Gilbert Melendez

American mixed martial artist

吉尔伯特·梅伦德斯 · ギルバート・メレンデス

Born

12 April 1982, Santa Ana

Citizenship

United States

Sport

mixed martial arts

Occupation

mixed martial arts fighter, Thai boxer

Height

175 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

70 kg (154 lb)

Team / club

Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

Gilbert Melendez (born April 12, 1982) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Lightweight division of 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 was nicknamed after the El Niño storm, it was given to him by a Japanese broadcaster describing his fight-style and the manner in which he stormed through the Shooto Lightweight division.

Films

External links

• Wikipedia
• Sherdog
• IMDb
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2696560 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.