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    Thai Unit
    Vanessa Melo

    VanessaMelo

    Brazil
    • Brazil
    • Women's Bantamweight
    • HT/WT
      1.65 m, 70 kg
    • Birthdate
      27/3/1988 (37)
    • Team
      Thai Unit
    • Nickname
      Miss Simpatia
    • Stance
      Orthodox

    Stats

    • W-L-D
      11-10-0
    • (T)KO
      0-1
    • SUB
      2-0
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    Previous Fight

    Atlanta, GA

    Olena Kolesnyk

    9-6-0

    Final

    U Dec
    R3, 5:00

    Vanessa Melo

    11-10-0
    FighterFighting StyleHeightWeight
    Olena Kolesnyk-1.75 m67 kg
    Vanessa Melo-1.65 m70 kg

    Fight History

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    DateOpponentRes.DecisionRndTimeEvent
    1 Jul, 2022O. Kolesnyk
    L
    U Dec
    35:002022 PFL Regular Season: Welterweights & Women's Lightweights
    6 May, 2022M. Jindrova
    L
    U Dec
    35:002022 PFL Regular Season: Welterweights & Women's Lightweights
    16 Jan, 2021S. Moras
    W
    U Dec
    35:00UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar
    11 Jul, 2020K. Rosa
    L
    U Dec
    35:00UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal
    16 Nov, 2019T. Cortez
    L
    U Dec
    35:00UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Jacare
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