Giovanni Melillo
UFC DebutNickname“The Punisher”
Record
Streak
L5
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Bari
- Born
- Italy
- Camp
- MMA Factory
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Giovanni Melillo 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
347-169-2
.672 win rate
Winning-record opponents
18 of 23
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
23 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 25 bouts · 22 promotions · wins by 9 KO · 2 sub · 3 decOktagon MMA · Bellator · 971 Fighting Championship · PML 8 · UAE Warriors +17
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:09 | 971 Fighting Championship | May 4, 2024 | |
| L | Adam Horvath13-10 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | PML 8 | Feb 3, 2024 |
| L | Marek Mazuch8-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:53 | Oktagon MMA | May 20, 2023 |
| L | Vlastislav Cepo14-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:30 | Oktagon MMA | Dec 3, 2022 |
| L | Matej Penaz10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Oktagon MMA | Apr 9, 2022 |
| W | Mohammad Karaki9-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:16 | UAE Warriors | Jun 19, 2021 |
| L | Lewis Long20-8 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 2:24 | Bellator | Oct 1, 2020 |
| L | Michael Page25-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:47 | Bellator | Nov 23, 2019 |
| W | Will Chope42-24 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FC 24 | May 4, 2019 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:20 | Venator FC 5 | Mar 9, 2019 | |
| L | Daniel Skibinski23-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:20 | Babilon MMA 5 | Aug 18, 2018 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:52 | ACB 85 | Apr 21, 2018 | |
| W | Nemanja Kovac14-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:00 | Magnum FC 4 | Mar 3, 2018 |
| L | Kerim Engizek24-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:43 | GMC 13 | Dec 16, 2017 |
| W | Bislan Etleshev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Superior FC 18 | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:42 | Cage Warriors | May 6, 2017 | |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:49 | Superior FC 16 | Mar 11, 2017 | |
| W | Ivica Truscek46-40 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ADW | Oct 8, 2016 |
| L | Karl Amoussou27-11-2 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 4:51 | Venator FC 3 | May 21, 2016 |
| W | Marco Sfera0-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:05 | Slam FC 9 | Apr 30, 2016 |
| W | David Evers | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 5:00 | IA | Dec 20, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:41 | Slam FC 8 | Apr 26, 2015 | |
| W | Salvatore Terralavoro2-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:21 | Clash FC | Mar 29, 2015 |
| W | Marco Sfera0-3 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 2:57 | AEC | Mar 7, 2015 |
| W | Valerio Teano0-1 | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Kazam FC | Jun 29, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.