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Women's Bantamweight · “Monster”

Montse Rendon

2-2-0
Hard To Take Down Durable
5'8"Height
68"Reach
OrthodoxStance
37Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
11:46Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 · where 138 MMA has read him, his grades and tags set each axis and the stats only nudge inside his band · stats alone where he is silent · the rim is reserved for specialists
Striking — Below avg, rated 27 of 100 · 138 MMA whiteboard: striking decent · Mar 2026 · stats read 14 → nudged -9 inside the band · claims striking volume +1, striking technique -2, kicking -1, pressure -1 (-4) Accuracy — Weak, rated 3 of 100 · claims striking technique -2 (-4) Striking D — Average, rated 50 of 100 · claims striking defense +1, pressure resistance -1 (+2) Durability — Average, rated 66 of 100 · claims pressure resistance -1 (-1) Wrestling — Average, rated 60 of 100 · claims td offense +2 (+4) TD Defense — Above avg, rated 73 of 100 · claims td defense +1 (+2) Grappling — Below avg, rated 41 of 100 · 138 MMA: grappling decent · Mar 2026 · stats read 44 → nudged +2 inside the band Control — Average, rated 64 of 100 · stats only — nothing in his reads bears on this axis Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
striking decent whiteboard
3 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Emmett vs Vallejos · March 8, 2026 · whiteboard watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Lopes vs Silva Full Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · September 9, 2025 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Ribas vs Namajunas Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 89) · March 19, 2024 watch ↗
grappling decent
2 analyst reads graded this phase
  • decent UFC Fight Night Emmett vs Vallejos · March 8, 2026 watch ↗
  • decent UFC Fight Night Lopes vs Silva Full Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · September 9, 2025 watch ↗
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read
striking decent 3 reads · whiteboard
grappling decent 2 reads
wrestling not yet read
cardio not yet read
durability not yet read

138 MMA anchors Striking, Grappling · his tags and claims adjust Accuracy, Striking D, Durability, Wrestling, TD Defense · stats alone on Control.

Built on 47 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 73 of 100 · claims td defense +1 (+2)
Durable average durability — rates 66 of 100 · claims pressure resistance -1 (-1)
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.95
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.65
Striking accuracy27.6%
Striking defense57.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.91
Takedown accuracy37.5%
Takedown defense85.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.32
Control time25.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Insider info

3 analyst reads · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
vs Bia Mesquita emphatic UFC Fight Night Emmett vs Vallejos · March 8, 2026
grapplingdecent strikingdecent

he calls it his "most confident pick" of the whole card

Her striking is rough rather than technical -- loose, lunging shots aimed at closing into a clinch, with a habit of retreating and a strong urge to shoot for legs that leaves her exposed when she does. On the mat she grades as decent: a good push against the fence, double-unders she uses to pin opponents, and most of her takedowns actually come from catching kicks; the analyst calls this a stylistically bad matchup for her, expecting Mesquita to reverse any takedown she lands.

Strengthgood cage push
Strengthdouble-unders control
Strengthkick-catcher takedowns
Weaknessloose, lunging striking rather than technical
Weaknesstends to retreat
Weaknessshoots for legs in a way that leaves her exposed
vs Alice Pereira coinflip UFC Fight Night Lopes vs Silva Full Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown · September 9, 2025 · 1 read since
strikingdecent grapplingdecent

Says 'I'm passing' and 'cracking a root beer' (the idiom) immediately before naming Pereira -- idiom plus explicit personal pass matches the coinflip pattern even though a winner is named ('the upside is the prospect').

A decent, high-output striker who tucks her chin but swings loosely when closing distance into the clinch, backs up under pressure, and is a kick-catcher -- a habit the analyst flags as exploitable by a question-mark kick to the face. Decent grappler with decent takedown defense and cage push.

Strengthhigh volume output
Strengthtucks chin, hands up
Strengthdecent cage push
Strengthdecent takedown defense
Weaknessswings wild to close distance
Weaknessbacks up under pressure
Weaknessreaches for leg kicks -- vulnerable to a question-mark kick
vs Darya Zhelenznyakova lean UFC Fight Night Ribas vs Namajunas Full Card Analysis, Prediction & Breakdown (UFC Vegas 89) · March 19, 2024 · 2 reads since
strikingdecent

Explicit comparison naming both fighters, stating plainly that Rendon is not close to her opponent's level in either phase, and a declared high opinion of her chances -- but he pointedly avoids calling it a lock, a deliberate softening next to an otherwise strong technical argument.

Montse Rendon is read as a decent striker with good volume and a sound chin-tucked, hands-up guard, but with a habit of backing up and, when she does press forward, swinging wildly rather than using clean combinations. Her reach for low leg kicks is called out as a specific risk because it drops her guard and lowers her level. On the ground she is credited with good cage control and double-underhook work, plus an ability to catch kicks into takedowns, though the analyst doubts she gets many chances to use it here.

Strengthdecent/good volume
Strengthtucks chin, hands up
Strengthgood cage push with double underhooks
Strengthcan catch kicks into takedowns
Strengthdecent takedown defense
Weaknesswilling to move backward
Weaknessswings wild when trying to close distance
Weaknessreaches for low leg kicks, exposing her guard and level

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
September 23, 2023 vs Tamires Vidal — 4.6/min (W) Sep '23 March 23, 2024 vs Daria Zhelezniakova — 1.67/min (L) Mar '24 September 13, 2025 vs Alice Pereira — 3.0/min (W) Sep '25 March 14, 2026 vs Bia Mesquita — 0.0/min (L) — only 2.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '26

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Bia Mesquita 1-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:07 — UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Vallejos · March 14, 2026
0/8Sig. strikes
18/27Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alice Pereira 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — Noche UFC: Lopes vs. Silva · September 13, 2025
45/166Sig. strikes
37/117Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
1:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Daria Zhelezniakova 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas · March 23, 2024
25/147Sig. strikes
57/150Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
5:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tamires Vidal 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot · September 23, 2023
69/182Sig. strikes
60/109Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
4:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

UFC bouts in this database
2-2-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 4

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

vs. 38 qualified Women's Bantamweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.0 avg 3.8
Strikes absorbed /min 3.6 avg 3.8
Striking accuracy 27.6% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 57.3% avg 54.0%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.1
Takedown accuracy 37.5% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 85.7% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.4
Control time 25.5% avg 22.9%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 40.6%