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Gilbert Melendez

Gilbert Melendez

970 ELO #2180

"El Nino"

MMA 22-8-0 · UFC 1-6-0 · Featherweight · Last fought 6 years and 340 days ago

Gilbert Melendez "El Nino" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Gilbert Melendez has 1 wins in the UFC. Gilbert Melendez lands an average of 3.44 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.64 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Featherweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 970), and have not fought Gilbert Melendez before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Darren Elkins 19-11-0 42 1082 2.0 112
Cub Swanson 16-10-0 42 1141 2.0 171
Josh Emmett 10-7-0 41 1058 3.0 88
Daniel Pineda 5-8-0 40 986 4.0 16
Douglas Silva de Andrade 7-7-0 40 1015 4.0 45
Erik Silva 0-3-0 39 956 5.0 14

Fight Results Breakdown

7
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Diego Sanchez in 2013
Opponent ELO: 1113

Biggest Upset Loss

Eddie Alvarez in 2015
Your ELO: 1007 · Opponent ELO: 991 · Favored by 16

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 9'
Weight
Featherweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Apr 12 1982
Age
44
Peak ELO
1021
ELO Rank
2180 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
182-77-0
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1068.6
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1048.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.44
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
33%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.53
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
63%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.64
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
41%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.2
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Gilbert Melendez Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2019-07-06 UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos Arnold Allen U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2017-09-09 UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 Jeremy Stephens U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2016-07-23 UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko Edson Barboza U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2015-06-13 UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum Eddie Alvarez S-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2014-12-06 UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II Anthony Pettis SUB Guillotine Choke 2 1:53 Loss -
2013-10-19 UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Diego Sanchez U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2013-04-20 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez Benson Henderson S-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Gilbert Melendez ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
7 2019-07-06 Arnold Allen 1069 Loss -12 970
6 2017-09-09 Jeremy Stephens 1066 Loss -13 982
5 2016-07-23 Edson Barboza 1094 Loss -12 995
4 2015-06-13 Eddie Alvarez 991 Loss 0 1007
3 2014-12-06 Anthony Pettis 1063 Loss -14 1007
2 2013-10-19 Diego Sanchez 1113 Win +21 1021
1 2013-04-20 Benson Henderson 1096 Loss 0 1000

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