Luis Sergio Melo Jr.
UFC DebutNickname“Sergio Junior”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Natal, Rio Grande do Norte
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Luis Sergio 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
863-588-19
.595 win rate
Winning-record opponents
31 of 44
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
50
44 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 50 bouts · 36 promotions · wins by 13 KO · 13 sub · 4 decIMC · PC · BC 1 · Bellator · AFC +31
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | CN | Aug 20, 2022 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:10 | League S-70 | Aug 8, 2017 | |
| L | Abubakar Vagaev24-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFCA 23 | Jun 11, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:45 | XFCI | Nov 28, 2015 | |
| L | Marcio Santos19-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FTF 8 | Sep 12, 2014 |
| L | Vinicius Bohrer16-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | TGK | Dec 15, 2013 |
| L | Ron Keslar11-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 20, 2013 |
| W | Trey Houston11-4 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 1:09 | Bellator | Mar 28, 2013 |
| W | Edvaldo de Oliveira37-32 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:14 | PC | Jun 30, 2012 |
| W | Marcus Vinicius Lopes | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PC | Jun 30, 2012 |
| W | Roberto Santos | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:30 | PC | Jun 30, 2012 |
| W | David Cubas21-7-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | DDT | Mar 24, 2012 |
| W | Victor Brendo Barbosa Gomes | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:45 | TE | Feb 4, 2012 |
| L | Rodrigo Souza11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:15 | DF | Nov 19, 2011 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:15 | AFC | Oct 8, 2011 | |
| L | Daniel Acacio30-19 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:50 | AFC | Sep 14, 2011 |
| L | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | MF | Jul 16, 2011 | |
| W | Shaun Lomas27-86-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:49 | EMMA | May 21, 2011 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | IMC | Mar 31, 2011 | |
| W | Edilberto de Oliveira30-20-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Jungle Fight 25 | Feb 19, 2011 |
| D | Edilberto de Oliveira30-20-2 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | Jungle Fight 24 | Dec 18, 2010 |
| W | Edval Pedroso11-15-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R4 | 5:00 | GFC | Oct 16, 2010 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IMC | Aug 12, 2010 | |
| W | Thiago Silva17-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:09 | AGF | Jul 17, 2010 |
| W | Gerson Cordeiro17-14-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:38 | IMC | Jun 10, 2010 |
| L | Ivan Jorge27-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFB | May 20, 2010 |
| L | Andre Santos38-12 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R2 | 2:09 | NCF | May 15, 2010 |
| W | Araceli Abrantes Caitano0-6 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | — | GFC | Apr 8, 2010 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:23 | IMC | Mar 11, 2010 | |
| L | Alexandre Barros27-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Aug 27, 2009 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:37 | PFB | Aug 13, 2009 | |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:20 | BNC | Apr 2, 2009 | |
| W | Ricardo De Oliveira4-3 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:22 | EF | Nov 20, 2008 |
| W | Tiago Baggio2-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:47 | Leal Combat | Jun 5, 2008 |
| L | Igor Fernandes21-7 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R2 | 1:34 | Shooto | Apr 19, 2008 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 0:19 | Predador FC 8 | Dec 8, 2007 | |
| W | Humberto Moreira1-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | EcoPride | Nov 10, 2007 |
| D | Romario Manoel da Silva23-12-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | RFC | Sep 27, 2007 |
| W | Anderson Cruz12-22 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:22 | CF | Jul 19, 2007 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches and Stomp | R1 | 0:26 | Leal Combat | Jul 5, 2007 | |
| W | Romario Manoel da Silva23-12-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:45 | NCC | May 9, 2007 |
| W | Helison Lima Silva | Submission | Punches | R2 | 1:31 | NCC | Sep 6, 2006 |
| L | Carlos Alexandre Pereira36-12-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | FSLB | Nov 22, 2005 |
| L | Charles Andrade34-42 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Heat FC 3 | Apr 14, 2005 |
| W | Carlos Alexandre Pereira36-12-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | TFC | Sep 26, 2004 |
| L | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | BC 1 | Jul 29, 2004 | |
| W | Iranildo Apolinario | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | BC 1 | Jul 29, 2004 |
| W | KO/TKO | — | R0 | 0:00 | BC 1 | Jul 29, 2004 | |
| D | Fabio Luiz Vital da Costa | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | Heat FC 2 | Dec 18, 2003 |
| W | Francisco Silva20-21-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | RN | Jun 13, 2003 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.