Dione Barbosa vs.
Anna Melisano
Two full careers, measured against each man's own division and against each other — the tape, the read, and every number behind them.
The men, measured.
Frame, age, layoff and recent form — green marks the edge on each line.
What the numbers say.
Scouting notes, auto-generated — only stats deviating more than 25% from the division median make this list. No narratives, just deviations.
Who did they actually beat?
Full-career records re-graded by the tier of opposition — the same grading the Contender Series pick model uses. Records built on tier-4 competition are worth less than records built on killers.
Dione Barbosa
Full career not yet synced for Dione Barbosa — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 1-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.7 wins over .500
Anna Melisano
Full career not yet synced for Anna Melisano — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.0 wins over .500
The stand-up battle.
Career totals; norms are the medians of each man's own division.
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Dione Barbosa
Distance 88.0% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 4.9%)
Anna Melisano
Distance 100.0% (norm 87.6%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 4.9%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Dione Barbosa
Head 78.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.1% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 7.7%)
Anna Melisano
Head 66.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 16.7% (norm 14.2%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 7.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Barbosa L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med | Melisano L/A | Acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 120 / 294 | 40.8% | 39.9% | 2 / 6 | too few to rate | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 17 / 20 | too few to rate | 73.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 73.3% |
| On the ground | 16 / 20 | too few to rate | 74.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 74.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 95 / 261 | 36.4% | 34.9% | 1 / 4 | too few to rate | 34.9% |
| To the body | 44 / 57 | 77.2% | 69.5% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.5% |
| To the legs | 14 / 16 | too few to rate | 82.6% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 82.6% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Women's Flyweight: 46 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 46 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Barbosa L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med | vs Melisano L/A | Opp acc | Women's Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 141 / 412 | 34.2% | 38.8% | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 9 / 11 | too few to rate | 74.1% | 2 / 2 | too few to rate | 74.1% |
| On the ground | 14 / 33 | 42.4% | 73.4% | 2 / 3 | too few to rate | 73.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 80 / 319 | 25.1% | 35.3% | 2 / 4 | too few to rate | 35.3% |
| To the body | 39 / 77 | 50.6% | 69.0% | 3 / 3 | too few to rate | 69.0% |
| To the legs | 45 / 60 | 75.0% | 78.7% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 78.7% |
The ground war.
Takedowns, control and submissions — career totals with each man's per-minute rates against his division norm.
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barbosa has more cage time on record.