Arnold Allen defeated Gilbert Melendez by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 239: Jones vs Santos, held Saturday, July 6, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Arnold Allen won the decision.
Gilbert Melendez vs Arnold Allen
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 15 media scorecards
- Keith Shillan · FanSided.com30-26Allen
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com30-26Allen
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com30-26Allen
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com30-27Allen
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling30-27Allen
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com30-27Allen
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com30-27Allen
- MMAJunkie.com30-27Allen
- Felipe Freitas · mmabrasil.com.br30-27Allen
- Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com30-27Allen
- Adam Martin · Sherdog.com30-27Allen
- Cole Shelton · Sherdog.com30-27Allen
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com30-27Allen
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com30-27Allen
- MMAMania.com30-27Allen
Fan Scorecards
28 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 5 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Gilbert Melendez | Arnold Allen |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | +255 | -350 |
| Bovada | +265 | -350 |
| Pinnacle | +281 | -329 |
| sports-interaction | +225 | -320 |
| unibet | +260 | -335 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Arnold Allen spends 80% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · El Nino Training Center · United States- 2025Black belt · BJJMark Nixon
- —M4TC Lightweight Championship (British)Made4TheCage
- —Champion · Aba Eastern Counties Championshipsjunior
- —Champion · MMA Amateurfeatherweight
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
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
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Gilbert Melendez vs Arnold Allen?
Arnold Allen defeated Gilbert Melendez by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Featherweight bout of UFC 239: Jones vs Santos, held Saturday, July 6, 2019 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Arnold Allen won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Gilbert Melendez vs Arnold Allen?
The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 30-27, Arnold Allen won the decision.
Was Gilbert Melendez vs Arnold Allen a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 93% of 28 fan cards scored it for Arnold Allen; 100% of 15 media scores picked Arnold Allen.