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Women's Bantamweight
3 Rounds
Melissa Croden won · KO/TKO R3
Elo1524
Melissa Croden
Elo1477

Melissa CrodenvsTainara LisboaUFC Prediction Result

UFC Fight Night: De Ridder vs. Allen · Saturday, October 18, 2025Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Official fight result

Melissa Croden won

KO/TKO · Round 3 · 4:32

Model Prediction: Melissa Croden wins(58.8%)

Actual result: Melissa Croden wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Melissa Croden at -132 American odds

+$76 profit

$176 total returned

Scouting Report

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

  • Melissa Croden is a KO finisher (50% of wins). Tainara Lisboa has lost 50% of fights by KO.
  • Melissa Croden has 14pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.

Tale of the Tape

Melissa Croden
Red Corner
VS
Tainara Lisboa
Blue Corner
-132
(57%)
Vegas Odds
+112
(47%)
1524
Elo
1477
35
Age
35
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'7"
172.72 cm
Reach
170.18 cm

Recent Form

Last 3 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Melissa Croden
oldest →
L
vs Luana Santos · Dec 25
W
DECvs Daria Zhelezniakova · Apr 26
latest
Tainara Lisboa
oldest →
W
SUBvs Jessica-Rose Clark · May 23
W
vs Ravena Oliveira · Oct 23
L
SUBvs Luana Santos · May 25
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

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

Melissa CrodenMetricTainara Lisboa
4.27
Strikes / min
2.01
2.13
Strikes absorbed / min
2.88
59%
Strike defense
45%
2.02
TDs / 15 min
1.67
66%
Takedown defense
53%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.30
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+2.14Δ 3.01 — meaningful gap-0.87

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1515Strikes4.1 vs 2.0Takedowns1.0 vs 1.7Sub Atts0.00 vs 0.30Form0.0 vs -0.5
Melissa CrodenTainara Lisboa

Recent Elo Trajectory

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

14601480150015201540← oldermost recent →
Melissa Croden(3 fights)Tainara Lisboa(4 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 +47.0|Blue -47.0
Recent Form
Red +0.5|Blue -0.5
Striker Score
Red +49.7|Blue -49.7
Grappler Score
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

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

Melissa CrodenTargetTainara Lisboa

By target zone

74
52% acc · 75%
Head
23
33% acc · 55%
12
75% acc · 12%
Body
18
86% acc · 43%
13
72% acc · 13%
Leg
1
100% acc · 2%

By position

57
53% acc · 58%
Distance
23
33% acc · 55%
13
65% acc · 13%
Clinch
19
86% acc · 45%
29
62% acc · 29%
Ground
0

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

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

2
Melissa Croden rounds
1
even
0
Tainara Lisboa rounds
Round 1Even round
Sig. strikes27
Takedowns0
Control0:13
25Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
1:04Control
Round 2Melissa Croden edged it
Sig. strikes33
Takedowns1
Control1:45
Knockdowns1
13Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:52Control
0Knockdowns
Round 3Melissa Croden edged it
Sig. strikes39
Takedowns1
Control3:07
4Sig. strikes
1Takedowns
0:23Control
Statistical round count agrees with the official result.

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
99 / 175
Sig Strikes
42 / 92
55.7%
Sig Str %
44.7%
148 / 230
Total Strikes
63 / 115
2 / 3
TDs
2 / 8
75%
TD %
23.3%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
5:05
Ctrl Time
2:19

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Tainara Lisboa25 / 5634 / 660 / 10
1Melissa Croden27 / 5735 / 660 / 00
2Tainara Lisboa13 / 2621 / 341 / 20
2Melissa Croden33 / 5758 / 831 / 10
3Tainara Lisboa4 / 108 / 151 / 50
3Melissa Croden39 / 6155 / 811 / 20

Melissa Croden

StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach68.0"
Fights2

Tainara Lisboa

StanceOrthodox
Height67.0"
Reach67.0"
Fights4