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“El Niño”
Gilbert Melendez
- Wins
- 22
- Losses
- 8
- Draws
- 0
Bio
- Age
- 41
- as of Oct 13, 2026
- Height
- 5'9"175 cm
- 175 cm5'9"
- Weight
- 145.5 lb66 kg
- 66 kg145.5 lb
- Reach
- 73"185 cm
- 185 cm73"
- Leg reach
- 40"102 cm
- 102 cm40"
- Fighting style
- —
- Born
- Santa Ana, United States
- Trains at
- El Nino Training Center - San Francisco, CA
- Octagon debut
- May. 20, 2012
- Status
- Not Fighting
Wins by method
12
0
10
Career averages
- Sig. strikes landed
- 3.44
- per minute
- Sig. strikes absorbed
- 2.53
- per minute
- Striking accuracy
- 33%
- 1,292 landed
- Striking defense
- 63%
- of strikes avoided
- Takedowns
- 1.64
- per 15 minutes
- Takedown defense
- 72%
- of attempts stopped
- Submission attempts
- 0.20
- per 15 minutes
- Knockdowns
- 0.24
- per 15 minutes
- Average fight time
- 15:14
- minutes : seconds
Significant strikes landed by position
- Standing 806 (62%)
- Clinch 158 (12%)
- Ground 328 (25%)
As published on UFC.com. For some athletes UFC.com's averages also include Dana White's Contender Series bouts.
Patterns an opponent can exploit
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Latest UFC fights
- Lvs Arnold AllenJul. 7, 2019Decision - UnanimousR3 5:00
- Lvs Jeremy StephensSep. 9, 2017DECR3 05:00
- Lvs Edson BarbozaJul. 24, 2016DECR3 05:00
The latest 3 fights shown on UFC.com.
Source: Gilbert Melendez on UFC.com , checked Oct 13, 2026. Values are copied as UFC.com publishes them, not cross-checked. Nothing here is estimated. Takedown accuracy is left out because UFC.com's figure doesn't match its own takedown counts. Sources & credits
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