Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson
Women's Strawweight3 rounds scheduled
Melissa Martinez
Melissa Martinez
“Super Mely”
8-2-0
RESULT

Elise Reed def. Melissa Martinez (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Elise Reed
Elise Reed
8-5-0
Saturday, September 10, 2022
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

Elise Reed defeated Melissa Martinez by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Strawweight bout of UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson, held Saturday, September 10, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Melissa Martinez
Elise Reed
0
Knockdowns
1
45 of 78
Significant strikes
38 of 70
58%
Sig. strike accuracy
54%
63 of 96
Total strikes
65 of 99
1 of 2
Takedowns
3 of 3
50%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:42
Control time
3:35
Significant strikes by target
10 of 38
Head
15 of 44
17 of 21
Body
17 of 19
18 of 19
Leg
6 of 7
37 of 67
Distance
20 of 51
6 of 8
Clinch
12 of 13
2 of 3
Ground
6 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
16 of 28
Sig. str.
9 of 23
21 of 33
Total str.
25 of 41
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:06
Ctrl
0:32
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
19 of 31
Sig. str.
13 of 24
23 of 35
Total str.
15 of 26
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:42
Ctrl
0:45
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
10 of 19
Sig. str.
16 of 23
19 of 28
Total str.
25 of 32
1 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:54
Ctrl
2:18

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#MartinezReed
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Sal D'Amato
#MartinezReed
1910
2109
3910
Total2829
Junichiro Kamijo
#MartinezReed
1910
2109
3910
Total2829

Media Scores

0
Martinez
–
17
Reed
●29–28 Reed×16●30–27 Reed
All 17 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

3%
Martinez
97%
Reed
31 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Reed87.1%●30–27 Reed9.7%●29–28 Martinez3.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Reed
R2
87%
Martinez
R3
100%
Reed

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Mark Smith
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

8-2-0
Record
8-5-0
0
Win Streak
0
28
Age
33
5'2"
157 cm
Height
5'3"
160 cm
66"
168 cm
Reach
63"
160 cm
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Stance
—
Women's Strawweight
Weight Class
Women's Strawweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.78
SLpM
3.41
47%
Str. Acc.
53%
5.21
SApM
3.26
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.35
TD Avg.
0.46
50%
TD Acc.
60%
50%
TD Def.
53%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Melissa Martinez · 1-2
  • L
    Fatima Kline
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs TeixeiraSat, Jul 12, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 2:36 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Alice Ardelean
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Elise Reed
    UFC 279: Diaz vs FergusonSat, Sep 10, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
Elise Reed · 2-3
  • L
    Denise Gomes
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MoralesSat, May 17, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Jessica Penne
    UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs PereiraSat, Oct 19, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Loopy Godinez
    UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs Shevchenko 2Sun, Sep 17, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 3:38 · Women's Strawweight
  • W
    Jinh Yu Frey
    UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs AlbaziSat, Jun 3, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Strawweight
  • L
    Loma Lookboonmee
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023
    Submission · R2 · 0:44 · Women's Strawweight

Career Averages

Based on 3 fights · 9 fights
53.7
Avg sig. strikes
37.0
0.33
Avg takedowns
0.33
1:05
Avg control time
0:55
72
Career high strikes
117
1
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Melissa Martinez
Strike target
Elise Reed
41%
Head
56%
31%
Body
23%
28%
Leg
21%
Melissa Martinez
Strike position
Elise Reed
95%
Distance
84%
4%
Clinch
12%
1%
Ground
4%