Gilbert
Melendez
21-3-0( W-L-D )

Curriculum Combattimenti

Analisi Abilità

Le Tabelle vengono compilate in base ai risultati di 16 combattimenti
Record: 21-3-0
Sommario: Ground and pound, cardio, transitions

Fighter Info

Nickname: El Niño
: Santa Ana, California USA
Vive A: San Francisco, California USA
Età: 31
Altezza: 5' 9" ( 175 cm )
Peso: 155 libbre ( 70 kg )
Scuola: San Francisco State University

Striking

Totale Colpi Sferrati
0
191
Successo 23%
43
Tipi di Colpi Riusciti
0
43
79% In Piedi
19%
34
8
1
Colpi Difensivi
59
%
Percentuale dei colpi schivati

Lotta a Terra

Totale Takedown
0
1
Successo 100%
1
Tipi di Takedown Riusciti
 
 
{0}% Sottomissioni
{0}% Schivate
{0}% Sweep
0
0
0
Takedown Defense
100
%
Percentuale di Takedown schivati
Risultato Combattenti Evento Striking Takedown Sottomissioni Schivate Metodo Replay
Benson Henderson apr 20, 2013
68 0 0 1 R5 Decision - Split
Gilbert Melendez 43 1 0 0
Gilbert Melendez mag 19, 2012
77 5 0 0 R5 Decision - Split
Josh Thomson 64 2 2 1
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Masvidal
dic 17, 2011
118 0 1 0 R5 Decision - Unanimous
Jorge Masvidal 100 1 0 0
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Daley
apr 9, 2011
33 2 0 1 R1 KO/TKO
Tatsuya Kawajiri 6 0 0 0
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Nashville
apr 17, 2010
69 0 0 0 R5 Decision - Unanimous
Shinya Aoki 11 0 1 0
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Evolution
dic 19, 2009
103 0 0 0 R5 Decision - Unanimous
Josh Thomson 74 2 0 1
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Carano vs. Cyborg
ago 15, 2009
62 2 2 1 R3 KO/TKO
Mitsuhiro Ishida 17 1 0 0
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Diaz
apr 11, 2009
20 2 0 0 R2 KO/TKO
Rodrigo Damm 3 0 0 0
Josh Thomson
Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Thomson
giu 27, 2008
100 6 1 3 R5 Decision - Unanimous
Gilbert Melendez 44 0 0 0
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Le
mar 29, 2008
44 2 0 6 R2 KO/TKO
Gabe Lemley 6 0 0 0
Sconfitta
Mitsuhiro Ishida
Yarrenoka! - New Year's Eve 2007
dic 31, 2007
8 7 3 4 R2 Decision - Unanimous
Gilbert Melendez 14 3 2 0
Vittoria
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion
set 29, 2007
52 1 0 0 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Tetsuji Kato 28 1 0 0
Vittoria
Gilbert Melendez
PRIDE Shockwave 2006
dic 31, 2006
62 3 0 2 R2 Decision - Unanimous
Tatsuya Kawajiri 41 4 0 1
Vittoria
Gilbert Melendez
PRIDE Bushido 12
ago 27, 2006
54 4 0 9 R2 Decision - Unanimous
Nobuhiro Obiya 9 1 1 0
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Revenge
giu 9, 2006
98 5 0 0 R5 Decision - Split
Clay Guida 45 7 2 1
Vittoria
Gilbert Melendez
Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Gracie
mar 10, 2006
29 3 0 2 R2 Submission
Harris Sarmiento 1 0 0 0

Biografia

TRAINING: A typical day of training consists of two workouts - one at 11am and another at 7pm. Training sessions consist of MMA training, striking training, grappling, running, lifting, and hard work.

When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training for fighting, maybe unconsciously, since high school wrestling. I’ve always liked one on one competition, and it wasn’t until I was in college that I picked up MMA because my friend Jake Shields introduced me to it. It’s a great feeling to have no one to blame but yourself, and there’s no better high than being a dominant fighter. You can beat me in basketball, you can beat me at arm wrestling, but I can beat your ass.

What ranks and titles have you held?
Two-time Strikeforce lightweight champion, former WEC lightweight champion. Brown belt in jiu-jitsu under Cesar Gracie

Do you have any heroes? My father and my teammates

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It’s something I’ve been waiting for a long time. It feels great fighting for the title in the best organization in the world. It’s an honor.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?
I did go to SF State, but I did not get my degree. I started pursuing fighting and working a job, and it was too hard to juggle all three, and fighting had to be first. I was studying liberal arts and anticipating becoming a teacher and coaching high school wrestling. I never got there but I think I may go back.

What was your job before you started fighting? I was a waiter and I also worked at the Fairtex gear shop, where I packed all the gloves and bags and sent them to plenty of gyms. A lot of people who got gear about five or six years ago from Fairtex had it sent by me.

Specific accomplishments in pro competition? I beat the Dream (Shinya Aoki), Shooto (Tatsuya Kawajiri), and Deep (Nobuhiro Obiya) champions when they were the champs.

Favorite grappling technique:
Rear naked choke and takedowns

Favorite Striking technique:
I like a three hit combo and I also like to land the right hand.

•    Pro since 2002

•    11 wins by knockout, one by submission

•    Owns 2005 win over Rumina Sato

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