Neyver Melendres vs Josue Vinueza

DateSep 23, 2026

DivisionBantamweight

StatusScheduled

VenueCentro de Convenciones Zentro

BroadcastUFC Fight Pass

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Wednesday, September 23, 2026 — watch on UFC Fight Pass.

US East (ET): Wed 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Wed 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Thu 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Thu 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Thu 11:00 AM
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Neyver Melendres4-0-0Neyver Melendres vs Josue VinuezaJosue VinuezaEl Zurdo |4-3-0

Neyver Melendres4-0-0

Fight Overview

Round3

Time5:00

4-0-0Record4-3-0

TBDAge29

5'5"Height5'6"

-Reach-

135 lbsWeight135 lbs

BantamweightWeight ClassBantamweight

Josue VinuezaEl Zurdo4-3-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Neyver Melendres owns a 107-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 Neyver Melendres and Josue Vinueza 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.

Neyver MelendresJosue Vinueza

Recent form

Neyver MelendresW W W W · +98 Elo last 4

WWWW

Josue VinuezaL L W L W · -38 Elo last 5

LLWLW

Elo edge

Neyver Melendres1598+19 last move

Josue Vinueza1491-31 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.

Stat advantages

Neyver MelendresvsJosue Vinueza

No tracked UFC stat edge yet.

Finishing profile

Neyver MelendresKO/TKO leads 75% of wins

Josue VinuezaKO/TKO leads 50% of wins

Common opponents

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

Tale of the tape

Neyver MelendresJosue Vinueza

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

Not availableSig. strikes landed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.70

Not availableSig. strike accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 45%

Not availableSig. strikes absorbed per minNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 3.76

Not availableSig. strike defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 54%

Not availableTakedown averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 1.52

Not availableTakedown accuracyNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 28%

Not availableTakedown defenseNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 61%

Not availableSubmission averageNot available

UFC bantamweight average : 0.52

3Wins by knockout2

1Wins by submission2

0Wins by decision0

0Losses by knockout1

0Losses by submission1

0Losses by decision1

Neyver Melendres vs Josue Vinueza is a scheduled Bantamweight fight on INKA 61 : CCANTO VS RODRIGUEZ. Neyver Melendres enters with a 4-0-0 record and Josue Vinueza enters with a 4-3-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.