Stephens vs Melendez

Who won Stephens vs Melendez?

Jeremy Stephens beat Gilbert Melendez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC 215, on Saturday 9th September 2017 at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jeremy Stephens.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Stephens vs Melendez stats

Jeremy Stephens stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 17 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Gilbert Melendez made his way to the cage with a record of 22 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jeremy Stephens' 35th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2007.

Jeremy Stephens' UFC record stood at 15-19-0, while Gilbert Melendez's came in at 1-6-0.

The stats suggested Stephens had an advantage in power over Melendez, with a 68% knock out percentage over Melendez's 55%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Stephens had a slight advantage over Melendez, with a 8% submission rate over Melendez's 0%.

Jeremy Stephens was the younger man by 4 years, at 39 years old.

Melendez had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Stephens was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 2 years and 2 months later than Melendez, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 116 to Melendez's 87.

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Stephens' last 2 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 years, 3 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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