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Brian Melancon

7-32 UFC

Form

Inactive

5'8"ht·Orthodoxstance·43age

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

0.673

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

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. Landed	16	—	—
Avg. Absorbed	14	—	—
Avg. Net	+2	—	—

Grappling

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

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

KO/TKO W

SUB L

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

2 UFC fights · hover for details

Melancon — 2 UFC Fights

Result

Method

2 fights

Kelvin Gastelum

SUB R1 · 2:26Aug '13

-7

·7 SS (33%)·14 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Seth Baczynski

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—

All Fighters

Welterweight

Brian Melancon

7-32 UFC

Form

5'8"ht·Orthodoxstance·43age

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

0.673

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
Landed	16	—	—
Absorbed	14	—	—
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

KO (W)

Sub (L)

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=2

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

Kelvin Gastelum

SUB·R1·Aug '13

7 SS (33%)·14 abs·1 td taken·1 kd taken

Seth Baczynski

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

Round 12 rounds

Round 2

Round 3

Avg. Landed

—

Avg. Absorbed

—

Avg. Net

—

n=2

Landed

—

Absorbed

—

Net

—