// Roster Index›Women's Flyweight›Dossier · Melissa Gatto
UFC FIGHTER PROFILE_
UFC · UNKNOWNSTOCK 0WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT

Melissa
Gatto

NICKNAME"N/A"·BRAZIL
PROFESSIONAL RECORD
9-3-3
CURRENT FORM
— STREAK
CURRENT GYM
KO Squad
NEXT FIGHT
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Melissa Gatto
FIGHTER -
BRA🇧🇷
PROFILE PHOTO
PROFILE
PROFILE DATA! LIVE
HEIGHT
5'5"
REACH
5'9"
AGE
30
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Women's Flyweight
PROFESSIONAL RECORD_
15 BOUTS
WIN
9
LOSS
3
DRAW
3
WIN RATE
60%
9/15 bouts
FINISH RATE
78%
of professional wins
LAST 5 FIGHTS— STREAK · 1-3-1
LLWL-
Form trend 0 over the last 90 days.
STYLE SUMMARY_
DATA: LIVE
FIGHTING STYLE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 44% of wins are by sub.

KEY STRENGTHS

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

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▼ BELOW
3.47
Strikes Landed/Min
Reference value 3.86
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
49%
Striking Accuracy
Reference value 44%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.67
Strikes Absorbed/Min
Reference value 3.77
// STR. DEF▼ BELOW
54%
Striking Defense
Reference value 55%
// TD AVG▲ ABOVE
1.77
Takedowns/15 min
Reference value 1.02
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
27%
Takedown Accuracy
Reference value 34%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
58%
Takedown Defense
Reference value 54%
// SUB AVG▲ ABOVE
0.40
Submissions/15 min
Reference value 0.30
// QUALITY_OF_COMPETITION · 02B_

WHO THEY
ACTUALLY FOUGHT

A record says how often a fighter won, not against whom. These ratings weigh every result by the opponent's strength at the time, then compare this fighter with the 40 other rated fighters on the UFC women's flyweight roster (anyone with a UFC bout in the last two years or one booked).

// RATING
#26
of 41 on the UFC women's flyweight roster · Elo 1529
// STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
43rd
percentile · average opponent rated 1526 at fight time (recent fights count most)
// RESULTS VS EXPECTATION
18th
percentile · fell short of what opponents' ratings predicted (-0.09 per fight)

9 rated fights · opponents rated in 60% of recorded fights · last rated fight OCT 10, 2026

// 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 (9)
n = 9
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 4
DEC · 2
3
KO/TKO
33%
4
SUB
44%
2
DEC
22%
// LOSSES (3)
n = 3
DEC · 3
0
KO/TKO
0%
0
SUB
0%
3
DEC
100%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
78% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 3 fights
33%
SUBANY ROUND · 4 fights
44%
DECFULL FIGHT · 2 fights
22%
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_
3 OBSERVED7 DERIVED0 UNKNOWN
// BENCHMARK
FIXED SCORE SCALE
// LINKED SAMPLE
15 BOUTS
// PROFILE UPDATED
OCT 25, 2026
// RECORDED SOURCE
ufcstats
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 POWER48TD DEFENSE40GRAPPLING60CHIN88STRIKING52CARDIO71AGGRESSION34SUB THREAT20STR DEFENSE53RECOVERY33
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
N/AUNKNOWN
Highest scored axis: Chin. Lowest scored axis: Sub Threat.
// EVIDENCE REGISTER
10 SCORED · 0 OPEN
KO Power48
DERIVED PROXY

KO wins divided by total career wins

N=9 wins
TD Defense40
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed takedown defense rate (58%)

Grappling60
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rate

Chin88
DERIVED PROXY

KO-loss durability proxy from career record

N=15 bouts
Striking52
DERIVED PROXY

Composite of observed striking volume and accuracy

Cardio71
DERIVED PROXY

Long-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win share

Aggression34
DERIVED PROXY

Activity proxy from observed strike and takedown volume

Sub Threat20
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed submission rate (0.4 per 15 min)

Str Defense53
OBSERVED INPUT

Observed striking defense rate (54%)

Recovery33
DERIVED PROXY

Share of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.

