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Gilbert Melendez
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Gilbert Melendez
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1982-04-12,
Gender
Male
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

Filmography

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie

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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
2006-03-10

Strikeforce: Revenge

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Strikeforce: Revenge
2006-06-09

Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion

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Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
2007-09-29

Strikeforce: Evolution

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Strikeforce: Evolution
2009-12-19

Strikeforce: Nashville

3.8

Strikeforce: Nashville
2010-04-17

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg

4

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
2009-08-15

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley

3.8

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
2011-04-09

Pride Shockwave 2006

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Pride Shockwave 2006
2006-12-31

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz

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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
2009-04-11

Pride Bushido 12

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Pride Bushido 12
2006-08-27

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal

3.8

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
2011-12-17

WEC 5: Halloween Fury

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WEC 5: Halloween Fury
2002-10-18

WEC 6: Return of a Legend

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WEC 6: Return of a Legend
2003-03-27

WEC 10: Bragging Rights

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WEC 10: Bragging Rights
2004-05-21

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson

4.2

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
2008-06-27

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le

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Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
2008-03-29

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier

6.3

Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals: Barnett vs. Cormier
2012-05-19

UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez

7.5

UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
2013-04-19

Mexican Fighter

4

Mexican Fighter
2013-11-05

7

Fight Life
2012-01-20

UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II

6

UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
2014-12-06

UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum

8.5

UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
2015-06-13

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III

7.4

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
2013-10-19

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Quintet Ultra
2019-12-12

UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko

6

UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
2016-07-23

Supreme Champion

3.1

Supreme Champion
2010-07-01

UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2

6.5

UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
2017-09-09

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos

8

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019-07-06

Submission Underground 8

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Submission Underground 8
2019-05-12

The Ultimate Fighter

6.2

The Ultimate Fighter
2005-01-17

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

7.6

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013-04-14

NCIS: Los Angeles

7.5

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009-09-22