Gilbert Melendez UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age43 (Apr 12, 1982)

Height5'9"

Weight145 lbs

Reach73"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Gilbert Melendez
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	28.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.0
Strike Differential	-1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	16.7%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	0:49
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	100.0%
Avg Fight Time	15:16
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	26.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.7
Takedown Accuracy	6.2%
Takedown Defense	64.3%
Control Time/Fight	0:53

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Arnold Allen

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos • Jul 2019

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez23/11320%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Arnold Allen102/19054%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	8/40	20%	0/1	0:00	—
	Arnold Allen	37/75	49%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	9/39	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Arnold Allen	39/66	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	6/34	18%	0/1	0:00	—
	Arnold Allen	26/49	53%	1/2	0:40	—

LOSS

vs. Jeremy Stephens

UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 • Sep 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez29/12922%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jeremy Stephens96/25038%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	12/50	24%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jeremy Stephens	24/62	39%	0/0	0:30	1

R2	Gilbert Melendez	11/52	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jeremy Stephens	25/91	27%	0/0	0:18	2

R3	Gilbert Melendez	6/27	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jeremy Stephens	47/97	48%	0/0	0:33	2

LOSS

vs. Edson Barboza

UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko • Jul 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez39/12930%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:04

Edson Barboza56/13641%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	10/49	20%	0/2	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	21/41	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	15/41	37%	0/2	0:04	—
	Edson Barboza	17/55	31%	1/1	0:39	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	14/39	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Edson Barboza	18/40	45%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Eddie Alvarez

UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum • Jun 2015

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez37/12929%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Eddie Alvarez31/6448%TD 3/11Ctrl 3:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	15/53	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eddie Alvarez	8/17	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	6/31	19%	0/1	0:00	—
	Eddie Alvarez	9/17	53%	1/3	1:32	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	16/45	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Eddie Alvarez	14/30	47%	2/8	2:15	—

LOSS

vs. Anthony Pettis

UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II • Dec 2014

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 1:53

Gilbert Melendez27/7835%TD 1/8Ctrl 4:21

Anthony Pettis30/5852%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	19/43	44%	1/6	3:43	—
	Anthony Pettis	15/29	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	8/35	23%	0/2	0:38	—
	Anthony Pettis	15/29	52%	0/0	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Diego Sanchez

UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 • Oct 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez96/25038%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:34

Diego Sanchez42/17624%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	29/84	35%	1/1	0:03	—
	Diego Sanchez	13/44	30%	1/4	0:23	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	27/74	36%	0/0	0:02	—
	Diego Sanchez	8/46	17%	0/2	0:03	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	40/92	43%	0/0	0:29	—
	Diego Sanchez	21/86	24%	0/0	0:22	1

LOSS

vs. Benson Henderson

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez43/19123%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:52

Benson Henderson68/16641%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	7/29	24%	1/1	0:44	—
	Benson Henderson	9/17	53%	0/0	0:38	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	13/47	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benson Henderson	15/41	37%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	7/32	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Benson Henderson	15/29	52%	0/1	0:45	—

R4	Gilbert Melendez	8/30	27%	0/0	0:07	—
	Benson Henderson	15/38	39%	0/2	0:05	—

R5	Gilbert Melendez	8/53	15%	0/0	0:01	—
	Benson Henderson	14/41	34%	0/0	0:00	—

Prior to UFC

Strikeforce (12 fights)

WIN

vs. Jorge Masvidal

Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Masvidal • Dec 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez118/49624%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:23

Jorge Masvidal100/27237%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	18/79	23%	0/0	0:18	—
	Jorge Masvidal	19/53	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	19/82	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jorge Masvidal	13/37	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	20/105	19%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jorge Masvidal	25/60	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Gilbert Melendez	30/101	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jorge Masvidal	14/45	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Gilbert Melendez	31/129	24%	0/1	0:05	—
	Jorge Masvidal	29/77	38%	1/2	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri

Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Daley • Apr 2011

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 3:14

Gilbert Melendez33/5956%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:28

Tatsuya Kawajiri6/2524%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	33/59	56%	2/2	1:28	1
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	6/25	24%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Shinya Aoki

Strikeforce - Nashville • Apr 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez69/20633%TD 0/0Ctrl 8:55

Shinya Aoki11/2938%TD 0/21Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	14/36	39%	0/0	0:53	—
	Shinya Aoki	3/6	50%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	13/33	39%	0/0	1:40	—
	Shinya Aoki	6/13	46%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	15/41	37%	0/0	3:18	—
	Shinya Aoki	1/4	25%	0/4	0:09	—

R4	Gilbert Melendez	17/51	33%	0/0	1:22	—
	Shinya Aoki	1/3	33%	0/6	0:00	—

R5	Gilbert Melendez	10/45	22%	0/0	1:42	—
	Shinya Aoki	0/3	0%	0/6	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Thomson

Strikeforce - Evolution • Dec 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez77/28028%TD 5/10Ctrl 2:32

Josh Thomson64/19633%TD 2/9Ctrl 2:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	10/43	23%	2/2	0:52	—
	Josh Thomson	8/24	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	25/70	36%	1/2	0:51	—
	Josh Thomson	8/31	26%	0/2	0:05	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	21/68	31%	0/1	0:03	—
	Josh Thomson	19/49	39%	0/3	0:08	—

R4	Gilbert Melendez	10/42	24%	1/2	0:36	—
	Josh Thomson	6/32	19%	1/1	1:31	—

R5	Gilbert Melendez	11/57	19%	1/3	0:10	—
	Josh Thomson	23/60	38%	1/2	0:38	—

WIN

vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida

Strikeforce - Carano vs. Cyborg • Aug 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:56

Gilbert Melendez62/14244%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:58

Mitsuhiro Ishida17/4835%TD 1/9Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	11/28	39%	1/1	1:12	—
	Mitsuhiro Ishida	3/10	30%	1/4	0:25	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	22/53	42%	1/1	2:06	—
	Mitsuhiro Ishida	6/18	33%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	29/61	48%	0/1	1:40	1
	Mitsuhiro Ishida	8/20	40%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Rodrigo Damm

Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Diaz • Apr 2009

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:02

Gilbert Melendez20/4149%TD 2/3Ctrl 4:27

Rodrigo Damm3/2114%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	15/24	62%	1/1	4:17	—
	Rodrigo Damm	1/5	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	5/17	29%	1/2	0:10	—
	Rodrigo Damm	2/16	12%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Josh Thomson

Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Thomson • Jun 2008

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez103/32032%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:52

Josh Thomson74/22333%TD 2/6Ctrl 1:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	12/47	26%	0/1	0:04	—
	Josh Thomson	14/35	40%	0/0	0:18	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	21/49	43%	0/2	0:55	1
	Josh Thomson	11/41	27%	0/1	0:16	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	16/52	31%	0/0	0:05	—
	Josh Thomson	9/23	39%	0/1	0:07	—

R4	Gilbert Melendez	23/89	26%	0/0	0:05	—
	Josh Thomson	17/50	34%	1/3	0:09	—

R5	Gilbert Melendez	31/83	37%	0/0	0:43	—
	Josh Thomson	23/74	31%	1/1	0:10	—

WIN

vs. Gabe Lemley

Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Le • Mar 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:18

Gilbert Melendez44/8055%TD 2/2Ctrl 6:07

Gabe Lemley6/1735%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	30/59	51%	1/1	4:24	—
	Gabe Lemley	3/11	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	14/21	67%	1/1	1:43	—
	Gabe Lemley	3/6	50%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Tetsuji Kato

Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion • Sep 2007

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez52/19227%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:00

Tetsuji Kato28/10327%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	17/34	50%	0/2	0:00	1
	Tetsuji Kato	5/17	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	11/73	15%	0/2	0:00	—
	Tetsuji Kato	9/39	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	24/85	28%	1/1	0:00	—
	Tetsuji Kato	14/47	30%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Clay Guida

