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Croden scheduled in Canada Zhelezniakova (undisclosed) is scheduled to compete against Melissa Croden in a bantamweight fight at UFC Winnipeg on April 18, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact Back for UFC Vegas 111, Zhelezniakova was scheduled to fight Luana Santos before withdrawing and getting replaced by Croden, who lost. The 30-year-old Russian will look to take advantage come April 18.

FEBRUARY 24 • ROTOWIRE

Removed from UFC Vegas 111 card Zhelezniakova will no longer face Luana Santos in a bantamweight bout at UFC Vegas 111 on Nov. 8, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.

Impact It's unclear why Zhelezniakova has been removed from the card, but she won't get a chance to build on her 2-1 record in the promotion quite yet. Instead, her opponent Santos will now take on Melissa Croden, who is coming off a win in her UFC debut.

OCTOBER 23, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Fourth UFC fight booked Zhelezniakova will take on Luana Santos in a bantamweight matchup at UFC Vegas 111 on Nov. 8, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Zhelezniakova is 2-1 with the UFC, most recently taking a unanimous decision over Melissa Mullins in June. She now draws Santos, who is an impressive 4-1 in the UFC, most recently submitting Tainara Lisboa in May to rebound from her only loss. Zhelezniakova has slight height and reach advantages, in addition to superior striking numbers (over a slightly smaller sample size). Santos has the edge in takedown volume -- 1.91 per 15 minutes of fight time -- while Zhelezniakova defends the takedown at just a 50 percent clip. Even in her two wins, she was taken down a combined six times.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Gets revenge on Melissa Mullins Zhelezniakova defeated Melissa Mullins via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Impact It was a strong rebound performance from Zhelezniakova on the heels of her first-round submission defeat to Ailin Perez last September. Entering as a +225 underdog, Daria proved to be well ahead of her opponent on the feet in terms of speed and quickness. She did allow Mullins three successful takedowns, but limited the damage she absorbed in the process. This bout was the exact blueprint for how Zhelezniakova needs fight moving forward in order to be successful. She's alternated wins and losses in her first three UFC fights, in addition to getting revenge on Mullins after being knocked out by her in the first fight between the two back in November 2022.

JUNE 21, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Taking on Mullins in Baku Zhelezniakova will fight Melissa Mullins at UFC Baku on Jun. 21, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.

Impact Zhelezniakova will get her third UFC fight following a loss to Ailin Perez back in September. The Russian bantamweight is now 1-1 in the UFC and will take on a slightly more experienced fighter in Mullins, who is 2-1 with the company. Zheleznyakova is roughly a (+225) betting underdog as of the start of fight week.

JUNE 17, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Ailin Perez-Darya Zheleznyakova added to Paris card Ailin Perez will face Darya Zheleznyakova in a bantamweight fight at UFC Fight Night on Sept.28 at Accor Arena in Paris, according to multip...

JULY 9, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM