Edson Barboza vs Gilbert Melendez

Rating histories overlaid on one timeline, then every key career number side by side — the greener value has the edge.

Edson Barboza24-14-0

vs

Gilbert Melendez22-8-0

— Barboza · — Melendez · hover or touch to compare over time

Tale of the tape

1526MatchWiz rating1401

40Age (lower is better)44

75"Reach73"

4.1Sig. strikes / min2.1

4.8Absorbed / min (lower is better)4.8

0.4Takedowns / 150.0

65%TD defense64%

0.1Sub attempts / 150.0

44%Wins by finish–

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Gilbert Melendez

Lvs Arnold AllenDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Jul 7, 2019card ↗
Lvs Jeremy StephensDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Sep 10, 2017card ↗
Lvs Edson BarbozaDecision - Unanimous · R3 · Jul 24, 2016card ↗
Lvs Eddie AlvarezDecision - Split · R3 · Jun 14, 2015card ↗

Rates from our per-fight stat lines (UFC + Contender Series, 2015→). Ratings are our Elo-style model — see the full leaderboard.