CAGERANK PREDICTION
Who will win - Quan vs Melendez
Differences
What advantages does each fighter have?
Advantages for Gilbert Melendez
Puts up a fight | 9.7 | vs | 7.2 | Around 35% better defense against being finished quickly; can fight into late rounds |
Much stronger jaw | 9.2 | vs | 7.0 | More than 30% better at avoiding being knocked out; fewer dangerous concussions |
Fast finishes | 8.3 | vs | 7.1 | More than 15% better at finishing the fight quickly; minimize risk of injury or loss |
Much heavier hands | 8.3 | vs | 7.2 | More than 15% better at knocking out good defenders |
Much better submission defense | 9.4 | vs | 7.8 | Around 20% better avoiding and escaping submissions; less likely to have to tap |
Significantly younger | 36 years | vs | 47 years | Around 25% younger ; less time being ground down in the octagon |
Heavier | 155 lbs | vs | 144 lbs | Around 10% heavier ; harder for lighter weight opponents to control |
Slightly taller | 175 cm | vs | 173 cm | Almost the same |
Advantages for Gary Quan
From what we can tell, Gilbert Melendez dominates Gary Quan in every way.
Melendez on the attack
Our prediction about how he’ll perform against Quan’s defensive skills
Predictions For Gilbert Melendez |
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If he wins, how will it go down? | |||
Knockout
Melendez has a very good chance of winning by knockout |
Excellent
Knockout ability
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vs |
Average
Jaw
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Submission
Melendez is unlikely to win by submission |
Poor
Submission ability
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vs |
Average
Resistance
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Decision
Melendez has a good chance of winning by decision |
Excellent
Scoring ability
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vs |
Good
Scoring ability
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Quan on the attack
Our prediction about how he’ll perform against Melendez’s defensive skills
Predictions For Gary Quan |
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If he wins, how will it go down? | |||
Knockout
Quan is unlikely to win by knockout |
Average
Knockout ability
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vs |
Excellent
Jaw
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Submission
Quan is unlikely to win by submission |
Poor
Submission ability
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vs |
Excellent
Resistance
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Decision
Quan is unlikely to win by decision |
Poor
Scoring ability
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vs |
Excellent
Scoring ability
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OFFENSE
Who’s better on the attack?
knockouts
Who's better at knocking out opponents?Great knockouts by Melendez
Round 1 | Apr 09, 2011 | vs Kawajiri |
Round 3 | Aug 15, 2009 | vs Ishida |
Round 2 | Oct 10, 2003 | vs Palling |
Fast finishes
Who can end the fight faster? Fast finishes by Melendez
194 seconds | Apr 09, 2011 | vs Kawajiri |
836 seconds | Aug 15, 2009 | vs Ishida |
92 seconds | Aug 20, 2005 | vs Sato |
Fight History
Who won last time these two fought?
Winnner
Prediction
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