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Dione Barbosa vs. Anna Melisano

UFC 4-2-0 vs. 0-1-0

Tale of the tape

Green = edge on that line
4-2-0
UFC record
0-1-0
Women's Flyweight
Division (benchmark)
Women's Flyweight
34
AgeΔ 5 yrs
29
5'6"
HeightΔ 2"
5'4"
66"
ReachΔ 2"
68"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
3.1
Layoff (months)Δ 0 mo
3.1
WWLWL
Last 5 (newest first)
L

The read

Stats 25%+ off the division median
Dione Barbosa is a submission threat — 1.54 attempts per 15 minutes, vs a 0.32 Women's Flyweight norm.
Dione Barbosa hunts takedowns — 2.42 per 15 minutes, vs a 0.94 Women's Flyweight norm.
Anna Melisano rarely shoots — 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, vs a 0.94 Women's Flyweight norm.

Level of competition

Full-career record by tier of opposition

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

Striking

Career totals · norms = own-division medians

Significant strikes — landed & absorbed

1532.24/min · norm 3.93
Sig. strikes landed
20.49/min · norm 3.93
1642.40/min · norm 3.84
Sig. strikes absorbed lower is better
51.23/min · norm 3.84
45.8%norm 45.5%
Striking accuracy
33.3%norm 45.5%
64.0%norm 56.1%
Striking defense
28.6%norm 56.1%
00.00/15 · norm 0.10
Knockdowns
00.00/15 · norm 0.10

Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)

Dione Barbosa

Distance 88.0% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 6.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 6.0% (norm 4.5%)

Anna Melisano

Distance 100.0% (norm 87.5%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 4.5%)

What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)

Dione Barbosa

Head 78.1% (norm 78.1%) · Body 17.1% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 4.8% (norm 7.6%)

Anna Melisano

Head 66.7% (norm 78.1%) · Body 16.7% (norm 14.5%) · Legs 16.7% (norm 7.6%)

Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone

Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.

Zone Barbosa L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med Melisano L/AAccWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 120 / 294 40.8% 40.3% 2 / 6 too few to rate 40.3%
In the clinch 17 / 20 too few to rate 73.9% 0 / 0 too few to rate 73.9%
On the ground 16 / 20 too few to rate 74.4% 0 / 0 too few to rate 74.4%
BY TARGET
To the head 95 / 261 36.4% 36.0% 1 / 4 too few to rate 36.0%
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 82.3% 1 / 1 too few to rate 82.3%

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: 47 fighters · Women's Flyweight: 47 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/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med vs Melisano L/AOpp accWomen's Flyweight med
BY POSITION
At distance 141 / 412 34.2% 39.0% 1 / 2 too few to rate 39.0%
In the clinch 9 / 11 too few to rate 73.8% 2 / 2 too few to rate 73.8%
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% 35.0% 2 / 4 too few to rate 35.0%
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%

Grappling

Takedowns, control, submissions vs. division norm
1142.3% acc · 2.42/15 · norm 0.94
Takedowns landed
0— acc · 0.00/15 · norm 0.94
1466.7% def · norm 61.1%
Takedowns stopped
150.0% def · norm 61.1%
20:3330.1% of cage time · norm 18.7%
Control time
0:000.0% of cage time · norm 18.7%
18:434:06 per 15 · norm 3:00
Time under control lower is better
3:3112:58 per 15 · norm 3:00
71.54/15 · norm 0.32
Submission attempts
00.00/15 · norm 0.32

Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Barbosa has more cage time on record.