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Bia Mesquita vs Melissa Mullins

Bia Mesquita

Pro 7-0-0  |  UFC 2-0-0
Women's Bantamweight
VS

Melissa Mullins

Pro 7-2-0  |  UFC 2-2-0
Age
35|34
Height
5'4"|5'7"
Reach
67"|68"
Stance
Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic Bia Mesquita Melissa Mullins Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy60.0%50.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min5.83.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min0.64.4
Strike Differential5.1/min-0.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy75.0%42.9%
Takedown Defense
Takedowns Landed/15min4.82.0
Submission Attempts/15min3.20.0
Control Time/15min10:406:30
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins0.0%50.0%
Submission % of Wins100.0%0.0%
Decision % of Wins0.0%50.0%
Avg Fight Time4:4011:06
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.00.0
Reversals/15min0.00.0
Edges801 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Bia Mesquita Melissa Mullins Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy60.0%50.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min5.83.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min0.64.4
Takedown Accuracy75.0%42.9%
Takedown Defense
Control Time/Fight3:194:49
Edges402 even

Last 3 Fights

Bia Mesquita

WIN
vs. Montse Rendon
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:07
Bia Mesquita18/2767%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:46
Montse Rendon0/80%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Irina Alekseeva
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:14
Bia Mesquita36/6357%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:53
Irina Alekseeva6/2326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds

Melissa Mullins

LOSS
vs. Daria Zhelezniakova
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Melissa Mullins64/14843%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:55
Daria Zhelezniakova99/22344%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Klaudia Sygula
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:20
Melissa Mullins38/6063%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:46
Klaudia Sygula12/3238%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:04
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Nora Cornolle
KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 3:06
Melissa Mullins11/2446%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:20
Nora Cornolle36/5171%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:30
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

vs. Irina Alekseeva
Bia Mesquita
WIN
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:14
Bia Mesquita36/6357%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:53
Irina Alekseeva6/2326%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
Melissa Mullins
WIN
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Melissa Mullins52/9555%TD 0/1Ctrl 8:15
Irina Alekseeva48/10844%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:50
▼ Rounds

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Bia Mesquita is the busier striker, landing 5.8 significant strikes per minute vs 3.7. Their opponent absorbs 4.4 strikes per minute on average — Bia Mesquita's output should find a target.

Striking Accuracy: Bia Mesquita connects on 60.0% of significant strikes compared to 50.5%. The 10pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Grappling: Bia Mesquita shoots at 75% accuracy but Melissa Mullins stops 86% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Melissa Mullins is a serious grappling threat at 2.0 TD/15min (43% accuracy) against Bia Mesquita's 0% defense.

Finish Threat: Bia Mesquita finishes 100% of wins (0% KO/TKO, 100% sub). Melissa Mullins finishes 50% of wins (50% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Melissa Mullins's fights average 11:06 vs 4:40 for Bia Mesquita. If this reaches the championship rounds, Melissa Mullins's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-05-04 08:59:57 | Data source: UFCStats.com