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Melissa Martinez
“Super Mely”
Mexico
8-2-0W-L-D
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 5'2"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 66"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- Women's StrawweightWomen's Strawweight: Up to 115 lb (52 kg). The lightest women's division. 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
- Bonebreakers 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.
- 1564
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Martinez is a power finisher. Her wins come by 5 KO/TKO, 0 submissions and 3 decisions, a 63% finish rate. She puts people away on the feet and rarely goes looking for the tap.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Martinez lost to Fatima Kline (10-1-0) by KO/TKO in round 3. Before that, she beat Alice Ardelean (12-7-0) by unanimous decision. Before that, she lost to Elise Reed (8-6-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Southpaw at 5'2" with a 66" reach. She lands 3.78 significant strikes a minute at 47% accuracy but absorbs 5.21 a minute and defends 53%. Wrestling is minor: 0.35 takedowns per 15 minutes, 50% takedown defense.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 5 KO/TKO (63%)
- 3 Decision (37%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 63%
- Last fought
- 16 months ago
8 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.: 30-14 (3 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1657
- Lossvs Fatima Kline10-1-0 · Power Index 1801KO/TKO · R3 · 2:36Jul 13, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs Teixeira
Fight stats
Stat Melissa Martinez Fatima Kline Sig. strikes 44/119 92/181 Takedowns 0/0 0/2 Control time 0:32 0:40 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 17 32 Round 2 sig. strikes 18 35 Round 3 sig. strikes 9 25 - Winvs Alice Ardelean12-7-0 · Power Index 1618Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Oct 19, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs Pereira
Fight stats
Stat Melissa Martinez Alice Ardelean Sig. strikes 72/145 92/224 Takedowns 0/0 0/1 Control time 0:00 0:41 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 18 27 Round 2 sig. strikes 29 45 Round 3 sig. strikes 25 20 - Lossvs Elise Reed8-6-0 · Power Index 1551Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Sep 11, 2022 · UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson
Fight stats
Stat Melissa Martinez Elise Reed Sig. strikes 45/78 38/70 Takedowns 1/2 3/3 Control time 2:42 3:35 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 16 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 19 13 Round 3 sig. strikes 10 16 - Winvs Desiree YanezDecision · SplitDec 7, 2019 · Combate 51: Tito vs. Alberto
- Winvs Caroline GallardoTKO · R2 · 0:50Apr 26, 2019 · Combate 36: Reinas
Career Stats
Based on 3 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.78
- Striking accuracy
- 47%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.21
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.35
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defense
- 50%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00