// Roster Index›Women's Bantamweight›Dossier · Melissa Croden
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT

Melissa
Croden

NICKNAME"Scare"·CANADA
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
8-3-0
CURRENT FORM
1W STREAK
CURRENT GYM
NOT LISTED
NEXT FIGHT
NO BOUT ANNOUNCED
Melissa Croden
FIGHTER -
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PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! LIVE
HEIGHT
5'9"
REACH
5'9"
AGE
35
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Women's Bantamweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
11 BOUTS
WIN
8
LOSS
3
DRAW
0
WIN RATE
73%
8/11 bouts
FINISH RATE
88%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS1W STREAK · 4-1
WWWLW
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: LIVE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 75% of wins are by ko/tko.

KEY STRENGTHS

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

KEY RISKS

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Observed profile rates compared with stored weight-class medians where coverage exists. Any fallback uses a labeled UFC reference average; no fallback is presented as a division median.

// SLPM▲ ABOVE
4.27
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 3.37
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
47%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 44%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.13
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 3.51
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
59%
Striking Defense
Reference value 53%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
2.02
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 0.80
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
17%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 31%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
67%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 53%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.34
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.20
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (8)
n = 8
KO/TKO · 6
SUB · 1
DEC · 1
6
KO/TKO
75%
1
SUB
13%
1
DEC
13%
// LOSSES (3)
n = 3
DEC · 3
0
KO/TKO
0%
0
SUB
0%
3
DEC
100%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
88% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 6 fights
75%
SUBANY ROUND · 1 fights
13%
DECFULL FIGHT · 1 fights
13%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Evidence-backed 0-100 scores built only from observed profile stats and disclosed bout-history proxies. This is a fixed Blueprint scoring model, not a division percentile; missing axes remain unknown.

// DNA_PROFILE_
0 OBSERVED0 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
NOT RECORDED
// PROFILE UPDATED
NOT RECORDED
// RECORDED SOURCE
NOT RECORDED
Fighter attribute fingerprint10 of 10 attributes have evidence-backed scores on the Blueprint fixed scale. Unknown axes are not plotted and no score represents a division percentile.KO POWER100TD DEFENSE60GRAPPLING40CHIN80STRIKING57CARDIO71AGGRESSION50SUB THREAT21STR DEFENSE79RECOVERY100
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
—UNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: KO Power. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power100
NOT ON FILE

TD Defense60
NOT ON FILE

Grappling40
NOT ON FILE

Chin80
NOT ON FILE

Striking57
NOT ON FILE

Cardio71
NOT ON FILE

Aggression50
NOT ON FILE

Sub Threat21
NOT ON FILE

Str Defense79
NOT ON FILE

Recovery100
NOT ON FILE

Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
TD Defense60 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Grappling40 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Chin80 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Striking57 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Cardio71 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Aggression50 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Sub Threat21 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Str Defense79 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
Recovery100 out of 100NOT ON FILENot recorded
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100SEP 2019WSEP 2019WJAN 2020LFEB 2021WJAN 2022WAUG 2022LAPR 2023WOCT 2023WOCT 2024WOCT 2025LDEC 2025WAPR 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, SEP 2019, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, SEP 2019, momentum score 54, KO/TKO R3.
  3. Start, JAN 2020, momentum score 63, KO/TKO R2.
  4. Start, FEB 2021, momentum score 56, DEC R3.
  5. Start, JAN 2022, momentum score 66, SUB R1.
  6. Start, AUG 2022, momentum score 75, KO/TKO R3.
  7. Start, APR 2023, momentum score 68, DEC R5.
  8. Start, OCT 2023, momentum score 77, KO/TKO R3.
  9. Start, OCT 2024, momentum score 86, KO/TKO R2.
  10. Start, OCT 2025, momentum score 95, KO/TKO R3.
  11. Start, DEC 2025, momentum score 88, DEC R3.
  12. Start, APR 2026, momentum score 95, DEC R3.

Peaked at 95 (W vs Lisboa), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 95.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
11/11 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
-
2
18%
4
36%
-
-
6
total
SUB
1
9%
-
-
-
-
1
total
DEC
-
-
3
27%
-
1
9%
4
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 2 of 11 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
36%, fights often go the distance
GYM & TRAINING PARTNERS_

WHERE THE TRAINING HAPPENS

Camp affiliation matters for stylistic predictions. Who you spend 200 rounds a week with shapes how you fight on Saturday.

// CURRENT_GYM_
Alavanca
VIEW FIGHTER DIRECTORY →
// STYLE_INFLUENCE_
BALANCED

Style tags inferred from per-fight rate stats: striking-first, wrestling-heavy, sub grappling, cage defense.

// RESOLVED_TRAINING_PARTNERS

No linked training partners are available for this gym yet.

// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
11 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

W
VS Darya ZheleznyakovaApr 18, 2026
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 273 - Burns vs. Malott
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
L
VS Luana SantosDec 13, 2025
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 73 - Royval vs. Kape
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Tainara LisboaOct 18, 2025
KO/TKOR3 · 4:32
UFC Fight Night 262 - De Ridder vs. Allen
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Ashley DeenOct 25, 2024
KO/TKOR2 · 0:22
LFA 195 - Wetzell vs. Usmonov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Knees and Elbows)
W
VS Katharina LehnerOct 6, 2023
KO/TKOR3 · 3:20
LFA 169 - Ward vs. Walker
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
L
VS Jacqueline CavalcantiApr 21, 2023
DecisionR5 · 5:00
LFA 157 - Croden vs. Cavalcanti
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Cornelia HolmAug 27, 2022
KO/TKOR3 · 3:22
PAWFC - Pallas Athena Women's Fighting Championship 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Jackie MacLeanJan 15, 2022
SubmissionR1 · 3:59
PAWFC - Pallas Athena Women's Fighting Championship 1
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
L
VS Evelyn MartinsFeb 12, 2021
DecisionR3 · 5:00
Titan FC 67 - Sabatello vs. Blackshear
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
W
VS Elizabeth SchroderJan 25, 2020
KO/TKOR2 · 2:30
Z Promotions - Fight Night 12: Lethbridge
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
W
VS Jolinne MaisonnueveSep 28, 2019
KO/TKOR3 · 1:37
Z Promotions - Fight Night 11: Lethbridge
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punches)
// FAQ · 09_

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Women's Bantamweight. Professional record 8-3. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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