Benson Henderson v Gilbert Melendez
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez, Sat, Apr 20, 2013, San Jose, California, USA
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Benson Henderson won by Split decision, R5 5:00. Mike Bell 47 - 48. Wade Vierra 48 - 47. Derek Cleary 47 - 48.
“Smooth”
Height 5'9", Reach 70", Stance Southpaw, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 6-0-0 in the UFC over 6 fights
“El Nino”
Height 5'9", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 31 on the night
Coming in on UFC debut
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Benson Henderson | Gilbert Melendez | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 9 of 17 | 0 of 0 | 0:38 | 0 | 7 of 29 | 1 of 1 | 0:44 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 15 of 41 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 13 of 47 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 15 of 29 | 0 of 1 | 0:45 | 0 | 7 of 32 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 15 of 38 | 0 of 2 | 0:05 | 0 | 8 of 30 | 0 of 0 | 0:07 | 0 |
| Round 55:00 | 14 of 41 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 8 of 53 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 0 |
| Fight, 25:00 | 68 of 166 | 0 of 4 | 1:28 | 0 | 43 of 191 | 1 of 1 | 0:52 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 25.0 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.