Gilbert Melendez
"El Nino"
| Age | 43 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Lightweight |
| Height | 175 cm |
| Reach | 185 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
30
fights
22
✅ wins
8
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
2
bonuses
2
Fights of the night
0
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
April 20, 2013
UFC debuts
July 06, 2019
UFC last fight
1h46:53
time in the cage
15:16
avg time by combat
14.3%
win rate
0.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1466
as of July 06, 2019
🥇 Peak Elo
1520
on October 19, 2013
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
42
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Total strikes defense | 88 | 56% |
| 2. | Takedowns defense | 78 | 75% |
| 3. | Total strikes attempted | 68 | 53.56 / round |
| 4. | Head strikes landed | 56 | 10.71 / round |
| 5. | Distance strikes landed | 55 | 12.02 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Submissions attempted | 1 | 0.00 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 1 | 0 |
| 3. | Ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 4. | Significant strikes per ko tko | 1 | 0 |
| 5. | Significant strikes per knockdown | 1 | 0 |
57
Boxing Score
27
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
-6.13
/ round
💫 Strike differential
12.0 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
18.2 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
27.0%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
60.5%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
15
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.8 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.1 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
16.7%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
75.0%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
16s / round
⏱ Control Time
25s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.3 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
58.3%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Gilbert Melendez's UFC Fight History
July 06, 2019 - UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 09, 2017 - UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
Featherweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 23, 2016 - UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko
Lightweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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June 13, 2015 - UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum
Lightweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 06, 2014 - UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II
Lightweight title fight
Loss by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 2 (1:53).
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October 19, 2013 - UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3
Lightweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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April 20, 2013 - UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
Lightweight title fight
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights