Melissa Croden
CanadaMelissa Croden, “Scare”, is a Women's Bantamweight from Canada with an official record of 8-3. The 8 wins came 6 by knockout, 1 by submission and 1 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a decision win over Daria Zhelezniakova at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott on 18 April 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2026 | Chelsea Chandler | LOSS | SUBKimura | R1 · 4:52 | UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott |
| Apr 18, 2026 | Daria Zhelezniakova | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott |
| Dec 14, 2025 | Luana Santos | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape |
| Oct 18, 2025 | Tainara Lisboa | WIN | KOPunches | R3 · 4:32 | UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Ashley Deen | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | LFA 195: Wetzell vs. Usmonov |
| Oct 7, 2023 | Katharina Lehner | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 | LFA 169: Ward vs. Walker |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Jacqueline CavalcantiTitle | LOSS | DECDecision - Unanimous | R5 | LFA 157: Croden vs. Cavalcanti |
| Aug 27, 2022 | Cornelia HolmTitle | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 · 3:22 | PAWFC: Pallas Athena Women's Fighting Championship 2 |
| Jan 15, 2022 | Jackie MacLean | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R1 · 3:59 | PAWFC: Pallas Athena Women's Fighting Championship 1 |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Evelyn Martins | LOSS | DECDecision - Split | R3 | Titan FC 67: Sabatello vs. Blackshear |
| Jan 25, 2020 | Elizabeth Schroder | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 · 2:30 | Z Promotions - Fight Night 12: Lethbridge |
| Sep 28, 2019 | Jo Maisonnueve | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 · 1:37 | Z Promotions - Fight Night 11: Lethbridge |
| — | Ashley Deen | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Katharina Lehner | WIN | — | — | — |
| — | Jacqueline Cavalcanti | LOSS | — | — | — |
| — | Evelyn Martins | LOSS | — | — | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Melissa Croden’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 12 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Melissa Croden’s record, in numbers
Melissa Croden’s record is 8-3, and MMA Hub holds a full result for all 11 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 8 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 1 by submission and 1 by decision — 7 of 8 inside the distance, a finish rate of 88%. Across all 11 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 11 minutes 27 seconds.
Melissa Croden has never been stopped in the 11 bouts on file; all 3 losses went to a decision.
Of the 11 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 2 were for a title. Four of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 79 Women's Bantamweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Melissa Croden has a finish rate above 91% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 84% of them and a two-year bout count above 84% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Melissa Croden is listed at 5ft 9in with a reach of 68in, fights orthodox and is 35, born 11 April 1991.
These figures are recomputed from Melissa Croden’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.