Benson Henderson vs Gilbert Melendez — UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Benson Henderson vs Gilbert Melendez

Lightweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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Benson HendersonWinner

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UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez

Saturday, April 20, 2013 · San Jose · California

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Result

Benson Henderson def. Gilbert Melendez

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · John McCarthyMike Bell · 47-48Wade Vierra · 48-47Derek Cleary · 47-48Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Split Decision · R5 · 5:00

Benson HendersonRound 5Gilbert Melendez

14 / 41Sig. strikes8 / 53

34%Accuracy15%

14 / 41Total strikes8 / 53

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control0:01

2.8Pace / min1.6

0%Control share100%

Benson Henderson

Targethead 36% · body 29% · leg 36%

Phasedistance 93% · clinch 7% · ground 0%

Gilbert Melendez

Targethead 75% · body 25% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeBenson Henderson landed 14 significant strikes to 8.Striking edgeBenson Henderson struck at 34% accuracy to 15%.

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

What changed from R4

Target shiftBenson Henderson's head share of landed strikes moved +16 pts, to 36% head with 29% body and 36% leg.
Accuracy shiftGilbert Melendez's significant-strike accuracy moved -12 pts, 15% against 27%.
Target shiftGilbert Melendez's head share of landed strikes moved +50 pts, to 75% head with 25% body and 0% leg.

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.

Benson Henderson

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

68Benson Henderson sig. strikes

43Gilbert Melendez sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+86%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Gilbert Melendez)