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Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez
21-3 · USA
VS
Diego Sanchez
Diego Sanchez
24-5 · USA
October 19, 2013 · Houston, Texas, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
Gilbert Melendez def. Diego Sanchez by U-DEC, R3 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Melendez29/841/100:03
Sanchez13/441/400:23
R2
Melendez27/740/000:02
Sanchez8/460/200:03
R3
Melendez40/920/000:29
Sanchez21/860/010:22
Total
Melendez96/2501/100:34
Sanchez42/1761/610:48

Scorecards

Melendez vs Sanchez

RdDon TurnageSal D'AmatoTroy WincapawCommunity
R110-910-910-910-9
R210-910-910-910-9
R39-1010-99-109.3-9.8
Total29-2830-2729-2829.3-27.8

Media (12 cards) · avg 29.327.7 · 12 Melendez · 0 Sanchez

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

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
MelendezWin probabilitySanchez
78.0%22.0%
KO / TKO
22%
Submission
3%
Decision
75%
Expected fight time: 12.7 min
What drives the pick

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

Predicted outcomes
Melendez78%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO18%23%
Submission1%1%
Decision59%76%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes52 (2967)act 96
Takedowns0.1 (0.00.1)act 1
Sanchez22%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO4%18%
Submission2%9%
Decision16%73%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes44 (2557)act 42
Takedowns0.4 (0.01.8)act 1
Combined totals~96 sig strikes~0.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R112%
R210%
R33%
Distance75%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.1%
Melendez
57.1%-137
Sanchez
+13741.8%
Most takedownstie 66.6%
Melendez
8.6%+288
Sanchez
-28824.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Melendez
Expected: 51.8
52
Over 52
41.6%
+137
Exactly 52
1.3%
push
Under 52
57.1%
-137
065130
Sanchez
Expected: 43.9
44
Over 44
41.6%
+137
Exactly 44
1.5%
push
Under 44
56.9%
-137
055110
Takedowns — over/under
Melendez
Expected: 0.1
0
Over 0
10.7%
Exactly 0
89.3%
push
Under 0
0.0%
035
Sanchez
Expected: 0.4
0.5
Over 0.5
26.4%
+279
Under 0.5
73.6%
-279
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 12.7 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
Melendez78.0%82.7%−4.7-545
Sanchez22.0%17.3%+4.7+465

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
52.4Striking62.4
Sanchez +10.0
53.0Grappling42.7
Melendez +10.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
MelendezSanchez
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1562
Pound-for-pound
1633
1562
Divisional
1579
1495
Striking offense
1481
1503
Striking defense
1518
1495
Grappling offense
1493
1510
Grappling defense
1520
Physical
31 yrs
Age
31 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'10"
73"
Reach
72"
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Striking (UFC career)
1.72
Strikes landed / min
2.80
23%
Strike accuracy
37%
2.72
Strikes absorbed / min
2.73
59%
Strike defense
59%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.60
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
100%
Takedown accuracy
19%
100%
Takedown defense
54%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.9
Form & résumé
0%
UFC win rate
72%
-1
Win/loss streak
+1
0%
Last-5 win rate
60%
Finish rate
38%
Recent opp. quality
182
Days since last fight
231
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Gilbert Melendez
  • LBenson HendersonS-DEC R5
    Close +2806mo before
Diego Sanchez
  • WTakanori GomiS-DEC R3
    Close -2318mo before
  • LJake EllenbergerU-DEC R3
    Close +3201y 8mo before
  • WMartin KampmannU-DEC R3
    Close +1252y 8mo before
  • WPaulo ThiagoU-DEC R3
    Close +1303y before
  • LJohn HathawayU-DEC R3
    Close -2153y 5mo before
Melendez — win / loss by method
Record: 21-3-0

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
12 wins, 0 losses
W
57% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 3 losses
W
43% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
0win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 ()Submission(0%) 0
0 ()Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
21win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
12 (57%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
9 (43%)Decision(100%) 2
Sanchez — win / loss by method
Record: 24-5-0

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
9 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
20% of losses
Submission
6 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
9 wins, 4 losses
W
38% of wins
L
80% of losses
UFC
13win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (38%)KO/TKO(20%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
8 (62%)Decision(80%) 4
Non-UFC
11win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO() 0
6 (55%)Submission() 0
1 (9%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Melendez
Sanchez
1
UFC fights
18
25.0 min · 25.0 avg
Octagon time
232.9 min · 12.9 avg
23y 9m
Career length
24y 1m
UFC schedule strength

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

Melendez
Sanchez
18W–2L · 90.0%
Overall
311W–85L · 78.5%
0W–0L
Wins
233W–72L · 76.4%
18W–2L · 90.0%
Losses
78W–13L · 85.7%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Melendez
Sanchez
321W–86L · 78.9%
Overall
54W–57L · 48.6%
293W–81L · 78.3%
Wins
54W–57L · 48.6%
28W–5L · 84.8%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Melendez
Sanchez
1.63
Landed / min
2.98
19.5%
Accuracy
28.9%
61.3%
Defense
63.2%
0.00
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.32
83.3%
Time at distance
52.8%
Grappling & control
Melendez
Sanchez
0.60
Takedowns / 15 min
1.55
100.0%
Takedown accuracy
18.9%
100.0%
Takedown defense
54.3%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.90
37.1%
Control share
62.7%
Strike target map
Melendez
  • Head37%(16)div 64%
  • Body37%(16)div 20%
  • Legs26%(11)div 17%
Sanchez
  • Head74%(484)div 64%
  • Body21%(138)div 20%
  • Legs5%(31)div 17%

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

Gilbert Melendez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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

Diego Sanchez
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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