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Melissa Gatto

Active #23 womens flyweight · age 30 · Orthodox · 5'5" 165 cm · 125 lb 57 kg · reach 69" 175 cm
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • 100% of wins by KO/TKO
Elo rating
1464
Global Elo 1515 ±39
Rank
#23
top 61% of division
UFC record
3-3-0
KO 2 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
-1
Δ90d -17 · Δ1y -17
Last fight
Apr 4, 2026
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 16m
Avg fight time
12:44
Bonuses
1
Fights per year
1.3
Ground control
23m
Since last fight
3mo

Honest Elo history

6 fights · tap & drag
Aug 7, 2021 — W vs Victoria Leonardo Δ+26Dec 18, 2021 — W vs Sijara Eubanks Δ+33May 7, 2022 — L vs Tracy Cortez Δ-27Jul 1, 2023 — L vs Ariane Da Silva Δ-32May 18, 2024 — W vs Tamires Vidal Δ+33Apr 4, 2026 — L vs Dione Barbosa Δ-17 1420144014601480150015201540 20222023202420252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":263.6,"elo":1475,"date":"2021-08-07","opp":"Victoria Leonardo","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":1,"x":146.3,"y":175.9,"elo":1508,"date":"2021-12-18","opp":"Sijara Eubanks","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":205.6,"y":248.7,"elo":1481,"date":"2022-05-07","opp":"Tracy Cortez","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":3,"x":383.3,"y":335.1,"elo":1448,"date":"2023-07-01","opp":"Ariane Da Silva","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":4,"x":519.6,"y":247.6,"elo":1481,"date":"2024-05-18","opp":"Tamires Vidal","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":5,"x":810,"y":293.5,"elo":1464,"date":"2026-04-04","opp":"Dione Barbosa","result":"L","delta":-17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Apr 4, 2026 Dione Barbosa L -17
May 18, 2024 Tamires Vidal W +33
Jul 1, 2023 Ariane Da Silva L -32
May 7, 2022 Tracy Cortez L -27
Dec 18, 2021 Sijara Eubanks W +33

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
67%
2 / 3
Finish rate
KO
2
67% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 2 (100%) 2 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
3 total
R1
R2
1 33%
R3
2 67%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 265 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
54% Head
  • Head 54%
  • Body 29%
  • Leg 17%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
85% Distance
  • Distance 85%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 5%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 3 losses went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1518
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
0
of 3 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Sijara Eubanks
Elo 1524 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
3.1
−0.1 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 6 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1467
1506

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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Melissa Gatto on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.