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Gilbert Melendez
2.5 Popularity
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
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Quintet Ultra
2019
8.0
Self
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019
0.0
Self
Submission Underground 8
2019
6.5
Self
UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
2017
6.0
Self
UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
2016
8.5
Self
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
2015
6.0
Self
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
2014
🎬
4.0
Self
Mexican Fighter
2013
7.4
Self
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
2013
7.5
Self
UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
2013
Credits
Quintet Ultra
2019
0.0
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
as Self
2019
8.0
Submission Underground 8
as Self
2019
0.0
UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
as Self
2017
6.5
UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
as Self
2016
6.0
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
as Self
2015
8.5
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
as Self
2014
6.0
🎬
Mexican Fighter
as Self
2013
4.0
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
as Self
2013
7.4
UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
as Self
2013
7.5
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
as Self
2013
7.7
Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier
as Self
2012
6.3
🎬
Fight Life
as Himself
2012
7.0
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
as Self
2011
3.8
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
as Self
2011
3.8
Supreme Champion
as Logger
2010
2.8
Strikeforce: Nashville
as Self
2010
3.8
Strikeforce: Evolution
as Self
2009
0.0
NCIS: Los Angeles
as Self - Strikeforce Fighter
2009
7.5
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
as Self
2009
4.0
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
as Self
2009
0.0
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
as Self
2008
4.2
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
as Self
2008
0.0
Yarennoka!
as Self
2007
9.5
Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
as Self
2007
0.0
Pride Shockwave 2006
as Self
2006
6.0
Pride Bushido 12
as Self
2006
0.0
Strikeforce: Revenge
as Self
2006
0.0
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
as Self
2006
0.0
The Ultimate Fighter
as Head Coach
2005
6.3
WEC 10: Bragging Rights
as Self
2004
0.0
WEC 6: Return of a Legend
as Self
2003
0.0
🎬
WEC 5: Halloween Fury
as Self
2002
0.0