Welterweight
Brian Melancon
7-3-0 UFC 1-1-0
5'8"Height
—Reach
OrthodoxStance
44Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
3:42Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking Average 45
- Accuracy Average 45
- Striking D Average 45
- TD Defense Average 45
- Control Average 45
- Grappling Below avg 34
- Durability Below avg 27
- Wrestling Weak 24
Built on 7 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.18
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.64
Striking accuracy49.2%
Striking defense64.9%
Knockdowns / 15 min2.02
Takedowns / 15 min2.02
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense66.7%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time22.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1
Fight history
L Kelvin Gastelum 7-0 walk-in Submission · R1 2:26 — UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · August 28, 2013
7/21Sig. strikes
14/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Seth Baczynski 18-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · July 6, 2013
24/42Sig. strikes
13/54Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:40Control
1Knockdowns
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
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
0
Submission
1
Decision
2
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
2
Legacy FC
2
Urban Rumble Championships
2
Strikeforce Challengers
1
Strikeforce
1
Bellator
1
Steele Cage MMA
1
Full career — 10 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Kelvin Gastelum | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2
August 28, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 2:26 |
| W | Seth Baczynski | KO (punches) | UFC 162
July 6, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 4:59 |
| W | Felipe Portela | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough
September 23, 2011 |
Strikeforce Challengers | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | Decision (split) | Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum
June 18, 2011 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Derrick Krantz | Decision (unanimous) | Legacy FC 5
January 29, 2011 |
Legacy FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Todd Moore | TKO (punches) | Legacy FC 3
July 31, 2010 |
Legacy FC | 1 | 1:00 |
| L | Adam Schindler | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 20
May 27, 2010 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jarrett Jones | TKO (punches) | Steele Cage MMA 1
June 11, 2009 |
Steele Cage MMA | 1 | — |
| W | Kenneth Battle | Submission (punches) | Urban Rumble Championships 4
May 23, 2009 |
Urban Rumble Championships | 1 | 1:35 |
| W | Adrian Barco | TKO (punches) | Urban Rumble Championships 3
January 24, 2009 |
Urban Rumble Championships | 1 | 1:35 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Brian Melancon) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.