Gilbert Melendez

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

33

Gender

Male

Birthday

1982-04-12 (43 years old)

Place of Birth

-

Gilbert Melendez

Biography

Gilbert "El Niño" Melendez is a Mexican-American mixed martial artist who has fought at Featherweight and currently fights at Lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a two-time Strikeforce Lightweight Champion and a former WEC Lightweight Champion. He also competed in PRIDE FC, Shooto, and Rumble on the Rock. Melendez holds the distinction of being one of a select group of fighters who have ever been ranked #1 in the world in two weight classes in MMA, among the likes of Anderson Silva, Dan Henderson, Randy Couture, Kazushi Sakuraba, and BJ Penn. Melendez was nicknamed after the infamous El Niño storm that wreaks havoc across the Pacific Rim. It was given to him by a Japanese broadcaster describing his fight-style and the manner in which he stormed through the Shooto Featherweight division

Known For

  • NCIS: Los Angeles

    NCIS: Los Angeles

  • The Ultimate Fighter

    The Ultimate Fighter

  • Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

    Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

  • Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal

    Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal

  • Submission Underground 8

    Submission Underground 8

  • Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier

    Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier

  • Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

    Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

  • Strikeforce: Nashville

    Strikeforce: Nashville

  • Pride Shockwave 2006

    Pride Shockwave 2006

  • UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II

    UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II

  • UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2

    UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2

  • Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie

    Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie

  • Strikeforce: Evolution

    Strikeforce: Evolution

  • Supreme Champion

    Supreme Champion

  • Strikeforce: Revenge

    Strikeforce: Revenge

  • Yarennoka!

    Yarennoka!

  • Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion

    Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion

  • Mexican Fighter

    Mexican Fighter

  • Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley

    Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley

  • UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

    UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

  • Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz

    Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz

  • WEC 6: Return of a Legend

    WEC 6: Return of a Legend

  • UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko

    UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko

  • UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum

    UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum

  • Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

    Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

  • UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez

    UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez

  • Pride Bushido 12

    Pride Bushido 12

  • Quintet Ultra

    Quintet Ultra

  • UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

    UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

  • Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

    Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

  • WEC 10: Bragging Rights

    WEC 10: Bragging Rights

  • WEC 5: Halloween Fury

    WEC 5: Halloween Fury

  • Fight Life

    Fight Life