Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens
Women's Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Irene Aldana
MexicoIrene Aldana
15-8-0
RESULT

Irene Aldana def. Vanessa Melo (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Vanessa Melo
BrazilVanessa Melo
“Miss Simpatia”
11-8-0
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Mexico City Arena, Mexico City, Mexico

Irene Aldana defeated Vanessa Melo by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens, held Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Mexico City Arena, Mexico City. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 30-26, Irene Aldana won the decision.

Fight stats

Irene Aldana
Vanessa Melo
0
Knockdowns
0
125 of 333
Significant strikes
68 of 250
38%
Sig. strike accuracy
27%
127 of 335
Total strikes
68 of 250
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
-
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:13
Significant strikes by target
79 of 271
Head
48 of 207
21 of 34
Body
9 of 28
25 of 28
Leg
11 of 15
124 of 332
Distance
68 of 250
1 of 1
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
45 of 108
Sig. str.
16 of 86
45 of 108
Total str.
16 of 86
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
36 of 102
Sig. str.
27 of 84
36 of 102
Total str.
27 of 84
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
44 of 123
Sig. str.
25 of 80
46 of 125
Total str.
25 of 80
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:13

Judges' Scorecards

Douglas Crosby
#AldanaMelo
1109
2109
3108
Total3026
Junichiro Kamijo
#AldanaMelo
1109
2109
3108
Total3026
Brian Puccillo
#AldanaMelo
1109
2109
3108
Total3026

Media Scores

12
Aldana
-
0
Melo
●30-27 Aldana×9●30-26 Aldana×2●30-25 Aldana
All 12 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

100%
Aldana
0%
Melo
17 fan scorecards submitted
●30-27 Aldana82.4%●30-26 Aldana17.6%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
100%
Aldana
R2
100%
Aldana
R3
82%
Aldana

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Irene Aldana
-587
85% implied win probability
Open: -535Best: -555
Vanessa Melo
+404
20% implied win probability
Open: +365Best: +422

Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Irene AldanaVanessa Melo
20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%Sep 15Sep 17Sep 19Sep 22Sep 15, 5:05 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -500 (83%)Sep 18, 1:00 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -509 (84%)Sep 18, 6:35 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -523 (84%)Sep 18, 6:40 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -538 (84%)Sep 19, 12:05 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -556 (85%)Sep 19, 6:00 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -557 (85%)Sep 19, 6:00 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -559 (85%)Sep 19, 9:30 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -556 (85%)Sep 20, 12:15 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -566 (85%)Sep 20, 12:20 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -576 (85%)Sep 20, 5:10 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -586 (85%)Sep 20, 9:25 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -594 (86%)Sep 20, 9:30 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -603 (86%)Sep 20, 10:30 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -632 (86%)Sep 20, 2:43 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -626 (86%)Sep 20, 2:50 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -627 (86%)Sep 20, 5:00 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -629 (86%)Sep 20, 6:30 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -638 (86%)Sep 20, 11:50 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -631 (86%)Sep 21, 12:20 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -633 (86%)Sep 21, 1:30 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -633 (86%)Sep 21, 4:50 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -632 (86%)Sep 21, 5:30 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -631 (86%)Sep 21, 6:10 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -635 (86%)Sep 21, 8:20 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -635 (86%)Sep 21, 9:30 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -635 (86%)Sep 21, 9:31 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -627 (86%)Sep 21, 9:35 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -628 (86%)Sep 21, 9:35 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -630 (86%)Sep 21, 9:40 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -637 (86%)Sep 21, 9:50 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -632 (86%)Sep 21, 10:10 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -637 (86%)Sep 21, 10:10 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -635 (86%)Sep 21, 10:15 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -660 (87%)Sep 21, 10:20 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -652 (87%)Sep 21, 10:25 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -650 (87%)Sep 21, 10:30 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -657 (87%)Sep 21, 10:30 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -636 (86%)Sep 21, 10:50 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -633 (86%)Sep 21, 11:00 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -636 (86%)Sep 21, 11:15 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -635 (86%)Sep 21, 11:20 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -639 (86%)Sep 21, 11:20 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -639 (86%)Sep 21, 11:30 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -645 (87%)Sep 21, 11:35 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -650 (87%)Sep 21, 11:40 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -658 (87%)Sep 21, 11:40 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -655 (87%)Sep 21, 11:40 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -658 (87%)Sep 21, 11:45 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -657 (87%)Sep 21, 11:55 PM UTC · Irene Aldana -657 (87%)Sep 22, 12:00 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -651 (87%)Sep 22, 12:00 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -639 (86%)Sep 22, 12:10 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -627 (86%)Sep 22, 12:10 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -628 (86%)Sep 22, 12:25 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -628 (86%)Sep 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -618 (86%)Sep 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -618 (86%)Sep 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -613 (86%)Sep 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -610 (86%)Sep 22, 12:35 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -582 (85%)Sep 22, 12:40 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -610 (86%)Sep 22, 12:45 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -578 (85%)Sep 22, 12:45 AM UTC · Irene Aldana -587 (85%)Sep 15, 5:05 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +350 (22%)Sep 18, 1:00 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +347 (22%)Sep 18, 6:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +354 (22%)Sep 18, 6:40 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +362 (22%)Sep 19, 12:05 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +370 (21%)Sep 19, 6:00 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +371 (21%)Sep 19, 6:00 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +372 (21%)Sep 19, 9:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +373 (21%)Sep 20, 12:15 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +378 (21%)Sep 20, 12:20 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +383 (21%)Sep 20, 5:10 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +388 (20%)Sep 20, 9:25 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +392 (20%)Sep 20, 9:30 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +397 (20%)Sep 20, 10:30 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +412 (20%)Sep 20, 2:43 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +410 (20%)Sep 20, 2:50 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +411 (20%)Sep 20, 5:00 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +413 (19%)Sep 20, 6:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +417 (19%)Sep 20, 11:50 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +418 (19%)Sep 21, 12:20 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +418 (19%)Sep 21, 1:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +418 (19%)Sep 21, 4:50 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +418 (19%)Sep 21, 5:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +417 (19%)Sep 21, 6:10 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +417 (19%)Sep 21, 8:20 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +417 (19%)Sep 21, 9:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +413 (19%)Sep 21, 9:31 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +414 (19%)Sep 21, 9:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +415 (19%)Sep 21, 9:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +419 (19%)Sep 21, 9:40 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +415 (19%)Sep 21, 9:50 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +415 (19%)Sep 21, 10:10 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +418 (19%)Sep 21, 10:10 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +417 (19%)Sep 21, 10:15 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +433 (19%)Sep 21, 10:20 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +429 (19%)Sep 21, 10:25 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +433 (19%)Sep 21, 10:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +420 (19%)Sep 21, 10:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +420 (19%)Sep 21, 10:50 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +419 (19%)Sep 21, 11:00 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +420 (19%)Sep 21, 11:15 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +422 (19%)Sep 21, 11:20 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +422 (19%)Sep 21, 11:20 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +424 (19%)Sep 21, 11:30 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +424 (19%)Sep 21, 11:35 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +427 (19%)Sep 21, 11:40 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +431 (19%)Sep 21, 11:40 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +430 (19%)Sep 21, 11:40 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +430 (19%)Sep 21, 11:45 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +434 (19%)Sep 21, 11:55 PM UTC · Vanessa Melo +434 (19%)Sep 22, 12:00 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +427 (19%)Sep 22, 12:00 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +424 (19%)Sep 22, 12:10 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +424 (19%)Sep 22, 12:10 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +420 (19%)Sep 22, 12:25 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +420 (19%)Sep 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +420 (19%)Sep 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +413 (19%)Sep 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +411 (20%)Sep 22, 12:30 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +397 (20%)Sep 22, 12:35 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +411 (20%)Sep 22, 12:40 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +399 (20%)Sep 22, 12:45 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +404 (20%)Sep 22, 12:45 AM UTC · Vanessa Melo +404 (20%)-587+404
SportsbookIrene AldanaVanessa Melo
Bookmaker-555+422
Bovada-600+400
Cloudbet-617+410
Pinnacle-572+415
sports-interaction-595+380
unibet-590+400

