Brandon Melendez
“The Murderer”
- 26-25-0
- (Win - Loss - Draw)
- Country
United States- Weight Class
- Welterweight
- Birth Date
- 1983-03-24
- Age
- 44
- Height
- 177.8 cm
- Weight
- 77.1 kg
“The Murderer”
Brandon Melendez (The Murderer) is a Welterweight fighter from United States. a record of 26-25 and 51 fights.
Of 26 career wins, 10 came by KO/TKO, 12 by submission, and 4 by decision, for a finish rate of 85%. This makes them a finisher who excels at ending fights early.
Over the last 5 fights, they hold a 1W-4L record. In their most recent bout, they lost to Jorge Lopez by KO/TKO.
| Opponent | Method | |
|---|---|---|
| L | Jorge Lopez | Technical Knockout |
| W | Colton Vaughn | Submission |
| L | Michael Arrant | Knockout |
| L | Benjamin Smith | Decision |
| L | Jarome Hatch | Submission |
| Title Fights | 2 |
| Main Events | 25 |
| 1R Finishes | 9 |
| Current Loss Streak | 1 |
| Max Win Streak | 7 |
| Max Loss Streak | 3 |
| Debut | 2003.09.20 |
| Last Fight | 2013.09.28 |
| Avg. Fight Time | 4:42 |
| Career Duration | 10y 0m |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 10 | 38.5% | |
| └ Punch | 7 | 77.8% | |
| └ Corner stoppage | 1 | 11.1% | |
| └ Other | 1 | 11.1% | |
| Submission | 12 | 46.2% | |
| └ Kimura | 1 | 8.3% | |
| └ Armbar | 3 | 25.0% | |
| └ Triangle choke | 2 | 16.7% | |
| └ Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 8.3% | |
| └ Arm Bar | 3 | 25.0% | |
| └ Verbal | 1 | 8.3% | |
| └ Neck Crank | 1 | 8.3% | |
| Decision | 4 | 15.4% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 4 | 100.0% |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 8 | 32.0% | |
| └ Punch | 8 | 100.0% | |
| Submission | 14 | 56.0% | |
| └ Guillotine choke | 6 | 46.2% | |
| └ Rear Naked Choke | 5 | 38.5% | |
| └ Triangle choke | 2 | 15.4% | |
| Decision | 2 | 8.0% | |
| └ Split | 1 | 50.0% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 1 | 50.0% | |
| Other | 1 | 4.0% |
| Promotion | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Combat Experience | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| SportFight | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Showdown Fights | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| World Championship Full Contact | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fight King | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kick Down MMA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Warriors Collide | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| The Ultimate Fighter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ring of Fire | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cage Fighting Championship (Utah) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total Mayhem | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ZarMMA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Idaho Fight League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Elite Warriors Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Victory Fighting Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UFC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Xtreme MMA (Utah) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Worldwide Fighting Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| X Fighting Championships | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| International Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rocky Mountain Rumble | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weight Class | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleweight | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lightweight | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
#52
26-25-0
11-3-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 3:34
#51
25-25-0
2013.05.10
Submission(Kimura)
1Round 2:30
#50
25-24-0
2012.06.30
10-9-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:48
#49
25-23-0
2012.01.20
2-0-0
Decision(Split)
1Round 5:00
#48
25-22-0
2011.11.18
17-10-0
Submission(Guillotine choke)
1Round 2:27
#47
24-22-0
2011.08.20
11-11-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:16
#46
24-21-0
2011.06.10
6-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 1:47
#45
24-20-0
2011.02.12
16-8-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 3:45
#44
23-20-0
2010.11.12
5-2-0
Submission(Armbar)
1Round 3:14
#43
23-19-0
2010.09.09
4-0-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 4:09
#42
23-18-0
2010.06.05
13-0-1
Submission(Guillotine choke)
1Round 3:23
#41
22-18-0
2010.04.09
5-5-1
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 3:31
#40
22-17-0
2009.11.20
19-8-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 4:14
#39
21-17-0
2009.08.18
4-8-0
Submission(Triangle choke)
1Round 1:45
#38
20-17-0
6-6-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#37
20-16-0
2008.09.06
6-2-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 2:17
#36
20-15-0
2008.07.26
21-11-0
Submission(Guillotine choke)
2Round N/A
#35
19-15-0
2008.07.19
15-9-1
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 3:23
#34
19-14-0
2008.05.16
9-6-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:42
#33
19-13-0
2007.06.23
16-4-0
Submission(Triangle choke)
2Round 2:09
#32
19-12-0
3-0-0
Submission(Guillotine choke)
2Round 4:07
#31
18-12-0
5-6-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
2Round 5:00
#30
17-12-0
2006.11.18
14-3-0
Submission(Triangle choke)
2Round 2:13
#29
16-12-0
2006.09.09
3-3-0
Submission(Arm Bar)
1Round 1:08
#28
15-12-0
2006.08.19
17-13-0
Technical Knockout(Corner stoppage)
2Round 5:00
#27
14-12-0
2006.08.12
9-15-0
Submission(Armbar)
2Round 2:11
#26
13-12-0
2006.08.11
3-6-0
Submission(Armbar)
1Round 0:45
#25
12-12-0
2006.06.24
0-1-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:12
#24
12-11-0
2006.06.17
7-3-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 1:50
#23
11-11-0
2006.04.22
11-6-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:11
#22
11-10-0
2006.04.08
12-11-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
2Round 2:56
#21
11-9-0
2006.03.18
4-7-0
Submission(Guillotine choke)
1Round 2:20
#20
10-9-0
2006.02.18
9-4-0
Submission(Arm Bar)
1Round 2:34
#19
9-9-0
2006.01.14
9-3-0
Submission(Arm Bar)
1Round 2:42
#18
9-8-0
2005.08.27
2-0-0
Submission(Guillotine choke)
2Round N/A
#17
9-7-0
2005.06.18
25-3-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
1Round 2:27
#16
9-6-0
2005.05.28
6-2-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:30
#15
8-6-0
2005.04.29
4-3-0
Submission(Verbal)
1Round 2:33
#14
7-6-0
2005.03.05
5-5-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:57
#13
6-6-0
2005.01.08
11-3-1
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#12
5-6-0
2004.11.27
10-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:40
#11
5-5-0
2004.09.25
0-0-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#10
5-4-0
2004.09.11
9-1-0
Disqualification(Striking (foul))
1Round 0:00
#9
4-4-0
2004.07.10
9-1-0
Technical Knockout
3Round 0:38
#8
3-4-0
2004.06.26
3-5-0
Submission(Neck Crank)
2Round N/A
#7
3-3-0
2004.05.22
7-0-0
Submission(Triangle choke)
1Round 0:50
#6
2-3-0
2004.05.01
0-0-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:29
#5
1-3-0
2004.03.19
0-0-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#4
1-2-0
2003.09.20
3-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round N/A
#3
1-1-0
2003.07.19
7-1-0
0Round 0:00
#2
0-1-0
2003.01.25
0-0-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
0Round N/A
#1
0-0-0
2003.01.03
2-0-0
Submission
0Round 0:00
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LOSS 26-25-0 | Jorge Lopez 11-3-0 | Showdown Fights 12 - Buchholz vs Collard 2 2013.09.28 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round3:34 |
WIN 25-25-0 | Showdown Fights 11 - Buchholz vs Bell 2013.05.10 | Submission(Kimura) | 1Round2:30 | |
LOSS 25-24-0 | Michael Arrant 10-9-0 | Total Mayhem - Rage in the Cage 2012.06.30 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:48 |
LOSS 25-23-0 | Benjamin Smith 2-0-0 | WCFC - Last Man Standing 2 2012.01.20 | Decision(Split) | 1Round5:00 |
LOSS 25-22-0 | Jarome Hatch 17-10-0 | Showdown Fights 5 - Evolution 2011.11.18 | Submission(Guillotine choke) | 1Round2:27 |
WIN 24-22-0 | Cole Rose 11-11-0 | WCFC - Pierpont Street Bash 1 2011.08.20 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:16 |
LOSS 24-21-0 | Kyle Jackson 6-1-0 | Fight King - Explosion 2011.06.10 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round1:47 |
LOSS 24-20-0 | Koffi Adzitso 16-8-0 | FK - Fight Kings 5 2011.02.12 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round3:45 |
WIN 23-20-0 | Tallon Torres 5-2-0 | ZarMMA - Fight Night 2010.11.12 | Submission(Armbar) | 1Round3:14 |
LOSS 23-19-0 | Travis Peak 4-0-0 | Kickdown 82 - War in Wyoming 2010.09.09 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round4:09 |
LOSS 23-18-0 | Jordan Smith 13-0-1 | WCFC - World Championship Full Contact 2010.06.05 | Submission(Guillotine choke) | 1Round3:23 |
WIN 22-18-0 | J.T. Taylor 5-5-1 | Showdown Fights 1 - Burkman vs Paul 2010.04.09 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round3:31 |
LOSS 22-17-0 | Joshua Burkman 19-8-0 | Throwdown Showdown 5 - Homecoming 2009.11.20 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round4:14 |
WIN 21-17-0 | Ty Hamblin 4-8-0 | IFL - Rage in the Cage 2009.08.18 | Submission(Triangle choke) | 1Round1:45 |
WIN 20-17-0 | Chris Kennedy 6-6-0 | JHEFN - Jeremy Horn's Elite Fight Night 8 2009.05.01 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 20-16-0 | Rick Story 6-2-0 | EWC - Vancouver Cage Fights 2008.09.06 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round2:17 |
LOSS 20-15-0 | Alonzo Martinez 21-11-0 | VFC 24 - Revolution 2008.07.26 | Submission(Guillotine choke) | 2RoundN/A |
WIN 19-15-0 | Gideon Ray 15-9-1 | WC 4 - Warriors Collide 4 2008.07.19 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round3:23 |
LOSS 19-14-0 | Tim Stout 9-6-0 | WC 3 - Warriors Collide 3 2008.05.16 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:42 |
LOSS 19-13-0 | Joe Lauzon 16-4-0 | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale 2007.06.23 | Submission(Triangle choke) | 2Round2:09 |
LOSS 19-12-0 | Gray Maynard 3-0-0 | UFCThe Ultimate Fighter Season 5 Quarterfinals, Day 1 2007.02.21 | Submission(Guillotine choke) | 2Round4:07 |
WIN 18-12-0 | Andy Wang 5-6-0 | UFCThe Ultimate Fighter Season 5 Opening Round, Day 4 2007.02.06 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 2Round5:00 |
WIN 17-12-0 | Justin Wright 14-3-0 | UCE - Round 23 - Finals 2006.11.18 | Submission(Triangle choke) | 2Round2:13 |
WIN 16-12-0 | Jeremy Elisius 3-3-0 | UCE - Round 22 - Finals 2006.09.09 | Submission(Arm Bar) | 1Round1:08 |
WIN 15-12-0 | John Cronk 17-13-0 | KC 28 - Knock Out 2006.08.19 | Technical Knockout(Corner stoppage) | 2Round5:00 |
WIN 14-12-0 | Ray Perales 9-15-0 | UCE - Round 22 - Episode 4 2006.08.12 | Submission(Armbar) | 2Round2:11 |
WIN 13-12-0 | Tim Wilde 3-6-0 | Xtreme - MMA 4 2006.08.11 | Submission(Armbar) | 1Round0:45 |
WIN 12-12-0 | Gabriel Miranda 0-1-0 | SF 16 - Clash at the Casino 2006.06.24 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:12 |
LOSS 12-11-0 | Derek Downey 7-3-0 | UCE - Round 21 - Finals 2006.06.17 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round1:50 |
WIN 11-11-0 | Kyacey Uscola 11-6-0 | UCE - Round 20 - Episode 8 2006.04.22 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:11 |
LOSS 11-10-0 | Pat Healy 12-11-0 | SF 15 - Tribute 2006.04.08 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 2Round2:56 |
LOSS 11-9-0 | Eric Heinz 4-7-0 | WFC - Final Countdown 2006.03.18 | Submission(Guillotine choke) | 1Round2:20 |
WIN 10-9-0 | Ben Fuimaono 9-4-0 | UCE - Round 19 - Finals 2006.02.18 | Submission(Arm Bar) | 1Round2:34 |
WIN 9-9-0 | Ben Fuimaono 9-3-0 | UCE - Round 19 - Episode 2 2006.01.14 | Submission(Arm Bar) | 1Round2:42 |
LOSS 9-8-0 | Blas Avena 2-0-0 | UCE - Round 16 - Finals 2005.08.27 | Submission(Guillotine choke) | 2RoundN/A |
LOSS 9-7-0 | Drew Fickett 25-3-0 | ROF 17 - Unstoppable 2005.06.18 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 1Round2:27 |
LOSS 9-6-0 | Chris Wilson 6-2-0 | SF 10 - Mayhem 2005.05.28 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:30 |
WIN 8-6-0 | Travis Doerge 4-3-0 | XFC - Dome Of Destruction 1 2005.04.29 | Submission(Verbal) | 1Round2:33 |
WIN 7-6-0 | Shaun Beckett 5-5-0 | IFC - Eve Of Destruction 2005.03.05 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:57 |
WIN 6-6-0 | Brad Blackburn 11-3-1 | SF 8 - Justice 2005.01.08 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 5-6-0 | Justin Wright 10-1-0 | UCE - Brawls of Fall 2 - Finals 2004.11.27 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:40 |
LOSS 5-5-0 | Scott Anderson 0-0-0 | CFC 2 - Cage Fighting Championship 2 2004.09.25 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 5-4-0 | Justin Wright 9-1-0 | UCE - Round 11 - Finals 2004.09.11 | Disqualification(Striking (foul)) | 1Round0:00 |
WIN 4-4-0 | Steve Sharp 9-1-0 | UCE - Summer Slam 2 - Finals 2004.07.10 | Technical Knockout | 3Round0:38 |
WIN 3-4-0 | Ray Perales 3-5-0 | SF 4 - Fight For Freedom 2004.06.26 | Submission(Neck Crank) | 2RoundN/A |
LOSS 3-3-0 | Carlos Condit 7-0-0 | ROF 12 - Nemesis 2004.05.22 | Submission(Triangle choke) | 1Round0:50 |
WIN 2-3-0 | Tim Croft 0-0-0 | CFC 1 - Cage Fighting Championship 1 2004.05.01 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:29 |
WIN 1-3-0 | John Paulson 0-0-0 | SF 2 - On the Move 2004.03.19 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 1-2-0 | Derek Downey 3-1-0 | RMR - Rocky Mountain Rumble 2003.09.20 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1RoundN/A |
LOSS 1-1-0 | Hank Weiss 7-1-0 | Utah County - Main Event FC 2003.07.19 | 0Round0:00 | |
WIN 0-1-0 | John Sanders 0-0-0 | SO - Showdown in the Octagon 2003.01.25 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 0RoundN/A |
LOSS 0-0-0 | Hank Weiss 2-0-0 | UCE - Round 1 - Finals 2003.01.03 | Submission | 0Round0:00 |
#4
2004.04.17
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:41
#3
2003.05.17
0Round 0:00
#2
2002.12.14
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:17
#1
2002.12.07
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round N/A
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WIN | SF 3 - Dome 2004.04.17 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:41 | |
WIN | ISCF - Utah Fight Night 2003.05.17 | 0Round0:00 | ||
WIN | UCE - Round 1: Episode 3 2002.12.14 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:17 | |
WIN | UCE - Round 1: Episode 2 2002.12.07 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1RoundN/A |
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