UFC: Most consecutive wins in the UFC women's bantamweight division (9)
UFC: Tied for most consecutive wins in the UFC women's featherweight division (3) (w. Cris Cyborg)
UFC: Most wins in UFC women's bantamweight division (12)
UFC: Most wins in UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship fights (7)
UFC: Tied for most wins in UFC Women's Featherweight Championship fights (3) (w. Cris Cyborg)
UFC: Holds wins over seven former or current UFC champions — Miesha Tate, Ronda Rousey, Valentina Shevchenko (twice), Holly Holm, Germaine de Randamie (twice), Cris Cyborg, and Julianna Peña
UFC: 2015 August Submission of the Month vs. Sara McMann
UFC: 2018 Female Fighter of the Year
UFC: 2019 Female Fighter of the Year
UFC: Five successful title defenses
UFC: Two successful title defenses
CombatPress.com: 2018 Upset of the Year vs. Cris Cyborg
CombatPress.com: 2018 Female Fighter of the Year
CombatPress.com: 2019 Female Fighter of the Year
MMA Weekly: 2018 Knockout of the Year vs. Cris Cyborg
Equality California: 2016 Equality Visibility Award
MMADNA.nl: 2016 Female Fighter of the Year
MMADNA.nl: 2018 Female Fighter of the Year
World MMA Awards: 2016 Female Fighter of the Year
World MMA Awards: 2018 Female Fighter of the Year
World MMA Awards: 2018 Knockout of the Year vs. Cris Cyborg
World MMA Awards: 2018 Upset of the Year vs. Cris Cyborg
World MMA Awards: 2019 – July 2020 Female Fighter of the Year
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