Gilbert Melendez vs Diego Sanchez — UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Gilbert Melendez vs Diego Sanchez

Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card

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Gilbert MelendezWinner

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UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3

Saturday, October 19, 2013 · Houston · Texas

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Result

Gilbert Melendez def. Diego Sanchez

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Referee · Kerry HatleyDon Turnage · 28-29Sal D'amato · 27-30Troy Wincapaw · 28-29Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00

Gilbert MelendezRound 3Diego Sanchez

40 / 92Sig. strikes21 / 86

43%Accuracy24%

41 / 93Total strikes21 / 86

0Knockdowns1

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts1

0:29Control0:22

8.0Pace / min4.2

57%Control share43%

Gilbert Melendez

Targethead 95% · body 5% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 3% · ground 3%

Diego Sanchez

Targethead 71% · body 24% · leg 5%

Phasedistance 95% · clinch 5% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeGilbert Melendez landed 40 significant strikes to 21.Striking edgeGilbert Melendez struck at 43% accuracy to 24%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upGilbert Melendez's significant-strike pace moved +48% from R2 to R3, 8.0 against 5.4 per minute.
Defensive driftGilbert Melendez absorbed significant strikes +163% faster than in R2, 4.2 against 1.6 per minute.
Pace upDiego Sanchez's significant-strike pace moved +163% from R2 to R3, 4.2 against 1.6 per minute.
Defensive driftDiego Sanchez absorbed significant strikes +48% faster than in R2, 8.0 against 5.4 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.

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.

Diego Sanchez

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

96Gilbert Melendez sig. strikes

42Diego Sanchez sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+163%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Diego Sanchez)