Irene Aldana vs Vanessa Melo — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens Result, Stats & Scorecards

Women's Bantamweight · 3 rounds · Card

Final

Irene AldanaWinner

15-8-0

Vanessa Melo

11-8-0

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Stephens

Saturday, September 21, 2019 · Mexico City · Distrito Federal

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Result

Irene Aldana def. Vanessa Melo

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Fernando Salas NavarroDoug Crosby · 26-30Junichiro Kamijo · 26-30Brian Puccillo · 26-30Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Irene AldanaRound 3Vanessa Melo

44 / 123Sig. strikes25 / 80

36%Accuracy31%

46 / 125Total strikes25 / 80

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:13

8.8Pace / min5.0

0%Control share100%

Irene Aldana

Targethead 68% · body 16% · leg 16%

Phasedistance 98% · clinch 2% · ground 0%

Vanessa Melo

Targethead 64% · body 16% · leg 20%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeIrene Aldana landed 44 significant strikes to 25.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upIrene Aldana's significant-strike pace moved +22% from R2 to R3, 8.8 against 7.2 per minute.
Target shiftVanessa Melo's head share of landed strikes moved -14 pts, to 64% head with 16% body and 20% leg.
Defensive driftVanessa Melo absorbed significant strikes +22% faster than in R2, 8.8 against 7.2 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Irene Aldana

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Vanessa Melo

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

125Irene Aldana sig. strikes

68Vanessa Melo sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+69%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Vanessa Melo)