FinishedPrelims · #12
UFC Fight Night · Saturday 18 April 2026
DECISION29–28 ×3
Round3
Time5:00
Fight time15:00
Women's Bantamweight · 3 rounds
R1R2R3
Daria
Melissa
Striking
118
STRIKES
153
41
Power strikes
69
0
Knockdowns
0
Target
100
HEAD
121
14
BODY
24
4
LEGS
8
Grappling
0/0
TAKEDOWNS
4/850%
0
Sub attempts
1
0:00
Control time
5:12
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share44%Share of strikes56%
37%Share of power strikes63%
0%Fight time in control
0:00 · 5:12 / 15:0035%
0:00 · 5:12 / 15:0035%
Strike map
Head · body · legsZhelezniakova vs CrodenStrikes by target
Tale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+ZhelezniakovaCroden
9.52Strikes / min8.72
0.3Takedowns / 15 min2.1
1Control time %27
0.00Knockdowns / 15 min0.30
0Wins by finish %50
Key numbers
Key numbers · Croden153
Croden: 153 strikes — average since 2022: 108 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights+35
Strike differential in this bout: 153–118.
Differential · this bout69
Power strikes — 45% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights5:12
Control time, from 4 takedowns — 35% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5Daria Zhelezniakova Women's Bantamweight
UFC 2022+2–3
·Streak2L
- Lvs Alice PereiraKO/TKOR1 · 5:00 · 10 Oct 2026
- Lvs Melissa CrodenDECISION29–28 ×3 · 18 Apr 2026
- Wvs Melissa MullinsDECISION29–28, 30–27, 30–27 · 21 Jun 2025
- Lvs Ailin PerezSUBMISSIONR1 · 3:52 · 28 Sept 2024
- Wvs Montse RendonDECISION29–28 ×3 · 23 Mar 2024
Melissa Croden
UFC 2022+2–2
·Streak1L
- Lvs Chelsea ChandlerSUBMISSIONR1 · 4:52 · 18 Oct 2026
- Wvs Daria ZhelezniakovaDECISION29–28 ×3 · 18 Apr 2026
- Lvs Luana SantosDECISION29–28, 29–28, 30–27 · 14 Dec 2025
- Wvs Tainara LisboaKO/TKOR3 · 4:32 · 18 Oct 2025
