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Melissa Croden
“Scare”
Canada
8-4-0W-L-D
- Age
- 35
- 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
- Alavanca
- 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.
- 1655
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Croden is a knockout artist: 6 KO/TKO wins, 1 submission and 2 decisions, good for a 78% finish rate. She ends fights early far more often than she goes to the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Croden lost to Chelsea Chandler (7-4-0) by first-round submission. Before that, she beat Daria Zhelezniakova (10-3-0) by unanimous decision, then lost to Luana Santos (11-2-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Orthodox, 5'9" with a 68" reach. She lands 4.27 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy and absorbs 2.13. Defense is 59%. She attempts 2.02 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 50%, and stops 67% against her.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 6 KO/TKO (67%)
- 1 Submission (11%)
- 2 Decision (22%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 78%
- Last fought
- 4 weeks ago
9 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.: 36-13 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1684
- Lossvs Chelsea Chandler8-4-0 · Power Index 1697Submission · R1 · 4:52Oct 17, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs Malott
- Winvs Daria Zhelezniakova10-3-0 · Power Index 1685Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Apr 18, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Malott
Fight stats
Stat Melissa Croden Daria Zhelezniakova Sig. strikes 69/153 41/118 Takedowns 4/8 0/0 Control time 5:12 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 14 Round 2 sig. strikes 27 14 Round 3 sig. strikes 27 13 - Winvs Darya ZheleznyakovaDecision · UnanimousApr 18, 2026 · UFC Fight Night
- Lossvs Luana Santos11-2-0 · Power Index 1777Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Dec 14, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape
Fight stats
Stat Melissa Croden Luana Santos Sig. strikes 22/74 12/24 Takedowns 0/1 3/7 Control time 0:44 9:21 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 7 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 10 2 Round 3 sig. strikes 5 0 - Winvs Tainara Lisboa7-4-0 · Power Index 1576KO/TKO · R3 · 4:32Oct 18, 2025 · UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez
Fight stats
Stat Melissa Croden Tainara Lisboa Sig. strikes 99/175 42/92 Takedowns 2/3 2/8 Control time 5:05 2:19 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 27 25 Round 2 sig. strikes 33 13 Round 3 sig. strikes 39 4
Career Stats
Based on 4 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.07
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.17
- Striking defense
- 59%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.13
- Takedown accuracy
- 47%
- Takedown defense
- 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.30