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