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Melissa Croden vs Chelsea Chandler

Women's Bantamweight · 3 rounds · Prelims · Bout 2 of 13Rogers Place · Edmonton, Canada

Chelsea Chandler def. Melissa Croden · Submission · Round 1, 4:52

Melissa Croden portrait

Melissa Croden

Chelsea Chandler portrait

Chelsea Chandler

Melissa Croden versus Chelsea Chandler

“Scare”

Orthodox · Alavanca

Croden’s profile

Southpaw · Mixed Martial Artist · Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

Chandler’s profile

Tale of the tape

CrodenChandler
8-3-0Pro record7-4-0
2-1-0UFC record3-3-0
35Age35
5' 9"Height5' 8"
135 lbsWeight135 lbs
68.5"Reach68"
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
Not availableStyleMixed Martial Artist
AlavancaTeamCesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Won vs Daria ZhelezniakovaLast fightWon vs Priscila Cachoeira
182Days since last fight133
88%Finish rate57%

How they win

Croden

8 wins on file

KO/TKO
6
Submission
1
Decision
1

Chandler

7 wins on file

KO/TKO
2
Submission
2
Decision
3

Career averages

4.27Sig. strikes landed per min3.52
56%Strike accuracy, all strikes55%
2.02Takedowns per 15 min0.81
50%Takedown accuracy60%
0.34Submission attempts per 15 min0.27
How these figures are measured
Sig. strikes landed per minute
Significant strikes landed, divided by minutes fought. Career figure.
Strike accuracy, all strikes
Every strike landed as a share of every strike thrown, significant or not, over the career. ESPN's own figure. It is not significant-strike accuracy, which runs lower.
Takedowns per 15 minutes
Takedowns landed for every 15 minutes fought, the length of a three-round bout. Career figure.
Takedown accuracy
Takedowns landed as a share of those attempted. Career figure.
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
Submission attempts for every 15 minutes fought. Career figure.
Finish rate
Share of the wins on file that ended by knockout, technical knockout or submission.
Days since last fight
From the last bout on file to the date of this one.

Records, measurements and career averages are reported by ESPN. The UFC record, last fight, finish rate and win methods are counted by Statwell from the bouts on file for each fighter, which can be fewer than the full professional record.

Matchup snapshot

Croden

3 measured UFC bouts, 44.5 minutes

Chandler

6 measured UFC bouts, 55.5 minutes

4.27190 landed of 402 thrown (47%)
Significant strikes landedper minute
3.51195 landed of 433 thrown (45%)
2.13opponents landed 95 of 234
Significant strikes absorbedper minute
4.27opponents landed 237 of 398
50%6 of 12 attempts
Takedowns completedof those attempted
60%3 of 5 attempts
67%conceded 5 of 15 faced
Takedowns defendedof those faced
25%conceded 6 of 8 faced
1scored, 0 suffered
Knockdownsscored and suffered
1scored, 1 suffered
About these statistics

Counted by Statwell from ESPN’s per-bout figures over each fighter’s measured UFC bouts. Small samples move quickly: read each figure with the number of bouts behind it. Nothing here is adjusted for the level of past opponents.

Recent form

Melissa Croden

2-1 in last 3
  • W

    vs Daria Zhelezniakova

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Malott

    Sig. strikes 69 of 153 · Takedowns 4 of 8

  • L

    vs Luana Santos

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape

    Sig. strikes 22 of 74 · Takedowns 0 of 1

  • W

    vs Tainara Lisboa

    KO/TKO · R3 · 4:32

    · UFC Fight Night: de Ridder vs. Allen

    Sig. strikes 99 of 175 · Takedowns 2 of 3 · 1 knockdown

Chelsea Chandler

2-3 in last 5
  • W

    vs Priscila Cachoeira

    Submission · R1 · 3:42

    · UFC Fight Night: Muhammad vs. Bonfim

    Sig. strikes 11 of 25 · 1 knockdown

  • L

    vs Joselyne Edwards

    KO/TKO · R1 · 2:31

    · UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates

    Sig. strikes 10 of 23

  • L

    vs Yana Santos

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2

    Sig. strikes 56 of 124

  • W

    vs Josiane Nunes

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura

    Sig. strikes 58 of 130 · Takedowns 2 of 2

  • L

    vs Norma Dumont

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

    · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Bueno Silva

    Sig. strikes 22 of 61 · Takedowns 1 of 3

Statwell Intel

The full analysis is published.

Melissa Croden lands 4.27 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 2.13, and completes 50% of her takedowns. Chelsea Chandler has been taken down by 6 of the last 8 attempts, and won her last bout by armbar after conceding a takedown. The early rounds are where her evidence lies.

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