Vanessa Melo

11-8-0

0Prospect

/Age 38/Orthodox/5' 5"/65″ reach/135 lbs

Win %

58%

SLpM

3.5

Str Acc

30%

Str Def

59%

TD Avg

0.0

TD Def

71%

Sub Avg

0.0

Finish

18%

At a Glance

3.5

SLpM

30%

Str Acc

0.0

TD Avg

18%

Finish %

59%

Str Def

Vanessa Melo is a orthodox mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, profiled as a tactical, decision-oriented fighter. With a record of 11-8-0, the fighter owns a 58% win rate across 19 pro contests, though most of those wins come by way of the judges' scorecards.

Career Arc

24 fightspeak +10 · current +8

Skill Profile

Fighter

UFC Avg

0Prospect

IQ Score

Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg

Str Acc

Str Def

TD Acc

TD Def

Striking Output

Sig. Strikes Landed / Min

3.48+0.06 vs avg

0avg 3.49

Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min

6.13+2.95 vs avg

0avg 3.29

Grappling Output

Takedowns / 15 Min

0.00-1.52 vs avg

0avg 1.56

Submissions / 15 Min

0.00-0.40 vs avg

0avg 0.43

Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)

Absorbed (6.13)Landed (3.48)

-2.65

Wins by Method

18%Finish

KO/TKO00%

Submission218%

Decision982%

11 total wins

Win / Loss by Method

Wins (11)

2 SUB

9 DEC

Losses (8)

3 DEC

5 OTH

Recent Form (Last 5)

Dec

Durability & Resilience

Fights to Decision

12 of 24

KO/TKO Losses

Avg Fight Duration

2.3 rounds

Post-Loss Record

1-2

Fight History4 UFC + 20 pre-UFC

24 fights11W3L

Result	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Rd	Time
?	Alana Cook	BTCBTC 32: The Battle of Lundy's Lane	Sep 13, 2025	DDEC		Split
DRAW Method DEC Decision Round of 3 Time Split Division Featherweight BTC 32: The Battle of Lundy's Lane 2025-09-13
?	Fernanda Barbosa	SFTSFT 48: Sousa vs. Soldado	Jun 8, 2024	DDEC		Split
?	Sidy Rocha	SFTSFT 44: O Apocalipse dos Guerreiros	Nov 18, 2023	DDEC		Unanimous
?	Olena Kolesnyk	PFLPFL 6: 2022 Regular Season	Jul 1, 2022	DDEC		Unanimous
?	Martina Jindrová	PFLPFL 3: 2022 Regular Season	May 6, 2022	DDEC		Unanimous
W	Sarah Moras	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar	Jan 16, 2021	DU-DEC	3	5:00
L	Karol Rosa	UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal	Jul 11, 2020	DU-DEC	3	5:00
L	Tracy Cortez	UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare	Nov 16, 2019	DU-DEC	3	5:00
L	Irene Aldana	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens	Sep 21, 2019	DU-DEC	3	5:00
W	Unknown	Battlefield FCBattlefield FC 2	Jul 27, 2019	DDEC		Unanimous
W	Mariana Morais	Future FCFuture FC 5	May 24, 2019	DDEC		Unanimous
W	Nilde Trindade	Future FCFuture FC 2	Feb 22, 2019	DDEC		Unanimous
W	Daiane Firmino	SFTSFT 6	Oct 27, 2018	DDEC		Unanimous
W	Núbia Nascimento	SFTSFT 5	Sep 29, 2018	DDEC		Unanimous
?	Suvi Salmimies	CageCage 37	Nov 26, 2016	DDEC		Split
W	Molly McCann	XFC InternationalXFC International 12	Nov 28, 2015	DDEC		Unanimous
W	Juliana Leite	Gold FightGold Fight 7	Sep 26, 2015	SSUB	1	4:01
?	Silvana Gómez	XFC InternationalXFC International 8	Dec 13, 2014	DDEC		Unanimous
?	Vanessa Guimarães	XFC InternationalXFC International 6	Sep 27, 2014	DDEC		Split
W	Gloria Bravo	XFC InternationalXFC International 3	Mar 29, 2014	DDEC		Unanimous
W	Suellen Ferreira	Circuito Talent de MMACircuito Talent de MMA 5	Nov 23, 2013	SSUB	1	3:37
?	Juliana Werner	MMA Super HeroesMMA Super Heroes 1	Jul 13, 2013	DDEC		Unanimous
?	Camila Lima		May 19, 2012	KTKO
W	Unknown		Sep 14, 2011	DDEC