{"id":105089,"date":"2026-06-04T06:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/melissa-gatto\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T17:59:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T17:59:51","slug":"melissa-gatto","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/melissa-gatto\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa Gatto"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Melissa Gatto : la Br\u00e9silienne qui finit les combats<\/h2>\n<p>Professeure d&rsquo;anglais reconvertie en machine \u00e0 finir les combats \u2014 le parcours de Melissa Gatto dit d\u00e9j\u00e0 beaucoup sur le personnage. N\u00e9e le 2 mai 1996 \u00e0 Toledo, dans le Paran\u00e1 au sud du Br\u00e9sil, elle commence le Kung Fu \u00e0 huit ans avec son grand fr\u00e8re avant de naviguer vers le Jiu-Jitsu Br\u00e9silien, la Luta Livre (dont elle est ceinture noire) et finalement le MMA. Elle d\u00e9croche une licence en langues \u00e0 l&rsquo;Universit\u00e9 d&rsquo;\u00c9tat de l&rsquo;Ouest du Paran\u00e1, enseigne quelques ann\u00e9es, puis d\u00e9cide de basculer \u00e0 plein temps dans les arts martiaux mixtes.<\/p>\n<h3>Des d\u00e9buts fracassants sur la sc\u00e8ne br\u00e9silienne<\/h3>\n<p>Avant d&rsquo;atteindre l&rsquo;UFC, Gatto compile un bilan de 6 victoires, 0 d\u00e9faite et 2 matchs nuls sur les circuits r\u00e9gionaux br\u00e9siliens. Parmi ses victimes : Karol Rosa, qui fera ensuite carri\u00e8re \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC. Ce palmar\u00e8s propre lui vaut un contrat avec la plus grande organisation de MMA au monde, mais le destin s&rsquo;amuse \u00e0 multiplier les obstacles \u2014 suspension pour suppl\u00e9ment contamin\u00e9, blessures, probl\u00e8mes de visa. Elle ronge son frein jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9t\u00e9 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>L&rsquo;UFC : trois finishes, deux d\u00e9faites aux points<\/h3>\n<p>Ses d\u00e9buts dans l&rsquo;Octogone, le 7 ao\u00fbt 2021 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 265, sont nets : Victoria Leonardo abandonne d\u00e8s le deuxi\u00e8me round quand son bras se brise sur une soumission de Gatto. Quatre mois plus tard, le 18 d\u00e9cembre 2021, elle s&rsquo;offre un exploit encore plus parlant contre Sijara Eubanks \u2014 ancienne finaliste de The Ultimate Fighter et combattante rompue au plus haut niveau. Alors qu&rsquo;Eubanks domine les \u00e9changes, Gatto reverse la situation au troisi\u00e8me round et l&rsquo;exp\u00e9die avec un coup de pied au corps d&rsquo;une pr\u00e9cision chirurgicale. \u00ab\u00a0On a travaill\u00e9 les kicks tout le camp, des milliers de fois dans le vestiaire, alors dans l&rsquo;Octogone c&rsquo;est venu naturellement\u00a0\u00bb, expliquera-t-elle apr\u00e8s le combat. La performance lui vaut le bonus Performance of the Night.<\/p>\n<p>La suite lui enseigne ses limites aux points : Tracy Cortez la bat par d\u00e9cision unanime \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 274 en mai 2022, puis Ariane Lipski s&rsquo;impose en split decision lors de l&rsquo;UFC on ESPN du 1er juillet 2023. Dans les deux cas, Gatto garde son ratio de finishes intact \u2014 ses d\u00e9faites arrivent quand les combats s&rsquo;\u00e9tirent sur trois rounds sans stoppage. Elle rebondit en mai 2024 avec un TKO au troisi\u00e8me round contre Tamires Vidal (UFC Fight Night 241), confirmant que son danger reste intact si on lui laisse trouver le timing.<\/p>\n<p>En avril 2026 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Vegas 115, sa confrontation avec Dione Barbosa vire au chaos r\u00e9glementaire : un soccer kick visiblement ill\u00e9gal la laisse inerte au sol au deuxi\u00e8me round, mais l&rsquo;arbitre juge le coup l\u00e9gal apr\u00e8s visionnage et se contente d&rsquo;un point de p\u00e9nalit\u00e9 pour Barbosa. Gatto survit, bataill jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 la fin, mais perd aux points sur d\u00e9cision \u00e0 la majorit\u00e9 (29-27, 29-27, 28-28). Un combat qui marquera les esprits, pas pour les meilleures raisons.<\/p>\n<h3>Style et identit\u00e9 de combattante<\/h3>\n<p>Ceinture marron en BJJ (avec plusieurs titres de comp\u00e9tition dans le sud du Br\u00e9sil) et ceinture noire en Luta Livre, Gatto est avant tout une grappleuse qui sait frapper. Son ratio de finishes parle : sur ses 9 victoires professionnelles, 4 par soumission et 3 par KO\/TKO \u2014 seulement 2 aux points. Elle mesure 1,65 m pour 57 kg, s&rsquo;entra\u00eene aujourd&rsquo;hui au KO Squad, et affiche une pr\u00e9cision de frappe de 50 % en UFC. Son point faible document\u00e9 : les combats longs contre des adversaires disciplin\u00e9s qui \u00e9vitent de l&#8217;emmener l\u00e0 o\u00f9 elle est dangereuse.<\/p>\n<h3>Statut actuel<\/h3>\n<p>Bilan professionnel : 9 victoires (3 KO, 4 soumissions, 2 d\u00e9cisions), 4 d\u00e9faites (toutes aux points), 2 matchs nuls. Active dans la division poids mouche f\u00e9minine de l&rsquo;UFC \u00e0 29 ans, Melissa Gatto reste une finisseuse redout\u00e9e sur la sc\u00e8ne mondiale \u2014 une combattante dont les adversaires savent qu&rsquo;un rel\u00e2chement peut tout faire basculer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melissa_Gatto\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/melissa-gatto\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cagesidepress.com\/2026\/04\/04\/ufc-vegas-115-melissa-gatto-appears-kod-by-illegal-kick-fight-with-dione-barbosa-allowed-to-continue\/\">Cage Side Press<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa Gatto, combattante br\u00e9silienne UFC poids mouche (9-4-2), ex-prof d&rsquo;anglais reconvertie en finisheuse redout\u00e9e : 7 victoires par finish sur 9 au total.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":101719,"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-105089","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 - 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