On the clock
1 of 2 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 3 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Career and every weight
Pick a weight to see the rating there, the numbers, and how they compare with that division.
Career
Every UFC fight, at every weight (135 lb). Red is a dominant win (85 or more), blush any other win, grey a loss or draw. Ratings are kept weight by weight, in the other tabs; they do not compare across divisions. Opposition here is each opponent’s standing at their weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year.
2–3UFC record
1 of 2Dominant wins
86Average win score
45thOpposition, percentile
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 0 submission 1 decision
Finish rate50% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 3
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time9:32
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.7 / 4.2
Sig. strike accuracy50%
Takedowns per 15 min2.2
Control time43% of the fight
Best winIrina Alekseeva rated 1388 at 135 lb going in
Against the division
How Melissa Mullins’s UFC career compares with the careers of the 18 fighters on today’s bantamweight board with 5 or more rated UFC fights, every weight counted. 100 is the best. Every bantamweight leaderboard.
Top 10 against the bantamweight board:No. 2controlNo. 3takedownsNo. 8strikes landedNo. 9striking accuracy
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
24
45th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
29
−0.48
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
59
3.67
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
24
4.15
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
88
2.20
ControlShare of fight time in control
94
43%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight, every weight. Tap a mark for the fight.
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Irina Alekseeva, rated 1388 at 135 lb. Dominant in 1 of 2 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
135 lb
No. 19 of 27 active women ranked at bantamweight, outside the top 15 board, with a published rating of 1314 across 5 fights at the weight. Lost to No. 20 Daria Zhelezniakova in Jun 2025; ranked on the full record at 135 lb.
2–3Record at 135 lb
1 of 2Dominant wins
86Average win score
1333Avg opponent rating
How the wins came1 KO/TKO 0 submission 1 decision
Finish rate50% of wins
Stopped in losses2 of 3
Knockdowns landed0
Average fight time9:32
Sig. strikes landed / absorbed per min3.7 / 4.2
Sig. strike accuracy50%
Takedowns per 15 min2.2
Control time43% of the fight
Best winIrina Alekseeva rated 1388 going in
Against the division
How Melissa Mullins’s fights at 135 lb compare with the fights at the weight of the 17 fighters on today’s bantamweight (women) board with 5 or more fights there. 100 is the best.
Top 10 against the bantamweight (women) board:No. 3controlNo. 3takedownsNo. 8strikes landedNo. 9striking accuracy
Dominant-win rateShare of wins scoring 85+
Needs 8 wins
Average win scoreOut of 100
Needs 5 wins
Toughest oppositionOpponents' average standing at their weight going in, as a percentile
25
45th
Finish rateWins by KO or submission
Needs 5 wins
Strike differentialLanded minus absorbed, per minute
25
−0.48
Strikes landedSignificant strikes per minute
56
3.67
Hardest to hitFewest significant strikes absorbed per minute
25
4.15
TakedownsLanded per 15 minutes
88
2.20
ControlShare of fight time in control
88
43%
LowestMiddleBest
How the fights went
Every rated UFC fight at 135 lb. Tap a mark for the fight.
On the clock
1 of 2 wins inside the distance, 0 in round one. Stopped in 2 of 3 losses
When each fight ended. Wins above the line, losses below; decisions sit at the final bell.
KO or TKOSubmissionDecision
Who they beat, and how
Best win: Irina Alekseeva, rated 1388 at 135 lb. Dominant in 1 of 2 scored wins
Each fight's dominance score against how highly the opponent was rated at that weight going in, as a percentile of everyone rated there that year, so every weight shares one scale. Up and to the right is a dominant win over a strong opponent.
Dominant winWinLoss or draw
Every UFC fight
5 fights on record, newest first, at every weight. Score is the fight's dominance score out of 100, this fighter first; 85 or more is a dominant win.
| Date | Result | Score | Opponent | Method | Round | Weight | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2026 | Loss | 14–86 | Bia Mesquita | submission | R1 3:16 | Women's Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi |
| 21 Jun 2025 | Loss | 19–81 | Daria Zhelezniakova | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Women's Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Hill vs. Rountree Jr. |
| 9 Nov 2024 | Win | 91–9 | Klaudia Sygula | KO/TKO | R2 1:20 | Women's Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates |
| 6 Apr 2024 | Loss | 8–92 | Nora Cornolle | KO/TKO | R2 3:06 | Women's Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 |
| 14 Oct 2023 | Win | 81–19 | Irina Alekseeva | unanimous decision | R3 5:00 | Women's Bantamweight | UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza |