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Fighter

Brandon Melendez

"The Murderer"
26-25-0United StatesUnited StatesLast 5
Amateur MMA 3-0
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CAREER SUMMARY

Brandon Melendez holds a professional MMA record of 26-25-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 53 bouts on record. Brandon Melendez has won 27 fights: 12 by KO/TKO, 12 by submission, 3 by decision. Of 26 career losses, 8 came by KO/TKO and 14 by submission. In the UFC, Brandon Melendez lands 0.84 significant strikes per minute with 26% accuracy and averages 0.00 takedowns per 15 minutes. Most recent fight: June 23, 2007. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
5'11"180 cm
Weight
155 lbs70 kg
Stance
Southpaw
DOB
1983-03-24
Age
43
Nationality
United States
Birthplace
United States

Career stats

UFC careerRecord: 25-25-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed0.84per min
26% accuracy
Strikes absorbed0.56per min
63% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.00per 15 min
0% success
Takedowns stuffed25%
Submission attempts0.0per 15 min

Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Jorge Lopez
    Showdown Fights 12· Sep 28, 2013· Middleweight· 26-24 vs 11-3
    TKO
    R1 · 3:34
  2. WIN
    vs Colton Vaughn
    Showdown Fights 11· May 10, 2013· Middleweight· 25-24 vs 4-2
    SUB
    R1 · 2:30
  3. LOSS
    vs Michael Arrant
    Total Mayhem· Jun 30, 2012· 25-23 vs 9-9
    TKO
    R1 · 0:48
  4. LOSS
    vs Ben Smith
    World Championship Full Contact· Jan 20, 2012· 25-22 vs 0-0
    DEC
  5. LOSS
    vs Jarome Hatch
    Showdown Fights 5· Nov 18, 2011· Middleweight· 25-21 vs 17-11
    SUB
    R1 · 2:27
  6. WIN
    vs Cole Rose
    World Championship Full Contact· Aug 20, 2011· 24-21 vs 11-13
    TKO
  7. LOSS
    vs Kyle Jackson
    Fight King· Jun 10, 2011· 24-20 vs 6-1
    TKO
  8. LOSS
    vs Koffi Adzitso
    Fight King· Feb 11, 2011· 24-19 vs 16-8
    TKO
  9. WIN
    vs Tallon Torres
    Utah Regional· Nov 12, 2010· 23-19 vs 7-2
    SUB
  10. LOSS
    vs Travis Peak
    Kickdown 82· Sep 9, 2010· 23-18 vs 4-0
    SUB
    R1 · 4:09
  11. LOSS
    vs Jordan Smith
    World Championship Full Contact· Jun 5, 2010· 23-17 vs 13-0-1
    SUB
  12. WIN
    vs JT Taylor
    Showdown Fights· Apr 9, 2010· 22-17 vs 6-5-1
    TKO
  13. LOSS
    vs Josh Burkman
    Showdown Fights· Nov 20, 2009· 22-16 vs 18-8
    TKO
  14. WIN
    vs Ty Hamblin
    Idaho Regional· Aug 18, 2009· 21-16 vs 4-8
    SUB
  15. WIN
    vs Chris Kennedy
    Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night· May 1, 2009· 20-16 vs 6-6
    DEC
  16. LOSS
    vs Rick Story
    EWC 7: Vancouver Cage Fights· Sep 6, 2008· Welterweight· 20-15 vs 6-2
    SUB
    R1 · 2:17
  17. LOSS
    vs Alonzo Martinez
    Victory Fighting Championship· Jul 26, 2008· 20-14 vs 21-11
    SUB
  18. WIN
    vs Gideon Ray
    Colorado Regional· Jul 19, 2008· 19-14 vs 15-8-1
    SUB
  19. LOSS
    vs Tim Stout
    Colorado Regional· May 16, 2008· 19-13 vs 9-6
    TKO
  20. LOSS
    vs Joe Lauzon
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale· Jun 23, 2007· Lightweight· 19-12 vs 14-3
    SUB
    R2 · 2:09
  21. LOSS
    vs Gray Maynard
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 5· Feb 21, 2007· Lightweight· 20-12
    SUB
    R2 · 4:07
  22. WIN
    vs Andy Wang
    The Ultimate Fighter Season 5· Feb 6, 2007· Lightweight· 19-12
    UD
  23. WIN
    vs TBA
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Nov 18, 2006· 18-12
    SUB
  24. WIN
    vs Jeremy Elisius
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Sep 9, 2006· 17-12 vs 4-3
    SUB
  25. WIN
    vs John Cronk
    Kick Down· Aug 19, 2006· 16-12 vs 17-14
    TKO
  26. WIN
    vs Ray Perales
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Aug 12, 2006· 15-12 vs 9-15
    SUB
  27. WIN
    vs TBA
    Utah Regional· Aug 11, 2006· 14-12
    SUB
  28. WIN
    vs Gabriel Miranda
    SportFight 16· Jun 24, 2006· Welterweight· 13-12 vs 0-0
    TKO
    R1 · 2:12
  29. LOSS
    vs Derek Downey
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Jun 17, 2006· 13-11 vs 7-3
    SUB
  30. WIN
    vs Kyacey Uscola
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Apr 22, 2006· 12-11 vs 9-6
    TKO
  31. LOSS
    vs Pat Healy
    SportFight 15· Apr 8, 2006· Middleweight· 12-10 vs 8-8
    SUB
    R2 · 2:56
  32. LOSS
    vs Eric Heinz
    Colorado Regional· Mar 18, 2006· 12-9 vs 4-7
    SUB
  33. WIN
    vs Ben Fuimaono
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Feb 18, 2006· 11-9 vs 9-4
    SUB
  34. WIN
    vs Ben Fuimaono
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Jan 14, 2006· 10-9 vs 9-3
    SUB
  35. LOSS
    vs Blas Avena
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Aug 27, 2005· 10-8 vs 2-0
    SUB
  36. LOSS
    vs Drew Fickett
    Ring of Fire· Jun 18, 2005· 10-7 vs 25-3
    SUB
  37. LOSS
    vs Chris Wilson
    SportFight 10· May 28, 2005· Welterweight· 10-6 vs 2-1
    TKO
    R1 · 2:30
  38. WIN
    vs Travis Doerge
    USA MMA· Apr 29, 2005· 9-6 vs 3-3
    SUB
  39. WIN
    vs Shaun Beckett
    IFC 22: Eve Of Destruction· Mar 5, 2005· Welterweight· 8-6 vs 5-5
    TKO
    R1 · 0:57
  40. WIN
    vs Brad Blackburn×1Title bout · Title win #1
    SportFight 8· Jan 8, 2005· Welterweight· 7-6 vs 5-2
    UD
  41. WIN
    vs TBA
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Nov 27, 2004· 6-6
    TKO
  42. LOSS
    vs Scott Anderson
    Utah Regional· Sep 25, 2004· 6-5 vs 0-0
    DEC
  43. LOSS
    vs TBA
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Sep 11, 2004· 6-4
    DQ
  44. WIN
    vs Steve Sharp
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Jul 10, 2004· 5-4 vs 9-1
    TKO
  45. WIN
    vs Ray Perales
    SportFight 4· Jun 26, 2004· Middleweight· 4-4 vs 3-5
    SUB
    R2 · 4:17
  46. LOSS
    vs Carlos Condit
    Ring of Fire· May 22, 2004· Welterweight· 4-3 vs 7-0
    SUB
    R1 · 0:50
  47. WIN
    vs Tim Croft
    Utah Regional· May 1, 2004· 3-3 vs 0-0
    TKO
  48. LOSS
    vs Derek Downey
    Utah Regional· Sep 20, 2003· 3-2 vs 3-1
    TKO
  49. LOSS
    vs Hank Weiss
    Utah Regional· Jul 19, 2003· 3-1 vs 7-1
    -
  50. WIN
    vs TBA
    Idaho Regional· Jan 25, 2003· 2-1
    TKO
  51. LOSS
    vs Hank Weiss
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Jan 3, 2003· 2-0 vs 2-0
    SUB
  52. WIN
    vs Chris Rossiter
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Dec 14, 2002· 1-0 vs 0-0
    TKO
  53. WIN
    vs Ethan Warren
    Ultimate Combat Experience· Dec 7, 2002· 0-0 vs 0-0
    TKO

Career history data via Tapology.

UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1524▼7
Peak
1592Feb 6, 2007
Rated fights
48
1450150015501600200320052007200920112013Dec 7, 2002 · 1541Dec 14, 2002 · 1576Jan 3, 2003 · 1527Jul 19, 2003 · 1505Sep 20, 2003 · 1462May 1, 2004 · 1507May 22, 2004 · 1496Jun 26, 2004 · 1514Jul 10, 2004 · 1544Sep 25, 2004 · 1525Jan 8, 2005 · 1544Mar 5, 2005 · 1566Apr 29, 2005 · 1586May 28, 2005 · 1552Jun 18, 2005 · 1540Aug 27, 2005 · 1519Jan 14, 2006 · 1549Feb 18, 2006 · 1574Mar 18, 2006 · 1557Apr 8, 2006 · 1547Apr 22, 2006 · 1560Jun 17, 2006 · 1548Jun 24, 2006 · 1558Aug 12, 2006 · 1564Aug 19, 2006 · 1575Sep 9, 2006 · 1584Feb 6, 2007 · 1592Feb 21, 2007 · 1578Jun 23, 2007 · 1570May 16, 2008 · 1558Jul 19, 2008 · 1570Jul 26, 2008 · 1560Sep 6, 2008 · 1550May 1, 2009 · 1556Aug 18, 2009 · 1563Nov 20, 2009 · 1557Apr 9, 2010 · 1567Jun 5, 2010 · 1561Sep 9, 2010 · 1550Nov 12, 2010 · 1562Feb 11, 2011 · 1552Jun 10, 2011 · 1540Aug 20, 2011 · 1547Nov 18, 2011 · 1537Jan 20, 2012 · 1530Jun 30, 2012 · 1518May 10, 2013 · 1531Sep 28, 2013 · 15241524

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Frequently asked questions

When does Brandon Melendez fight next?

Brandon Melendez has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Brandon Melendez's record?

Brandon Melendez's professional MMA record is 26-25-0.

Who is Brandon Melendez fighting next?

Brandon Melendez's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Brandon Melendez fight last?

Brandon Melendez most recently fought Joe Lauzon at The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale on Saturday, June 23, 2007, LOSS (Submission).

What weight class does Brandon Melendez fight in?

Brandon Melendez fights at Lightweight.

How many knockouts does Brandon Melendez have?

Brandon Melendez has 12 wins by KO/TKO and 12 wins by submission.

How tall is Brandon Melendez?

Brandon Melendez is 5'11" (180 cm) tall.

How much does Brandon Melendez weigh?

Brandon Melendez weighs 155 lbs (70 kg).

How old is Brandon Melendez?

Brandon Melendez is 43 years old (born Mar 24, 1983).

Where is Brandon Melendez from?

Brandon Melendez is from United States.