Melissa Croden
"Scare"
7-2-0
VS
2026-10-17
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
Women's Bantamweight
Chelsea Chandler
6-4-0
LIGHTGBM PREDICTION
Melissa Croden 'Scare'
72.4% CONFIDENCE
How It Ends
59%
Decision
24%
KO / TKO
16%
Submission
Decision59.5%
KO / TKO24.1%
Submission16.4%
If it's a finish, which round
Round 143.5%
Round 235.6%
Round 3+20.9%
A separate model trained only on how fights end (not who wins) — 41% estimated chance this fight is finished rather than going to a decision.
Why LightGBM leans this way
Melissa Croden
Chelsea Chandler
Net striking dominance
Matchup +1.20
17%
Age
Melissa Croden 35.5 yrs
9%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Melissa Croden -1.04
9%
Defensive skill edge
Matchup 0.11
7%
Age
Chelsea Chandler 35.9 yrs
7%
Avg takedowns attempted
Melissa Croden 3.35
5%
Avg takedowns attempted
Chelsea Chandler 1.68
5%
Strike rate delta r1 to r3
Chelsea Chandler -0.34
4%
Distance strike defense
Melissa Croden 63%
4%
Head absorption rate
Chelsea Chandler 58%
3%
Fights per year
Melissa Croden 6
3%
Elo rating edge
Matchup 19
3%
Elo rating
Chelsea Chandler 1,506
2%
Last 2 avg fight time
Chelsea Chandler 186.50
2%
← pushes toward Melissa Croden pushes toward Chelsea Chandler →
Bars show each factor's SHAP contribution to this specific prediction — how much it pushed the win probability toward one fighter, given everything else the model knows. Percentages are each factor's share of the total push across the top 30 factors.

Melissa Croden

Win Streak
1
Finish Rate
33%
Avg Duration
14.8m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W DEC
L DEC
W KO
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 173 cm
Stance: Orthodox

Chelsea Chandler

Win Streak
1
Finish Rate
20%
Avg Duration
10.2m
Last 5 fights (most recent first)
W SUB
L KO
L DEC
W DEC
L DEC
Height: 173 cm
Weight: 135 lbs
Reach: 173 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Head-to-Head Stats
Melissa Croden
ADVANTAGE
Chelsea Chandler
Striking Accuracy
46.3%
+1.6%
44.7%
Strikes Landed/Min
3.93
+0.76
3.16
Strikes Absorbed/Min
2.49
+1.24
3.73
Striking Defense
57.8%
+11.1%
46.7%
Takedown Accuracy
43.0%
+2.1%
40.9%
Takedown Defense
64.4%
+11.7%
52.6%
Knockdowns/Fight
0.22
+0.01
0.23
Avg Control Time (sec)
85.65
+2.24
83.41
Strikes Per Round
18.61
+2.51
16.10
Head Strike %
66.7%
+1.6%
65.1%
Body Strike %
18.6%
+4.6%
23.3%
Leg Strike %
14.7%
+3.0%
11.7%
Last 5 Win Rate
66.7%
+26.7%
40.0%
Last 5 Finish Rate
33.3%
+13.3%
20.0%