Darya Zheleznyakova
“Iron Lady”
Record 10-3Russia
The style
Striker
Even split of knockouts and decisions · One-fight skid · Saint Petersburg-born
GrapplingStriking
Darya "Iron Lady" Zheleznyakova is a 30-year-old Russian bantamweight born in Saint Petersburg, with her 10 career wins split evenly between five knockouts and five decisions. She answered a submission loss to Ailin Perez with a decision win over Melissa Mullins in June 2025, but dropped a decision to Melissa Croden in April 2026. She now meets 20-year-old prospect Alice Pereira in Las Vegas.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 10-3 |
| Age | 30 |
| Height | 5'9" |
| Reach | 68" |
| Stance | — |
| Country | Russia |
| Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
5 KO/TKO0 SUB5 DEC