Vanessa Melo (11-12, 2) was born in Taboão da Serra, São Paulo, Brazil on March 27, 1988. At the age of 23 years on September 14, 2011, she made her professional MMA debut against Natalie Santos, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On September 21, 2019, 31-year old Vanessa Melo made her UFC debut on her 16th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Stephens against a 31-year old Irene Aldana but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Melo's last fight was a 3-round split decision loss to Fernanda Barbosa at age 36 on June 8, 2024. She is on a 4-fight losing streak.
She has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Vanessa Melo's best fights have been against Sarah Moras, Irene Aldana, Karol Rosa, Tracy Cortez, Mariana Morais and Molly McCann. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Vanessa Melo".
Melo has 12 losses on her MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Vanessa Melo Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Jun 8, 2024 36 years, 2 months 11-12 (2) | Fernanda Barbosa | BT | 3 | SD | Loss | |
22 | Nov 18, 2023 35 years, 7 months 11-11 (2) | Sidy Rocha | BT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
21  | Jul 1, 2022 34 years, 3 months 11-10 (2) | 31 years, 7 months 6-4 (5) | PFL | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
20 | May 6, 2022 34 years, 1 months 11-9 (2) | Martina Jindrová | PFL | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
19  | Jan 16, 2021 32 years, 9 months 11-8 (2) | 32 years, 8 months 6-6 (4) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Win |
18  | Jul 11, 2020 32 years, 3 months 10-8 (2) | 25 years, 6 months 12-3 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
17  | Nov 16, 2019 31 years, 7 months 10-7 (2) | 25 years, 11 months 6-1 (2) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
16  | Sep 21, 2019 31 years, 5 months 10-6 (2) | 31 years, 5 months 10-5 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | Loss |
15  | Jul 27, 2019 31 years, 4 months 10-5 (2) | 39 years, 3 months 11-13 (7) | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
14  | May 24, 2019 31 years, 1 months 9-5 (2) | 24 years 13-9 (11) | BT | 3 | SD | Win | |
13 | Feb 22, 2019 30 years, 10 months 8-5 (2) | Nilde Trindade | FL | 3 | UD | Win | |
12 | Oct 27, 2018 30 years, 7 months 7-5 (2) | Daiane Firmino | FL | 3 | SD | Win | |
11 | Sep 29, 2018 30 years, 6 months 6-5 (2) | Núbia Santos do Nascimento | BT | 3 | UD | Win | |
10 | Nov 26, 2017 29 years, 7 months 5-5 (2) | Suvi Salmimies | BT | 3 | SD | Loss | |
9  | Nov 28, 2015 27 years, 8 months 5-4 (2) | 25 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | FL | 3 | UD | Win | |
8 | Sep 26, 2015 27 years, 5 months 4-4 (2) | Juliana Leite | FL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
7  | Dec 13, 2014 26 years, 8 months 3-4 (1) | 30 years 5-0 (5) | FL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
6 | Sep 27, 2014 26 years, 6 months 3-3 (1) | Vanessa Guimarães | ST | 3 | SD | Loss | |
5 | Mar 29, 2014 26 years 3-2 (1) | Gloria Bravo | ST | 3 | UD | Win | |
4 | Nov 23, 2013 25 years, 7 months 2-2 (1) | Suelen Pereira | FL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Jul 13, 2013 25 years, 3 months 1-2 (0) | Juliana Werner | FL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
2 | May 19, 2012 24 years, 1 months 1-1 (0) | Camila Lima | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches | ||
1 | Sep 14, 2011 23 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Natalie Santos | 3 | UD | Win |
