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Istela Nunes

Istela Nunes

942 ELO #2650

MMA 6-6-0 (1 NC) · UFC 0-5-0 · Women's Strawweight · Last fought 1 year and 65 days ago

Istela Nunes - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Istela Nunes has 0 wins in the UFC. Istela Nunes lands an average of 4.28 significant strikes per minute .

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Women's Strawweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 942), and have not fought Istela Nunes before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Montserrat Conejo Ruiz 1-4-0 33 954 0.0 12
Luana Pinheiro 3-4-0 33 965 0.0 23
Elise Reed 4-5-0 33 974 0.0 32
Piera Rodriguez 5-2-0 33 1046 0.0 104
Mackenzie Dern 11-5-0 33 1101 0.0 159
Shauna Bannon 2-3-0 32 971 1.0 29

Fight Results Breakdown

5
Total Fights

Biggest Upset Loss

Sam Hughes in 2022
Your ELO: 984 · Opponent ELO: 955 · Favored by 29

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 4'
Weight
Women's Strawweight
Reach
66'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jul 23 1992
Age
33
Peak ELO
984
ELO Rank
2650 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
55-21-0
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1003.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
N/A

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.28
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
47%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.07
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
59%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
–
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
–
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Istela Nunes Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-04-05 UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Murphy Loma Lookboonmee U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2023-07-15 UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva Viktoriia Dudakova KO/TKO 1 0:34 Loss -
2022-12-03 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland Yazmin Jauregui KO/TKO Punches 2 4:06 Loss -
2022-04-16 UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad Sam Hughes M-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2021-10-16 UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont Ariane Carnelossi SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 2:57 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Istela Nunes ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
5 2025-04-05 Loma Lookboonmee 1049 Loss -12 942
4 2023-07-15 Viktoriia Dudakova 1000 Loss -15 954
3 2022-12-03 Yazmin Jauregui 1016 Loss -15 969
2 2022-04-16 Sam Hughes 955 Loss 0 984
1 2021-10-16 Ariane Carnelossi 1005 Loss -16 984

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