Brian Melancon

Welterweight· Not Fighting

Brian Melancon

Houston, United States

Pro record

7-3-0

Age
41
Height
5'8"
Reach
72"
Stance
Orthodox
Team
—
Born
Houston, United States
UFC debut
Jul 6, 2013

Profile

Brian Melancon is 1–1 in the UFC since 2013. 1 of those 1 win came inside the distance, 1 in the first round. Last fight: lost to Kelvin Gastelum by submission (Aug 27, 2013).

UFC by the numbers

UFC record
1–1
since 2013
Finish rate
100%
1 of 1 wins
1st-round finishes
1
Elite wins
0
vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
Longest win streak
1
Current streak
L1
losses in a row
Octagon time
7:25
avg 3:43 per fight
Opposition
1556
avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)

Best wins

Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.

  1. Seth Baczynski

    Seth Baczynski

    KO/TKO, R1 · UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman · Jul 5, 2013

    1584opp. Elo

Career stats (UFC)

Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.

Striking

Strikes landed / min4.18

UFC avg 3.35 · better than average

Strikes absorbed / min3.64

UFC avg 3.95 · about average

Striking accuracy49%

UFC avg 45% · better than average

Striking defense65%

UFC avg 52% · better than average

Knockdowns / 15 min2.02

UFC avg 0.43 · better than average

Grappling

Takedowns / 15 min2.02

UFC avg 1.52 · better than average

Takedown accuracy0%

UFC avg 15% · below average

Takedown defense67%

UFC avg 52% · better than average

Submission attempts / 15 min0.00

UFC avg 0.58 · below average

Where the strikes land

Head 71%Body 16%Legs 13%

Where the strikes are thrown

Standing 65%Clinch 3%Ground 32%

Average fight time: 9:21

Fight history (2)

ResOpponentMethodEvent
LKelvin GastelumKelvin GastelumRecord after: 1-1submissionRound 1 · 2:26UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2Aug 27, 2013
WSeth BaczynskiSeth BaczynskiRecord after: 1-0KO/TKORound 1 · 4:59UFC 162: Silva vs WeidmanJul 5, 2013