Melissa Croden vs Daria Zhelezniakova | Vertex MMA

Bout·Bantamweight·3 rounds

UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott

April 18, 2026·Winnipeg

Melissa Croden“Scare”—· Winner

vs

U-Dec

R3 · 5:00

U-DEC

Daria Zhelezniakova“Iron Lady”—

Unanimous Decision

3-0 Melissa Croden

Strike analysis

Melissa Croden

Head: 51
Body: 12
Legs: 6

Daria Zhelezniakova

Head: 30
Body: 7
Legs: 4

Round-by-round

Round 1

Melissa Croden

Daria Zhelezniakova

15 / 46 (33%)

Sig. strikes

14 / 40 (35%)

9 / 35 (26%)

Head

9 / 31 (29%)

4 / 8 (50%)

Body

2 / 6 (33%)

2 / 3 (67%)

Legs

3 / 3 (100%)

13

Distance

11

Totals

Melissa Croden

Daria Zhelezniakova

69 / 153 (45%)

Sig. strikes

41 / 118 (35%)

51 / 121 (42%)

Head

30 / 100 (30%)

12 / 24 (50%)

Body

7 / 14 (50%)

6 / 8 (75%)

Legs

4 / 4 (100%)

43

Distance

35

17

Clinch

Judges' scorecards

Dr. Greg Jackson

Round	Croden	Zhelezniakova
R1	9	10
R2	10	9
R3	10	9
Total	29	28

Junichiro Kamijo

Round	Croden	Zhelezniakova
R1

Melissa Croden vs Daria Zhelezniakova | Vertex MMA