UFC UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi Final

Women's Bantamweight

Bia Mesquita vs Melissa Mullins

Bia Mesquita
#12Brazil

Bia Mesquita

“The Lady Goat”

8-0

Winner

VS
Melissa Mullins
England

Melissa Mullins

“No Mess”

7-3

Winner

Bia Mesquita

Submission (From Guard) · Round 1 — 3:16

20 June 2026 · Meta Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Bia Mesquita beat Melissa Mullins by submission in round 1 at 3:16.
  • Bia Mesquita landed 28 of 37 total strikes, with 0:12 of control time.

Tale of the tape

Bia MesquitaMelissa Mullins
8-0Record7-3
35Age on fight night34
5′4″ (163 cm)Height5′7″ (170 cm)
67.5″ (171 cm)Reach68″ (173 cm)
135 lb (61.2 kg)Weight135 lb (61.2 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamLions Gym Coventry
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromOxford, England, United Kingdom

Fight statistics

28of 37 · 76%Total strikes landed13of 28 · 46%
27of 34Head strikes10of 25
1of 2Body strikes3of 3
0Takedowns1of 1
1Submission attempts0
0:12Control time1:27

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Bia MesquitaRoundMelissa Mullins
28/37strikes0/0TD0KD0:12controlR113/28strikes1/1TD0KD1:27control

Form going into the fight

Bia Mesquita

  1. WMontserrat Rendonsubmission R1 2:072026
  2. WIrina Alekseevasubmission R2 2:142025

Melissa Mullins

  1. LDaria Zhelezniakovaunanimous decision2025
  2. WKlaudia SygulaKO/TKO R2 1:202024
  3. LNora CornolleKO/TKO R2 3:062024
  4. WIrina Alekseevaunanimous decision2023

Also on this card

Manel Kape vs Kyoji HoriguchiFlyweightKO/TKO R3 2:42Ion Cutelaba vs Navajo StirlingLight HeavyweightKO/TKO R2 3:23Hyder Amil vs Christian RodriguezFeatherweightsubmission R1 3:43Melsik Baghdasaryan vs Murtazali MagomedovFeatherweightsubmission R1 1:17Vinicius Oliveira vs Andre FiliFeatherweightKO/TKO R2 4:56

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