Melissa Gatto

Women's Flyweight · 9-3-2 · orthodox

Last 5
LWLLW
Height
5'5"
165.1 cm
Reach
5'9"
175.26 cm
Age
30
Elo Rating
1512.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 56 Women's Flyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 2.67 significant strikes per minute — better than 79% of Women's Flyweight fighters
  • Lands 49% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 76% of Women's Flyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Completes only 27% of their takedown attempts — worse than 81% of Women's Flyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.47
    Bottom 36%
  • Striking accuracy
    49%
    Top 24%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    2.67
    Top 21%
  • Striking defense
    54%
    Bottom 42%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.77
    Top 31%
  • Takedown accuracy
    27%
    Bottom 19%
  • Takedown defense
    58%
    Bottom 40%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.40
    Top 44%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1510, higher than 45% of Women's Flyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1513).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202510:45Eubanks15:00Cortez15:00Silva10:37Vidal15:00Barbosa
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan
2026-04-04 · Decision - Majority, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy
2024-05-18 · KO/TKO, R3 0:37
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Magomedov
2023-07-01 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
2022-05-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
2021-12-18 · KO/TKO, R3 0:45
UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane
2021-08-07 · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R2 5:00