Viktoriya Dudakova vs. Melissa Gatto: Preview, Where to Watch and Betting Odds

Viktoriya Dudakova of Russia moves up to flyweight after failing to make weight in her win over Jinh Yu Frey late last year. The unbeaten Contender Series grad faces Brazil’s Melissa Gatto in the prelims of UFC on ESPN 54 this weekend in Atlantic City. Despite losing her last two, the Brazilian is a huge favorite going into the fight.

MMA: UFC Women’s Flyweight

Where to watch: ESPN/ESPN+

Venue: Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Date: 31.03.2024 02:00

Undefeated in eight pro fights, the 25-year-old beat Frey to make it 2-0 in the UFC. The 2022 Contender series grad stopped Istela Nunes in her promotional debut last July to bring her winning run to the elite class. The Russian, currently on a fourteen-fight streak stretching to her amateur days, debuted professionally in 2020. Fighting at strawweight all her career, a failure to make 115 in the undercard of Makhachev vs. Volkanovski II informed Dudakova’s decision to compete at flyweight.

• Age: 25
• Height: 5’ 5”
• Weight: 125 lbs
• Reach: 67”
• Record: 8-0

Melissa Gatto made her UFC debut in August 2021 after several false starts. A doctor’s stoppage handed the Brazilian a debut win, which she followed up with a TKO of Sijara Eubanks. Since the back-to-back wins, the Brazil-born flyweight has dropped two fights, losing once in 2022 and 2023. After eight months outside the Octagon, the 27-year-old hopes to hand her opponent a first pro defeat. Gatto, who started martial arts by training in kung fu, has a purple belt in BJJ.

• Age: 27
• Height: 5’ 5’’
• Reach: 69”
• Weight: 125 lbs (57kg)
• Record: 8-2-2 (Draw)

Melissa Gatto is a 1.61 odds favorite on Bet365 which prices the underdog at 2.37 odds. Total under 2.5 is listed at 2.85 odds on Betwinner with No to the start of round three available at 2.88 on 1XBET.