Amanda Lemos

Amandinha

Brazil

Takes snoozer in Vegas
StrawweightUFC
March 8, 2025
Lemos defeated Iasmin Lucindo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC 313 on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Lemos entered as a +120 underdog and a loser of two of her past three bouts, so all she cared about was picking up a win by any means necessary. She did that in what was by far the most boring fight of the evening. Lemos closed with a 12-4 edge in significant strikes landed. In 15 minutes, the two women combined for 16 significant strikes. Amanda did land 3-of-5 takedowns for 7:58 worth of control time, but most of that was simply her using her upper-body strength to dominate positions. Neither combatant absorbed any real damage. Lemos, who will be 38 years of age in May, improves to 3-3 in her past half-dozen bouts.
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Lucindo up next
StrawweightUFC
December 10, 2024
Lemos will fight Iasmin Lucindo at UFC 313 on March 8, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
A loss to Virna Jandiroba in July puts Lemos at 1-2 over her last three bouts, giving a significant momentum advantage to her next opponent, who has won four straight fights.
Taps out in main event
StrawweightUFC
July 20, 2024
Lemos lost to Virna Jandiroba via submission (armbar) at 4:48 of Round 2 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
An aging fighter known for her stand-up skills and power, Lemos is always going to be in trouble in a prolonged mat battle, especially against a talented submission specialist like Jandiroba. Lemos managed to fight off 4-of-5 takedown attempts from her opponent, but still spent 6:27 of this mat being controlled on the mat. She survived a rear-naked choke attempt from Jandiroba late in Round 3, but once Virna transitioned to the armbar, Lemos was done. Having turned 37 years of age this past May, Amanda is 3-3 in her past six fights dating back to April 2022. It goes without saying that's not going to get the job done.
Jandiroba up next
StrawweightUFC
May 14, 2024
Lemos is scheduled to compete against Virna Jandiroba in a strawweight fight at UFC Vegas 94 on July 20, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Lemos will continue her path to another shot at strawweight gold by fighting Jandiroba in mid-July. Following Lemos' championship-bout defeat to Zhang Weili, the Brazilian bounced back by defeating Mackenzie Dern, who subbed in for Tatiana Suarez a month beforehand.
Staggers to finish line in win
StrawweightUFC
February 17, 2024
Lemos defeated Mackenzie Dern via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC 298 on Saturday in Anaheim.
ANALYSIS
Lemos didn't win as much as she survived. Her best moments of the bout came in the first half. She fired off a couple crippling leg kicks early on that left Dern hobbled the rest of the way. The Brazilian then appeared in line for a certain knockout after dropping her opponent in Round 2, but Lemos oddly stopped firing away (she looked to run out of gas?), and Dern somehow recovered. Amanda hobbled her way to the finish line much of Round 3. As we saw in her prior bout against champion Zhang Weili and at times here against Dern, you can pin Lemos to the mat for long stretches at a time. Dern had exactly 6:00 worth of control time in this fight. This is going to be a major problem for the 36-year-old Lemos if the UFC decides to re-book the fight between her and her originally scheduled opponent for this evening, undefeated grappler Tatiana Suarez. In the meantime, and in addition to the win, Lemos will at least walk away with a $50,000 bonus after this bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
Draws Mackenzie Dern at UFC 298
StrawweightUFC
January 16, 2024
Lemos is scheduled to face Mackenzie Dern in a strawweight bout at UFC 298 in Anaheim on Feb. 17, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Lemos' original opponent, the undefeated Tatiana Suarez, was forced to withdraw from the fight for unknown reasons. The 36-year-old Lemos will now face Dern, who will also be looking to bounce back from a loss in her last fight.