By The Numbers: Cynthia Calvillo vs. Nina Nunes

Room for error no longer exists for Cynthia Calvillo or Nina Nunes.

Hopefuls in the Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s flyweight division, they will toe the line against one another in the featured UFC on ESPN 39 prelim this Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Calvillo finds herself on a three-fight losing streak that now covers more than two years. She last appeared at UFC Fight Night 179, where she bowed to a second-round technical knockout against Andrea Lee on Nov. 13. Nunes, meanwhile, enters the cage on the heels of back-to-back losses. She has not competed since April 10, 2021, when she submitted to an armbar from Mackenzie Dern in their UFC on ABC 2 pairing.

As Calvillo and Nunes move closer to their upcoming battle at 125 pounds, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied them to this point:

34: Years of age for Calvillo, who was born on July 13, 1987 in San Jose, California.

3: Calvillo victories by submission, accounting for 33% of her career total (nine). All three resulted from rear-naked chokes. Calvillo holds two other victories by knockout or technical knockout and four more by decision.

113: Significant strikes landed by Calvillo during a five-round unanimous decision over Jessica Eye in the UFC on ESPN 10 main event in June 2020, establishing a personal high-water mark for the Californian. She also completed a career-best four takedowns in the match.

6: Consecutive calendar years in which Calvillo has fought at least once. She went 2-0 in 2016, 4-1 in 2017, 1-0 in 2018, 1-0-1 in 2019, 1-1 in 2020 and 0-2 in 2021.

.745: Cumulative winning percentage between the four opponents—Lee, Jessica Andrade, Katlyn Chookagian and Carla Esparza—who have defeated Calvillo. They sport a combined record of 73-25.

36: Years of age for Nunes, who was born in Weston, Florida, on Dec. 3, 1985.

4: Nunes wins by knockout or technical knockout, accounting for 40% of her career total (10). Her list of victims: Munah Holland, Aylla Caroline Lima da Silva, Trisha Clark and Jessica Doerner. She owns two other wins by submission and four more by decision.

85: Seconds needed for Nunes to cut down Caroline Lima da Silva with a body kick and follow-up punches at a Premier Fight League show on June 15, 2013. Having occurred more than nine years ago, it remains her fastest finish to date.

7: Organizations in which Nunes has competed as a mixed martial artist. In addition to her 4-4 mark in the UFC, she has gone 1-2 in Crowbar MMA, 1-1 in The Cage Inc., 1-0 in Wild Bill’s Fight Night, 1-0 in Centurion Fights, 1-0 in Premier Fight League and 1-0 in Invicta Fighting Championships.

71: Combined victories between the seven opponents—Esparza, Dern, Tatiana Suarez, Justine Kish, Juliana Lima, Casey Noland and Barb Honchak—who have beaten Nunes. They boast a cumulative winning percentage of .703 (71-30).