Aldana vs Melo

Who won Aldana vs Melo?

Irene Aldana beat Vanessa Melo by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 17, on Saturday 21st September 2019 at Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Irene Aldana.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Aldana vs Melo stats

Irene Aldana stepped into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Vanessa Melo made her way to the cage with a record of 10 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

This was Irene Aldana's 14th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2016.

Irene Aldana's UFC record stood at 8-6-0, while Vanessa Melo's came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Aldana had a massive power advantage over Melo, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Melo's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Aldana had a slight advantage over Melo, with a 30% submission rate over Melo's 20%.

Irene Aldana was the same age as Vanessa Melo, at 37 years old.

Aldana had a height advantage of 4 inches over Melo. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Aldana was the less experienced professional fighter, having had the same amount of fights, and made her debut in 2012, 1 year and 1 month later than Melo, whose first professional fight was in 2011. She had fought 1 less professional rounds, 56 to Melo's 57.

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