Gilbert Melendez

Nickname: El Niño

Age: 41

Height: 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Reach: 73 in (185 cm)

Born: Santa Ana, California, United States

Fighting out of: San Francisco, California, United States

Team: Fairtex Gym

Record:

2019-07: Loss Arnold Allen FW #12 in 2019-07 Decision (unanimous)

2017-09: Loss Jeremy Stephens FW #8 in 2017-08 Decision (unanimous)

2016-07: Loss Edson Barboza LW #6 in 2016-06 Decision (unanimous)

2015-06: Loss Eddie Alvarez LW #11 in 2015-02 Decision (split)

2014-12: Loss Anthony Pettis LW #C in 2014-02 Submission (guillotine choke)

2013-10: Win Diego Sanchez LW #15 in 2014-02 Decision (unanimous)

2013-04: Loss Benson Henderson LW #C in 2013-03 Decision (split)

2012-05: Win Josh Thomson LW #4 in 2013-04 Decision (split)

2011-12: Win Jorge Masvidal LW #13 in 2015-02 Decision (unanimous)

2011-04: Win Tatsuya Kawajiri FW #15 in 2014-02 TKO (elbows)

2010-04: Win Shinya Aoki Decision (unanimous)

2009-12: Win Josh Thomson LW #4 in 2013-04 Decision (unanimous)

2009-08: Win Mitsuhiro Ishida TKO (punches)

2009-04: Win Rodrigo Damm KO (punches)

2008-06: Loss Josh Thomson LW #4 in 2013-04 Decision (unanimous)

2008-03: Win Gabe Lemley TKO (punches)

2007-12: Loss Mitsuhiro Ishida Decision (unanimous)

2007-09: Win Tetsuji Kato Decision (unanimous)

2006-12: Win Tatsuya Kawajiri FW #15 in 2014-02 Decision (unanimous)

2006-08: Win Nobuhiro Obiya Decision (unanimous)

2006-06: Win Clay Guida FW #9 in 2013-02 Decision (split)

2006-03: Win Harris Sarmiento Submission (punches)

2005-08: Win Rumina Sato TKO (doctor stoppage)

2005-05: Win Naoya Uematsu TKO (doctor stoppage)

2004-12: Win Hiroyuki Takaya Decision (unanimous)

2004-11: Win Kaynan Kaku TKO (punches)

2004-05: Win Olaf Alfonso TKO (punches)

2003-10: Win Stephen Palling TKO (punches)

2003-03: Win Jeff Hougland TKO (punches)

2002-10: Win Greg Quan TKO (punches)

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