Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape
Women's Bantamweight3 rounds scheduled
Melissa Croden
Melissa Croden
“Scare”
8-3-0
RESULT

Luana Santos def. Melissa Croden (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Luana Santos
Luana Santos
10-2-0
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

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 Sunday, December 14, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Melissa Croden
Luana Santos
0
Knockdowns
0
22 of 74
Significant strikes
12 of 24
30%
Sig. strike accuracy
50%
56 of 109
Total strikes
93 of 110
0 of 1
Takedowns
3 of 7
0%
Takedown accuracy
43%
0
Submission attempts
1
1
Reversals
0
0:44
Control time
9:21
Significant strikes by target
9 of 53
Head
6 of 16
7 of 8
Body
4 of 5
6 of 13
Leg
2 of 3
18 of 69
Distance
10 of 20
4 of 5
Clinch
2 of 3
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
7 of 27
Sig. str.
10 of 13
21 of 41
Total str.
33 of 37
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:44
Ctrl
1:51
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
10 of 21
Sig. str.
2 of 8
30 of 42
Total str.
14 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
1
0:00
Ctrl
3:41
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
5 of 26
Sig. str.
0 of 3
5 of 26
Total str.
46 of 50
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
3:49
Referee
Kerry Hatley
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

8-3-0
Record
10-2-0
1
Win Streak
2
35
Age
26
5'9"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
67"
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Stance
—
Women's Bantamweight
Weight Class
Women's Bantamweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.27
SLpM
2.99
47%
Str. Acc.
52%
2.13
SApM
2.93
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.02
TD Avg.
2.17
50%
TD Acc.
47%
66%
TD Def.
85%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Melissa Croden · 2-1
  • W
    Daria Zhelezniakova
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MalottSat, Apr 18, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • L
    Luana Santos
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeSun, Dec 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • W
    Tainara Lisboa
    UFC Vancouver: De Ridder vs HernandezSat, Oct 18, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 4:32 · Women's Bantamweight
Luana Santos · 4-1
  • W
    Melissa Croden
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeSun, Dec 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight
  • W
    Tainara Lisboa
    UFC Fight Night: Burns vs MoralesSat, May 17, 2025
    Submission · R2 · 4:59 · Women's Bantamweight
  • L
    Casey O'Neill
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Flyweight
  • W
    Mariya Agapova
    UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs CortezSat, Jul 13, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 3:27 · Women's Flyweight
  • W
    Stephanie Egger
    UFC Fight Night: Song vs GutierrezSun, Dec 10, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Women's Bantamweight

Career Averages

Based on 3 fights · 6 fights
63.3
Avg sig. strikes
31.0
2.00
Avg takedowns
1.50
3:40
Avg control time
5:02
99
Career high strikes
63
4
Career high TDs
3

Strike Distribution

Melissa Croden
Strike target
Luana Santos
71%
Head
59%
16%
Body
29%
13%
Leg
12%
Melissa Croden
Strike position
Luana Santos
62%
Distance
90%
18%
Clinch
9%
20%
Ground
1%