Gilbert Melendez
Personal Information
- Occupation: Actor
- Birthday: 12 Apr, 1982 ( 43 years old )
- Place of birth:
- Also known as:
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
Credits
- 2019 - Quintet Ultra ( movie )
- 2019 - UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos ( movie ) as Self
- 2019 - Submission Underground 8 ( movie ) as Self
- 2017 - UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 ( movie ) as Self
- 2016 - UFC on Fox 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko ( movie ) as Self
- 2015 - UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum ( movie ) as Self
- 2014 - UFC 181: Hendricks vs. Lawler II ( movie ) as Self
- 2013 - Mexican Fighter ( movie ) as Self
- 2013 - UFC 166: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos III ( movie ) as Self
- 2013 - UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez ( movie ) as Self
- 2013 - Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown ( tv ) as Self
- 2012 - Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier ( movie ) as Self
- 2012 - Fight Life ( movie ) as Himself
- 2011 - Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Masvidal ( movie ) as Self
- 2011 - Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley ( movie ) as Self
- 2010 - Supreme Champion ( movie ) as Logger
- 2010 - Strikeforce: Nashville ( movie ) as Self
- 2009 - Strikeforce: Evolution ( movie ) as Self
- 2009 - NCIS: Los Angeles ( tv ) as Self - Strikeforce Fighter
- 2009 - Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg ( movie ) as Self
- 2009 - Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz ( movie ) as Self
- 2008 - Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson ( movie ) as Self
- 2008 - Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Le ( movie ) as Self
- 2007 - Yarennoka! ( movie ) as Self
- 2007 - Strikeforce: Playboy Mansion ( movie ) as Self
- 2006 - Pride Shockwave 2006 ( movie ) as Self
- 2006 - Pride Bushido 12 ( movie ) as Self
- 2006 - Strikeforce: Revenge ( movie ) as Self
- 2006 - Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie ( movie ) as Self
- 2005 - The Ultimate Fighter ( tv ) as Head Coach
- 2004 - WEC 10: Bragging Rights ( movie ) as Self
- 2003 - WEC 6: Return of a Legend ( movie ) as Self
- 2002 - WEC 5: Halloween Fury ( movie ) as Self