“El Nino” Featherweight
Gilbert Melendez
1-6-0
UFC record, 7 fights, 106.9 min
22-8-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-2
in 2 title fights
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 73"
- Weight
- 145 lb
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Born
- Mon, Apr 12, 1982, age 44
- First UFC fight
- Sat, Apr 20, 2013
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Jul 6, 2019
01/How he wins
in 1 win
All 1 win by decision (0 finishes)
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| Submission | 0 | 1 |
| Decision | 1 | 5 |
| All | 1 | 6 |
02/Career rates
7 fights, 106.9 min
Sig strikes landed
2.75 per min
294 in 106.9 min, 7 fights
Sig strike accuracy
28.9%
294 of 1,019 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
3.98 per min
425 of 1,040 landed on him in 106.9 min
Takedowns
0.42 per 15 min
3 of 18 · 106.9 min
Takedown accuracy
16.7%
3 of 18 attempts
Takedown defence
18 of 24
defended of attempted on him, 106.9 min
Control time
0:49 per 15 min
5:51 of 106:53
Knockdowns
0
scored in 106.9 min, 7 fights
Submission attempts
0.00 per 15 min
0 in 106.9 min
Where his sig strikes land
87% distance, 10% clinch, 2% ground
257 distance, 30 clinch, 7 ground of 294 landed
What he hits
78% head, 15% body, 7% leg
229 head, 45 body, 20 leg of 294 landed
Cage time
106:53
7 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
0-2 in 2
- Lv Anthony PettisLightweight, title fight. Sat, Dec 6, 2014, UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II. Submission, R2 1:53
- Lv Benson HendersonLightweight, title fight. Sat, Apr 20, 2013, UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez. Split decision, R5 5:00
04/By division
2 divisions
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | 2 | 0-2-0 | 30.0 | 52 of 242 | 1.73 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| Lightweight | 5 | 1-4-0 | 76.9 | 242 of 777 | 3.15 | 3 of 16 | 5:51 of 76:53 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| All | 7 | 1-6-0 | 106.9 | 294 of 1,019 | 2.75 | 3 of 18 | 5:51 of 106:53 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
05/By year
2013 to 2019
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 23 of 113 | 1.53 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 29 of 129 | 1.93 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 39 of 129 | 2.60 | 0 of 5 | 0:04 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 15.0 | 37 of 129 | 2.47 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 6.9 | 27 of 78 | 3.92 | 1 of 8 | 4:21 of 6:53 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 40.0 | 139 of 441 | 3.48 | 2 of 2 | 1:26 of 40:00 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
| All | 7 | 1-6-0 | 106.9 | 294 of 1,019 | 2.75 | 3 of 18 | 5:51 of 106:53 | 0 | 0 in 1 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 7 of 7 | 35.0 | 100 of 348 | 2.86 | 3 of 11 | 4:30 of 35:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 2 | 7 of 7 | 31.9 | 89 of 319 | 2.79 | 0 of 5 | 0:44 of 31:53 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
| Round 3 | 6 of 7 | 30.0 | 89 of 269 | 2.97 | 0 of 2 | 0:29 of 30:00 | 0 | 0 | 5, won 1 |
| Round 4 | 1 of 7 | 5.0 | 8 of 30 | 1.60 | 0 of 0 | 0:07 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 1 of 7 | 5.0 | 8 of 53 | 1.60 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 of 5:00 | 0 | 0 | 1, won 0 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
7 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jul 6, 2019UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos | Arnold AllenFeatherweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Ron McCarthy 27 - 30. | 23 of 113 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 9, 2017UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 | Jeremy StephensFeatherweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00David Therien 26 - 30. Thomas Collins 26 - 30. Dave Hagen 25 - 30. | 29 of 129 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jul 23, 2016UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko | Edson BarbozaLightweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Rick Winter 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Brian Puccillo 28 - 29. | 39 of 129 | 0 of 5 | 0:04 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 13, 2015UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum | Eddie AlvarezLightweight | LSplit decision, R3 5:00Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Chris Lee 29 - 28. Sal D'amato 28 - 29. | 37 of 129 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 6, 2014UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II | Anthony PettisLightweight, title fight | LSubmission, R2 1:53Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard | 27 of 78 | 1 of 8 | 4:21 | 0 | 6:53 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 19, 2013UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 | Diego SanchezLightweight | WUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Don Turnage 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Troy Wincapaw 28 - 29. | 96 of 250 | 1 of 1 | 0:34 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 20, 2013UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez | Benson HendersonLightweight, title fight | LSplit decision, R5 5:00Mike Bell 47 - 48. Wade Vierra 48 - 47. Derek Cleary 47 - 48. | 43 of 191 | 1 of 1 | 0:52 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.