Gilbert Melendez
Birthday
1982/04/12 (42 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Also know as
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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 A...Read more
Acting
(2007) Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
as Self
(2006) Strikeforce: Revenge
as Self
(2006) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
as Self
(2010) Strikeforce: Nashville
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(2009) Strikeforce: Evolution
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(2009) Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
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(2011) Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
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(2006) Pride Shockwave 2006
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(2009) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
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(2006) Pride Bushido 12
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(2011) Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
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(2004) WEC 10: Bragging Rights
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(2002) WEC 5: Halloween Fury
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(2003) WEC 6: Return of a Legend
as Self
(2008) Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
as Self
(2008) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
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(2012) Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier
as Self
(2013) UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
as Self
(2013) Mexican Fighter
as Self
(2012) Fight Life
as Himself
(2014) UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
as Self
(2015) UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
as Self
(2013) UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
as Self
(2019) Quintet Ultra
as ---
(2016) UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
as Self
(2010) Supreme Champion
as Logger
(2017) UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
as Self
(2019) UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
as Self
(2019) Submission Underground 8
as Self
(2005) The Ultimate Fighter
as Head Coach
(2013) Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
as Self
(2009) NCIS: Los Angeles
as Self - Strikeforce Fighter