Featherweight
3 Rounds
Jeremy Stephens won · U-DEC R3
UFC Event·Saturday, September 9, 2017·Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Canada
Style matchupJeremy Stephens: Well-roundedvsGilbert Melendez: Well-rounded
Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.
Model Prediction: Jeremy Stephens wins(77.0%)
Actual result: Jeremy Stephens wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Jeremy Stephens enters on a 5-fight losing streak.
- Gilbert Melendez enters on a 4-fight losing streak.
Tale of the Tape
Jeremy Stephens
Red Corner
VS
Gilbert Melendez
Blue Corner
-115
(53%)
Vegas Odds
-105
(51%)
39
Age
44
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'9"
Height
5'9"
180.34 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Jeremy StephensL5 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Zabit Magomedsharipov · Mar 19L
vs Yair Rodriguez · Oct 19L
KOvs Calvin Kattar · May 20L
SUBvs Mateusz Gamrot · Jul 21L
vs Mason Jones · May 25Gilbert MelendezL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
vs Diego Sanchez · Oct 13L
SUBvs Anthony Pettis · Dec 14L
vs Eddie Alvarez · Jun 15L
vs Edson Barboza · Jul 16L
vs Arnold Allen · Jul 19Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Jeremy StephensMetricGilbert Melendez
3.13
Strikes / min
3.44
3.25
Strikes absorbed / min
2.53
57%
Strike defense
63%
1.10
TDs / 15 min
1.64
61%
Takedown defense
71%
0.40
Sub atts / 15 min
0.20
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.12Δ 1.03 — meaningful gap+0.91
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Jeremy StephensGilbert Melendez
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Jeremy Stephens(10 fights)Gilbert Melendez(7 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+39.6-39.6
RedLayoff (days)Blue
-266.0266.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.4-0.4
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-0.70.7
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.0-0.0
Jeremy Stephens
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach71.0"
Fights26
Gilbert Melendez
StanceOrthodox
Height69.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights7