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Featherweight · “El Nino”

Gilbert Melendez

1-6-0
5'9"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1982-04-12Born
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
15:16Avg fight
Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.75
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.98
Striking accuracy28.9%
Striking defense59.1%
Takedowns / 15 min0.42
Takedown accuracy16.7%
Takedown defense75.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time5.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-4
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 7 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2013-04-20 vs Benson Henderson — 1.72/min (L) 13-04 2013-10-19 vs Diego Sanchez — 6.4/min (W) 13-10 2014-12-06 vs Anthony Pettis — 3.92/min (L) 14-12 2015-06-13 vs Eddie Alvarez — 2.47/min (L) 15-06 2016-07-23 vs Edson Barboza — 2.6/min (L) 16-07 2017-09-09 vs Jeremy Stephens — 1.93/min (L) 17-09 2019-07-06 vs Arnold Allen — 1.53/min (L) 19-07
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

7 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Arnold Allen 5-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · 2019-07-06
23/113Sig. strikes
102/190Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jeremy Stephens 12-13 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · 2017-09-09
29/129Sig. strikes
96/250Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Edson Barboza 11-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko · 2016-07-23
39/129Sig. strikes
56/136Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Eddie Alvarez 0-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · 2015-06-13
37/129Sig. strikes
31/64Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Anthony Pettis 4-1 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 1:53 — UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II · 2014-12-06
27/78Sig. strikes
30/58Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
4:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Diego Sanchez 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 · 2013-10-19
96/250Sig. strikes
42/176Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Benson Henderson 6-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · 2013-04-20
43/191Sig. strikes
68/166Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:52Control
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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

1-6-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 5
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 7

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

Measured against the division.

Versus the Featherweight average, over 127 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.8 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 4.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 28.9% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 59.1% avg 55.3%
Takedowns /15 min 0.4 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 16.7% avg 37.5%
Takedown defense 75.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 5.5% avg 20.5%
Finish rate 0.0% avg 44.9%