Gilbert Melendez “El Nino”
UFC record 1-6-0 · professional record 22-8-0
- Age
- 44 (born Apr 12, 1982)
- Height
- 175 cm (5' 9")
- Reach
- 185 cm (73")
- Leg reach
- 102 cm (40")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 145 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- United States
- Status
- Not fighting
- Gym
- El Nino Training Center - San Francisco, CA
- UFC debut
- Apr 20, 2013
- Last fight
- Jul 6, 2019
2 fight-night bonuses: 2 Fight of the Night.
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 2.75
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 28%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 3.98
- Sig. strike defence
- 59%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 0.42
- Takedown accuracy
- 16%
- Takedown defence
- 75%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.00
- Knockdowns
- 0
- Sig. strikes landed
- 294
- Takedowns landed
- 3
- Total fight time
- 1h 46m 53s
- Control time
- 5m 51s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Arnold Allen | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos | Jul 6, 2019 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Jeremy Stephens | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 | Sep 9, 2017 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Edson Barboza | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Holm vs. Shevchenko | Jul 23, 2016 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Eddie Alvarez | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum | Jun 13, 2015 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Anthony Pettis | Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard | 2 | 1:53 | UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II | Dec 6, 2014 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Diego Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 166: Velasquez vs Dos Santos 3 | Oct 19, 2013 | 0 | 96 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Benson Henderson | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez | Apr 20, 2013 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 |