Fighter Profile›Featherweight

“El Nino”

Gilbert Melendez

22-87 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 5L

Inactive

2× Title

2× 5R

Goes Long

High Wear

5'9"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·44age

Last fightLArnold Allen·U-DEC·R3·6yr ago

Fighter Context

1–6UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

15.3min/fight

107UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

1–4(5 fights)

0%finish rate

-0.8str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–2(3 fights)

0%finish rate

-0.7str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.91

Positive

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.250

Average

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

Durability

Average

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

Round Win Rate

23%

Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Melendez

Ground & Pound

Head Hunter

Featherweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.44

Str. Accuracy33%

294UFC landed/1,019attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.5 vs avg2.53

Str. Defense63%

KD Rate / fight0.00

KD Absorbed / fight0.86

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

80%

Body

15%

Leg

By Position

Distance62%

Clinch12%

Ground25%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 17 rounds	Round 27 rounds	Round 36 rounds	Round 41 round	Round 51 round
Avg. Landed	14	13	15	8	8
Avg. Absorbed	18	18	24	15	14
Avg. Net	-4	-6	-9	-7	-6

Grappling

Melendez

G&P Threat

·50s ctrlAverage Control

Featherweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.64

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.53

TD Accuracy41%

3UFC landed/18attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense71%

18UFC defended/24opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

div avg 47%

How They Lose

6UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 1

Submission0 / 1

Decision1 / 1

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 6

Submission1 / 6

Decision5 / 6

Loss Pattern

Outscored

5 of 6 losses by decision

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

25%

2 of 8 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

2.1pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

2SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending down. Averaging 23 less in second half of career

7 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=7

R2n=7

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

2.9

2.8

3.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.6

4.0

4.7

Diff

-0.8

-1.2

-1.7

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 7 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼TD Acc-100%L3

Last 7 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Melendez — 7 UFC Fights

Result

Method

7 fights

Arnold Allen

U-DEC R3Jul '19

-79

·23 SS (20%)·102 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken

↵ 22mo layoff

Jeremy StephensVeteran

U-DEC R3Sep '17

-67

·29 SS (22%)·96 abs·5 kd taken

Edson BarbozaVeteran

U-DEC R3Jul '16

-17

·39 SS (30%)·56 abs·0/5 td·1 td taken

Eddie Alvarez

S-DEC R3Jun '15

·37 SS (29%)·31 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken

Anthony Pettis

TITLE

SUB R2 · 1:53Dec '14

-3

·27 SS (35%)·30 abs·1/8 td·261s ctrl

Diego SanchezVeteran

U-DEC R3Oct '13

+54

·96 SS (38%)·42 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·34s ctrl·1 kd taken

Benson Henderson

TITLE

S-DEC R5Apr '13

-25

·43 SS (23%)·68 abs·1/1 td·52s ctrl

Melendez — Prior Tracked Fights (18)

WJosh ThomsonStrikeforceU-DECR5—

WJosh ThomsonStrikeforceS-DECR5—

LJosh ThomsonStrikeforceU-DECR5—

WNobuhiro ObiyaPrideU-DECR2—

WHarris SarmientoStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

WGary QuanWECKO/TKOR1—

WJorge MasvidalStrikeforceU-DECR5—

WGabe LemleyStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

WTatsuya KawajiriStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

WTetsuji KatoStrikeforceU-DECR3—

All Fighters

Featherweight

“El Nino”

Gilbert Melendez

22-87 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·44age

Last fightLArnold Allen·U-DEC·6yr ago

Fighter Context

1–6UFC·

0KO

0Sub

1Dec

15.3min/fight

107UFC min

vs. Winning Record1–4

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.91

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.250

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

Durability

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

Round Win Rate

23%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Melendez

Featherweight avg

Ground & PoundHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min3.44

Str. Accuracy33%

294UFC landed/1,019attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.5 vs avg2.53

Str. Defense63%

KD Rate / Fight0.00

KD Absorbed / Fight0.86

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

80%

Body

15%

Leg

By Position

Dist62%

Clinch12%

Ground25%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=7	R2 n=7	R3 n=6	R4 n=1	R5 n=1
Landed	14	13	15	8	8
Absorbed	18	18	24	15	14
Net	-4	-6	-9	-7	-6

Grappling

Melendez

Featherweight avg

G&P Threat

50s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.64

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY2.53

TD Accuracy41%

3UFC landed/18attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.20

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense71%

18UFC defended/24opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 3 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

1Sub

5Dec

Finish Round Distribution

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

25%2 of 8 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

2.1pts

L5 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

2SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=7

R2n=7

R3n=6

Outputsig strikes / min

2.9

2.8

3.0

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.6

4.0

4.7

Diff

-0.8

-1.2

-1.7

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Melendez — UFC Fight Log

Arnold Allen

U-DEC·R3·Jul '19

23 SS (20%)·102 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken

Jeremy StephensVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Sep '17

29 SS (22%)·96 abs·5 kd taken

Edson BarbozaVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jul '16

39 SS (30%)·56 abs·0/5 td·1 td taken

Eddie Alvarez

S-DEC·R3·Jun '15

37 SS (29%)·31 abs·0/1 td·3 td taken

Anthony PettisTITLE

SUB·R2·Dec '14

27 SS (35%)·30 abs·1/8 td·261s ctrl

Diego SanchezVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Oct '13

96 SS (38%)·42 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·34s ctrl·1 kd taken

Benson HendersonTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Apr '13

43 SS (23%)·68 abs·1/1 td·52s ctrl

Melendez — Prior Tracked Fights (18)

WJosh ThomsonStrikeforceU-DECR5

WJosh ThomsonStrikeforceS-DECR5

LJosh ThomsonStrikeforceU-DECR5

WNobuhiro ObiyaPrideU-DECR2

WHarris SarmientoStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

WGary QuanWECKO/TKOR1

WJorge MasvidalStrikeforceU-DECR5

WGabe LemleyStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

Round 17 rounds

Round 27 rounds

Round 36 rounds

Round 41 round

Round 51 round

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-4

-6

-9

-7

-6

n=7

n=6

n=1

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-4

-6

-9

-7

-6