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Gilbert Melendez

Gilbert Melendez

Actor · Born 1982-04-12

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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 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

Movies & TV Shows

  1. NCIS: Los Angeles (2009) — Self - Strikeforce Fighter
  2. Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown (2013) — Self
  3. The Ultimate Fighter (2005) — Head Coach
  4. UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III (2013) — Self
  5. Supreme Champion (2010) — Logger
  6. Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson (2008) — Self
  7. Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier (2012) — Self
  8. Mexican Fighter (2013) — Self
  9. Strikeforce: Nashville (2010) — Self
  10. Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg (2009) — Self
  11. Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley (2011) — Self
  12. Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal (2011) — Self
  13. UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum (2015) — Self
  14. UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko (2016) — Self
  15. UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 (2017) — Self
  16. Pride Shockwave 2006 (2006) — Self
  17. UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez (2013) — Self
  18. Fight Life (2012) — Himself
  19. UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II (2014) — Self
  20. UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos (2019) — Self
  21. Yarennoka! (2007) — Self
  22. Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion (2007) — Self
  23. Strikeforce: Revenge (2006) — Self
  24. Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie (2006) — Self
  25. Strikeforce: Evolution (2009) — Self
  26. Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz (2009) — Self
  27. Pride Bushido 12 (2006) — Self
  28. WEC 10: Bragging Rights (2004) — Self
  29. WEC 5: Halloween Fury (2002) — Self
  30. WEC 6: Return of a Legend (2003) — Self
  31. Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le (2008) — Self
  32. Quintet Ultra (2019)
  33. Submission Underground 8 (2019) — Self