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Vanessa Melo

Fighter profile

Vanessa Melo

WBW11-13-0P4P #477Div #24
Form
 
 
 
 
 
70
Overall
SoS 23
Skill ratings
Striking
70
Boxing
69
Kicking
70
Clinch
64
Striking def.
69
Wrestling off.
63
Wrestling def.
69
Ground game
63
Submissions
66
Grappling def.
75
Profile
Age38
Height5'5"
Reach65"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryBRA
Pro debut2011
UFC record1-3-0
Last fight2025-09-13
Octagon time60.0 min
Avg fight15.0 min
Career length14y 10m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WBW division (72 fighters).

Striking offense1497
39th
WBW avg 1499
Striking defense1495
44th
WBW avg 1500
Grappling offense1490
31st
WBW avg 1497
Grappling defense1495
31st
WBW avg 1504
Momentum29
58th
WBW avg 28
Win / loss by method
Record: 11-13-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
8% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 0 losses
W
18% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 12 losses
W
82% of wins
L
92% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (100%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
10win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(10%) 1
2 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (80%)Decision(90%) 9
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes209
Sig. accuracy31%
Sig. attempted679
Total strikes278
Total attempted748
Knockdowns0
Head145
Body30
Leg34
Distance199
Clinch8
Ground2

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed368
Sig. defense59%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.226
Body abs.55
Leg abs.87
Distance abs.301
Clinch abs.14
Ground abs.53

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy0%
TD attempted3
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time0:25

Grappling · defense

TD defense71%
TDs absorbed4
TD att. faced14
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time14:36

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 60:00 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Vanessa has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
34W–15Lwin 69.4%div #52/57pct 11th
WinsSoft
6W–6Lwin 50.0%div #54/54pct 2nd
LossesAverage
28W–9Lwin 75.7%div #32/55pct 44th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallSoft
1513 elodiv #43/57pct 26th
WinsSoft
1477 elodiv #54/54pct 2nd
LossesSoft
1524 elodiv #38/55pct 33rd

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall99W–65L60.4%
Wins44W–34L56.4%
Losses55W–31L64.0%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Vanessa, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−1.45u−36.3% ROI

over 4 close-line bets

Average odds
+216

32% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
1W–3L

ROI −36.3%

Avg +216

Based on 4 of 4 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.