Ariana Melendez
UFC DebutNickname“Kid Diamond”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sanford, Florida
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Strawweight
- Height
- 5'1" · 155 cm
Before the UFC
Ariana Melendez makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
42-33
.560 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
all opponents have records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 8 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 2 sub · 3 decCage Titans FC · CN · Combat Zone 90 · Combate Global · Invicta +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Ashley Barrett3-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combat Zone 90 | Nov 1, 2025 |
| L | Hilarie Rose11-7 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Cage Titans FC | May 24, 2025 |
| W | Shannon Goughary7-11 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CN | Aug 3, 2024 |
| W | Claudia Diaz1-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 3:34 | CN | Aug 19, 2023 |
| W | Nadine Abbott Bissett1-2 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Combate Global | Sep 9, 2022 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Cage Titans FC | Apr 2, 2022 | |
| L | Fatima Kline9-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:00 | Invicta | May 21, 2021 |
| W | Glory Watson6-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:12 | TF | Mar 27, 2021 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-2across 5 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsCN 119 · CN 115 · XFN 25 · Reality Fighting · KOTC
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Amber Wesley | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:41 | CN 119 | Jul 25, 2020 |
| W | Naomie Young | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | CN 115 | Feb 1, 2020 |
| W | Katie Bovett | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:42 | XFN 25 | Sep 14, 2019 |
| L | Ariana Cruz2-0 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | Reality Fighting | Jun 1, 2019 |
| L | Tia Rahmoun1-0 | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | KOTC | Sep 15, 2018 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.