# Josiane Nunes

Josiane Nunes (born December 23, 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional MMA fighter since 2013, she has competed in the Bantamweight and Featherweight divisions.

## Mixed martial arts career
### Early career

Nunes started her professional MMA career in 2013 and amassed a record of 7–1 prior to signing with the UFC.

### Ultimate Fighting Championship

Nunes was scheduled to face Zarah Fairn on April 17, 2021, at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum. Fairn weighed in at 147 pounds, eight pounds over the 139-pound catchweight limit. (The bantamweight fight was moved to a catchweight prior to the start of the weigh-ins.) The bout against Nunes was canceled due to the weight discrepancy after Nunes weighed in at 136 pounds.
Making her UFC debut, Nunes faced Bea Malecki at UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum on August 21, 2021. She won the bout via knockout in round one. This win earned her a Performance of the Night award.
Nunes was scheduled to face Wu Yanan on February 26, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green. However, Wu was pulled from the fight for undisclosed reasons and she was replaced by promotional newcomer Jennifer Gonzalez. In turn, Gonzalez was released from UFC one week ahead of the event for undisclosed reasons (later revealed to be related to an USADA incident). She was replaced by promotional newcomer Ramona Pascual. Nunes won the bout by unanimous decision. In April 2022, she reached No. 8 in World Women's Featherweight rankings according to Fight Matrix.
The match between Nunes and Fairn was rescheduled for January 21, 2023, at UFC 283. She won the fight via unanimous decision.
Nunes faced Chelsea Chandler on March 16, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 239 in what was originally scheduled to be a bantamweight bout. At the weigh-in, Chelsea weighed in at 137 pounds, one pound over the bantamweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and Chandler was fined 20% of her purse which went to Nunes. Nunes lost the bout by unanimous decision.
Nunes faced Jacqueline Cavalcanti on August 24, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 62. She lost the fight by split decision.
Nunes faced Priscila Cachoeira on March 15, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 254. She lost the fight by knockout via an uppercut in the first round.

## Championships and accomplishments
### Mixed martial arts

* Ultimate Fighting Championship
** Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Bea Malecki

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 14 matches | 10 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 3 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 10–4 | Priscila Cachoeira | KO (punch) | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2 | March 15, 2025 | 1 | 2:46 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 10–3 | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Borralho | August 24, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 10–2 | Chelsea Chandler | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura | March 16, 2024 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Bantamweight; Chandler missed weight (137 lb). |
| Win | 10–1 | Zarah Fairn | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 283 | January 21, 2023 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 9–1 | Ramona Pascual | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs. Green | February 26, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Return to Featherweight. |
| Win | 8–1 | Bea Malecki | KO (punch) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | August 21, 2021 | 1 | 4:54 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 7–1 | Quezia Zbonik | TKO (punches) | Forze MMA 1 | November 28, 2020 | 2 | 2:31 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 6–1 | Dione Barbosa de Lima | TKO (punches) | Katana Fight 10 | December 7, 2019 | 2 | 4:36 | Curitiba, Brazil | Return to Bantamweight. |
| Win | 5–1 | Juliana Araujo | KO (punch) | Curitiba Top Fight 12 | September 28, 2019 | 2 | 3:51 | Curitiba, Brazil | Featherweight bout. |
| Win | 4–1 | Ariele Ribeiro | KO (punches) | Sicario MMA 4 | March 29, 2019 | 2 | 3:52 | Curitiba, Brazil | Lightweight debut. |
| Win | 3–1 | Laisa Coimbra | TKO (punches) | Striker's House Cup 82 | January 26, 2018 | 1 | 3:38 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–1 | Areane Monteiro | Decision (split) | Elite Fazenda Combat 2 | August 30, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Fazenda Rio Grande, Brazil | Featherweight debut. |
| Loss | 1–1 | Taila Santos | Decision (unanimous) | Striker's House Cup 31 | November 23, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Elaine Albuquerque | KO (punches) | União Fight Combat 1 | October 12, 2013 | 2 | 0:00 | União da Vitória, Brazil | Bantamweight debut. |