Jose Cleiton de Melo Jr.
UFC DebutNickname“Junior the Fortaleza Kid”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Fortaleza, Ceara
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Pitbull Brothers
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Jose Cleiton de Melo Jr. 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
251-140-5
.642 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 25
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
27
25 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 27 bouts · 24 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 7 sub · 1 decLFA · Anthony Pettis FC 19 · CFFC 140 · Anthony Pettis FC 12 · AFC +19
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Nikita Kulshin9-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:36 | LFA | Apr 17, 2026 |
| W | John Ramirez9-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Anthony Pettis FC 19 | Aug 10, 2025 |
| NC | Jimmy Drago8-3 | No Contest | Accidental Clash of Heads | R2 | 3:47 | CFFC 140 | Mar 14, 2025 |
| D | Peter Petties11-10-1 | Draw | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Anthony Pettis FC 12 | Aug 25, 2024 |
| L | Jhonny Carlos12-7 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:59 | AFC | Mar 22, 2024 |
| W | Jorge Bueno12-7 | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | CFC 18 | Mar 8, 2024 |
| L | Danillo Santos10-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | VFE / Brave CF 78 | Dec 7, 2023 |
| W | Roneyhildo da Silva | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:18 | Heroes Championship | Sep 23, 2023 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:32 | Jungle Fight 118 | Jul 29, 2023 | |
| L | Melquizael Costa26-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:00 | LFA | Nov 18, 2022 |
| W | Adam Assenza19-10-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:59 | LFA | Aug 19, 2022 |
| W | Tommy Aaron15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:37 | LFA | Mar 25, 2022 |
| L | Guido Santos17-5-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Future MMA 13 | Sep 24, 2021 |
| W | Valdicelio Melo3-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:29 | MF | Nov 16, 2019 |
| W | Danusio Vasconcelos6-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:34 | Victorious FC 3 | Oct 26, 2019 |
| W | Ricardo Diaz5-6 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 4:45 | LUX 004 | Mar 15, 2019 |
| W | Carlos Alberto Espinoza1-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:10 | RFL | Jul 13, 2018 |
| L | Francisco Ferreira | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | GF | Apr 7, 2018 |
| W | Ronei da Silva Ribeiro0-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:30 | VFC 1 | Mar 31, 2018 |
| W | Danusio Vasconcelos6-6 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 5:00 | AF | Dec 16, 2017 |
| L | Brendo Bispo14-6 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 3:37 | Bradar Fight | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | Sasso Sales Oliveira3-2 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:48 | Aspera FC 53 | Jun 10, 2017 |
| W | Yuri Mariano4-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:05 | 1° Round Combat 3 | Dec 16, 2016 |
| L | Jamil Silveira da Conceicao44-20-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | 1° Round Combat | Dec 6, 2015 |
| W | Francisco Berguison Paiva Gomes0-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:20 | FFC | Feb 13, 2014 |
| W | Roberto Bruno Machado0-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:30 | OFC 5 | Sep 21, 2013 |
| L | Juninho Silva1-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | OFC 4 | Feb 23, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.