Lightweight · “The Young Assassin”
Melvin Guillard
12-9-0 (1 NC)
5'9"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
43Age
8KO wins
0Sub wins
66.7%Finish rate
6:39Avg 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
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min3.06
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.83
Striking accuracy39.7%
Striking defense68.1%
Takedowns / 15 min1.44
Takedown accuracy66.7%
Takedown defense65.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.21
Control time8.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-6
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
22 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Michael Johnson 6-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa · 2014-03-08
22/103Sig. strikes
48/146Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
NC Ross Pearson 7-3 walk-in Could Not Continue · R1 1:57 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz · 2013-10-26
9/29Sig. strikes
3/11Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mac Danzig 5-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:47 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga · 2013-07-27
39/88Sig. strikes
23/56Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:40Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jamie Varner 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · 2012-12-29
57/112Sig. strikes
32/97Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:59Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Donald Cerrone 5-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:16 — UFC 150: Henderson vs Edgar II · 2012-08-11
10/28Sig. strikes
4/9Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Fabricio Camoes 1-1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 · 2012-07-07
37/101Sig. strikes
18/74Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Jim Miller 9-2 walk-in Submission · R1 3:04 — UFC on FX: Guillard vs Miller · 2012-01-20
16/26Sig. strikes
4/12Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joe Lauzon 7-3 walk-in Submission · R1 0:47 — UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · 2011-10-08
3/6Sig. strikes
2/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Shane Roller 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:12 — UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber · 2011-07-02
17/42Sig. strikes
1/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:06Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Evan Dunham 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:58 — UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 2 · 2011-01-22
17/33Sig. strikes
2/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:05Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jeremy Stephens 5-4 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop · 2010-09-25
73/168Sig. strikes
62/155Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Waylon Lowe 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:28 — UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans · 2010-05-29
14/21Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ronys Torres 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 109: Relentless · 2010-02-06
34/81Sig. strikes
6/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:36Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nate Diaz 5-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:13 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard · 2009-09-16
11/42Sig. strikes
21/73Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
0:43Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gleison Tibau 5-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale · 2009-06-20
13/50Sig. strikes
14/50Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:10Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Dennis Siver 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:36 — UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin · 2008-07-05
10/15Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:20Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rich Clementi 2-3 walk-in Submission · R1 4:40 — UFC 79: Nemesis · 2007-12-29
5/18Sig. strikes
6/9Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joe Stevenson 3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:27 — UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard · 2007-04-05
1/7Sig. strikes
2/3Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Gabe Ruediger 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:01 — UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · 2006-09-23
20/40Sig. strikes
7/23Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
1:13Control
2Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rick Davis 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:37 — UFC 60: Hughes vs Gracie · 2006-05-27
10/28Sig. strikes
5/10Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Josh Neer 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 4:20 — UFC Fight Night 3 · 2006-01-16
11/51Sig. strikes
3/9Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
1:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Marcus Davis 0-0 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 2:55 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Franklin Finale · 2005-11-05
19/39Sig. strikes
3/16Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
3:15Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub 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.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
0
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
6
Decision
2
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
22
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 Lightweight average, over 191 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.