Women's Bantamweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Melissa Croden v Daria Zhelezniakova
UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott, Sat, Apr 18, 2026, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Referee Jerin Valel
Referee Jerin Valel
Melissa Croden won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Greg Jackson 28 - 29. Mike Bell 28 - 29. Junichiro Kamijo 28 - 29.
“Scare”
Height 5'9", Reach 68", Stance Orthodox, Age 35 on the night
Coming in 1-1-0 in the UFC over 2 fights
“Iron Lady”
Height 5'9", Reach 68", Stance Orthodox, Age 30 on the night
Coming in 2-1-0 in the UFC over 3 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Melissa Croden | Daria Zhelezniakova | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 15 of 46 | 0 of 2 | 0:16 | 0 | 14 of 40 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 27 of 56 | 1 of 2 | 1:39 | 0 | 14 of 45 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 27 of 51 | 3 of 4 | 3:17 | 0 | 13 of 33 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 69 of 153 | 4 of 8 | 5:12 | 0 | 41 of 118 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.