Who will Melissa Amaya 🇺🇸 fight next?
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Not confirmed as of 2 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Marina Spasić (9%), no event announced yet. Next: Sam Hughes (8%), Julia Polastri (7%).
Latest status: Last fight: Lost to Tina Black (KO/TKO, UFC Fight Night, 26 Sep 2026). No fight announced. Unofficial rank #28 (NextSmash formula, not a UFC ranking).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Unofficial rank #28 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being her next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- 9%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #28 and #30, neither has a fight booked. Marina Spasić lost last time out, against Stephanie Luciano (1 Aug 2026).
- 8%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #28 and #29, neither has a fight booked. Sam Hughes lost last time out, against Piera Rodriguez (14 Mar 2026).
- 7%chance next opponentModel pick: Unofficial #28 and #27, neither has a fight booked. Julia Polastri won last time out, against Jingnan Xiong (29 Aug 2026).
Field / other: 76%, including Yazmin Jauregui 3%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Loss vs Tina Black · KO/TKO R2 3:19 · UFC Fight Night · 26 Sep 2026
- Career stage
- Coming off a loss.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Fight history Listed fights 8-1-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Tina Black 🇧🇷 | KO/TKO · R2, 3:19 | 2 | 3:19 | UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos | |
| W | Megumi Sugimoto | KO/TKO · R1, 3:51 | 1 | 3:51 | Combate Global: Combate Female 2 | |
| W | Samantha Jean-Francois | TKO (Punches) · R2, 3:44 | 2 | 3:44 | Combate Global: Amaya vs. Jean-Francois | |
| W | Gillian Noll | Decision (majority) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Combate Global: Greyson vs. Dayron | |
| W | Alitzel Mariscal | Submission (Arm Triangle) · R3, 3:12 | 3 | 3:12 | Combate Global: Kraken vs. Azizoun | |
| W | Naomi Tataroglu | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Combate Global: Jimenez vs. Sewell | |
| W | Yessica Ortega | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Combate Global: Mexico vs. USA | |
| W | Andrea Amaro | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R1, 4:00 | 1 | 4:00 | Combate Global: USA vs. Mexico | |
| W | Gisselle Garcia Villanueva | TKO · R1, 2:11 | 1 | 2:11 | Combate Global: Romero Hernandez vs. Montanez |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: ESPN (checked 2 Oct 2026). Partial: this list adds up to 8-1-0, but UFC.com lists the pro record as 9-1-0, so one or more bouts may be missing or counted differently.
Melissa Amaya: frequently asked questions
When is Melissa Amaya's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026.
Who did Melissa Amaya fight last?
Melissa Amaya lost to Tina Black at UFC Fight Night on 26 Sep 2026 (KO/TKO R2 3:19).
Who is Melissa Amaya likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Marina Spasić (9%), Sam Hughes (8%), Julia Polastri (7%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Melissa Amaya's record?
9-1-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).
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Other women's strawweight fighters
- Julia Polastri Unofficial rank #27 · next: Melissa Amaya 7%
- Sam Hughes Unofficial rank #29 · next: Marina Spasić 14%
- Ketlen Souza Unofficial rank #26 · next: Loopy Godinez 92%
- Marina Spasić Unofficial rank #30 · next: Sam Hughes 14%
- Yazmin Jauregui Unofficial rank #25 · next: Tina Black 9%
More: Women's Strawweight rankings and next fights · United States UFC fighters
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.