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Melissa Mullins vs Luana Carolina

Melissa Mullins

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

Luana Carolina

Pro 11-5-0  |  UFC 6-4-0
Age
34|32
Height
5'7"|5'6"
Reach
68"|69"
Stance
Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic Melissa Mullins Luana Carolina Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy50.5%50.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.74.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min4.43.5
Strike Differential-0.7/min1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy42.9%42.9%
Takedown Defense85.7%65.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min2.00.3
Submission Attempts/15min0.00.6
Control Time/15min6:302:28
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins50.0%16.7%
Submission % of Wins0.0%0.0%
Decision % of Wins50.0%83.3%
Avg Fight Time11:0613:19
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.00.0
Reversals/15min0.00.2
Edges342 even

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic Melissa Mullins Luana Carolina Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy50.5%52.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.74.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min4.43.4
Takedown Accuracy42.9%42.9%
Takedown Defense85.7%53.8%
Control Time/Fight4:492:31
Edges222 even

Last 3 Fights

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

Luana Carolina

LOSS
vs. Michelle Montague
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Luana Carolina48/8259%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Michelle Montague41/8847%TD 5/7Ctrl 10:43
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Lucie Pudilova
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Luana Carolina94/16756%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:41
Lucie Pudilova43/11438%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:05
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Julija Stoliarenko
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:52
Luana Carolina66/13649%TD 2/3Ctrl 5:27
Julija Stoliarenko16/5927%TD 1/5Ctrl 3:47
▼ Rounds

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Luana Carolina is the busier striker, landing 4.5 significant strikes per minute vs 3.7. Their opponent absorbs 4.4 strikes per minute on average — Luana Carolina's output should find a target.

Grappling: Melissa Mullins shoots at 43% accuracy but Luana Carolina stops 65% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult.

Control: Melissa Mullins controls 4:49 per fight on average vs 2:12 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

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

Fight Length: Luana Carolina's fights average 13:19 vs 11:06 for Melissa Mullins. If this reaches the championship rounds, Luana Carolina's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Report generated: 2026-03-15 20:07:51 | Data source: UFCStats.com