Diego Sanchez vs Gilbert Melendez

Diego Sanchez vs Gilbert Melendez: Matchup Breakdown

Diego Sanchez is 19-13 in the Welterweight division with a 59.4% win rate. Gilbert Melendez is 1-6 at Lightweight, winning 14.3% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Gilbert Melendez leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 on Oct 19, 2013, won by Gilbert Melendez by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.

Diego Sanchez holds the higher ELO rating, 951 to 890. Career peaks are 1,169 for Diego Sanchez and 1,012 for Gilbert Melendez. Diego Sanchez has 6 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 19 victories, a 31.6% finish rate. Gilbert Melendez has 0 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 0% of the time.

Diego Sanchez stands 5' 10" with a reach of 72" and fights southpaw. Gilbert Melendez is 5' 9" with a reach of 73", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Gilbert Melendez. Diego Sanchez is 44, Gilbert Melendez is 44.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Diego Sanchez has landed 1,058 significant strikes at 37.3% accuracy with 36 takedowns and 1h 39m of control time. Gilbert Melendez has landed 294 at 28.9% with 3 takedowns and 5:51 of control.

Diego Sanchez has 1 title fight (0 won) against 2 (0 won) for Gilbert Melendez. They have no opponents in common.