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Luana Santos vs Melissa Croden

Luana Santos is 11-2-0; Melissa Croden is 8-3-0. Melissa Croden is 9 years older than Luana Santos. Melissa Croden has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Luana Santos. Melissa Croden is 3" · 8 cm taller than Luana Santos. They have met once: Luana Santos 1, Melissa Croden 0.

Luana Santos
11-2-0
UDUDSUB
Women's BantamweightMet once
Melissa Croden
“Scare” · 8-3-0
UDUDTKO

Style & credentials

Luana Santos

No background on record

Camp · Syndicate MMA · Brazil
Melissa Croden
KickboxingTaekwondo
  • —Brown belt · BJJ
  • 2022Bantamweight ChampionshipPallas Athena Women's Fighting Championship
  • 2019Champion · Rumble In The Cagefeatherweight
  • —Amateur MMA 5-0Record
Camp · Alavanca · Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

59%
Head
71%
29%
Body
16%
12%
Leg
13%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Luana Santoslast 7 fights
48%25%27%
Melissa Crodenlast 3 fights
56%21%23%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Luana Santos Melissa Croden
Strikes landed / min
2.534.27
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Luana Santos · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fightersMelissa Croden · Good · better than 73% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.452.13
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Luana Santos · Good · better than 81% of UFC fightersMelissa Croden · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.142.02
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Luana Santos · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersMelissa Croden · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
37%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Luana Santos · Average · better than 49% of UFC fightersMelissa Croden · Good · better than 75% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
85%66%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Luana Santos · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersMelissa Croden · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.000.30
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Luana Santos · Good · better than 80% of UFC fightersMelissa Croden · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.53
Strikes landed / min
4.27
2.45
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.13
2.14 / 5.8
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.02 / 4.0
37%
Takedown accuracy
50%
85%
Takedown defence
66%
6:05
Control time / fight
3:40
1.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.30

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Luana Santos7 UFC fights · 195 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
54%106/237
24%47/63
11%21/25
Clinch
3%5/19
5%10/13
1%2/2
Ground
2%4/5
0%0/0
0%0/0
Melissa Croden3 UFC fights · 190 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%76/224
9%17/29
13%25/39
Clinch
11%20/31
7%14/19
0%0/0
Ground
20%38/60
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Frequently asked questions

Have Luana Santos and Melissa Croden ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape (Sat, Dec 13, 2025), where Luana Santos won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Luana Santos and Melissa Croden?

Luana Santos is 11-2-0 and Melissa Croden is 8-3-0.

Who has the longer reach, Luana Santos or Melissa Croden?

Melissa Croden has the longer reach: 68" · 173 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Luana Santos, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Luana Santos or Melissa Croden?

Melissa Croden is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Luana Santos stands 5'6" · 168 cm.

Who is older, Luana Santos or Melissa Croden?

Melissa Croden is 35 and Luana Santos is 26.

Who has more finishes, Luana Santos or Melissa Croden?

Luana Santos has 6 wins inside the distance (1 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Melissa Croden has 7 wins (6 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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