Amanda Lemos Outwrestles Iasmin Lucindo at UFC 313
Amanda Lemos earned a unanimous decision over fellow Brazilian Iasmin Lucindo on the UFC 313 main card on March 8, 2025. All three judges scored the strawweight bout 29-28 for Lemos after three rounds at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Instead of relying on her usual power striking, Lemos repeatedly used takedowns and top control to secure a much-needed win.
Lemos changed the fight with her wrestling
Lucindo entered the matchup with momentum and aimed to make the fight competitive at range. Lemos mixed her striking with repeated attempts to bring the younger contender to the mat. Once on top, she worked to maintain control and limit Lucindo’s chances to build sustained offense. The approach allowed Lemos to bank rounds even when the stand-up exchanges were close.
The contest was tactical and position-focused rather than a high-volume striking battle. Lucindo worked to get back to her feet and create space, while Lemos kept returning to her wrestling. By the final horn, the judges had all reached the same conclusion: Lemos had done enough across the three rounds to win every scorecard by a narrow margin.
A valuable rebound in the strawweight division
Lemos needed a win to steady her position among the division’s contenders. The former title challenger responded with a clear, if not spectacular, game plan that emphasized control and minimized the risk of trading at Lucindo’s preferred pace. Her win gave her a positive result against a younger countrywoman and kept her in the conversation near the top of the 115-pound division.
For Lucindo, the loss came against a more experienced opponent who was able to impose a wrestling-heavy strategy. The unanimous cards were all close at 29-28, so the bout was competitive, even though every judge favored Lemos. Lucindo later returned to the win column with a unanimous decision over Angela Hill in August 2025.
After this matchup, Lemos lost unanimous decisions to Gillian Robertson on March 14, 2026, and Alexia Thainara on August 8, 2026. The UFC’s Emmett–Vallejos results and Lemos’s official fight history document those later bouts.
Part of a busy UFC 313 main card
The Lemos-Lucindo bout was one of the early main-card contests at UFC 313, a Las Vegas event headlined by Magomed Ankalaev’s title win over Alex Pereira. The UFC’s official scorecards confirm the 29-28 totals, while the promotion’s main card results note that Lemos leaned on her wrestling to get the victory.
Lemos spoke with reporters after the fight about the win and her place in the division. Watch the post-fight interview below.
