Melissa Croden vs. Daria Zhelezniakova
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Melissa Croden
Full career not yet synced for Melissa Croden — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +1.2 wins over .500
Daria Zhelezniakova
Full career not yet synced for Daria Zhelezniakova — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 2-1 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Melissa Croden
Distance 71.5% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 14.6% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 13.9% (norm 7.3%)
Daria Zhelezniakova
Distance 95.7% (norm 80.4%) · Clinch 4.1% (norm 9.4%) · Ground 0.2% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Melissa Croden
Head 78.0% (norm 75.5%) · Body 13.0% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 9.0% (norm 8.7%)
Daria Zhelezniakova
Head 81.1% (norm 75.5%) · Body 18.1% (norm 15.0%) · Legs 0.8% (norm 8.7%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Croden L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med | Zhelezniakova L/A | Acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 122 / 308 | 39.6% | 38.5% | 194 / 491 | 39.5% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 41 / 63 | 65.1% | 74.3% | 13 / 21 | too few to rate | 74.3% |
| On the ground | 38 / 60 | 63.3% | 70.8% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 70.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 139 / 336 | 41.4% | 37.7% | 143 / 416 | 34.4% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 37 / 56 | 66.1% | 71.1% | 61 / 93 | 65.6% | 71.1% |
| To the legs | 25 / 39 | 64.1% | 80.8% | 4 / 4 | too few to rate | 80.8% |
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 Bantamweight: 41 fighters · Women's Bantamweight: 41 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 Croden L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med | vs Zhelezniakova L/A | Opp acc | Women's Bantamweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 71 / 212 | 33.5% | 41.3% | 137 / 418 | 32.8% | 41.3% |
| In the clinch | 36 / 48 | 75.0% | 75.0% | 22 / 38 | 57.9% | 75.0% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 74.2% | 26 / 36 | 72.2% | 74.2% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 63 / 205 | 30.7% | 37.7% | 136 / 415 | 32.8% | 37.7% |
| To the body | 37 / 48 | 77.1% | 73.2% | 30 / 53 | 56.6% | 73.2% |
| To the legs | 7 / 8 | too few to rate | 80.9% | 19 / 24 | too few to rate | 80.9% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Zhelezniakova has more cage time on record.