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Brian Melancon

Fighter profile

Brian Melancon

WW7-3-0
Form
3.1
8.9
 
 
 
71
Overall
SoS 63
Skill ratings
Striking
73
Boxing
76
Kicking
67
Clinch
51
Striking def.
71
Wrestling off.
60
Wrestling def.
72
Ground game
80
Submissions
60
Grappling def.
69
Profile
Age44
Height5'8"
Reach—
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2009
UFC record1-1-0
Last fight2013-08-28
Octagon time7.4 min
Avg fight3.7 min
Career length17y 6m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Striking offense1505
74th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1498
43rd
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1498
58th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1503
57th
WW avg 1505
Momentum26
68th
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 7-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 0 losses
W
71% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 2 losses
W
29% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
1win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
6win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (67%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (33%)Decision(100%) 2
UFC stats
Filters
Stat
Window
Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes31
Sig. accuracy49%
Sig. attempted63
Total strikes39
Total attempted71
Knockdowns1
Head22
Body5
Leg4
Distance20
Clinch1
Ground10

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed27
Sig. defense65%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.18
Body abs.4
Leg abs.5
Distance abs.21
Clinch abs.5
Ground abs.1

Grappling · offense

Takedowns1
TD accuracy100%
TD attempted1
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time1:40

Grappling · defense

TD defense67%
TDs absorbed1
TD att. faced3
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time0:47

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 2 UFC fights · 7:25 total fight time

Schedule strength
Filters
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Opp
Window
Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Brian has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
24W–7Lwin 77.4%div #179/300pct 41st
WinsSoft
17W–7Lwin 70.8%div #246/273pct 10th
LossesElite
7W–0Lwin 100.0%div #1/291pct 100th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
1539 elodiv #176/300pct 42nd
WinsStrong
1542 elodiv #99/273pct 64th
LossesSoft
1536 elodiv #210/291pct 28th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall49W–13L79.0%
Wins32W–8L80.0%
Losses17W–5L77.3%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Brian, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+1.50u+75.0% ROI

over 2 close-line bets

Average odds
+264

27% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
1W–1L

ROI +75.0%

Avg +264

Based on 2 of 2 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Stat
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.