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Brian Melancon lands 4.2 and absorbs 3.6 significant strikes per minute. Output and absorption are close.

Brian Melancon's takedown volume and opponent defense rate both point to a credible wrestling threat.

Brian Melancon's last fight was over 154 months ago.

Brian Melancon is 44 years old.

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Brian Melancon

7-32 UFC
Form
Inactive
5'8"ht·Orthodoxstance·44age
Last fightLKelvin Gastelum·SUB·R1·12yr ago
Fighter Context
1–1UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
3.7min/fight
·
7UFC min
CQ Key Stats
◈2 UFC Fights
Striking Differential
+0.54

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.808

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
6-2
Last fight: Aug 2013
Streak Into UFC
1consecutive W
Physical
Height
5'8"
−3.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
350%
Sub
117%
Decision
233%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
00%
Decision
2100%
Striking

Brian Melancon — 4.18 significant strikes per minute, 49% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.64 strikes per minute.

Melancon
Ground & Pound
Welterweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min4.18
Str. Accuracy49%
31UFC landed/63attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
3.64
Str. Defense64%
KD Rate / fight0.50
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
71%
Body
16%
Leg
13%
By Position
Distance65%
/
Clinch3%
/
Ground32%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 12 rounds
Round 2
Round 3
Avg. Landed16——
Avg. Absorbed14——
Avg. Net+2——
Grappling

Brian Melancon — 2.0 takedowns per 15 minutes, 100% takedown accuracy, 66% takedown defense.

Melancon·50s ctrlAverage Control
Welterweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.02
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy100%
1UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense66%
2UFC defended/3opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Tapped Once
Finishing

Brian Melancon — 1 UFC win (1 KO/TKO), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
div avg 53%
How They Lose
1UFC loss
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission1 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Pattern
Tapped out in R1
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
SUB L
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+7+14+21+28avg2013

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Melancon — 2 UFC Fights

Brian Melancon — UFC fight record: 1 win, 1 loss.

Result
Method
2 fights
L
Kelvin Gastelum
WW
SUB R1 · 2:26Aug '13
-7
·
7 SS (33%)·14 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken
W
Seth Baczynski
WW
KO/TKO R1 · 4:59Jul '13
+11
·
24 SS (57%)·13 abs·1/1 td·100s ctrl·1 kd landed
Melancon — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
WFelipe PortelaStrikeforceU-DECR3—
LIsaac Vallie-FlaggStrikeforceS-DECR3—
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Welterweight

Brian Melancon

7-32 UFC
Form
5'8"ht·Orthodoxstance·44age
Last fightLKelvin Gastelum·SUB·12yr ago
Fighter Context
1–1UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
3.7min/fight
·
7UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
+0.54

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

Adj. TD Threat
0.808

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
6-2
Last fight: Aug 2013
Streak Into UFC
1consecutive W
Physical
Height
5'8"
−3.2"div avg 5'11"
Stance
Orthodox
Win Methods
KO / TKO
350%
Sub
117%
Decision
233%
Loss Methods
KO / TKO
00%
Sub
00%
Decision
2100%
Striking
Melancon
Welterweight avg
Ground & Pound
Sig. Strikes / Min4.18
Str. Accuracy49%
31UFC landed/63attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
3.64
Str. Defense64%
KD Rate / Fight0.50
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.50
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
71%
Body
16%
Leg
13%
By Position
Dist65%
Clinch3%
Ground32%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=2
R2
R3
Landed16——
Absorbed14——
Net+2——
Grappling
Melancon
Welterweight avg
50s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min2.02
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy100%
1UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00
Defense
TD Defense66%
2UFC defended/3opp. attempts
Sub Defense1 loss / 1 attempt
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
Sub (L)
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
1.02.13.3R1R2R3
R1n=2
R2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
4.2
—
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
3.6
—
—
Diff
+0.5
—
—

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

Melancon — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Kelvin GastelumWW
SUB·R1·Aug '13
7 SS (33%)·14 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken
W
Seth BaczynskiWW
KO/TKO·R1·Jul '13
24 SS (57%)·13 abs·1/1 td·100s ctrl·1 kd
Melancon — Prior Tracked Fights (2)
WFelipe PortelaStrikeforceU-DECR3
LIsaac Vallie-FlaggStrikeforceS-DECR3
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