Eddie Mendez

Fight History

Skill Breakdown

Charts are compiled based on results from 2 fights.

Record:	7-2-1, 1NC
Summary:	Boxing, wrestling

Fighter Info

From:	Sun Valley, California USA
Fights Out Of:	Van Nuys, California USA
Age:	29
Height:	5' 10" ( 177 cm )
Weight:	185 lb ( 84 kg )

Media

FORTALEZA, BRAZIL - JUNE 08: UFC on FUEL TV event at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 8, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.

Jun 08, 2013
UFC on FUEL TV 10 weigh-in at Paulo Sarasate Arena on June 7, 2013 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil. (Photos by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Jun 07, 2013

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Striking

Total Attempted Strikes

33% Successful

Types of Successful Strikes

100% Standing

Striking Defense

The percentage of total strikes avoided

Grappling

Total Takedowns

0% Successful

Grappling Totals by Type

Subm.

Passes

Sweeps

Takedown Defense

The percentage of total takedowns avoided

Result	Fighters	Event	Str	TD	Sub	Pass	Method	Replay
Loss	Daniel Sarafian	UFC on FUEL TV 10 Live from Brazil: Nogueira vs. Werdum Jun 8, 2013	8	1	1	2	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch
Loss	Eddie Mendez		4	0	0	0	R1 Submission	Ways To Watch

Win	Fernando Gonzalez	Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Masvidal Dec 17, 2011	--	--	--	--	R3 Decision - Split	Ways To Watch
Win	Eddie Mendez	Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Masvidal Dec 17, 2011	--	--	--	--	R3 Decision - Split	Ways To Watch

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Biography

TRAINING: 3 to 5 mile run, conditioning, rest, return to the gym for sparring or ground work, finish up with 10 rounds of pad work ..

When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training in my late teens and I wanted discipline, focus, and a sense of achievement

What ranks and titles have you held? None

Do you have any heroes? Mike Tyson (when he was boxing), Muhammad Ali

What does it mean for you to fight in UFC? There are no words really. This is a true blessing. I feel like I just got my call up from the minors and I’m in the show. Thank God

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No

What was your job before you started fighting? Fedex

Ranks in any martial arts styles: Blue belt in Jiu-jitsu

Favorite grappling technique: The takedown

Favorite Striking technique: Anything that lands

•    Pro since 2008

•    Won December 2011 Strikeforce bout over Fernando Gonzalez

•    Three wins by knockout, one by submission

•    Two first round finishes