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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
1466
Global Elo 1513 ±37
Rank
#23
top 65% of division
UFC record
3-3-1
KO 3 · Sub 0 · Dec 0
Streak
0
Δ90d -2 · Δ1y -19
Last fight
Oct 10, 2026
Draw by Decision

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

7 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-17Oct 10, 2026 — D vs Ernesta Kareckaite Δ-2 1420144014601480150015201540 20222023202420252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":253.5,"elo":1479,"date":"2021-08-07","opp":"Victoria Leonardo","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":1,"x":140.7,"y":165.7,"elo":1512,"date":"2021-12-18","opp":"Sijara Eubanks","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":194,"y":238.5,"elo":1484,"date":"2022-05-07","opp":"Tracy Cortez","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":3,"x":354,"y":324.9,"elo":1452,"date":"2023-07-01","opp":"Ariane Da Silva","result":"L","delta":-32},{"i":4,"x":476.7,"y":237.5,"elo":1485,"date":"2024-05-18","opp":"Tamires Vidal","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":5,"x":738,"y":283.3,"elo":1468,"date":"2026-04-04","opp":"Dione Barbosa","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":6,"x":810,"y":288.4,"elo":1466,"date":"2026-10-10","opp":"Ernesta Kareckaite","result":"D","delta":-2}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 10, 2026 Ernesta Kareckaite D -2
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
1 post-fight bonus
  • Performance of the Night ×1
$50,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Melissa Gatto has earned 1. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

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.
100%
3 / 3
Finish rate
KO
3
100% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 3 (100%) 3 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. 306 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
52% Head
  • Head 52%
  • Body 31%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
83% Distance
  • Distance 83%
  • Clinch 13%
  • 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.
1508
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.
3.7
−0.7 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 7 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1467
1473
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 31m
Avg fight time
13:03
Fights per year
1.4
Since last fight
7d
Bonuses
1
Ground control
29m
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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.