Lightweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Joe Lauzon v Brandon Melendez
The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale, Sat, Jun 23, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Herb Dean
Referee Herb Dean
Joe Lauzon won by Submission, R2 2:09. Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard

Height 5'10", Reach 71", Stance Orthodox, Age 23 on the night
Coming in 1-0-0 in the UFC over 1 fights
01/Round by round
2 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Joe Lauzon | Brandon Melendez | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 3 of 7 | 2 of 3 | 3:07 | 0 | 4 of 14 | 0 of 0 | 1:07 | 0 |
| Round 22:09 | 1 of 4 | 1 of 1 | 1:28 | 0 | 2 of 9 | 0 of 0 | 0:15 | 0 |
| Fight, 7:09 | 4 of 11 | 3 of 4 | 4:35 | 0 | 6 of 23 | 0 of 0 | 1:22 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 7.2 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.