Lightweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Gilbert Melendez v Diego Sanchez
UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3, Sat, Oct 19, 2013, Houston, Texas, USA
Referee Kerry Hatley
Referee Kerry Hatley
Gilbert Melendez won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Don Turnage 28 - 29. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Troy Wincapaw 28 - 29.
“El Nino”
Height 5'9", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 0-1-0 in the UFC over 1 fights
“Nightmare”
Height 5'10", Reach 72", Stance Southpaw, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 13-5-0 in the UFC over 18 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Gilbert Melendez | Diego Sanchez | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 29 of 84 | 1 of 1 | 0:03 | 0 | 13 of 44 | 1 of 4 | 0:23 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 27 of 74 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 8 of 46 | 0 of 2 | 0:03 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 40 of 92 | 0 of 0 | 0:29 | 0 | 21 of 86 | 0 of 0 | 0:22 | 1 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 96 of 250 | 1 of 1 | 0:34 | 0 | 42 of 176 | 1 of 6 | 0:48 | 1 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.