Gilberto Melara
UFC DebutNickname“The Samurai”
Record
Streak
W2
- Fighting out of
- Dallas, Texas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Gilberto Melara makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
11-6
.647 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 3
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
6
3 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 6 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 4 KOFury FC 114 · Fury FC 108 · XKO · XKO 66 · XKO 64 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Brian James | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:12 | Fury FC 114 | Jan 30, 2026 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 3:33 | Fury FC 108 | Aug 22, 2025 | |
| L | Hayden Briers | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | XKO | Mar 21, 2025 |
| W | John Garza6-1 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:02 | XKO 66 | Apr 12, 2024 |
| L | Keron Reed | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | XKO 64 | Oct 20, 2023 |
| W | Kenneth Gross2-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:48 | XKO 63 | Jul 28, 2023 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
4-3across 7 amateur bouts · 7 promotionsXKO 61 · XKO 58 · Fury FC 65 · Fury FC · XKO 55 +2
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Joel Sanchez Paredes | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:10 | XKO 61 | Apr 7, 2023 |
| W | Austin Lambert | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 0:17 | XKO 58 | Oct 21, 2022 |
| L | Yehia Riles | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:39 | Fury FC 65 | Jun 26, 2022 |
| L | Anthony Toro5-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Fury FC | Apr 10, 2022 |
| W | Christian Tellez | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | XKO 55 | Feb 18, 2022 |
| W | Caylon Capelle | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:15 | XKO 54 | Oct 8, 2021 |
| L | Enrique Charles | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:47 | XKO | Jan 28, 2021 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.