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Lightweight · 3 rounds · Card
FinalThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale
Saturday, June 23, 2007 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Joe Lauzon def. Brandon Melendez
Submission (Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard) · Round 2 · 2:09 · 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee · Herb DeanSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Submission · R2 · 2:09
Joe LauzonRound 2Brandon Melendez
1 / 4Sig. strikes2 / 9
25%Accuracy22%
7 / 11Total strikes4 / 11
0Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns0 / 0
3Sub. attempts0
1:28Control0:15
0.5Pace / min0.9
85%Control share15%
Joe Lauzon
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 0% · clinch 0% · ground 100%
Brandon Melendez
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeBrandon Melendez landed 2 significant strikes to 1.Control edgeJoe Lauzon held 88s of control to 15s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R1
- Pace downJoe Lauzon's significant-strike pace moved -22% from R1 to R2, 0.5 against 0.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftJoe Lauzon's significant-strike accuracy moved -18 pts, 25% against 43%.
- Target shiftJoe Lauzon's head share of landed strikes moved +33 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Control swingJoe Lauzon's control time moved -99s, 88s against 187s.
- Pace upBrandon Melendez's significant-strike pace moved +16% from R1 to R2, 0.9 against 0.8 per minute.
- Target shiftBrandon Melendez's head share of landed strikes moved +25 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Phase shiftBrandon Melendez's ground share of landed strikes moved -25 pts, to 0% on the ground against 100% at distance.
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.
Joe Lauzon
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.
Brandon 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
4Joe Lauzon sig. strikes
6Brandon Melendez sig. strikes
2rounds 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 · UFC Stats
4 / 11Sig. strikes6 / 23
36%Accuracy26%
27 / 35Total strikes12 / 29
0Knockdowns0
3 / 4Takedowns0 / 0
6Sub attempts0
4:35Control1:22
3Head5
1Body1
0Leg0
Joe LauzonBrandon Melendez
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
| R1 | Joe Lauzon |
Tale of the tape
28-16-0Record25-25-0
23Age24
5'10"Height5'11"
71"Reach—
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
2.84Sig. str./min0.84
2.39TD / 15 min0.00
Joe Lauzon14-12 in archive
6KO/TKO wins
6Sub wins
86%Finish rate
Brandon Melendezarchive pending
0KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
—Finish rate
