Gilbert Melendez “El Nino”

Team	Cesar Gracie
Age	42
Gender	Male
Height	5' 9"
Weight Class	Featherweight
Out of	Concord, CA, CA
Born	CA

Out of	Concord, CA, CA
Born	CA

Gilbert Melendez is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 22 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics


Pro Record	22-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	16 years, 8 months, 18 days
Rounds Fought	79.1
Avg. Fights/Year	1.8
Longest Layoff	1 year, 9 months, 26 days
Quickest Turnaround	3 weeks, 3 days

Record BreakDown

-	KO/TKO	SUB	DEC
Wins	12	0	10
Losses	0	1	7


Finish Rate	54.5%
Finished Rate	12.5%
Win by Decision Rate	45.5%
Loss by Decision Rate	87.5%
Win by KO Rate	54.5%
Loss by KO Rate	0.0%
Win by SUB Rate	0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate	12.5%

Win Method

Loss Method

Current Streak

5 Losses

Quick Hits


Fastest Win	01:29
Fastest KO	01:29
Fastest SUB	-


Ave. Rounds (Ws)	2.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws)	11:59
Ave. Rounds (Ls)	3.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls)	16:29

Finish Rounds

Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

	Date		Opponent	Weightclass	Method	Round	Time
	07/06/2019	L (22-7-0)	Arnold Allen (14-1-0)	FTW (145.5 vs. 145.5)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 239	3	05:00
	09/09/2017	L (22-6-0)	Jeremy Stephens (25-14-0)	FTW (146.0 vs. 146.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFC 215: Johnson vs. Borg	3	05:00
	07/23/2016	L (22-5-0)	Edson Barboza (17-4-0)	LW (155.0 vs. 155.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) UFN FOX 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko	3	05:00
	06/13/2015	L (22-4-0)	Eddie Alvarez (23-4-0)	LW (155.0 vs. 155.0)	Decision (Split Decision) UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum	3	05:00
	12/06/2014	L (22-3-0)	Anthony Pettis (17-2-0)	LW (155.0 vs. 154.5)	Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 181: Lawler vs Hendricks	2	01:53
	10/19/2013	W (21-3-0)	Diego Sanchez (24-5-0)	LW (156.0 vs. 156.0)	Decision UFC 166: Dos Santos vs Velasquez	3	05:00
	04/20/2013	L (21-2-0)	Benson Henderson (18-2-0)	LW (154.0 vs. 155.0)	Decision (Split Decision) UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez	5	05:00
	05/19/2012	W (20-2-0)	Josh Thomson (20-4-1)	LW (153.0 vs. 153.0)	Decision (Split Decision) Strikeforce: Heavyweight Grand Prix Finals	5	05:00
	12/17/2011	W (19-2-0)	Jorge Masvidal (22-6-0)	LW (155.0 vs. 155.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce 12/17/11	3	05:00
	04/09/2011	W (18-2-0)	Tatsuya Kawajiri (28-6-2)	LW (154.8 vs. 154.2)	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley	1	03:14
	04/17/2010	W (17-2-0)	Shinya Aoki (21-4-0)	LW (154.6 vs. 154.4)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce: Shields vs. Henderson	3	05:00
	12/19/2009	W (16-2-0)	Josh Thomson (17-2-1)	LW	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce Evolution	5	05:00
NSF	08/15/2009	W (15-2-0)	Mitsuhiro Ishida (19-5-1)	LW	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg	3	03:56
	04/11/2009	W (14-2-0)	Rodrigo Damm (8-2-0)	LW	KO Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz	2	02:02
	06/27/2008	L (14-1-0)	Josh Thomson (15-2-1)	LW (155.0 vs. 155.0)	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Strikeforce	5	05:00
NSF	03/29/2008	W (13-1-0)	Gabriel Lemley (8-6-0)	LW	TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Le	2	02:18
NSF	12/31/2007	L (13-0-0)	Mitsuhiro Ishida (15-3-1)		Decision (Unanimous Decision) Saitama Super Arena Yarennoka: Fedor Returns	3	05:00
NSF	09/29/2007	W (12-0-0)	Tetsuji Kato (19-7-0)	LW	Decision (Unanimous Decision) StrikeForce- Playboy Mansion	3	05:00
NSF	12/31/2006	W (11-0-0)	Tatsuya Kawajiri (20-3-2)		Decision (Unanimous Decision) Pride: Shock Wave 2006	2	05:00
NSF	08/26/2006	W (10-0-0)	Nobuhiro Obiya (6-0-1)		Decision Pride: Bushido 12 Survival 06' Second Round	2	05:00
	06/09/2006	W (9-0-0)	Clay Guida (19-4-0)	LW (154.0 vs. 155.0)	Decision (Split Decision) Strikeforce 2: Revenge	5	05:00
	03/10/2006	W (8-0-0)	Harris Sarmiento (20-12-0)	WW (163.0 vs. 155.0)	KO Strikeforce 1: Shamrock vs. Gracie	2	00:44
NSF	08/20/2005	W (7-0-0)	Rumina Sato (23-8-2)	LW	TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage) Professional Shooto in Yokohama : A Live Road	1	01:29
NSF	05/04/2005	W (6-0-0)	Naoya Uematsu (14-3-2)	LW	TKO/RSC (Doctor Stoppage from a Cut) Professional Shooto JAPAN 2005	2	04:30
NSF	12/14/2004	W (5-0-0)	Hiroyuki Takaya (4-0-1)	LW	Decision (Unanimous Decision) Shooto 15th Anniversary	3	05:00
NSF	11/20/2004	W (4-0-0)	Kaynan Kaku (5-0-0)		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Punches) Rumble On The Rock 6	2	03:58
NSF	05/21/2004	W (3-0-0)	Olaf Alfonso (3-0-0)		TKO/RSC WEC 10: Bragging Rights	3	04:54
NSF	10/10/2003	W (2-0-0)	Stephen Paling III (11-4-1)		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes) Rumble On The Rock 4	2	04:56
NSF	03/27/2003	W (1-0-0)	Jeff Hougland (1-2-0)		TKO/RSC WEC 6: Return of a Legend	2	02:05
NSF	10/18/2002	W (0-0-0)	Gary Quan (0-1-0)		TKO/RSC (Strikes from Rear Mount) WEC 5: Halloween Fury	1	04:37

* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics


Amateur Record	2-0-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length	-
Rounds Fought	0.0
Avg. Fights/Year	1.0
Longest Layoff	-
Quickest Turnaround	-

Record BreakDown

-	KO/TKO	SUB	DEC
Wins	0	0	0
Losses	0	0	0


Finish Rate	0.0%
Finished Rate	0.0%
Win by Decision Rate	0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate	0.0%
Win by KO Rate	0.0%
Loss by KO Rate	0.0%
Win by SUB Rate	0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate	0.0%

Win Method

Current Streak

2 Wins

Quick Hits


Fastest Win	00:00
Fastest KO	-
Fastest SUB	-


Ave. Rounds (Ws)	0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws)	00:00
Ave. Rounds (Ls)	0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls)	00:00

Finish Rounds

Official Amateur Fight Record

	Date		Opponent	Weightclass	Method	Round	Time
NSF	08/10/2002	W (0-0-0)	Martin Moreno (0-0-0)		Unknown International Fighting Championship: Night on the Warriors 1		00:00
NSF	08/10/2002	W (0-0-0)	Shawn Pretat (0-0-0)		Unknown International Fighting Championship: Night on the Warriors 1		00:00