
Gilbert Melendez
Known for: Acting
Born: April 12, 1982
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…
Known for

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
2009

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal
2011

Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson
2008

UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
2013

Strikeforce: Revenge
2006

Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion
2007

Strikeforce: Evolution
2009

Strikeforce: Nashville
2010

Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley
2011

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le
2008

Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier
2012
Mexican Fighter
2013

UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II
2014

UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum
2015

UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko
2016

Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
2009

WEC 10: Bragging Rights
2004
Fight Life
2012

UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III
2013

Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie
2006

Submission Underground 8
2019

Quintet Ultra
2019

Yarennoka!
2007

UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2
2017

Pride Shockwave 2006
2006
WEC 5: Halloween Fury
2002

WEC 6: Return of a Legend
2003

UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos
2019

Supreme Champion
2010

Pride Bushido 12
2006

The Ultimate Fighter
2005

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
2013

NCIS: Los Angeles
2009