Arnold Allen vs Gilbert Melendez
Arnold Allen is 21-4-0; Gilbert Melendez is 22-8-0. Gilbert Melendez is 12 years older than Arnold Allen. Gilbert Melendez has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Arnold Allen. Gilbert Melendez is 1" · 3 cm taller than Arnold Allen. They have met once: Arnold Allen 1, Gilbert Melendez 0.
Style & credentials
- 2025Black belt · BJJMark Nixon
- —M4TC Lightweight Championship (British)Made4TheCage
- —Champion · Aba Eastern Counties Championshipsjunior
- —Champion · MMA Amateurfeatherweight
No background on record
Camp · El Nino Training Center · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
2 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WUFC Fight Night: Allen vs Costa · May 16, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WUFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2 · Jul 28, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen · Apr 15, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Featherweight
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos Santos · Jan 25, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC 239: Jones vs Santos · Jul 6, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Till vs Masvidal · Mar 16, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs Anderson · Mar 18, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 27, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WTobias HuberCage Warriors · Apr 18, 2014TKO · R1 · 0:36 · Featherweight
- WDoni MillerCage Warriors 61 · Dec 13, 2013TKO · R2 · 0:34 · Featherweight
- WDeclan WilliamsCage Warriors 60 · Oct 5, 2013Submission · R2 · 4:50 · Featherweight
- WAndy GreenCage Warriors 56 · Jul 6, 2013Submission · R1 · 4:00 · Featherweight
- WCarl OrrissUCMMA 32 · Feb 2, 2013Unanimous Decision · Featherweight
- WKim ThinghaugenUWC 21: Xplosion · Oct 20, 2012TKO · R1 · 5:00
- WNathan GreysonUCMMA 27 · Apr 7, 2012TKO · R2 · 0:40 · Bantamweight
- L
- LUFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Shevchenko · Jul 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- L
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- WUFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos III · Oct 19, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez · Apr 20, 2013Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WStrikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal · Dec 16, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LStrikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson · Jun 26, 2008Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WGabe LemleyStrikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le · Mar 28, 2008TKO · R2 · 2:18 · Lightweight
- L
- WTetsuji KatoStrikeforce - Playboy Mansion · Sep 28, 2007Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- WNobuhiro ObiyaPRIDE Bushido 12 · Aug 26, 2006Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WRumina SatoShooto · Aug 20, 2005TKO
- WNaoya UematsuShooto · May 4, 2005TKO
- W
- WKaynan KakuRumble On The Rock 6 · Nov 20, 2004TKO · R2 · 3:58 · Lightweight
- W
- WStephen PallingRumble On The Rock 4 · Oct 10, 2003TKO · R2 · 4:59 · Featherweight
- W
- WGary QuanWEC 5: Halloween Fury · Oct 17, 2002TKO · R1 · 4:37 · Lightweight
Head-to-Head History
Frequently asked questions
Have Arnold Allen and Gilbert Melendez ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 239: Jones vs Santos (Sat, Jul 6, 2019), where Arnold Allen won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Arnold Allen and Gilbert Melendez?
Arnold Allen is 21-4-0 and Gilbert Melendez is 22-8-0.
Who has the longer reach, Arnold Allen or Gilbert Melendez?
Gilbert Melendez has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Arnold Allen, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Arnold Allen or Gilbert Melendez?
Gilbert Melendez is taller at 5'9" · 175 cm; Arnold Allen stands 5'8" · 173 cm.
Who is older, Arnold Allen or Gilbert Melendez?
Gilbert Melendez is 44 and Arnold Allen is 32.
Who has more finishes, Arnold Allen or Gilbert Melendez?
Arnold Allen has 11 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Gilbert Melendez has 12 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).