{"id":105031,"date":"2026-06-04T07:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/melissa-mullins\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:40:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:40:58","slug":"melissa-mullins","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/melissa-mullins\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Mullins"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Melissa \u00ab\u00a0No Mess\u00a0\u00bb Mullins \u2014 la ceinture noire qui frappe fort<\/h2>\n<p>Elle a d\u00e9couvert le MMA en passant devant une salle \u00e0 Coventry, presque par hasard. Dix ans plus tard, Melissa \u00ab\u00a0No Mess\u00a0\u00bb Mullins est ceinture noire de BJJ, promu dans l&rsquo;octogone apr\u00e8s avoir mis KO son adversaire, et elle se bat au niveau le plus haut de la plan\u00e8te en bantamweight f\u00e9minin. Pas le genre de trajectoire qu&rsquo;on improvise.<\/p>\n<h3>Un parcours qui part de loin<\/h3>\n<p>N\u00e9e le 23 juillet 1991 \u00e0 Oxford, d&rsquo;une m\u00e8re hongroise et d&rsquo;un p\u00e8re irlandais, Mullins a grandi dans une instabilit\u00e9 profonde \u2014 des passages en refuge pour femmes, la pauvret\u00e9, et la perte de ses deux parents li\u00e9e \u00e0 des probl\u00e8mes d&rsquo;addiction. Elle en parle sans fard, comme une r\u00e9alit\u00e9 qui fait partie d&rsquo;elle. Apr\u00e8s le sport, elle se construit une vie structur\u00e9e : dipl\u00f4me de BSc en Sport et Sciences de l&rsquo;exercice, certification de coach de gym niveau 2, qualification FA en football. En 2016, elle pousse la porte du Lions Gym Coventry (aujourd&rsquo;hui affili\u00e9 Gracie Barra) et ne ressort plus.<\/p>\n<p>Ce qui la captive d&#8217;embl\u00e9e, c&rsquo;est le sol \u2014 les positions, la pression, le contr\u00f4le. Le grappling devient son terrain de jeu naturel. En quelques ann\u00e9es, elle empile les titres en JJ br\u00e9silien : double or \u00e0 l&rsquo;IBJJF Worlds en ceinture marron, poids et open, sans encaisser un seul point en comp\u00e9tition. Le genre de performance qui ne s&rsquo;explique pas par la chance.<\/p>\n<h3>Entr\u00e9e dans l&rsquo;octogone<\/h3>\n<p>Apr\u00e8s un passage amateur solide (m\u00e9daille d&rsquo;argent IMMAF Europe notamment), Mullins passe professionnelle en 2021. En octobre 2023, elle d\u00e9croche son contrat UFC et fait ses d\u00e9buts \u00e0 Vegas le 14 octobre contre la Russe Irina Alekseeva, qu&rsquo;elle domine aux points sur trois rounds. Victoire aux points unanime, entr\u00e9e r\u00e9ussie.<\/p>\n<p>La suite est plus contrast\u00e9e. En avril 2024, face \u00e0 la Fran\u00e7aise Nora Cornolle \u2014 un combat en catchweight \u00e0 138 lbs, les deux combattantes ayant rat\u00e9 la limite \u2014 elle encaisse un TKO au deuxi\u00e8me round (3:06). Un arr\u00eat net qui la remet \u00e0 plat. Mais le 9 novembre 2024, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Vegas 100, elle revient contre la Polonaise Klaudia Sygula (octogone debut) et la r\u00e8gle \u00e0 1:20 du deuxi\u00e8me round par TKO au sol, une avalanche de coups sans r\u00e9ponse. Dans la foul\u00e9e du combat, son entra\u00eeneur lui remet sa ceinture noire de BJJ. Directement dans l&rsquo;octogone. Difficile d&rsquo;imaginer meilleur moment.<\/p>\n<h3>Style de combat<\/h3>\n<p>Mullins, c&rsquo;est la pression et le contr\u00f4le. Son travail de sol est son moteur principal \u2014 takedowns, maintien en position de mont, ground and pound lourd. 57 % de ses victoires pro se terminent avant la limite, essentiellement par KO\/TKO. Elle frappe avec une pr\u00e9cision de 50 % et affiche un taux de d\u00e9fense aux takedowns de 86 %. Pas une frappe-tout-suite, mais une combattante qui cherche \u00e0 \u00e9touffer et \u00e0 finir.<\/p>\n<h3>2025-2026 : un cap \u00e0 confirmer<\/h3>\n<p>En juin 2025, elle s&rsquo;incline en d\u00e9cision unanime face \u00e0 la Russe Daria Zhelezniakova \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC on ABC. Un revers qui la laisse \u00e0 2-2 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC avec un bilan g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de 7-2. En mars 2026, elle \u00e9tait programm\u00e9e sur la carte UFC London face \u00e0 Luana Carolina \u2014 un combat \u00e0 domicile qu&rsquo;elle attendait avec \u00e9motion \u2014 mais la Br\u00e9silienne rate la pes\u00e9e de 8 livres, et le combat est annul\u00e9. Mullins fait la pes\u00e9e seule, en larmes de soulagement, avant d&rsquo;apprendre la nouvelle. Elle encha\u00eene aujourd&rsquo;hui avec un d\u00e9fi face \u00e0 Bia Mesquita le 20 juin 2026 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Apex de Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>A 34 ans, avec une ceinture noire de BJJ et un v\u00e9cu qui aurait d\u00e9courag\u00e9 beaucoup d&rsquo;autres, \u00ab\u00a0No Mess\u00a0\u00bb n&rsquo;a pas dit son dernier mot dans la division bantamweight mondiale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/melissa-mullins\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cagesidepress.com\/2024\/11\/09\/ufc-vegas-100-melissa-mullins-finishes-klaudia-sygula-earns-black-belt\/\">CageSidePress<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/progressjj.co.uk\/en-us\/blogs\/news\/athlete-spotlight-melissa-mullins\">Progress JJ<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa \u00ab\u00a0No Mess\u00a0\u00bb Mullins, combattante MMA britannique en bantamweight UFC, ceinture noire BJJ. Record pro 7-2, double or IBJJF Worlds, parcours hors du commun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":101537,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69984],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-105031","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-womens-bantamweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Melissa Mullins - Biographie MMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Biographie compl\u00e8te de Melissa Mullins\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/melissa-mullins\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Melissa Mullins - 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