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Edson Barboza
Edson Barboza
17-4 · BRA
VS
Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez
22-5 · USA
July 23, 2016 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
155.0lb
Weigh-in
155.0lb
Edson Barboza def. Gilbert Melendez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Barboza21/410/000:00
Melendez10/490/200:00
R2
Barboza17/551/100:39
Melendez15/410/200:04
R3
Barboza18/400/000:00
Melendez14/390/100:00
Total
Barboza56/1361/100:39
Melendez39/1290/500:04

Scorecards

Barboza vs Melendez

RdBrian PuccilloRick WinterSal D'AmatoCommunity
R19-1010-910-910-9.1
R210-910-910-910-9.1
R310-910-910-910-9
Total29-2830-2730-2730-27.2

Media (21 cards) · avg 3027 · 21 Barboza · 0 Melendez

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Barboza-Melendez.

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
BarbozaWin probabilityMelendez
24.7%75.3%
KO / TKO
44%
Submission
5%
Decision
51%
Expected fight time: 12.6 min
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Barboza, blue toward Melendez. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Barboza25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO11%44%
Submission2%8%
Decision12%48%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes76 (4399)act 56
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.0)act 1
Melendez75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO33%44%
Submission3%4%
Decision39%52%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes67 (3887)act 39
Takedowns0.2 (0.00.8)act 0
Combined totals~143 sig strikes~0.3 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R18%
R28%
R333%
Distance51%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Barboza
55.6%-127
Melendez
+12743.6%
Most takedownstie 75.9%
Barboza
7.6%+219
Melendez
-21916.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 76.1
76
Over 76
42.1%
+135
Exactly 76
0.9%
push
Under 76
57.0%
-135
096191
Melendez
Expected: 67.0
67
Over 67
42.0%
+136
Exactly 67
1.0%
push
Under 67
57.0%
-136
084168
Takedowns — over/under
Barboza
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
8.7%
Exactly 0
91.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Melendez
Expected: 0.2
0
Over 0
17.6%
Exactly 0
82.4%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 12.6 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Barboza24.7%69.4%−44.7-255
Melendez75.3%30.6%+44.7+215

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
67.8Striking63.4
Barboza +4.4
50.4Grappling38.5
Barboza +11.9
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
BarbozaMelendez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1618
Pound-for-pound
1550
1618
Divisional
1548
1529
Striking offense
1498
1515
Striking defense
1503
1445
Grappling offense
1493
1553
Grappling defense
1505
Physical
30 yrs
Age
34 yrs
5'11"
Height
5'9"
75"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.02
Strikes landed / min
3.28
41%
Strike accuracy
31%
3.50
Strikes absorbed / min
2.76
64%
Strike defense
63%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.58
Takedowns / 15 min
0.73
50%
Takedown accuracy
27%
85%
Takedown defense
81%
0.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.0
Form & résumé
73%
UFC win rate
25%
+1
Win/loss streak
-2
60%
Last-5 win rate
25%
45%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
91
Days since last fight
406
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Edson Barboza
  • WAnthony PettisU-DEC R3
    Close +1653mo before
  • LTony FergusonSUB R2
    Close +1307mo before
  • WPaul FelderU-DEC R3
    Close -1551y before
  • LMichael JohnsonU-DEC R3
    Close -1351y 5mo before
  • WKing GreenU-DEC R3
    Close -1451y 8mo before
Gilbert Melendez
  • LEddie AlvarezS-DEC R3
    Close -1701y 1mo before
  • LAnthony PettisSUB R2
    Close +2851y 8mo before
  • WDiego SanchezU-DEC R3
    Close -5452y 9mo before
  • LBenson HendersonS-DEC R5
    Close +2803y 3mo before
Barboza — win / loss by method
Record: 17-4-0

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
10 wins, 1 loss
W
59% of wins
L
25% of losses
Submission
1 win, 2 losses
W
6% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
35% of wins
L
25% of losses
UFC
11win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (45%)KO/TKO(25%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(50%) 2
6 (55%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (83%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (17%)Submission() 0
0 (0%)Decision() 0
Melendez — win / loss by method
Record: 22-5-0

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
20% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 4 losses
W
45% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(33%) 1
1 (100%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
21win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
9 (43%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Barboza
Melendez
15
UFC fights
4
154.5 min · 10.3 avg
Octagon time
61.9 min · 15.5 avg
17y 3m
Career length
23y 9m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Barboza
Melendez
232W–60L · 79.5%
Overall
84W–13L · 86.6%
157W–37L · 80.9%
Wins
24W–5L · 82.8%
75W–23L · 76.5%
Losses
60W–8L · 88.2%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Barboza
Melendez
43W–32L · 57.3%
Overall
321W–86L · 78.9%
43W–32L · 57.3%
Wins
293W–81L · 78.3%
0W–0L
Losses
28W–5L · 84.8%
Distance striking
Barboza
Melendez
4.33
Landed / min
3.67
40.7%
Accuracy
29.0%
66.1%
Defense
64.5%
0.78
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
87.7%
Time at distance
75.8%
Grappling & control
Barboza
Melendez
0.58
Takedowns / 15 min
0.73
50.0%
Takedown accuracy
27.3%
84.8%
Takedown defense
81.0%
0.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
54.2%
Control share
48.7%
Strike target map
Barboza
  • Head41%(253)div 63%
  • Body27%(170)div 20%
  • Legs32%(198)div 17%
Melendez
  • Head73%(148)div 63%
  • Body19%(39)div 20%
  • Legs8%(16)div 17%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Edson Barboza
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Gilbert Melendez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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