Strikeforce - Revenge • Jun 2006

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez98/26038%TD 5/8Ctrl 0:00

Clay Guida45/14531%TD 7/26Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	7/22	32%	3/3	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	1/5	20%	2/7	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	18/45	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	5/24	21%	1/6	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	17/57	30%	1/2	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	11/33	33%	1/5	0:00	—

R4	Gilbert Melendez	27/74	36%	0/1	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	13/45	29%	1/3	0:00	—

R5	Gilbert Melendez	29/62	47%	1/2	0:00	—
	Clay Guida	15/38	39%	2/5	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Harris Sarmiento

Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Gracie • Mar 2006

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 0:44

Gilbert Melendez29/5751%TD 3/6Ctrl 0:00

Harris Sarmiento1/911%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	18/36	50%	2/5	0:00	—
	Harris Sarmiento	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	11/21	52%	1/1	0:00	—
	Harris Sarmiento	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Thomson

Strikeforce - Barnett vs Cormier •

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez44/22420%TD 0/8Ctrl 1:25

Josh Thomson100/23443%TD 6/9Ctrl 5:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	2/22	9%	0/1	0:45	—
	Josh Thomson	9/16	56%	1/1	2:26	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	12/51	24%	0/2	0:39	—
	Josh Thomson	25/54	46%	1/2	0:02	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	12/53	23%	0/2	0:00	—
	Josh Thomson	20/64	31%	1/1	0:34	—

R4	Gilbert Melendez	11/53	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Josh Thomson	29/57	51%	1/1	1:06	—

R5	Gilbert Melendez	7/45	16%	0/3	0:01	—
	Josh Thomson	17/43	40%	2/4	1:27	—

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida

Yarrenoka! - New Year's Eve 2007 • Dec 2007

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez14/3639%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00

Mitsuhiro Ishida8/1942%TD 7/14Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	4/19	21%	2/2	0:00	—
	Mitsuhiro Ishida	8/18	44%	6/11	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	10/17	59%	1/2	0:00	—
	Mitsuhiro Ishida	0/1	0%	1/3	0:00	—

PRIDE (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri

PRIDE Shockwave 2006 • Dec 2006

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez62/18234%TD 3/10Ctrl 0:00

Tatsuya Kawajiri41/14029%TD 4/8Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	38/88	43%	3/5	0:00	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	24/62	39%	3/6	0:00	1

R2	Gilbert Melendez	24/94	26%	0/5	0:00	—
	Tatsuya Kawajiri	17/78	22%	1/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Nobuhiro Obiya

PRIDE Bushido 12 • Aug 2006

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00

Gilbert Melendez54/12543%TD 4/7Ctrl 0:00

Nobuhiro Obiya9/3129%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	38/86	44%	2/4	0:00	2
	Nobuhiro Obiya	7/21	33%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	16/39	41%	2/3	0:00	—
	Nobuhiro Obiya	2/10	20%	1/1	0:00	—

WEC (3 fights)

WIN

vs. Jeff Hougland

WEC 6: Return of a Legend • Mar 2003

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:05

Gilbert Melendez36/5664%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00

Jeff Hougland4/757%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	16/27	59%	1/1	0:00	—
	Jeff Hougland	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	20/29	69%	1/1	0:00	—
	Jeff Hougland	2/3	67%	1/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Gary Quan

WEC 5: Halloween Fury • Oct 2002

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:37

Gilbert Melendez0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

WIN

vs. Olaf Alfonso

WEC 10: Bragging Rights •

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:54

Gilbert Melendez83/11771%TD 4/6Ctrl 0:00

Olaf Alfonso10/3628%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gilbert Melendez	18/31	58%	1/2	0:00	—
	Olaf Alfonso	2/12	17%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Gilbert Melendez	42/57	74%	2/2	0:00	—
	Olaf Alfonso	6/21	29%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Gilbert Melendez	23/29	79%	1/2	0:00	—
	Olaf Alfonso	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—