Jeremy Stephens vs Gilbert Melendez — UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
Jeremy Stephens vs Gilbert Melendez

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Jeremy StephensWinner

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UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2

Saturday, September 9, 2017 · Edmonton · Alberta

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Result

Jeremy Stephens def. Gilbert Melendez

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

Referee · Jerin ValelDavid Therien · 26-30Thomas Collins · 26-30Dave Hagen · 25-30Source · 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

Jeremy StephensRound 3Gilbert Melendez

47 / 97Sig. strikes6 / 27

48%Accuracy22%

51 / 101Total strikes6 / 27

2Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:33Control0:00

9.4Pace / min1.2

100%Control share0%

Jeremy Stephens

Targethead 68% · body 17% · leg 15%

Phasedistance 81% · clinch 2% · ground 17%

Gilbert Melendez

Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 83% · clinch 17% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeJeremy Stephens landed 47 significant strikes to 6.Striking edgeJeremy Stephens struck at 48% accuracy to 22%.

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

What changed from R2

Pace upJeremy Stephens's significant-strike pace moved +88% from R2 to R3, 9.4 against 5.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftJeremy Stephens's significant-strike accuracy moved +21 pts, 48% against 27%.
Target shiftJeremy Stephens's head share of landed strikes moved +28 pts, to 68% head with 17% body and 15% leg.
Phase shiftJeremy Stephens's ground share of landed strikes moved +17 pts, to 17% on the ground against 81% at distance.
Pace downGilbert Melendez's significant-strike pace moved -45% from R2 to R3, 1.2 against 2.2 per minute.
Defensive driftGilbert Melendez absorbed significant strikes +88% faster than in R2, 9.4 against 5.0 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.

Jeremy Stephens

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

96Jeremy Stephens sig. strikes

29Gilbert Melendez sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+88%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Jeremy Stephens)