Lightweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Edson Barboza v Gilbert Melendez
UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko, Sat, Jul 23, 2016, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Edson Barboza won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Rick Winter 27 - 30. Sal D'amato 27 - 30. Brian Puccillo 28 - 29.
“Junior”
Height 5'11", Reach 75", Stance Orthodox, Age 30 on the night
Coming in 11-4-0 in the UFC over 15 fights
“El Nino”
Height 5'9", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 34 on the night
Coming in 1-3-0 in the UFC over 4 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Edson Barboza | Gilbert Melendez | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 21 of 41 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 10 of 49 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 17 of 55 | 1 of 1 | 0:39 | 0 | 15 of 41 | 0 of 2 | 0:04 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 18 of 40 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 14 of 39 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 56 of 136 | 1 of 1 | 0:39 | 0 | 39 of 129 | 0 of 5 | 0:04 | 0 |
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.