Melissa Croden
“Scare”
Melissa Croden is ranked 20th of 66 women's bantamweights by the First Light Rating, and 14th in the UFC’s own women's bantamweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,66920th of 66 · Women's Bantamweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- −0.28Skill ahead of fame
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 1,674, 18 Apr 2026
- Record
- 8–3Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2026 | Won vs Darya ZheleznyakovaUFC Fight Night 273 - Burns vs. Malott · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +57 |
| 13 Dec 2025 | Lost to Luana SantosUFC on ESPN 73 - Royval vs. Kape · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −7 |
| 18 Oct 2025 | Won vs Tainara LisboaUFC Fight Night 262 - De Ridder vs. Allen · TKO (Punches), R3 | +34 |
| 25 Oct 2024 | Won vs Ashley DeenLFA 195 - Wetzell vs. Usmonov · TKO (Knees and Elbows), R2 | +47 |
| 6 Oct 2023 | Won vs Katharina LehnerLFA 169 - Ward vs. Walker · TKO (Punches), R3 | +80 |
| 21 Apr 2023 | Lost to Jacqueline CavalcantiLFA 157 - Croden vs. Cavalcanti · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −48 |
| 27 Aug 2022 | Won vs Cornelia HolmPAWFC - Pallas Athena Women's Fighting Championship 2 · TKO (Punches), R3 | +121 |
| 15 Jan 2022 | Won vs Jackie MacLeanPAWFC - Pallas Athena Women's Fighting Championship 1 · Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R1 | +140 |
| 12 Feb 2021 | Lost to Evelyn MartinsTitan FC 67 - Sabatello vs. Blackshear · Decision (Split), R3 | −31 |
| 25 Jan 2020 | Won vs Elizabeth SchroderZ Promotions - Fight Night 12: Lethbridge · TKO (Punches), R2 | +136 |
| 28 Sept 2019 | Won vs Jolinne MaisonnueveZ Promotions - Fight Night 11: Lethbridge · TKO (Punches), R3 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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