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Flyweight
3 Rounds
Dione Barbosa won · Decision R3
Elo1542
Dione Barbosa editorial illustration
Elo1492

Dione BarbosavsMelissa GattoUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan · Saturday, April 4, 2026Las Vegas, USA

Official fight result

Dione Barbosa won

Decision · Round 3 · 5:00

Engine 7.0 was correct

Pre-fight pick: Dione Barbosa

If $100 had been placed on our pre-fight pick

Dione Barbosa at -138 American odds · hypothetical only

+$72 profit

$172 total returned

Style matchupDione Barbosa: WrestlervsMelissa Gatto: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Melissa Gatto wins(65.3%)

Actual result: Dione Barbosa wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Dione Barbosa has 10pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Dione Barbosa
Red Corner
VS
Melissa Gatto
Blue Corner
-138
(58%)
Vegas Odds
+110
(48%)
1542
Elo
1492
34
Age
30
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'6"
Height
5'5"
167.64 cm
Reach
175.26 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Dione Barbosa
oldest →
W
vs Ernesta Kareckaite · May 24
L
vs Miranda Maverick · Jul 24
W
SUBvs Diana Belbita · Apr 25
L
vs Karine Silva · Aug 25
W
SUBvs Anna Melisano · Jul 26
latest
Melissa Gatto
oldest →
W
KOvs Victoria Leonardo · Aug 21
W
KOvs Sijara Eubanks · Dec 21
L
vs Tracy Cortez · May 22
L
vs Ariane da Silva · Jul 23
W
KOvs Tamires Vidal · May 24
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Dione BarbosaMetricMelissa Gatto
2.21
Strikes / min
3.47
2.40
Strikes absorbed / min
2.67
64%
Strike defense
54%
2.40
TDs / 15 min
1.77
63%
Takedown defense
58%
1.70
Sub atts / 15 min
0.40
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.19evenly matched on net striking+0.80

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1516Strikes2.3 vs 3.8Takedowns2.2 vs 1.5Sub Atts1.90 vs 0.50Form-0.1 vs 0.4
Dione BarbosaMelissa Gatto

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801500152015401560← oldermost recent →
Dione Barbosa(6 fights)Melissa Gatto(6 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Recent Form
Red -0.5|Blue +0.5
Striker Score
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Grappler Score
Red +0.4|Blue -0.4
Layoff
Red -455.0|Blue +455.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Dione BarbosaTargetMelissa Gatto

By target zone

19
36% acc · 63%
Head
14
35% acc · 42%
9
75% acc · 30%
Body
9
60% acc · 27%
2
100% acc · 7%
Leg
10
83% acc · 30%

By position

16
33% acc · 53%
Distance
30
48% acc · 91%
5
71% acc · 17%
Clinch
2
50% acc · 6%
9
82% acc · 30%
Ground
1
100% acc · 3%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

2
Dione Barbosa rounds
0
even
1
Melissa Gatto rounds
Round 1Melissa Gatto edged it
Sig. strikes16
Takedowns0
Control1:15
21Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
1:11Control
Round 2Dione Barbosa edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns2
Control2:20
5Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
1:55Control
Round 3Dione Barbosa edged it
Sig. strikes5
Takedowns1
Control2:31
7Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:42Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
30 / 67
Sig Strikes
33 / 67
46%
Sig Str %
57.3%
108 / 154
Total Strikes
64 / 109
3 / 6
TDs
3 / 12
66.7%
TD %
17.7%
1
Sub Att
0
1
Rev
1
6:06
Ctrl Time
4:48

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Melissa Gatto21 / 4827 / 591 / 50
1Dione Barbosa16 / 3735 / 580 / 30
2Melissa Gatto5 / 723 / 302 / 60
2Dione Barbosa9 / 2034 / 512 / 20
3Melissa Gatto7 / 1214 / 200 / 10
3Dione Barbosa5 / 1039 / 451 / 11

The Pick

Vegas favorite
Dione Barbosa
Odds
-138

Market-implied probability

Dione Barbosa 55%

Model pick shown for research — not a betting edge.

$100 bet returns

Dione Barbosa (model pick · research)$172
Melissa Gatto$210

55% market-implied · model 61% (research) · vufc_v4_pure_sklearn_histgb_20260517_110941

🔒 Pick locked May 17, 2026, 11:10 AM UTC · never rewritten

Dione Barbosa

StanceOrthodox
Height66.0"
Reach66.0"
Fights7

Melissa Gatto

StanceOrthodox
Height65.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights6