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
332-149-2
.690 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
25
18 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 | ||
| L | Adam Horvath | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | PML 8 | |
| L | Marek Mazuch8-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:53 | Oktagon MMA | |
| L | Vlastislav Cepo14-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:30 | Oktagon MMA | |
| L | Matej Penaz10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Oktagon MMA | |
| W | Mohammad Karaki9-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:16 | UAE Warriors | |
| L | Lewis Long20-8 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 2:24 | Bellator | |
| L | Michael Page25-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:47 | Bellator | |
| W | Will Chope42-24 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FC 24 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:20 | Venator FC 5 | ||
| L | Daniel Skibinski23-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:20 | Babilon MMA 5 | |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 1:52 | ACB 85 | ||
| W | Nemanja Kovac14-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:00 | Magnum FC 4 | |
| L | Kerim Engizek24-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:43 | GMC 13 | |
| W | Bislan Etleshev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Superior FC 18 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:42 | Cage Warriors | ||
| W | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 2:49 | Superior FC 16 | ||
| W | Ivica Truscek46-40 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | ADW | |
| L | Karl Amoussou27-11-2 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 4:51 | Venator FC 3 | |
| W | Marco Sfera | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:05 | Slam FC 9 | |
| W | David Evers | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 5:00 | IA | |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:41 | Slam FC 8 | ||
| W | Salvatore Terralavoro | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:21 | Clash FC | |
| W | Marco Sfera | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 2:57 | AEC | |
| W | Valerio Teano | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R2 | 5:00 | Kazam FC |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.