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Brandon Melendez lands 0.8 and absorbs 0.6 significant strikes per minute. Output and absorption are close.

Brandon Melendez has minimal takedown activity on record.

Brandon Melendez's last fight was over 228 months ago.

Brandon Melendez is 43 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Lightweight
“The Murderer”

Brandon Melendez

25-251 UFC
Form
Inactive
5'11"ht·Southpawstance·43age
Last fightLJoe Lauzon·SUB·R2·19yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
7.2min/fight
·
7UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈1 UFC Fight
Striking Differential
+0.28

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
1-0
Last fight: Jun 2007
Physical
Height
5'11"
+1.2"div avg 5'10"
Stance
Southpaw
Tactical edge vs orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
00%
Decision
00%
Striking

Brandon Melendez — 0.84 significant strikes per minute, 26% striking accuracy, absorbs 0.56 strikes per minute.

Melendez
Counter Puncher
Head Hunter
Lightweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min0.84
Str. Accuracy26%
6UFC landed/23attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−3.7 vs avg0.56
Str. Defense63%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
83%
Body
17%
Leg
0%
By Position
Distance83%
/
Ground17%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 11 round
Round 2
Round 3
Avg. Landed4——
Avg. Absorbed3——
Avg. Net+1——
Grappling

Brandon Melendez — 25% takedown defense.

Melendez·82s ctrlAverage Control
Lightweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy0%
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense25%
1UFC defended/4opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Rarely Tapped
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
div avg 52%
How They Lose
1UFC loss
Win Breakdown
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission1 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Pattern
Tapped out in R2
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+2+3+5+7avg2007

1 UFC fights · hover for details

Melendez — 1 UFC Fight

Brandon Melendez — UFC fight record: 0 wins, 1 loss.

Result
Method
1 fight
L
Joe Lauzon
LW
SUB R2 · 2:09Jun '07
+2
·
6 SS (26%)·4 abs·3 td taken·82s ctrl
All Fighters
Lightweight
“The Murderer”

Brandon Melendez

25-251 UFC
Form
5'11"ht·Southpawstance·43age
Last fightLJoe Lauzon·SUB·19yr ago
Fighter Context
0–1UFC·
0KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
7.2min/fight
·
7UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.28

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
Unrated

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Pre-UFC Background
Pre-UFC Record
1-0
Last fight: Jun 2007
Physical
Height
5'11"
+1.2"div avg 5'10"
Stance
Southpaw
Edge vs orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
00%
Decision
00%
Striking
Melendez
Lightweight avg
Counter PuncherHead Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min0.84
Str. Accuracy26%
6UFC landed/23attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−3.7 vs avg0.56
Str. Defense63%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
83%
Body
17%
Leg
0%
By Position
Dist83%
Ground17%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=1
R2
R3
Landed4——
Absorbed3——
Net+1——
Grappling
Melendez
Lightweight avg
82s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy0%
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense25%
1UFC defended/4opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 6 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
0%
Decision Fighter
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
Sub (L)
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.02.23.4R1R2R3
R1n=1
R2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
0.8
—
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
0.6
—
—
Diff
+0.2
—
—

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Melendez — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Joe LauzonLW
SUB·R2·Jun '07
6 SS (26%)·4 abs·3 td taken·82s ctrl
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