N=3 losses
Fighter attribute fingerprint accessible data summary
AttributeScoreProvenanceEvidenceSample
KO Power48 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO wins divided by total career wins9 wins
TD Defense40 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved takedown defense rate (58%)Not recorded
Grappling60 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed takedown volume, accuracy, and submission rateNot recorded
Chin88 out of 100DERIVED PROXYKO-loss durability proxy from career record15 bouts
Striking52 out of 100DERIVED PROXYComposite of observed striking volume and accuracyNot recorded
Cardio71 out of 100DERIVED PROXYLong-fight exposure proxy from bout duration and decision-win shareNot recorded
Aggression34 out of 100DERIVED PROXYActivity proxy from observed strike and takedown volumeNot recorded
Sub Threat20 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved submission rate (0.4 per 15 min)Not recorded
Str Defense53 out of 100OBSERVED INPUTObserved striking defense rate (54%)Not recorded
Recovery33 out of 100DERIVED PROXYShare of recorded losses followed by a win in the next recorded bout.3 losses
// 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
0255075100DEC 2016WDEC 2016WAUG 2017WSEP 2017SEP 2017WAPR 2018WMAY 2018JUL 2018WSEP 2018WAUG 2021WDEC 2021LMAY 2022LJUL 2023WMAY 2024LAPR 2026OCT 2026// SCORE

  1. Start, DEC 2016, momentum score 45.
  2. Start, DEC 2016, momentum score 52, DEC R3.
  3. Start, AUG 2017, momentum score 59, DEC R3.
  4. Start, SEP 2017, momentum score 69, SUB R1.
  5. Start, SEP 2017, momentum score 69.
  6. Start, APR 2018, momentum score 79, SUB R1.
  7. Start, MAY 2018, momentum score 88, SUB R1.
  8. Start, JUL 2018, momentum score 88.
  9. Start, SEP 2018, momentum score 98, SUB R1.
  10. Start, AUG 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R2.
  11. Start, DEC 2021, momentum score 100, KO/TKO R3.
  12. Start, MAY 2022, momentum score 93, DEC R3.
  13. Start, JUL 2023, momentum score 86, DEC R3.
  14. Start, MAY 2024, momentum score 95, KO/TKO R3.
  15. Start, APR 2026, momentum score 88, DEC R3.
  16. Start, OCT 2026, momentum score 88.

Peaked at 100 (W vs Leonardo), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 88.

// 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_
12/15 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
-
1
8%
2
17%
-
-
3
total
SUB
4
33%
-
-
-
-
4
total
DEC
-
-
5
42%
-
-
5
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 1 of 12 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
33%, 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_
KO Squad
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
15 FIGHTS

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

D
VS Ernesta KareckaiteOct 10, 2026
DrawR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 290 - Allen vs. Duncan
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Draw (Majority)
L
VS Dione BarbosaApr 4, 2026
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night 272 - Moicano vs. Duncan
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Majority)
W
VS Tamires VidalMay 18, 2024
KO/TKOR3 · 0:37
UFC Fight Night 241 - Barboza vs. Murphy
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Punch to the Body)
L
VS Ariane Lipski da SilvaJul 1, 2023
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC on ESPN 48 - Strickland vs. Magomedov
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Split)
L
VS Tracy CortezMay 7, 2022
DecisionR3 · 5:00
UFC 274 - Oliveira vs. Gaethje
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Decision (Unanimous)
W
VS Sijara EubanksDec 18, 2021
KO/TKOR3 · 0:45
UFC Fight Night 199 - Lewis vs. Daukaus
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Body Kick and Punches)
W
VS Victoria LeonardoAug 7, 2021
KO/TKOR2 · 5:00
UFC 265 - Lewis vs. Gane
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
TKO (Arm Injury)
W
VS Karol RosaSep 29, 2018
SubmissionR1 · 4:19
NC - Nacao Cyborg 3
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Kimura)
D
VS Sidy RochaJul 7, 2018
DrawR3 · 5:00
PFC 2 - Pantanal Fight Champions 2
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Draw (Split)
W
VS Joice de AndradeMay 5, 2018
SubmissionR1 · 2:34
CF - Clev Fight 1
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
W
VS Kethylen RothenburgApr 7, 2018
SubmissionR1 · 1:36
NC - Nacao Cyborg 1
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Submission (Armbar)
D
VS Edna Oliveira AjalaSep 23, 2017
DrawR3 · 5:00
Bonito Eco Fight Combat 2 - Negao x Slin
SECONDARY DETAILS
METHOD
DETAIL
Draw (Majority)
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

Quick answers based on the public fighter profile and fight history shown on this page.

Women's Flyweight. Professional record 9-3-3. Unranked at the time of indexing.

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