Lightweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Gilbert Melendez v Eddie Alvarez
UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum, Sat, Jun 13, 2015, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Eddie Alvarez won by Split decision, R3 5:00. Derek Cleary 28 - 29. Chris Lee 29 - 28. Sal D'amato 28 - 29.
“El Nino”
Height 5'9", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 33 on the night
Coming in 1-2-0 in the UFC over 3 fights
Height 5'9", Reach 69", Stance Orthodox, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 0-1-0 in the UFC over 1 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Gilbert Melendez | Eddie Alvarez | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 15 of 53 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 8 of 17 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 6 of 31 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 9 of 17 | 1 of 3 | 1:32 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 16 of 45 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 14 of 30 | 2 of 8 | 2:15 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 37 of 129 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 31 of 64 | 3 of 11 | 3:47 | 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.