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Melissa Gatto vs Victoria Leonardo: matchup preview

Data-assisted matchup research · UFC profile statistics

Melissa GattoVictoria Leonardo
Gatto vs LeonardoTHE MATCHUP / BY THE NUMBERS

The matchup

Melissa Gatto and Victoria Leonardo are paired in the provider’s UFC 265: Lewis vs. Gane card at Women's Flyweight. This matchup has a supplied result; use the breakdown below for the outcome and available round statistics.

Start with the tape

Melissa Gatto has a supplied overall MMA record of 9–3–3. Victoria Leonardo has a supplied overall MMA record of 9–7–0. These records describe overall MMA competition and should not be read as UFC-only records. Height, reach and stance give context for the matchup, but none of those figures alone establishes an advantage or predicts a result.

Melissa GattoTALE OF THE TAPEVictoria Leonardo
9–3–3MMA record9–7–0
30Age35
65 inHeight65 in
69 inReach64 in
134.5 lbWeight125 lb
—StanceOrthodox
KO SquadTeamBrett Mason's Elite Combat Academy
3.35Sig. strikes / min3.22
2.76Strikes absorbed / min4.81
50.0%Striking accuracy39.0%
56.0%Strike defense47.0%
1.64Takedowns / 15 min1.57
22.7%Takedown accuracy0.0%
61.0%Takedown defense71.0%
0.66Sub. attempts / 15 min0
13.05 minAverage fight time7.97 min

How to read the numbers

Significant strikes landed per minute describes a fighter’s recorded striking output, while strikes absorbed per minute describes the opposing output they have taken. Accuracy is a share of attempts, so it should be considered alongside volume and the opponents faced. These are profile aggregates from the source, not measurements taken specifically against this opponent.

Takedowns and submission attempts are expressed per fifteen minutes. That common time basis lets you compare activity, but it does not establish which fighter will control this particular matchup. Takedown accuracy and defense are separate figures: one describes completed attempts, while the other describes resisting the opponent’s attempts. A missing figure remains a dash rather than being treated as zero.

Fight time and the full picture

Average fight time offers context about the length of a fighter’s recorded bouts. It is not a forecast of how long this fight will last. For more context, open each profile’s fight history to review opponents, results, methods and the dates of previous appearances. Those details help keep a rate statistic in perspective.

Open the interactive comparison to change either fighter, or open the bout breakdown for supplied outcomes and round-by-round totals. The event guide covers the listed start and card.

Source: connected Cito UFC fighter and bout feeds. This data-assisted research page refreshes with the feed; it is not a separately reported article. Missing broadcast details and running times are not inferred.