Fighter Profile›Women's Bantamweight

Vanessa Melo

11-84 UFC

Balanced

Form

Inactive

Moderate Wear

5'5"ht·65"reach·Orthodoxstance·38age

Last fightWSarah Moras·U-DEC·R3·5yr ago

Fighter Context

1–3UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

15.0min/fight

60UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-2.65

High Risk

2%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

Passive

6%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

25%

Passive

13%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Melo

Distance Striker

W. Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.48

Str. Accuracy30%

209UFC landed/679attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+2.8 vs avg6.13

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

14%

Leg

16%

By Position

Distance95%

Clinch4%

Ground1%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 14 rounds	Round 24 rounds	Round 34 rounds
Avg. Landed	19	14	20
Avg. Absorbed	36	27	30
Avg. Net	-17	-13	-9

Grappling

Melo

Non-Factor

·6s ctrlPassive Control

W. Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.75

TD Accuracy0%

0UFC landed/3attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense71%

10UFC defended/14opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

div avg 39%

How They Lose

3UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision1 / 1

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 3

Submission0 / 3

Decision3 / 3

Loss Pattern

Outscored

3 of 3 losses by decision

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

17%

1 of 6 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

3.3pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

4 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=4

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

2.7

4.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

7.2

5.3

6.0

Diff

-3.5

-2.6

-1.9

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 4 Fights — Trend

▼Absorbed-12%L3

Last 4 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Melo — 4 UFC Fights

Result

Method

4 fights

Sarah Moras

U-DEC R3Jan '21

+12

·56 SS (33%)·44 abs

Karol Rosa

U-DEC R3Jul '20

-75

·45 SS (33%)·120 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken·6s ctrl

Tracy Cortez

U-DEC R3Nov '19

-39

·40 SS (32%)·79 abs·2 td taken

Irene Aldana

U-DEC R3Sep '19

-57

·68 SS (27%)·125 abs·0/1 td·13s ctrl

All Fighters

Women's Bantamweight

Vanessa Melo

11-84 UFC

Form

5'5"ht·65"reach·Orthodoxstance·38age

Last fightWSarah Moras·U-DEC·5yr ago

Fighter Context

1–3UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

15.0min/fight

60UFC min

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-2.65

2%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.000

6%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

25%

13%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Melo

W. Bantamweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.48

Str. Accuracy30%

209UFC landed/679attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+2.8 vs avg6.13

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

69%

Body

14%

Leg

16%

By Position

Dist95%

Clinch4%

Ground1%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=4	R2 n=4	R3 n=4
Landed	19	14	20
Absorbed	36	27	30
Net	-17	-13	-9

Grappling

Melo

W. Bantamweight avg

Non-Factor

6s ctrlPassive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.00

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.75

TD Accuracy0%

0UFC landed/3attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense71%

10UFC defended/14opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

17%1 of 6 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

3.3pts

L3 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

0SD

0MD

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=4

R2n=4

R3n=4

Outputsig strikes / min

3.7

2.7

4.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

7.2

5.3

6.0

Diff

-3.5

-2.6

-1.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Melo — UFC Fight Log

Sarah Moras

U-DEC·R3·Jan '21

56 SS (33%)·44 abs

Karol Rosa

U-DEC·R3·Jul '20

45 SS (33%)·120 abs·0/2 td·2 td taken·6s ctrl

Tracy Cortez

U-DEC·R3·Nov '19

40 SS (32%)·79 abs·2 td taken

Irene Aldana

U-DEC·R3·Sep '19

68 SS (27%)·125 abs·0/1 td·13s ctrl

Round 14 rounds

Round 24 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-17

-13

-9

n=4

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-17

-13

-9