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| Gilbert Melendez |
| Statistics |
| Nickname |
El Niño |
| Height |
5 ft. 9 in. (175 cm) |
| Weight |
155 lb. (70 kg) |
| Nationality |
 American |
| Born |
April 12, 1982 |
| Fighting out of |
San Francisco, CA |
| Town of birth |
Santa Ana, CA |
| Fighting style |
Wrestling |
| Mixed martial arts record |
| Wins |
12 |
| By knockout |
7 |
| By submission |
1 |
| Losses |
0 |
| Draws |
0 |
Gilbert "El Niño" Melendez (b. April 12, 1982) is a Mexican-American professional mixed martial arts fighter from Santa Ana, CA. Currently fighting out of San Francisco, CA he competes in the lightweight division of Pride Fighting Championships and Strikeforce. He has trained extensively with Jake Shields, Cesar Gracie, Nick Diaz, and Dave Terrell.
[edit] MMA career
He has an undefeated record of 12-0 and is the Strikeforce Lightweight Champion. Melendez holds a victory over legendary Japanese fighter Rumina Sato. His most recent win was against top ranked Tatsuya Kawajiri at PRIDE Shockwave 2006[1].
[edit] MMA Record
12 wins, losses, 0 draw.
| 12/31/2006 |
Win |
Tatsuya Kawajiri |
Decision |
PRIDE Shockwave 2006 |
Round 3 |
| 8/26/2006 |
Win |
Nobuhiro Obiya |
Decision |
PRIDE Bushido 12 |
Round 3 |
| 6/9/2006 |
Win |
Clay Guida |
Decision |
Strikeforce Revenge |
Round 5 |
| 3/10/2006 |
Win |
Harris Sarmiento |
Submission |
Strikeforce Shamrock vs. Gracie |
Round 2 :44 |
| 8/20/2005 |
Win |
Rumina Sato |
TKO |
Shooto Alive Road |
Round 1 1:32 |
| 5/4/2005 |
Win |
Naoya Uematsu |
TKO |
Shooto 2005-5/4 |
Round 2 4:30 |
| 12/14/2004 |
Win |
Hiroyuki Takaya |
Decision |
Shooto 2004 |
Round 3 |
| 11/20/2004 |
Win |
Kaynan Kaku |
TKO |
ROTR 6 |
Round 2 3:58 |
| 5/21/2004 |
Win |
Olaf Alfonso |
TKO |
WEC 10 |
Round 3 4:54 |
| 10/10/2003 |
Win |
Stephen Palling |
TKO |
ROTR 4 |
Round 2 4:59 |
| 3/27/2003 |
Win |
Jeff Hougland |
TKO |
WEC 6 |
Round 2 2:05 |
| 10/18/2002 |
Win |
Greg Quan |
TKO |
WEC 5 |
Round 1 4:37 |
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