Vanessa Melo

"Miss Simpatia"

AGE	37 / Mar 27, 1988
HEIGHT	5'5" / 165.1 cm
WEIGHT	155 lbs / 70.31 kg

ASSOCIATION
Babuino Gold Team / Chute Boxe

CLASS
Lightweight

Wins 11

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

18%

DECISIONS

82%

Losses 13

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

92%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Alana Cook	BTC 32 - The Battle of Lundy's Lane Sep / 13 / 2025	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
loss	Fernanda Barbosa	SFT 48 - Sousa vs. Soldado Jun / 08 / 2024	Decision (Split) Julian Fabrin Soares	3	5:00
loss	Sidy Rocha	SFT 44 - Silva vs. Carvoeiro Nov / 18 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Orlando Rodrigues	3	5:00
loss	Olena Kolesnyk	Professional Fighters League - PFL 6: 2022 Regular Season Jul / 01 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Jimmy Neely VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Martina Jindrova	Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season May / 06 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Sarah Moras	UFC on ABC 1 - Holloway vs. Kattar Jan / 16 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Karol Rosa	UFC 251 - Usman vs. Masvidal Jul / 11 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Daniel Movahedi VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Tracy Cortez	UFC Fight Night 164 - Blachowicz vs. Jacare Nov / 16 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Jerin Valel VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Irene Aldana	UFC Fight Night 159 - Rodriguez vs. Stephens Sep / 21 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Fernando Salas VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jan Finney	Battlefield FC 2 - Battlefield Fighting Championship 2 Jul / 27 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Mariana Morais	Future FC 5 - Alves vs. Ramos May / 24 / 2019	Decision (Split) Anderson Ullysses	3	5:00
win	Filonilda Trindade da Conceicao	Future FC 2 - Tubarao vs. Amato Feb / 22 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Eduardo Melo	3	5:00
win	Daiane Firmino	SFT 6 - Firmino vs. Melo Oct / 27 / 2018	Decision (Split) Harry de Oliveira Santos	3	5:00
win	Nubia Santos do Nascimento	SFT 5 - Ottoni vs. Souza Sep / 29 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Anderson Feliciano	3	5:00
loss	Suvi Salmimies	Cage - Cage 37 Nov / 26 / 2016	Decision (Split) Jani Peltonen	3	5:00
win	Molly McCann	XFCI - XFC International 12 Nov / 28 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Juliana Leite	Gold Fight 7 - Babuino vs. Serginho Sep / 26 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Roberto Thomaz	1	4:01
loss	Silvana Gomez Juarez	XFCI - XFC International 8 Dec / 13 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
loss	Vanessa Guimaraes	XFCI - XFC International 6 Sep / 27 / 2014	Decision (Split) Leonardo Chebar	3	5:00
win	Gloria Bravo	XFCI - XFC International 3 Mar / 29 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Ton Munhoz	3	5:00
win	Suelen Pereira	Talent MMA Circuit 5 - Campinas 2013 Nov / 23 / 2013	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Mariana Faria	1	3:37
loss	Juliana Werner	MMASH - MMA Super Heroes 1 Jul / 13 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Mariana Faria	3	5:00
loss	Camila Lima	CTF - CT Fight May / 19 / 2012	TKO (Punches) Roberto Thomaz	1	3:46
win	Natalie Santos	FS - Fight Stars Sep / 14 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

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