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The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale
Saturday, June 23, 2007 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Full card → Result Joe Lauzon def. Brandon Melendez Method Submission (Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard) Round · time Round 2 · 2:09 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5) Referee Herb Dean Sig. strikes Joe Lauzon 4/11 · Brandon Melendez 6/23 · PropSports · round totals Total strikes Joe Lauzon 27/35 · Brandon Melendez 12/29 Scorecards None — the fight ended by Submission Analysis Round-by-round (2 rounds) Result Joe Lauzon def. Brandon Melendez
Submission (Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard) · Round 2 · 2:09 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
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Round-by-Round Analysis Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R2 · 2:09
R1 R2
Joe Lauzon Round 2 Brandon Melendez
1 / 4 Sig. strikes 2 / 9
25% Accuracy 22%
7 / 11 Total strikes 4 / 11
0 Knockdowns 0
1 / 1 Takedowns 0 / 0
3 Sub. attempts 0
1:28 Control 0:15
0.5 Pace / min 0.9
85% Control share 15%
Joe Lauzon
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%
Brandon Melendez
Target head 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phase distance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
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Fight summary
4 Joe Lauzon sig. strikes
6 Brandon Melendez sig. strikes
2 rounds observed
-22% largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Joe Lauzon)
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.
Fight stats 2 rounds · PropSports round stats 4 / 11 Sig. strikes 6 / 23
36% Accuracy 26%
27 / 35 Total strikes 12 / 29
0 Knockdowns 0
3 / 4 Takedowns 0 / 0
6 Sub attempts 0
4:35 Control 1:22
3 Head 5
1 Body 1
0 Leg 0
Joe Lauzon Brandon Melendez
Round Fighter KD Sig. str. Total TD Sub Ctrl Head Body Leg R1 Joe Lauzon
Tale of the tape 28-16-0 Record 25-25-0
23 Age 24
5'10" Height 5'11"
71" Reach —
Orthodox Stance Southpaw
2.84 Sig. str./min 0.84
2.39 TD / 15 min 0.00
Joe Lauzon 14-12 in archive
6 KO/TKO wins
6 Sub wins
86% Finish rate
Brandon Melendez archive pending
0 KO/TKO wins
0 Sub wins
— Finish rate
