Featherweight Bout
Gilbert Melendez
“El Nino”
- Record
- 1-6-0
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Reach
- 73"
- Weight
- 145 lbs.
- Born
- Apr 12, 1982
Career snapshot
- Fights
- 7
- Minutes
- 106.9
- Knockdowns
- 0
- Sig. accuracy
- 28.9%
- Sig. landed / 15
- —
- Absorbed / 15
- —
- TD accuracy
- 16.7%
- TD defense
- —
- Sub attempts
- 0
- Control / 15
- 0:49
Striking
Offense
Target
- Head77.9%
- Body15.3%
- Leg6.8%
Position
- Distance87.4%
- Clinch10.2%
- Ground2.4%
Defense
Target absorbed
- Head53.6%
- Body20.7%
- Leg25.6%
Position absorbed
- Distance91.3%
- Clinch4.9%
- Ground3.8%
Grappling
For
Against
By round
| Round | Fights | Sig. | Acc. | Sig/15 | Abs/15 | TD | TD acc | Ctrl/15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4/1.6 | 27.4% | — |
| R2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0.7 | 0.0% | — |
| R3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0.3 | 0.0% | — |
| R4 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 | — | — |
| R5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/0 | — | — |
Recent fights
Loss vs Arnold Allen
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 239: Jones vs. SantosJul 6, 2019
KD 0 · Sig 23/113 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Jeremy Stephens
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2Sep 9, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 29/129 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Edson Barboza
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC on FOX: Holm vs. ShevchenkoJul 23, 2016
KD 0 · Sig 39/129 · TD 0/5 · Ctrl 0:04
Loss vs Eddie Alvarez
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 188: Velasquez vs WerdumJun 13, 2015
KD 0 · Sig 37/129 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Anthony Pettis
Submission · Round 2 · 1:53
UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler IIDec 6, 2014
KD 0 · Sig 27/78 · TD 1/8 · Ctrl 4:21
Win vs Diego Sanchez
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3Oct 19, 2013
KD 0 · Sig 96/250 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:34
Loss vs Benson Henderson
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs MelendezApr 20, 2013
KD 0 · Sig 43/191 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:52