Leonardo vs Gatto

Who won Leonardo vs Gatto?

Melissa Gatto beat Victoria Leonardo by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC 265, on Saturday 7th August 2021 at Toyota Center in Houston.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Leonardo vs Gatto stats

Victoria Leonardo stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Melissa Gatto made her way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Victoria Leonardo's 5th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2021. Melissa Gatto marked her 5th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Victoria Leonardo's UFC record stood at 1-4-0, while Melissa Gatto's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Leonardo had an advantage in power over Gatto, with a 13% knock out percentage over Gatto's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gatto had an advantage over Leonardo, with a 67% submission rate over Leonardo's 50%.

Victoria Leonardo was the older woman by 6 years, at 34 years old.

Gatto had a height advantage of 1 inch over Leonardo.

Leonardo was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made her debut in 2018, 1 year and 5 months later than Gatto, whose first professional fight was in 2016. She had fought 2 less professional rounds, 28 to Gatto's 30.

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