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27 UFC bouts · last fought 15 Aug 2026
Edson Barboza
“Junior”
UFC rec13-14-0
Elo1538
Strike acc46%
Strike def54%
TD defence73%
KO · SUB6 · 0
Age30
Reach191 cm
Orthodox
Last 5WinLossLossLossLoss
UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko · 23 Jul 2016, 01:00 · completed
Edson Barboza vs Gilbert Melendez
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7 UFC bouts · last fought 6 Jul 2019
Gilbert Melendez
“El Nino”
UFC rec1-6-0
Elo1376
Strike acc29%
Strike def59%
TD defence75%
KO · SUB0 · 0
Age34
Reach185 cm
Orthodox
Last 5LossLossLossLossLoss
Head to head
13-14-0
UFC record (2013 on)
1-6-0
Unavailable
Pro record (ESPN)
Unavailable
6
Wins by KO/TKO
0
0
Wins by submission
0
1538
Elo rating
1376
46%
Striking accuracy
29%
54%
Striking defence
59%
4.19
Landed per min
2.75
4.99
Absorbed per min
3.98
73%
Takedown defence
75%
0.32
Takedowns per 15
0.42
Unavailable
Country
Unavailable
30
Age
34
191 cm
Reach
185 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Same sources and limits as each card’s full stats: UFC fights since 2013, strike rates from the bouts that carry strike data. Bars show each fighter’s share of the pair’s combined value; a longer bar is not always better (absorbed strikes, for example).
Odds Intelligence
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Forecast revisions
None recorded.