April 18, 2026
Women's Bantamweight Bout
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| Metric | Daria Zhelezniakova | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Total UFC Fights | 4 | 3 |
| Experience Gap | 1 | -1 |
| Experience ELO | 1 051 | 1 091 |
| ELO Change | -34 | +36 |
Both fighters entered with identical experience levels (4 fights each). On this fight, close to zero experience-based adjustments were applied.
| Metric | Daria Zhelezniakova | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Title Fight ? | No | No |
| Title Fight ELO | 1 002 | 1 025 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This was not a title fight, so both fighters received standard ELO adjustments. However, since ELO is a relative system, victories over former champions can have an indirect impact, and Title Fight ELO can differ from Basic ELO.
| Metric | Daria Zhelezniakova | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Fight Outcome | Decision - Unanimous | Decision - Unanimous |
| Last Round | 3 | 3 |
| Time of Finish | 5:00 | 5:00 |
| Win Type ELO | 1 018 | 1 108 |
| ELO Change | -41 | +41 |
Melissa Croden earned a clear Decision - Unanimous, receiving full decision bonuses for controlling the fight across all rounds. Of course, a finish would have yielded even greater rewards.
| Metric | Daria Zhelezniakova | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Significant Strikes Landed | 41 | 69 |
| Significant Strikes Attempted | 118 | 153 |
| Total Strikes Landed | 81 | 92 |
| Knockdowns Scored | 0 | 0 |
| Striking ELO | 1 027 | 1 111 |
| ELO Change | -27 | +27 |
Melissa Croden controlled the striking exchanges with 69 vs 41 significant strikes, 45.1% vs 34.7% accuracy. Melissa Croden capitalized on this striking dominance.
| Metric | Daria Zhelezniakova | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Takedowns Landed | 0 | 4 |
| Takedowns Attempted | 0 | 8 |
| Ground Control Time | 0:00 | 5:12 |
| Ground Strikes Landed | 0 | 9 |
| Ground ELO | 902 | 1 099 |
| ELO Change | -79 | +79 |
Melissa Croden dominated Daria Zhelezniakova on the ground with 4 vs 0 takedowns, 5:12 of control time, 9 ground strikes, earning massive ground ELO bonuses.
| Metric | Daria Zhelezniakova | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Days Since Last Fight | 301 | 126 |
| Activity ELO | 1 009 | 1 051 |
| ELO Change | -23 | +45 |
Melissa Croden demonstrated solid activity levels with 126 days since her last fight, earning a moderate activity bonus for consistent scheduling. As the winner, Melissa Croden capitalized on this activity level, while Daria Zhelezniakova's 301-day layoff didn't factor into the scoring since only winners receive activity bonuses.
| Metric | Daria Zhelezniakova | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Win Streak | 0 | 1 |
| Win Streak ELO | 1 008 | 1 032 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +25 |
Melissa Croden started a new win streak, earning a momentum bonus. Daria Zhelezniakova is back at 0 with this loss.
| Metric | Daria Zhelezniakova | Melissa Croden |
|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Women's Bantamweight | Women's Bantamweight |
| Double Championship Fight | No | No |
| Basic/Category ELO | 1 002 | 1 025 |
| ELO Change | -22 | +22 |
This category provides the foundation ELO scoring without bonuses, except for exceptional multiple division champions.