Melissa Gatto vs. Tamires Vidal
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Melissa Gatto
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 3 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 6 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.05 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 7 finish wins over 14 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.3 wins over .500
Tamires Vidal
Full career not yet synced for Tamires Vidal — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Melissa Gatto
Distance 89.1% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 8.1% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 2.8% (norm 4.9%)
Tamires Vidal
Distance 92.4% (norm 80.3%) · Clinch 7.6% (norm 9.7%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 7.5%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Melissa Gatto
Head 67.2% (norm 78.1%) · Body 21.2% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 11.6% (norm 7.7%)
Tamires Vidal
Head 59.7% (norm 75.2%) · Body 11.4% (norm 14.3%) · Legs 28.8% (norm 8.8%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Gatto L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Vidal L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 225 / 475 | 47.4% | 39.9% | 112 / 218 | 51.4% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 26 / 43 | 60.5% | 73.3% | 14 / 18 | too few to rate | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 14 / 15 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 144 / 358 | 40.2% | 34.9% | 45 / 141 | 31.9% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 76 / 113 | 67.3% | 69.5% | 21 / 27 | 77.8% | 70.0% |
| To the legs | 45 / 62 | 72.6% | 82.6% | 60 / 68 | 88.2% | 80.9% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Flyweight: 46 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 40 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Gatto L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Vidal L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 140 / 362 | 38.7% | 38.8% | 148 / 309 | 47.9% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 31 | 80.6% | 74.1% | 14 / 22 | too few to rate | 74.7% |
| On the ground | 39 / 54 | 72.2% | 73.4% | 31 / 51 | 60.8% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 103 / 321 | 32.1% | 35.3% | 109 / 276 | 39.5% | 38.1% |
| To the body | 61 / 84 | 72.6% | 69.0% | 52 / 69 | 75.4% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 40 / 42 | 95.2% | 78.7% | 32 / 37 | 86.5% | 80.9% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Gatto has more cage time on record.