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UFCUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov
Women's Flyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Ariane da Silva
Ariane da Silva
“Queen of Violence”
17-11-0
RESULT

Ariane da Silva def. Melissa Gatto (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Melissa Gatto
Melissa Gatto
9-3-2
Saturday, July 1, 2023
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Ariane da Silva defeated Melissa Gatto by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Flyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Magomedov, held Saturday, July 1, 2023 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Ariane da Silva
Melissa Gatto
0
Knockdowns
0
66 of 149
Significant strikes
85 of 186
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
46%
81 of 166
Total strikes
100 of 201
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 7
100%
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:47
Control time
2:57
Significant strikes by target
28 of 101
Head
39 of 117
27 of 36
Body
34 of 50
11 of 12
Leg
12 of 19
53 of 131
Distance
70 of 165
12 of 15
Clinch
15 of 21
1 of 3
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
16 of 49
Sig. str.
28 of 53
18 of 52
Total str.
28 of 53
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:17
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
26 of 46
Sig. str.
33 of 66
39 of 60
Total str.
45 of 78
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
2:16
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
24 of 54
Sig. str.
24 of 67
24 of 54
Total str.
27 of 70
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:35
Ctrl
0:24

Judges' Scorecards

Adalaide Byrd
#SilvaGatto
1910
2910
3109
Total2829
Sal D'Amato
#SilvaGatto
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Chris Lee
#SilvaGatto
1910
2109
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

6
Silva
–
4
Gatto
●29–28 Silva×6●29–28 Gatto×4
All 10 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

49%
Silva
3%
Draw
49%
Gatto
78 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Gatto39.7%●29–28 Silva34.6%●30–27 Silva14.1%●30–27 Gatto7.7%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
72%
Gatto
R2
60%
Gatto
R3
89%
Silva

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-11-0
Record
9-3-2
1
Win Streak
0
32
Age
30
5'6"
168 cm
Height
5'5"
165 cm
67"
170 cm
Reach
69"
175 cm
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Stance
—
Women's Flyweight
Weight Class
Women's Flyweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile

4.05
SLpM
3.47
41%
Str. Acc.
49%
4.40
SApM
2.67
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.47
TD Avg.
1.77
38%
TD Acc.
27%
68%
TD Def.
58%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • W
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Melissa Gatto · 2-3
  • L
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    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
  • W
    Tamires Vidal
    UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs MurphySat, May 18, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 0:37 · Women's Bantamweight
  • L
    Ariane da Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs MagomedovSat, Jul 1, 2023
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
  • L
    Tracy Cortez
    UFC 274: Oliveira vs GaethjeSat, May 7, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
  • W
    Sijara Eubanks
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs DaukausSat, Dec 18, 2021
    TKO · R3 · 0:45 · Women's Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 14 fights · 6 fights
46.4
Avg sig. strikes
44.2
0.36
Avg takedowns
1.50
1:36
Avg control time
3:49
101
Career high strikes
85
2
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Ariane da Silva
Strike target
Melissa Gatto
49%
Head
54%
39%
Body
29%
12%
Leg
17%
Ariane da Silva
Strike position
Melissa Gatto
79%
Distance
85%
14%
Clinch
10%
7%
Ground
5%