Jose Cleiton de Melo Jr.
“Junior the Fortaleza Kid”
- 15-10-1
- (Win - Loss - Draw)
- Country
Brazil- Weight Class
- Welterweight
- Birth Date
- -
- Age
- -
- Height
- 180.3 cm
- Weight
- 71.2 kg
“Junior the Fortaleza Kid”
Jose Cleiton de Melo Jr. (Junior the Fortaleza Kid) is a Welterweight fighter from Brazil. a record of 15-10-1 and 27 fights.
Of 15 career wins, 7 came by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, and 1 by decision, for a finish rate of 93%. This makes them a finisher who excels at ending fights early.
Over the last 5 fights, they hold a 2W-2L-1D record. In their most recent bout, they lost to Nikita Kulshin by KO/TKO.
| Opponent | Method | |
|---|---|---|
| L | Nikita Kulshin | Technical Knockout |
| W | John Ramirez | Decision |
| NC | Jimmy Drago | No Contest |
| D | Peter Petties | Draw |
| L | Jhonny Carlos | Knockout |
| Title Fights | 3 |
| Main Events | 6 |
| 1R Finishes | 5 |
| Current Loss Streak | 1 |
| Max Win Streak | 4 |
| Max Loss Streak | 2 |
| Debut | 2013.02.23 |
| Last Fight | 2026.04.17 |
| Avg. Fight Time | 7:28 |
| Career Duration | 13y 2m |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 7 | 46.7% | |
| └ Other | 3 | 42.9% | |
| └ Punch | 3 | 42.9% | |
| └ Doctor stoppage | 1 | 14.3% | |
| Submission | 7 | 46.7% | |
| └ Rear Naked Choke | 5 | 71.4% | |
| └ Guillotine choke | 1 | 14.3% | |
| └ Armbar | 1 | 14.3% | |
| Decision | 1 | 6.7% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 1 | 100.0% |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 4 | 40.0% | |
| └ Punch | 3 | 75.0% | |
| └ Other | 1 | 25.0% | |
| Submission | 1 | 10.0% | |
| └ Arm Triangle Choke | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Decision | 5 | 50.0% | |
| └ Split | 2 | 40.0% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 3 | 60.0% |
| Draw | 1 | NC | 1 |
| Promotion | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Anthony Pettis Fighting Championship (APFC) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1° Round Combat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Open Fight Cearense | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cage Fury Fighting Championships | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arena Fight Combat | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Centurion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victorious Fighting Entertainment | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Heroes Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jungle Fight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Future Fighting Championships | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Macaiba Fight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victorious Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LUX Fight League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Roca Fighting League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemeos Fight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vila Fight Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Action Fight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bradar Fight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aspera Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fight Fire Champion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weight Class | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Welterweight | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Featherweight | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Catchweight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Middleweight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 157lbCatchweight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bantamweight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
#27
15-9-1
2026.04.17
8-0-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:36
#26
14-9-1
8-8-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#25
14-9-1
7-2-0
No Contest(Head clash)
2Round 3:47
#24
14-9-0
10-8-0
Draw(Split)
3Round 5:00
#23
14-8-0
2024.03.22
11-7-0
Knockout
1Round 0:59
#22
13-8-0
2024.03.08
10-4-0
Technical Knockout
2Round 0:00
#21
13-7-0
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#20
12-7-0
2023.09.23
0-0-0
Technical Knockout
1Round 1:18
#19
12-6-0
2023.07.29
13-3-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 1:32
#18
12-5-0
2022.11.18
18-5-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
3Round 2:00
#17
11-5-0
2022.08.19
16-6-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
3Round 0:59
#16
10-5-0
2022.03.25
9-6-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 1:37
#15
10-4-0
2021.09.24
12-3-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#14
9-4-0
2019.11.16
3-2-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
3Round 1:29
#13
8-4-0
4-2-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 1:34
#12
7-4-0
2019.03.15
5-4-0
Knockout
1Round 4:45
#11
6-4-0
2018.07.13
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 1:10
#10
6-3-0
2018.04.07
5-2-0
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#9
5-3-0
2018.03.31
Submission(Guillotine choke)
1Round 1:30
#8
4-3-0
2017.12.16
2-1-0
Technical Knockout(Doctor stoppage)
1Round 5:00
#7
4-2-0
2017.09.16
Submission(Arm Triangle Choke)
1Round 3:37
#6
3-2-0
3-1-0
Submission(Armbar)
1Round 0:48
#5
2-2-0
2016.12.16
4-1-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 4:05
#4
2-1-0
2015.12.06
42-16-1
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#3
1-1-0
2014.02.13
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 2:20
#2
0-1-0
2013.09.21
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
2Round 2:30
#1
0-0-0
2013.02.23
0-0-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LOSS 15-9-1 | Nikita Kulshin 8-0-0 | LFA 231 - Lozej vs Ibarra 2026.04.17 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:36 |
WIN 14-9-1 | John Ramirez 8-8-0 | Anthony Pettis FC 19 - Virginia Fight Night 4 2025.08.10 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
NC 14-9-1 | Jimmy Drago 7-2-0 | CFFC 140Cage Fury Fighting Championships 140: Amosov vs Millender 2025.03.14 | No Contest(Head clash) | 2Round3:47 |
DRAW 14-9-0 | Peter Petties 10-8-0 | Anthony Pettis FC 12 - Virginia Fight Night 2 2024.08.25 | Draw(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 14-8-0 | Jhonny Carlos 11-7-0 | AFC - Arena Fight Combat 26 2024.03.22 | Knockout | 1Round0:59 |
WIN 13-8-0 | Jorge Luiz Bueno Jr. 10-4-0 | Centurion FC 18 - Rio de Janeiro 2024.03.08 | Technical Knockout | 2Round0:00 |
LOSS 13-7-0 | VFE / Brave CF 78Victorious Fighting Entertainment / Brave Combat Federation 78 2023.12.07 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 | |
WIN 12-7-0 | Roneyhildo da Silva 0-0-0 | Heroes Championship - Melo vs Santos 2023.09.23 | Technical Knockout | 1Round1:18 |
LOSS 12-6-0 | Anderson Oliveira 13-3-0 | Jungle Fight 118 - Colorado vs Pereira 2023.07.29 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round1:32 |
LOSS 12-5-0 | Melquizael Costa 18-5-0 | LFA 147 - Melo vs Costa 2022.11.18 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 3Round2:00 |
WIN 11-5-0 | Adam Assenza 16-6-0 | LFA 139 - Assenza vs Melo 2022.08.19 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 3Round0:59 |
WIN 10-5-0 | Tommy Aaron 9-6-0 | LFA 127 - Diaz vs Assis 2022.03.25 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round1:37 |
LOSS 10-4-0 | Guido Santos 12-3-0 | Future FC - Future MMA 13 2021.09.24 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 9-4-0 | Valdicelio Melo 3-2-0 | MF - Macaiba Fight 2019.11.16 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 3Round1:29 |
WIN 8-4-0 | Danusio Vasconcelos 4-2-0 | Victorious FC 3 - Victorious Fighting Championship 3 2019.10.26 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round1:34 |
WIN 7-4-0 | Ricardo Diaz 5-4-0 | LUX 004 - LUX Fight League 004 2019.03.15 | Knockout | 1Round4:45 |
WIN 6-4-0 | RFL - Roca Fighting League 1 2018.07.13 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round1:10 | |
LOSS 6-3-0 | Francisco Ferreira 5-2-0 | GF - Gemeos Fight 8 2018.04.07 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 5-3-0 | VFC 1 - Vila Fight Championship 1 2018.03.31 | Submission(Guillotine choke) | 1Round1:30 | |
WIN 4-3-0 | Danusio Vasconcelos 2-1-0 | AF - Action Fight 7 2017.12.16 | Technical Knockout(Doctor stoppage) | 1Round5:00 |
LOSS 4-2-0 | Bradar Fight - BFC: Maranhao vs Curitiba 2017.09.16 | Submission(Arm Triangle Choke) | 1Round3:37 | |
WIN 3-2-0 | Sasso Sales Oliveira 3-1-0 | Aspera FC 53 - Aspera Fighting Championship 53 2017.06.10 | Submission(Armbar) | 1Round0:48 |
WIN 2-2-0 | Yuri Mariano 4-1-0 | 1° Round Combat 3 - Silveira vs Gereba 2016.12.16 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round4:05 |
LOSS 2-1-0 | Jamil Silveira da Conceicao 42-16-1 | 1° Round Combat - Cachorrao vs Orgulho 2015.12.06 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 1-1-0 | FFC - Fight Fire Champion 2014.02.13 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round2:20 | |
WIN 0-1-0 | OFC 5 - Open Fight Cearense 5 2013.09.21 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 2Round2:30 | |
LOSS 0-0-0 | Juninho Silva 0-0-0 | OFC 4 - Open Fight Cearense 4 2013.02.23 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
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