David Roberts vs. Marcelo Mello
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
David Roberts
Full career not yet synced for David Roberts — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Marcelo Mello
Full career not yet synced for Marcelo Mello — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
David Roberts
Distance 66.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 33.3% (norm 8.0%)
Marcelo Mello
Distance 7.7% (norm 82.8%) · Clinch 0.0% (norm 7.6%) · Ground 92.3% (norm 8.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
David Roberts
Head 100.0% (norm 78.2%) · Body 0.0% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)
Marcelo Mello
Head 92.3% (norm 78.2%) · Body 7.7% (norm 12.8%) · Legs 0.0% (norm 7.9%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Roberts L/A | Acc | Lightweight med | Mello L/A | Acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 37.9% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 37.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.3% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.3% |
| On the ground | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 0 / 3 | too few to rate | 35.0% | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 35.0% |
| To the body | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.1% | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 69.1% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.9% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.9% |
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 (Lightweight: 201 fighters · Lightweight: 201 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 Roberts L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med | vs Mello L/A | Opp acc | Lightweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 38.9% | 0 / 2 | too few to rate | 38.9% |
| In the clinch | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.6% |
| On the ground | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 0 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 6 / 12 | too few to rate | 35.1% | 0 / 3 | too few to rate | 35.1% |
| To the body | 1 / 1 | too few to rate | 68.1% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 68.1% |
| To the legs | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.5% | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 81.5% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Roberts has more cage time on record.