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Melissa Croden
Melissa Croden
7-3 · CAN
VS
April 18, 2026 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Bantamweight · 3 rounds
135.5lb
Weigh-in
136.0lb
Melissa Croden def. Daria Zhelezniakova by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Croden15/460/200:16
Zhelezniakova14/400/000:00
R2
Croden27/561/201:39
Zhelezniakova14/450/000:00
R3
Croden27/513/403:17
Zhelezniakova13/330/000:00
Total
Croden69/1534/805:12
Zhelezniakova41/1180/000:00

Scorecards

Croden vs Zhelezniakova

RdDr. Greg JacksonJunichiro KamijoMichael BellCommunity
R19-109-109-109.1-9.9
R210-910-910-99.9-9.1
R310-910-910-910-8.7
Total29-2829-2829-2829-27.7

Media (9 cards) · avg 2927.9 · 9 Croden · 0 Zhelezniakova

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Croden-Zhelezniakova.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
CrodenWin probabilityZhelezniakova
46.3%53.7%
KO / TKO
29%
Submission
21%
Decision
50%
Expected fight time: 10.4 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Croden, blue toward Zhelezniakova. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Croden46%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO16%35%
Submission12%27%
Decision18%38%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1446)act 69
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.2)act 4
Zhelezniakova54%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO13%24%
Submission9%17%
Decision32%59%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes42 (1757)act 41
Takedowns0.6 (0.02.5)act 0
Combined totals~76 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R218%
R37%
Distance50%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.2%
Croden
42.0%+135
Zhelezniakova
-13556.8%
Most takedownstie 31.9%
Croden
43.1%-173
Zhelezniakova
+17325.0%
Significant strikes — over/under
Croden
Expected: 33.9
34
Over 34
38.8%
+154
Exactly 34
1.4%
push
Under 34
59.7%
-154
04385
Zhelezniakova
Expected: 42.3
42.5
Over 42.5
39.5%
+153
Under 42.5
60.5%
-153
053106
Takedowns — over/under
Croden
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
34.9%
+123
Exactly 1
22.2%
push
Under 1
42.9%
-123
035
Zhelezniakova
Expected: 0.6
0.5
Over 0.5
39.7%
+152
Under 0.5
60.3%
-152
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.4 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Croden46.3%55.6%−9.3-140
Zhelezniakova53.7%44.4%+9.3+115

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
73.9Striking73.9
Croden +0.0
46.3Grappling41.1
Croden +5.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
CrodenZhelezniakova
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1512
Pound-for-pound
1537
1512
Divisional
1538
1505
Striking offense
1499
1508
Striking defense
1527
1500
Grappling offense
1488
1497
Grappling defense
1492
Physical
35 yrs
Age
30 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'9"
68"
Reach
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.10
Strikes landed / min
4.75
49%
Strike accuracy
42%
1.83
Strikes absorbed / min
2.83
53%
Strike defense
69%
Grappling (UFC career)
1.02
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
50%
Takedown accuracy
100%
67%
Takedown defense
50%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
50%
UFC win rate
67%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
50%
Last-5 win rate
67%
100%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
126
Days since last fight
301
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Melissa Croden
  • LLuana SantosU-DEC R3
    Close +1124mo before
  • WTainara LisboaKO/TKO R3
    Close -1336mo before
Daria Zhelezniakova
  • WMelissa MullinsU-DEC R3
    Close +20810mo before
  • LAilin PerezSUB R1
    Close +1811y 7mo before
  • WMontse RendonU-DEC R3
    Close -2152y 1mo before
Croden — win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

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
6 wins, 0 losses
W
86% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
14% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 3 losses
W
0% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (17%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(100%) 2
Zhelezniakova — win / loss by method
Record: 10-2-0

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
5 wins, 1 loss
W
50% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
2win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
2 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (63%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (38%)Decision(0%) 0

Profiles

Experience
Croden
Zhelezniakova
2
UFC fights
3
29.5 min · 14.8 avg
Octagon time
33.9 min · 11.3 avg
6y 10m
Career length
7y 1m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Croden
Zhelezniakova
16W–5L · 76.2%
Overall
23W–3L · 88.5%
7W–3L · 70.0%
Wins
13W–1L · 92.9%
9W–2L · 81.8%
Losses
10W–2L · 83.3%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Croden
Zhelezniakova
28W–17L · 62.2%
Overall
44W–16L · 73.3%
23W–16L · 59.0%
Wins
40W–16L · 71.4%
5W–1L · 83.3%
Losses
4W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Croden
Zhelezniakova
7.33
Landed / min
6.82
42.4%
Accuracy
40.8%
63.3%
Defense
69.2%
0.51
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
34.6%
Time at distance
66.3%
Grappling & control
Croden
Zhelezniakova
1.02
Takedowns / 15 min
0.44
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
100.0%
66.7%
Takedown defense
50.0%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
33.3%
Control share
6.2%
Strike target map
Croden
  • Head69%(83)div 62%
  • Body16%(19)div 21%
  • Legs16%(19)div 16%
Zhelezniakova
  • Head66%(107)div 62%
  • Body34%(54)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Melissa Croden
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Daria Zhelezniakova
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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