Luana Santos defeated Melissa Croden by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape, held Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Luana Santos won the decision.
Melissa Croden vs Luana Santos
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 11 media scorecards
- CombatPress.com30-27Santos
- MMA Latinoamerica30-27Santos
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com30-27Santos
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com30-27Santos
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno30-27Santos
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com30-27Santos
- Dayne Fox · Sherdog.com30-27Santos
- Scottie Smith · Sherdog.com30-27Santos
- Zane Simon · The MMA Vivisection29-28Santos
- MMAMania.com29-28Santos
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Santos
Fan Scorecards
20 fan scorecards submitted
Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 21 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Melissa Croden | Luana Santos | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4casters | +124 | -132 | |
| 4Cx | +121 | -135 | |
| Bet105 | +123 | -138 | |
| BetAnything | +110 | -140 | |
| BetMGM | +115 | -140 | |
| BetOnline | +115 | -135 | |
| BetRivers | +110 | -137 | |
| BetUS | +114 | -135 | |
| Betway | -100 | -125 | |
| Bookmaker | +115 | -135 | |
| Bovada | +114 | -133 | |
| Caesars | +118 | -140 | |
| Cloudbet | +117 | -132 | |
| DraftKings | +114 | -135 | |
| FanDuel | +840 | -1600 | |
| HardRockBet | +110 | -135 | |
| mybookie | +115 | -141 | |
| Pinnacle | +117 | -131 | |
| Polymarket | +127 | -133 | |
| Stake | +118 | -133 | |
| SXBet | +105 | -137 |
Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io
Insights
- Luana Santos stops 85% of takedowns, better than 90% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- —Brown belt · BJJ
- 2022Bantamweight ChampionshipPallas Athena Women's Fighting Championship
- 2019Champion · Rumble In The Cagefeatherweight
- —Amateur MMA 5-0Record
No background on record
Camp · Syndicate MMA · BrazilSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Recent form · last 5
- WUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Malott · Apr 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape · Dec 13, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs Hernandez · Oct 18, 2025TKO · R3 · 4:32 · Women's Bantamweight
- WAshley DeenLFA 195: Wetzell vs. Usmonov · Oct 25, 2024TKO · R2 · 0:22 · Bantamweight
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- WUFC Fight Night: Kape vs Horiguchi · Jun 20, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape · Dec 13, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales · May 17, 2025Submission · R2 · 4:59 · Women's Bantamweight
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs Cortez · Jul 13, 2024Submission · R1 · 3:27 · Women's Flyweight
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Melissa Croden vs Luana Santos?
Luana Santos defeated Melissa Croden by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Women's Bantamweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape, held Saturday, December 13, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Luana Santos won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Melissa Croden vs Luana Santos?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 30-27, Luana Santos won the decision.
Was Melissa Croden vs Luana Santos a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 11 media scores picked Luana Santos.