Women's Bantamweight
Vanessa Melo
11-13-0 UFC 1-3-0
5'5"Height
65"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:00Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.48
Sig. strikes absorbed / min6.13
Striking accuracy30.8%
Striking defense59.2%
Takedowns / 15 min0.0
Takedown accuracy0.0%
Takedown defense71.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time0.7%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
W Sarah Moras 3-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar · January 16, 2021
56/169Sig. strikes
44/200Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Karol Rosa 1-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal · July 11, 2020
45/135Sig. strikes
120/228Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tracy Cortez 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare · November 16, 2019
40/125Sig. strikes
79/140Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Irene Aldana 3-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens · September 21, 2019
68/250Sig. strikes
125/333Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
2
Decision
9
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
12
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
4
XFC International
4
Standout Fighting Tournament
2
PFL
2
Future FC
2
SFT
2
BTC
1
Battlefield FC
1
+ 6 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 24 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Alana Cook | Decision (split) | BTC 32
September 13, 2025 |
BTC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Fernanda Barbosa | Decision (split) | Standout Fighting Tournament 48
June 8, 2024 |
Standout Fighting Tournament | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Sidy Rocha | Decision (unanimous) | Standout Fighting Tournament 44
November 18, 2023 |
Standout Fighting Tournament | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Olena Kolesnyk | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 6 (2022)
July 1, 2022 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Martina Jindrová | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 3 (2022)
May 6, 2022 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sarah Moras | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Holloway vs. Kattar
January 16, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Karol Rosa | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 251
July 11, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tracy Cortez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré
November 16, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Irene Aldana | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens
September 21, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jan Finney | Decision (unanimous) | Battlefield FC 2
July 27, 2019 |
Battlefield FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Mariana Morais | Decision (split) | Future FC 5
May 24, 2019 |
Future FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Nilde Trindade | Decision (unanimous) | Future FC 2
February 22, 2019 |
Future FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Daiane Firmino | Decision (split) | SFT 6
October 27, 2018 |
SFT | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Núbia Santos do Nascimento | Decision (unanimous) | SFT 5
September 29, 2018 |
SFT | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Suvi Salmimies | Decision (split) | Cage 37
November 26, 2017 |
Cage | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Molly McCann | Decision (unanimous) | XFC International 12
November 28, 2015 |
XFC International | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Juliana Leite | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Gold Fight 7
September 26, 2015 |
Gold Fight | 1 | 4:01 |
| L | Silvana Gómez Juárez | Decision (unanimous) | XFC International 8
December 13, 2014 |
XFC International | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Vanessa Guimarães | Decision (split) | XFC International 6
September 27, 2014 |
XFC International | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Gloria Bravo | Decision (unanimous) | XFC International 3
March 29, 2014 |
XFC International | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Suelen Pereira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Circuito Talent de MMA 5
November 23, 2013 |
Circuito Talent de MMA | 1 | 3:37 |
| L | Juliana Werner | Decision (unanimous) | MMA Super Heroes 1
July 13, 2013 |
MMA Super Heroes | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Camila Lima | TKO (punches) | CT Fight
May 19, 2012 |
CT Fight | 1 | 3:46 |
| W | Natalie Santos | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Stars
September 14, 2011 |
Fight Stars | 3 | 5:00 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Vanessa Melo) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.