Vanessa Melo vs Tracy Cortez

Nov 16, 2019 · UFC FIGHT PASS

DateNov 16, 2019

DivisionWomen's Bantamweight

StatusScheduled

VenueIbirapuera Arena

BroadcastUFC FIGHT PASS

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Saturday, November 16, 2019 — watch on UFC FIGHT PASS.

US East (ET): Sat 8:00 PM
US West (PT): Sat 5:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sun 1:00 AM
Central Europe: Sun 2:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sun 12:00 PM
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Vanessa MeloMiss Simpatia |11-12-0Vanessa Melo vs Tracy CortezTracy Cortez12-4-0

Vanessa MeloMiss Simpatia11-12-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

11-12-0Record12-4-0

38Age32

5'5"Height5'5"

65,0"Reach65"

155 lbsWeight125 lbs

Women's BantamweightWeight ClassWomen's Bantamweight

Tracy Cortez12-4-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Tracy Cortez owns a 201-point Elo edge (good). Tracy Cortez shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Vanessa MeloTracy Cortez

Recent form

Vanessa MeloL L L L L · -80 Elo last 5

LLLLL

Tracy CortezL L W L W · -22 Elo last 5

LLWLW

Elo edge

Vanessa Melo1468-12 last move

Tracy Cortez1669-16 last move

Why they are ranked here

Vanessa Melo#60 of 62 active Women Bantamweight fighters · 1468 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Sarah Moras (rated 1521 at the time): +15.
Costliest loss: Lost to Olena Kolesnyk (rated 1461 at the time): -19.
Last 5 fights: 0 wins, 5 losses, -80 Elo in total.
Next places: 6 points behind #59 Nikola Kacperska, 21 ahead of #61 Kayla Yontef.

Tracy Cortez#22 of 75 active Women Flyweight fighters · 1669 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Mariya Agapova (rated 1645 at the time): +28.
Costliest loss: Lost to Erin Blanchfield (rated 1750 at the time): -17.
Last 5 fights: 2 wins, 3 losses, -22 Elo in total.
Next places: 5 points behind #21 Sabrinna de Sousa, 6 ahead of #23 Karine Silva.

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What's at stake

Vanessa MeloNow 1468 · #60 Women Bantamweight

Wins by decision+24→ 1492

Loses by decision-8→ 1460

Tracy CortezNow 1669 · #22 Women Flyweight

Wins by decision+8→ 1677

Loses by decision-24→ 1645

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Vanessa MelovsTracy Cortez

Takedown average

0vs2.15

Takedown accuracy

0%vs47%

Sig. strikes absorbed per min

6.13vs3.01

Sig. strike accuracy

31%vs49%

Finishing profile

Vanessa Melodecision leads 82% of wins

Tracy Cortezdecision leads 83% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Vanessa MeloTracy Cortez

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.48Sig. strikes landed per min3.86

UFC lightweight average : 3.82

31Sig. strike accuracy49

UFC lightweight average : 46%

6.13Sig. strikes absorbed per min3.01

UFC lightweight average : 3.91

59Sig. strike defense57

UFC lightweight average : 53%

0Takedown average2.15

UFC lightweight average : 1.68

0Takedown accuracy47

UFC lightweight average : 28%

71Takedown defense59

UFC lightweight average : 59%

0Submission average0.32

UFC lightweight average : 0.50

0Wins by knockout1

2Wins by submission1

9Wins by decision10

1Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission2

11Losses by decision2

Vanessa Melo vs Tracy Cortez is a scheduled Women's Bantamweight fight on UFC FIGHT NIGHT : BLACHOWICZ VS JACARE. Vanessa Melo enters with a 11-12-0 record and Tracy Cortez enters with a 12-4-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.