Gilbert Melendez
Known for ActingBorn 1982-04-12
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
Pride Bushido 12
2006 · as Self
Supreme Champion
2010 · as Logger
Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
2009 · as Self
Mexican Fighter
2013 · as Self
Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
2012 · as Self
UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
2014 · as Self
UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
2013 · as Self
Yarennoka!
2007 · as Self
UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
2015 · as Self
Pride Shockwave 2006
2006 · as Self
Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
2008 · as Self
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019 · as Self
WEC 10: Bragging Rights
2004 · as Self
Strikeforce: Evolution
2009 · as Self
Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
2006 · as Self
UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
2013 · as Self
WEC 5: Halloween Fury
2002 · as Self
Fight Life
2012 · as Himself