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Vanessa Melo

Inactive · age 38 · Orthodox · 5'5" 165 cm · 135 lb 61 kg · reach 65" 165 cm
At a glance
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
Elo rating
1433
Global Elo 1476 ±33
Rank
—
—
UFC record
1-3-0
KO 0 · Sub 0 · Dec 1
Streak
+1
Δ90d +19 · Δ1y +19
Last fight
Jan 16, 2021
Win by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 0m
Avg fight time
15:00
Fights per year
3.0
Since last fight
5y 5mo

Honest Elo history

4 fights · tap & drag
Sep 21, 2019 — L vs Irene Aldana Δ-27Nov 16, 2019 — L vs Tracy Cortez Δ-27Jul 11, 2020 — L vs Karol Rosa Δ-22Jan 16, 2021 — W vs Sarah Moras Δ+32 138014001420144014601480 20202021 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":186,"elo":1450,"date":"2019-09-21","opp":"Irene Aldana","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":1,"x":173.5,"y":271.1,"elo":1423,"date":"2019-11-16","opp":"Tracy Cortez","result":"L","delta":-27},{"i":2,"x":528.3,"y":341.8,"elo":1401,"date":"2020-07-11","opp":"Karol Rosa","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":3,"x":810,"y":240.4,"elo":1433,"date":"2021-01-16","opp":"Sarah Moras","result":"W","delta":32}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jan 16, 2021 Sarah Moras W +32
Jul 11, 2020 Karol Rosa L -22
Nov 16, 2019 Tracy Cortez L -27
Sep 21, 2019 Irene Aldana L -27

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.
0%
0 / 1
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
1
100% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 1 (100%) 1

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 209 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
69% Head
  • Head 69%
  • Body 14%
  • Leg 16%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
95% Distance
  • Distance 95%
  • Clinch 4%
  • Ground 1%

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.
1503
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 1 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Sarah Moras
Elo 1460 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.
1.8
−0.8 wins below what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 4 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1525
1460

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