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Women's Flyweight
Melissa Gatto
Last fought: Apr 2026
RECORD
Pro
9-3-2
UFC
3-3-0
Age
30
Height
5'5"
Weight
125 lbs
Reach
69"
Stance
Orthodox
Career Analytics
| Advanced Metric | Career |
|---|---|
| Fight Shape | |
| Avg Fight Time | 12:43 |
| Fight Completion Rate | 84.9% |
| Avg Rounds per Fight | 2.55 |
| % Fights Inside the Distance | 50.0% |
| Strength of Schedule | |
| Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time) | 15-13 (53.6%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among wins) | 6-6 (50.0%) |
| Opponent UFC Record (among losses) | 9-7 (56.2%) |
| Positional Profile | |
| % Time at Distance (approx.) | 38.3% |
| % Time in Control | 30.0% |
| % Time Controlled | 31.7% |
| Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time | 48.6% |
| Distance Striking | |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min | 7.69 |
| Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min | 4.78 |
| Distance Striking Differential / Min | +2.90 |
| Distance Strike Accuracy | 47.4% |
| Distance Strike Defense | 61.3% |
| Power & Pressure | |
| KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed | 0.48 |
| Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed | 0.00 |
| TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min | 5.64 |
| TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min | 2.90 |
| Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min | 1.31 |
| Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace) | 1.14 |
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Women's Flyweight field
Melissa Gatto
League percentile bands (p5–p95)
League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th
percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters
whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →
Career Stats
| Statistic | Melissa Gatto |
|---|---|
| Striking | |
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 49.7% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 3.5 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 2.7 |
| Strike Differential | 0.8/min |
| Grappling | |
| Takedown Accuracy | 27.3% |
| Takedown Defense | 58.8% |
| Takedowns Landed/15min | 1.8 |
| Submission Attempts/15min | 0.4 |
| Control Time/15min | 4:29 |
| Finishing Ability | |
| KO/TKO % of Wins | 100.0% |
| Submission % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Decision % of Wins | 0.0% |
| Avg Fight Time | 12:43 |
| Secondary Stats | |
| Knockdowns/15min | 0.2 |
| Reversals/15min | 0.8 |
Last 5 Averages
| Statistic | Last 5 Fights |
|---|---|
| Sig. Strike Accuracy | 47.3% |
| Sig. Strikes Landed/min | 2.9 |
| Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min | 2.4 |
| Takedown Accuracy | 28.6% |
| Takedown Defense | 50.0% |
| Control Time/Fight | 4:12 |
Fight History
LOSS
vs. Dione Barbosa
UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan • Apr 2026Women's Flyweight
Melissa Gatto33/6749%TD 3/12Ctrl 4:48
Dione Barbosa30/6745%TD 3/6Ctrl 6:06
WIN
vs. Tamires Vidal
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy • May 2024Women's Bantamweight
Melissa Gatto30/5258%TD 2/2Ctrl 6:58
Tamires Vidal15/2952%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:53
LOSS
vs. Ariane da Silva
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov • Jul 2023Women's Flyweight
Melissa Gatto85/18646%TD 0/7Ctrl 2:57
Ariane da Silva66/14944%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:47
LOSS
vs. Tracy Cortez
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje • May 2022Women's Flyweight
Melissa Gatto30/7341%TD 3/6Ctrl 3:17
Tracy Cortez36/6655%TD 2/3Ctrl 7:54
WIN
vs. Sijara Eubanks
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021Women's Flyweight
Melissa Gatto17/3450%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:04KD 1
Sijara Eubanks14/4531%TD 1/4Ctrl 6:05
WIN
vs. Victoria Leonardo
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane • Aug 2021Women's Flyweight
Melissa Gatto70/12158%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:50
Victoria Leonardo43/9147%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:27