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Daria Zhelezniakova
“Iron Lady”
Russia
10-4-0W-L-D
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 68"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Women's BantamweightWomen's Bantamweight: 126 to 135 lb (57 to 61 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- MMA Factory
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1647
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Zhelezniakova splits her wins evenly: 5 by KO/TKO and 5 by decision, with no submissions. That's a 50% finish rate, so she lights people up about as often as she goes the distance.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, she lost to Alice Pereira (8-1-0) by round 1 KO/TKO. Before that, she lost a unanimous decision to Melissa Croden (8-3-0). Prior to that, she beat Melissa Mullins (7-3-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox striker who lands 4.13 significant strikes a minute at 40% accuracy, absorbing 3.38. She defends 64% of strikes and 50% of takedowns. She rarely shoots, 0.31 takedowns per 15 minutes, with no submission attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (50%)
- 5 Decision (50%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 50%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 5 weeks ago
10 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 44-11
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1688
- Lossvs Alice Pereira8-1-0 · Power Index 1714KO/TKO · R1 · 5:00Oct 10, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan
- Lossvs Melissa Croden8-3-0 · Power Index 1694Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 18, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Malott
Fight stats
Stat Daria Zhelezniakova Melissa Croden Sig. strikes 41/118 69/153 Takedowns 0/0 4/8 Control time 0:00 5:12 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 14 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 14 27 Round 3 sig. strikes 13 27 - Winvs Melissa Mullins7-3-0 · Power Index 1669Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 21, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Hill vs Rountree Jr.
Fight stats
Stat Daria Zhelezniakova Melissa Mullins Sig. strikes 99/223 64/148 Takedowns 0/0 3/6 Control time 0:00 2:55 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 44 26 Round 2 sig. strikes 35 20 Round 3 sig. strikes 20 18 - Lossvs Ailin Perez14-2-0 · Power Index 1765Submission · R1 · 3:52Sep 28, 2024 · UFC Paris: Moicano vs Saint Denis
Fight stats
Stat Daria Zhelezniakova Ailin Perez Sig. strikes 5/12 7/12 Takedowns 1/1 2/4 Control time 0:39 1:42 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 5 7 - Winvs Montse Rendon7-2-0 · Power Index 1597Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Mar 24, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas
Fight stats
Stat Daria Zhelezniakova Montse Rendon Sig. strikes 57/150 25/147 Takedowns 0/0 3/6 Control time 0:01 5:24 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 10 6 Round 2 sig. strikes 24 14 Round 3 sig. strikes 23 5
Career Stats
Based on 5 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.86
- Striking accuracy
- 41%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.43
- Striking defense
- 62%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.28
- Takedown accuracy
- 100%
- Takedown defense
- 48%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00