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Gilbert Melendez
Lightweight

“El Niño”

Gilbert Melendez

Santa Ana, United States

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Age
41
Height
69 in
Reach
73 in
Weight
145.5 lb
Stance
Orthodox
Octagon debut
May 20, 2012
MMA RECORD22–8–0WINS – LOSSES – DRAWS

Lightweight

BY THE NUMBERS

Fighter statistics

Performance rates from the supplied UFC profile.

Striking

Sig. strikes / min
3.44
Strikes absorbed / min
2.53
Striking accuracy
33.0%
Strike defense
63.0%

Grappling

Takedowns / 15 min
1.64
Takedown accuracy
3.0%
Takedown defense
72.0%
Sub. attempts / 15 min
0.2

Record & fight time

Overall MMA wins
22
Overall MMA losses
8
Overall MMA draws
0
No contests
0
Average fight time
15.23 min

Win methods

DEC1045.0%
SUB00.0%
KO/TKO1255.0%

Significant strikes by target

Leg675.0%
Body19415.0%
Head103180.0%

Significant strikes by position

Clinch15812.0%
Ground32825.0%
Standing80662.0%

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

Advanced Stats ＋
Team
El Nino Training Center - San Francisco, CA
Height
69 in
Reach
73 in
Weight
145.5 lb
Leg reach
40 in
Fighting style
—
No contests
0
Status
Not Fighting
Birthplace
Santa Ana, United States
Knockdown average
0.24
Sig. strikes landed
1292
Sig. strikes attempted
3892
Takedowns landed
3
Takedowns attempted
99
Completed fights in history
7
Timed history sample
7 / 7
Time in timed fights
106.88 min

Time in history covers only supplied completed bouts with a valid round and clock, using five-minute rounds. It is not an estimated career total.

Fight history