Vanessa Melo

Women's Bantamweight· Not Fighting

Vanessa Melo

Taboao da Serra, Brazil

Pro record

11-8-0

Model Elo

1439

#1680 of 1994

Age
35
Height
5'5"
Reach
65"
Stance
Orthodox
Team
—
Born
Taboao da Serra, Brazil
UFC debut
Sep 21, 2019

Profile

Vanessa Melo is 1–3 in the UFC since 2019. All 1 win went to the judges. Last fight: beat Sarah Moras by unanimous decision (Jan 15, 2021).

UFC by the numbers

UFC record
1–3
since 2019
Finish rate
0%
0 of 1 wins
1st-round finishes
0
Elite wins
0
vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
Longest win streak
1
Current streak
W1
wins in a row
Octagon time
1h 0m
avg 15:00 per fight
Opposition
1512
avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)

Best wins

Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.

  1. Sarah Moras

    Sarah Moras

    unanimous decision, R3 · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar · Jan 15, 2021

    1462opp. Elo

Career stats (UFC)

Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.

Striking

Strikes landed / min3.48

UFC avg 3.35 · about average

Strikes absorbed / min6.13

UFC avg 3.95 · below average

Striking accuracy31%

UFC avg 45% · below average

Striking defense59%

UFC avg 52% · better than average

Knockdowns / 15 min0.00

UFC avg 0.43 · below average

Grappling

Takedowns / 15 min0.00

UFC avg 1.52 · below average

Takedown accuracy0%

UFC avg 15% · below average

Takedown defense71%

UFC avg 52% · better than average

Submission attempts / 15 min0.00

UFC avg 0.58 · below average

Where the strikes land

Head 70%Body 14%Legs 16%

Where the strikes are thrown

Standing 95%Clinch 4%Ground 1%

Average fight time: 15:00

Fight history (4)

ResOpponentMethodEvent
WSarah MorasSarah MorasRecord after: 1-3unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. KattarJan 15, 2021
LKarol RosaKarol RosaRecord after: 0-3unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00UFC 251: Usman vs. MasvidalJul 10, 2020
LTracy CortezTracy CortezRecord after: 0-2unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. JacareNov 15, 2019
LIrene AldanaIrene AldanaRecord after: 0-1unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. StephensSep 20, 2019