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Giovanni Melillo vs Lewis Long

Giovanni Melillo is 14-11-0; Lewis Long is 19-8-0. Giovanni Melillo is 4 years older than Lewis Long. Giovanni Melillo has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Lewis Long. Giovanni Melillo is 1" · 3 cm taller than Lewis Long. They have met once: Giovanni Melillo 0, Lewis Long 1.

Giovanni Melillo
Italy
Giovanni Melillo
“THE PUNISHER” · 14-11-0
Loss · TKOLoss · SubmissionLoss · Knockout
Met once
L
Wales
Lewis Long
“The Foot” · 19-8-0
Loss · SubmissionLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Submission
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Style & credentials

Giovanni Melillo

No background on record

Camp · Aurora MMA
Lewis Long

No background on record

Camp · Trojan Free Fighters

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

78%
Head
67%
15%
Body
17%
7%
Leg
17%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Giovanni Melillolast 3 fights
65%35%
Lewis Longlast 1 fight
24%12%64%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Giovanni Melillo· incl. 4 fights outside the UFC Lewis Long· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.321.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Giovanni Melillo · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersLewis Long · Poor · better than 3% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.440.45
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Giovanni Melillo · Below avg · better than 21% of UFC fightersLewis Long · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Giovanni Melillo · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersLewis Long · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
100%0%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Giovanni Melillo · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersLewis Long · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.006.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Giovanni Melillo · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersLewis Long · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.32
Strikes landed / min
1.36
4.44
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
0.45
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
100%
Takedown defence
0%
1:19
Control time / fight
1:32
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
6.80

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

Giovanni Melillo4 fights · by range and by target
Range
68%Distance · 40
32%Clinch · 19
0%Ground · 0
Target
78%Head · 36
15%Body · 7
7%Leg · 3

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Lewis Long1 fight · by range and by target
Range
18%Distance · 2
45%Clinch · 5
36%Ground · 4
Target
67%Head · 4
17%Body · 1
17%Leg · 1

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Giovanni Melillo and Lewis Long ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator 247: Jackson vs Kielholtz (Thu, Oct 1, 2020), where Lewis Long won by Submission.

What are the records of Giovanni Melillo and Lewis Long?

Giovanni Melillo is 14-11-0 and Lewis Long is 19-8-0.

Who has the longer reach, Giovanni Melillo or Lewis Long?

Giovanni Melillo has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Lewis Long, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Giovanni Melillo or Lewis Long?

Giovanni Melillo is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Lewis Long stands 5'10" · 178 cm.

Who is older, Giovanni Melillo or Lewis Long?

Giovanni Melillo is 41 and Lewis Long is 37.

Who has more finishes, Giovanni Melillo or Lewis Long?

Giovanni Melillo has 11 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Lewis Long has 16 wins (4 by KO/TKO, 12 by submission).