Gilbert "El Nino" Melendez - Fighter Profile

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- more photos -	First Name:	Gilbert
	Last Name:	Melendez
	Nickname:	El Nino
	Date Of Birth:	04/12/1982
	Height:	175.0 cm (69 in)
	Weight:	70.0 kg (154 lb)
	Reach:	no entry
	Location:	Concord California
	Hometown:	Santa Ana, California
	Fighting Styles:	Submission Wrestling
	Affiliations:	Cesar Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Fairtex GYM
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Fighter Attributes/Skills

Strength

7.6

Speed

8.9

Stamina

9.7

Striking

8.6

Grappling

8.0

Submissions

7.0

Takedowns

7.4

Chin

9.7

Strike Defense

6.3

Submission Defense

8.9

Takedown Defense

7.6

Mental Game

8.9

Game Planning

9.0

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Win	Shinya Aoki	Decision (Unanimous)	Strikeforce - Nashville	5	5:00
Win	Josh Thomson	Decision (Unanimous)	Strikeforce - Evolution	5	5:00
Win	Mitsuhiro Ishida	TKO (Punches)	Strikeforce - Carano vs. Cyborg	3	3:56
Win	Rodrigo Damm	KO (Punches)	Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Diaz	2	2:2
Loss	Josh Thomson	Decision (Unanimous)	Strikeforce - Melendez vs. Thomson	5	5:00
Win	Gabe Lemley	TKO (Punches)	Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Le	2	2:18
Loss	Mitsuhiro Ishida	Decision (Unanimous)	Yarennoka - New Years Eve 2007	2	5:00
Win	Tetsuji Kato	Decision (Unanimous)	Strikeforce - Playboy Mansion	3	5:00
Win	Tatsuya Kawajiri	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE - Shockwave 2006	2	5:00
Win	Nobuhiro Obiya	Decision (Unanimous)	PRIDE - Bushido 12	2	5:00
Win	Clay Guida	Decision (Split)	Strikeforce - Revenge	5	5:00
Win	Harris Sarmiento	Submission (Punches)	Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Gracie	2	0:44
Win	Rumina Sato	TKO (Cut)	Shooto - Alive Road	1	1:32
Win	Naoya Uematsu	TKO (Cut)	Shooto - 5/4 in Korakuen Hall	2	4:30
Win	Hiroyuki Takaya	Decision (Unanimous)	Shooto - Year End Show 2004	3	5:00
Win	Kaynan Kaku	TKO (Punches)	ROTR 6 - Rumble on the Rock 6	2	3:58
Win	Olaf Alfonso	TKO (Punches)	WEC 10 - Bragging Rights	3	4:54
Win	Stephen Palling	TKO (Punches)	ROTR 4 - Rumble on the Rock 4	2	4:59
Win	Jeff Hougland	TKO (Punches)	WEC 6 - Return of a Legend	2	2:5
Win	Gary Quan	TKO (Punches)	WEC 5 - Halloween Fury	1	4:37
Win	Martin Moreno	N/A	IFC - Night of the Warriors	0
Win	Shawn Pretat	N/A	IFC - Night of the Warriors	0