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Melissa Gatto
Brazil
9-3-3W-L-D
- Age
- 30
- Height
- 5'5"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 69"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Women's FlyweightWomen's Flyweight: 116 to 125 lb (53 to 57 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
- KO Squad MMA
- 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.
- 1586
Scouting Report
- D
- L
- W
- L
- L
Won 1 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Gatto is a finisher. Her wins split 3 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission and 2 by decision, for a 78% finish rate. She makes people tap more than anything else, and she's no scorecard fighter.
- Recent Form
- Most recent was a majority draw with Ernesta Kareckaite (6-2-2). Before that, a majority decision loss to Dione Barbosa (10-4-0). Before that, a round 3 KO/TKO win over Tamires Vidal (7-5-0).
- Style
- Orthodox, lands 3.35 significant strikes a minute at 50% accuracy and absorbs 2.76, with 56% striking defense. Averages 1.64 takedowns per 15 minutes at 23% accuracy, defends 61% of takedowns, and throws 0.7 submission attempts per 15.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 3 KO/TKO (33%)
- 4 Submission (45%)
- 2 Decision (22%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 78%
- Last fought
- 5 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.: 41-23-2 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1620
- Drawvs Ernesta Kareckaite6-2-2 · Power Index 1553Draw (Majority) · R3 · 5:00Oct 10, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan
- Lossvs Dione Barbosa10-4-0 · Power Index 1683Decision - Majority · R3 · 5:00Apr 4, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs Duncan
- Winvs Tamires Vidal7-5-0 · Power Index 1562KO/TKO · R3 · 0:37May 18, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs Murphy
- Lossvs Ariane Lipski da Silva18-12-0 · Power Index 1682Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Jul 1, 2023 · UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov
- Lossvs Ariane da SilvaDecision · SplitJul 1, 2023 · UFC Fight Night
Career Stats
Based on 7 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.35
- Striking accuracy
- 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.76
- Striking defense
- 56%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.64
- Takedown accuracy
- 23%
- Takedown defense
- 61%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.70