Gilbert Melendez defeated Shinya Aoki by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of Strikeforce: Nashville, held Friday, April 16, 2010 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Gilbert Melendez won the decision.
Gilbert Melendez vs Shinya Aoki
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 5 media scorecards
- Jordan Breen · Sherdog.com50-45Melendez
- TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com50-45Melendez
- Mike Fridley · Sherdog.com50-45Melendez
- MMAJunkie.com50-45Melendez
- MMAWeekly.com50-45Melendez
Fan Scorecards
9 fan scorecards submitted
Insights
- Shinya Aoki's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
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Sig. 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
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Striking & grappling
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Where the strikes land
Range × target
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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
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- 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
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- 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
- W
- W
- WVitor RibeiroDream 10· Jul 20, 2009Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- L
- L
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- WDavid GardnerDream 7· Mar 8, 2009Submission · R1 · 5:58 · Catchweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- WKatsuhiko NagataDream 4· Jun 18, 2008Submission · R1 · 5:12 · Lightweight
- W
- NC
- WBu Kyung JungYarennoka!: New Years Eve 2007· Dec 31, 2007Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
- WBrian Lo-A-NjoePRIDE 34: Kamikaze· Apr 8, 2007Submission · R1 · 1:33 · Lightweight
- WAkira KikuchiShooto· Feb 17, 2007DEC
- W
- WClay FrenchPRIDE: Bushido 13· Nov 5, 2006Submission · R1 · 3:57 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WAkira KikuchiShooto· Feb 17, 2006DEC
- W
- L
- WShigetoshi IwaseShooto· Jul 30, 2005DQ
- W
- L
- WSeichi IkemotoDeep 15 Impact· Jul 3, 2004Submission · R2 · 0:52 · Welterweight
- WTBADEEP· Nov 24, 2003Submission
- WTBADEEP· Nov 24, 2003Submission
Frequently asked questions
Who won Gilbert Melendez vs Shinya Aoki?
Gilbert Melendez defeated Shinya Aoki by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of Strikeforce: Nashville, held Friday, April 16, 2010 at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Gilbert Melendez won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Gilbert Melendez vs Shinya Aoki?
The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Gilbert Melendez won the decision.
Was Gilbert Melendez vs Shinya Aoki a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 100% of 5 media scores picked Gilbert Melendez.
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