![]() Nunes only has one split decision on her record, whereas Shevchenko has 3, including a split decision loss to Nunes herself. Her submission loss to Julianna Pena this year maybe puts a damper on that, but can we really take the crown after one loss? Especially to someone who has two losses to Nunes on her record in Valentina Shevchenko? While Shevchenko has two more wins on her resume than Nunes, I could argue that the number of dominant performances might lean towards Nunes. I have been on record many times before as having Amanda Nunes not only as the GOAT of Women’s MMA but maybe of MMA as a whole. This leads me to the other side of the coin. Her skill set is out of this world and her fight against Taila Santos was the most she has been pushed since Amanda Nunes. Her takedown percentage is also out of this world at 74.35%. Shevchenko has two fights during this run that are over 90%! Her career striking percentage is 71.21%, which would place her first all-time, above the great Anderson Silva. For context, there are only 5 fighters in UFC history with a striking percentage over 60% as a career percentage. Since 2017, Shevchenko has had three fights with less than 60% striking accuracy. Out of these fights have been some HELLISH highlights, including the vicious head kick KO of Holly Holm (If you have not seen it, please stop what you are doing and watch it). ![]() What is impressive about this list as well is the manner in which she was winning these fights with 5 finishes and only one really close fight which was against Sarah Kaufman. On this list alone, there are 4 former UFC champions and multiple current title contenders.
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