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Brazil
Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
Vanessa Melo
"
Miss Simpatia
"
AGE
36
/
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
0
0%
SUBMISSIONS
2
18%
DECISIONS
9
82%
Losses
12
KO
/
TKO
1
8%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
11
92%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Fernanda Barbosa
SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 48: Sousa vs. Soldado
Jun / 08 / 2024
Decision (Split)
Julian Fabrin Soares
3
5:00
loss
Sidy Rocha
SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 44: O Apocalipse dos Guerreiros
Nov / 18 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
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 - Standout Fighting Tournament 6
Oct / 27 / 2018
Decision (Split)
Harry Filho
3
3:00
win
Nubia Santos do Nascimento
SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 5
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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