Anthony Pettis vs Gilbert Melendez — UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II
Anthony Pettis vs Gilbert Melendez

Lightweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II

Saturday, December 6, 2014 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Anthony Pettis def. Gilbert Melendez

Submission (Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard) · Round 2 · 1:53 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · John McCarthySource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Submission · R2 · 1:53

Anthony PettisRound 2Gilbert Melendez

15 / 29Sig. strikes8 / 35

52%Accuracy23%

21 / 35Total strikes10 / 38

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 2

1Sub. attempts0

0:03Control0:38

8.0Pace / min4.2

7%Control share93%

Anthony Pettis

Targethead 93% · body 7% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 87% · clinch 13% · ground 0%

Gilbert Melendez

Targethead 50% · body 50% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 50% · clinch 50% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeAnthony Pettis landed 15 significant strikes to 8.Striking edgeAnthony Pettis struck at 52% accuracy to 23%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace upAnthony Pettis's significant-strike pace moved +165% from R1 to R2, 8.0 against 3.0 per minute.
Target shiftAnthony Pettis's head share of landed strikes moved +13 pts, to 93% head with 7% body and 0% leg.
Accuracy shiftGilbert Melendez's significant-strike accuracy moved -21 pts, 23% against 44%.
Target shiftGilbert Melendez's head share of landed strikes moved -13 pts, to 50% head with 50% body and 0% leg.
Control swingGilbert Melendez's control time moved -185s, 38s against 223s.
Defensive driftGilbert Melendez absorbed significant strikes +165% faster than in R1, 8.0 against 3.0 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Anthony Pettis

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Gilbert Melendez

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

30Anthony Pettis sig. strikes

27Gilbert Melendez sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+165%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Anthony Pettis)

Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.