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Irene Aldana vs Vanessa Melo?

Irene Aldana defeated Vanessa Melo by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Stephens, held Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Mexico City Arena, Mexico City. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 30-26, Irene Aldana won the decision.

What were the judges' scorecards for Irene Aldana vs Vanessa Melo?

The judges scored it 30-26, 30-26, 30-26, Irene Aldana won the decision.

Was Irene Aldana vs Vanessa Melo a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 12 media scores picked Irene Aldana.

Full robbery index →
Referee
Fernando Salas Navarro
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Irene Aldana 62%38% Vanessa Melo

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Women's Bantamweight roster (52 fighters)

Irene Aldana
Complete Fighter
8 edges
Vanessa Melo
Complete Fighter
3 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

62Power64
75Speed68
81Precision56
91Durability84
95Engine92
54Wrestling66
61Ground52

Biggest edge Irene Aldana, Accuracy +25

Attribute by attribute

Irene Aldana is on the left of every row, Vanessa Melo on the right.
49Punch power61
75Kick power67
77Punch speed71
72Kick speed65
81Accuracy56
54Takedowns66
49Ground striking50
73Submissions53
98Chin96
83Body strength71
95Cardio92

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

15-8-0
Record
11-8-0
1685
Power Index rating
1599
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
38
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'5"
165 cm
68"
173 cm
Reach
65"
165 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Women's Bantamweight
Weight Class
Women's Bantamweight
Mexico
Nationality
Brazil

Striking Profile

5.19
SLpM
3.48
39%
Str. Acc.
30%
6.64
SApM
6.13
56%
Str. Def.
59%

Grappling Profile

0.15
TD Avg.
0.00
50%
TD Acc.
0%
77%
TD Def.
71%
0.20
Sub. Avg.
0.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Irene Aldana · 3-2
  • L
    Norma Dumont
    UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC O'Malley vs Dvalishvili · Sep 14, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • W
    Karol Rosa
    UFC 296: Edwards vs Covington · Dec 16, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • L
    Amanda Nunes
    UFC 289: Nunes vs Aldana · Jun 10, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • W
    Macy Chiasson
    UFC 279: Diaz vs Ferguson · Sep 10, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 2:21 · Catchweight
  • W
    Yana Santos
    UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 4:35 · Women's Bantamweight
Vanessa Melo · 0-5
  • L
    Alana Cook
    BTC 32: The Battle of Lundy's Lane · Sep 13, 2025
    Split Decision · Featherweight
  • L
    Fernanda Barbosa
    SFT 48: Sousa vs. Soldado · Jun 8, 2024
    Split Decision · Bantamweight
  • L
    Sidy Rocha
    SFT 44: O Apocalipse dos Guerreiros · Nov 18, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
  • L
    Olena Kolesnyk
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2022 Regular Season · Jun 30, 2022
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Martina Jindrova
    Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season · May 5, 2022
    Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 6 fights
76.1
Avg sig. strikes
52.3
0.14
Avg takedowns
0.17
0:19
Avg control time
0:06
145
Career high strikes
68
1
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Irene Aldana
Strike target
Vanessa Melo
70%
Head
69%
14%
Body
14%
17%
Leg
16%
Irene Aldana
Strike position
Vanessa Melo
89%
Distance
93%
5%
Clinch
4%
6%
Ground
3%