Luis Melendez vs Elton Dedaj

DateOct 23, 2026

DivisionWelterweight

StatusScheduled

VenuePremier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino

BroadcastVICE TV

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Friday, October 23, 2026 — watch on VICE TV.

US East (ET): Fri 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Fri 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Sat 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Sat 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Sat 12:00 PM
Your time

Luis Melendez1-0-0Luis Melendez vs Elton DedajElton DedajDed-eye |2-1-0

Luis Melendez1-0-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

TimeTBD

1-0-0Record2-1-0

29Age27

5'11"Height6'1"

TBDReachTBD

184 lbsWeight171 lbs

WelterweightWeight ClassWelterweight

Elton DedajDed-eye2-1-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Elton Dedaj owns a 11-point Elo edge (solid). Tracked UFC stat edges are limited for this matchup. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

Compare Luis Melendez and Elton Dedaj across their careers →

Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Luis MelendezElton Dedaj

Recent form

Luis MelendezW W L W L · +23 Elo last 5

WWLWL

Elton DedajW L W L W · +7 Elo last 5

WLWLW

Elo edge

Luis Melendez1551+22 last move

Elton Dedaj1562+26 last move

Fight intelligence

Model forecast and your pick

Inspect the model’s probability and Elo baseline, then make your own call before the card starts.

Combat Edge Model

Fight forecast

Frozen pre-fight · v0.7-2026-08-28

46%Luis Melendez54%Elton Dedaj

Model favoriteElton Dedaj

Elo baseline52% for Elton Dedaj

Matchup adjustment+2 pts vs Elo

Win probability computed before the fight from point-in-time Elo, records, and matchup data. The baseline shows what Elo alone expected; the adjustment is not a certainty. Analytics, not betting advice.

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Forecast context

What separates the fighters

Model + Elo agree

Elton Dedaj leads the full model at 54%. Elo agrees, and the complete matchup model strengthens that lean by 3 points.

Current Elo ratings1551 · 1562Elton Dedaj leads by 11 rating points.

Recent opponent quality1500 · 1500Equal pre-fight opponent Elo across 6 and 7 sampled fights.

Elo record depth6 · 7 fightsElton Dedaj has the deeper counted Elo history.

Largest tracked stat edgesNot enough comparable dataNo advantage is inferred when the underlying records are incomplete.

Stat advantages

Luis MelendezvsElton Dedaj

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Luis Melendezdecision leads 100% of wins

Elton DedajKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Luis MelendezElton Dedaj

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

Not availableSig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC middleweight average : 3.85

Not availableSig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC middleweight average : 48%

Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC middleweight average : 3.82

Not availableSig. strike defenseNot available

UFC middleweight average : 52%

Not availableTakedown averageNot available

UFC middleweight average : 1.69

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC middleweight average : 31%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC middleweight average : 58%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC middleweight average : 0.69

0Wins by knockout1

0Wins by submission1

1Wins by decision0

0Losses by knockout0

0Losses by submission1

0Losses by decision0

Luis Melendez vs Elton Dedaj is a scheduled Welterweight fight on LFA 244 : WOODLEY VS HAVENER. Luis Melendez enters with a 1-0-0 record and Elton Dedaj enters with a 2-1-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.