Arnold Allen vs. Gilbert Melendez
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Arnold Allen
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 12 | 3 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 5 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.69 · 17 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 25 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-3 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Gilbert Melendez
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 1 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 21 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.73 · 1 tier-1/2 wins · 12 finish wins over 30 documented bouts
In the UFC: 1-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Arnold Allen
Distance 92.4% (norm 85.9%) · Clinch 3.5% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.2% (norm 6.5%)
Gilbert Melendez
Distance 93.5% (norm 83.1%) · Clinch 5.3% (norm 7.3%) · Ground 1.2% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Arnold Allen
Head 82.7% (norm 77.5%) · Body 12.0% (norm 12.9%) · Legs 5.3% (norm 7.9%)
Gilbert Melendez
Head 89.7% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 3.0% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Allen L/A | Acc | Featherweight med | Melendez L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 681 / 1606 | 42.4% | 40.5% | 257 / 953 | 27.0% | 38.3% |
| In the clinch | 30 / 60 | 50.0% | 70.5% | 30 / 54 | 55.6% | 67.5% |
| On the ground | 54 / 73 | 74.0% | 69.3% | 7 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.8% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 562 / 1438 | 39.1% | 37.1% | 229 / 914 | 25.1% | 35.1% |
| To the body | 138 / 209 | 66.0% | 68.0% | 45 / 74 | 60.8% | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 65 / 92 | 70.7% | 80.3% | 20 / 31 | 64.5% | 81.8% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Featherweight: 127 fighters · Lightweight: 204 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Allen L/A | Opp acc | Featherweight med | vs Melendez L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 615 / 1617 | 38.0% | 39.3% | 388 / 983 | 39.5% | 38.8% |
| In the clinch | 52 / 80 | 65.0% | 70.3% | 21 / 33 | 63.6% | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 17 / 22 | too few to rate | 69.4% | 16 / 24 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 378 / 1305 | 29.0% | 35.9% | 228 / 779 | 29.3% | 35.2% |
| To the body | 166 / 245 | 67.8% | 68.0% | 88 / 131 | 67.2% | 68.2% |
| To the legs | 140 / 169 | 82.8% | 81.5% | 109 / 130 | 83.8% | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Allen has more cage time on record.