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Edson Barboza vs Gilbert Melendez

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Lightweight

Edson Barboza

“Junior”

Edson Barboza

🇧🇷 Brazil

win

VS

Gilbert Melendez

“El Niño”

Gilbert Melendez

🇺🇸 United States

loss

U-DEC · ROUND 3 · 5:00

Current profile tapeFight totals ↓

Edson Barboza	TALE OF THE TAPE	Gilbert Melendez
W L W L W	Last 5 fightsNewest first · supplied history	L L W L
Brazil	Country	United States
24–15–0	MMA record	22–8–0
40	Age	41
71 in	Height	69 in
75 in	Reach	73 in
155.5 lb	Weight	145.5 lb
Orthodox	Stance	Orthodox

Tape uses current supplied profiles, not measurements reconstructed for the bout date.

Fight totals

Edson Barboza	FIGHT STATISTICS	Gilbert Melendez
56 of 136	Significant strikes	39 of 129
63 of 144	Total strikes	42 of 135
0	Knockdowns	0
1 of 1	Takedowns	0 of 5
0	Sub. attempts	0
0	Reversals	0
0:39	Control	0:04
23 of 84	Head	35 of 120
10 of 22	Body	3 of 7
23 of 30	Leg	1 of 2
52 of 127	Distance	36 of 125
0 of 0	Clinch	1 of 2
4 of 9	Ground	2 of 2

Round by round

Round 1

Edson Barboza	FIGHT STATISTICS	Gilbert Melendez
21 of 41	Significant strikes	10 of 49
21 of 41	Total strikes	10 of 49
0	Knockdowns	0
0 of 0	Takedowns	0 of 2
0	Sub. attempts	0
0	Reversals	0
0:00	Control	0:00
12 of 27	Head	8 of 45
6 of 11	Body	1 of 3
3 of 3	Leg	1 of 1
21 of 41	Distance	9 of 48
0 of 0	Clinch	1 of 1
0 of 0	Ground	0 of 0

Round 2

Edson Barboza	FIGHT STATISTICS	Gilbert Melendez
17 of 55	Significant strikes	15 of 41
24 of 63	Total strikes	18 of 47
0	Knockdowns	0
1 of 1	Takedowns	0 of 2
0	Sub. attempts	0
0	Reversals	0
0:39	Control	0:04
6 of 35	Head	14 of 38
3 of 8	Body	1 of 2
8 of 12	Leg	0 of 1
13 of 46	Distance	13 of 38
0 of 0	Clinch	0 of 1
4 of 9	Ground	2 of 2

Round 3

Edson Barboza	FIGHT STATISTICS	Gilbert Melendez
18 of 40	Significant strikes	14 of 39
18 of 40	Total strikes	14 of 39
0	Knockdowns	0
0 of 0	Takedowns	0 of 1
0	Sub. attempts	0
0	Reversals	0
0:00	Control	0:00
5 of 22	Head	13 of 37
1 of 3	Body	1 of 2
12 of 15	Leg	0 of 0
18 of 40	Distance	14 of 39
0 of 0	Clinch	0 of 0
0 of 0	Ground	0 of 0

UFC profile statistics and overall MMA records have different coverage. A dash means unavailable, not zero.

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