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Gilbert Melendez

Fighter profile

Gilbert Melendez

FTW22-8-0P4P #396Div #58
Form
4.7
4.0
5.0
4.9
5.3
76
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
63
Boxing
61
Kicking
47
Clinch
61
Striking def.
74
Wrestling off.
45
Wrestling def.
85
Ground game
26
Submissions
39
Grappling def.
88
Profile
Age44
Height5'9"
Reach73"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2002
UFC record1-6-0
Last fight2019-07-06
Octagon time106.9 min
Avg fight15.3 min
Career length23y 9m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjurysuspensionfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FTW division (276 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:5 LW · 2 FTW (now)

Striking offense1485
7th
FTW avg 1500
Striking defense1500
51st
FTW avg 1500
Grappling offense1461
2nd
FTW avg 1496
Grappling defense1516
86th
FTW avg 1503
Momentum0
27th
FTW avg 24
Win / loss by method
Record: 22-8-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
55% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
13% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 7 losses
W
45% of wins
L
88% of losses
UFC
1win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(17%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(83%) 5
Non-UFC
21win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
9 (43%)Decision(100%) 2
UFC stats
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Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes294
Sig. accuracy29%
Sig. attempted1019
Total strikes405
Total attempted1145
Knockdowns0
Head229
Body45
Leg20
Distance257
Clinch30
Ground7

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed425
Sig. defense59%
KDs absorbed6
Head abs.228
Body abs.88
Leg abs.109
Distance abs.388
Clinch abs.21
Ground abs.16

Grappling · offense

Takedowns3
TD accuracy17%
TD attempted18
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time5:51

Grappling · defense

TD defense75%
TDs absorbed6
TD att. faced24
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time9:00

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 7 UFC fights · 106:53 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

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

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
140W–32Lwin 81.4%div #60/206pct 71st
WinsStrong
24W–5Lwin 82.8%div #33/191pct 83rd
LossesAverage
116W–27Lwin 81.1%div #93/199pct 54th

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
OverallElite
1600 elodiv #6/206pct 98th
WinsElite
1633 elodiv #1/191pct 100th
LossesElite
1594 elodiv #17/199pct 92nd

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 %
Overall321W–86L78.9%
Wins293W–81L78.3%
Losses28W–5L84.8%

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 Gilbert, 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
−5.82u−83.1% ROI

over 7 close-line bets

Average odds
+125

44% implied

As favorite
1W–1L

ROI −40.8%

Avg -281

As underdog
0W–5L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +207

Based on 7 of 7 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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