Gilbert Melendez
Actor| Birthday | Apr 12, 1982 (43 years old) |
| Gender | Male |
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
Self - Strikeforce Fighter
Sep 22, 2009
Self
Apr 14, 2013
Head Coach
Jan 17, 2005
Self
Oct 19, 2013
Logger
Jul 1, 2010
Self
Jun 27, 2008
Self
May 19, 2012
Self
Nov 5, 2013
Self
Apr 17, 2010
Self
Aug 15, 2009
Self
Apr 9, 2011
Self
Dec 17, 2011
Self
Jun 13, 2015
Self
Jul 23, 2016
Self
Sep 9, 2017
Self
Dec 31, 2006
Self
Apr 19, 2013
Himself
Jan 20, 2012
Self
Dec 6, 2014
Self
Jul 6, 2019
Self - Strikeforce Fighter
Sep 22, 2009
Self
Apr 14, 2013
Head Coach
Jan 17, 2005
Self
Oct 19, 2013
Logger
Jul 1, 2010
Self
Jun 27, 2008
Acting
Participated in 29 movies, 3 TV series
