Gilbert Melendez (22-8, 12) was born in Santa Ana, California, U.S. on April 12, 1982. At the age of 20 years on October 18, 2002, he made his professional MMA debut against Greg Quan, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 20, 2013, 31-year old Gilbert Melendez made his UFC debut on his 24th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez against a 29-year old Benson Henderson but lost the fight via split decision.
Melendez' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Arnold Allen at UFC 239 at age 37 on July 6, 2019. He retired on a 5-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Gilbert Melendez' best fights have been against Tatsuya Kawajiri, Rodrigo Damm, Mitsuhiro Ishida, Josh Thomson, Clay Guida, Shinya Aoki and Jorge Masvidal.
Melendez has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30  | Jul 6, 2019 37 years, 2 months 22-8 (12) | 25 years, 5 months 14-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Sep 9, 2017 35 years, 4 months 22-7 (12) | 31 years, 3 months 25-14 (19) | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
28  | Jul 23, 2016 34 years, 3 months 22-6 (12) | 30 years, 6 months 17-4 (11) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Jun 13, 2015 33 years, 2 months 22-5 (12) | 31 years, 5 months 25-4 (20) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
26  | Dec 6, 2014 32 years, 7 months 22-4 (12) | 27 years, 10 months 17-2 (14) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke For UFC lightweight title |
25  | Oct 19, 2013 31 years, 6 months 22-3 (12) | 31 years, 9 months 24-5 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Apr 20, 2013 31 years 21-3 (12) | 29 years, 5 months 18-2 (10) | UFC | LT | 5 | SD | LOSS For UFC lightweight title |
23  | May 19, 2012 30 years, 1 months 21-2 (12) | 33 years, 7 months 19-4 (13) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | SD | WIN Defended Strikeforce lightweight title |
22  | Dec 17, 2011 29 years, 8 months 20-2 (12) | 27 years, 1 months 22-6 (11) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Strikeforce lightweight title |
21  | Apr 9, 2011 28 years, 11 months 19-2 (12) | 32 years, 11 months 27-6-2 (16) | Strikeforce | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows Defended Strikeforce lightweight title |
20  | Apr 17, 2010 28 years 18-2 (11) | 26 years, 11 months 23-4 (14) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Strikeforce lightweight title |
19 | Dec 19, 2009 27 years, 8 months 17-2 (11) | 31 years, 2 months 16-2 (12) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Strikeforce lightweight title |
18  | Aug 15, 2009 27 years, 4 months 16-2 (11) | 30 years, 7 months 18-5-1 (5) | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Strikeforce lightweight title Interim |
17  | Apr 11, 2009 26 years, 11 months 15-2 (10) | 29 years, 2 months 8-2 (7) | Strikeforce | LT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches Won Strikeforce lightweight title Interim |
16 | Jun 27, 2008 26 years, 2 months 14-2 (9) | 29 years, 9 months 14-2 (11) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost Strikeforce lightweight title |
15 | Mar 29, 2008 25 years, 11 months 14-1 (9) | Gabe Lemley | Strikeforce | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Strikeforce lightweight title |
14 | Dec 31, 2007 25 years, 8 months 13-1 (8) | 29 years 14-3-1 (4) | LT | 2 | UD | LOSS | |
13 | Sep 29, 2007 25 years, 5 months 13-0 (8) | Tetsuji Kato | Strikeforce | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Dec 31, 2006 24 years, 8 months 12-0 (8) | 28 years, 7 months 19-3-2 (14) | LT | 2 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Aug 26, 2006 24 years, 4 months 11-0 (8) | Nobuhiro Obiya | Pride | LT | 2 | UD | WIN |
10  | Jun 9, 2006 24 years, 1 months 10-0 (8) | 24 years, 6 months 19-4 (14) | Strikeforce | LT | 5 | SD | WIN Won Strikeforce lightweight title |
9 | Mar 10, 2006 23 years, 10 months 9-0 (8) | Harris Sarmiento | Strikeforce | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Punches |
8  | Aug 20, 2005 23 years, 4 months 8-0 (7) | 31 years, 7 months 23-8-2 (16) | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
7  | May 4, 2005 23 years 7-0 (6) | 26 years, 7 months 14-3-2 (9) | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | |
6  | Dec 14, 2004 22 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | 27 years, 6 months 4-0-1 (2) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
5 | Nov 20, 2004 22 years, 7 months 5-0 (5) | Kaynan Kaku | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | May 21, 2004 22 years, 1 months 4-0 (4) | Olaf Alfonso | WEC | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Won WEC lightweight title |
3 | Oct 10, 2003 21 years, 5 months 3-0 (3) | Stephen Palling | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2  | Mar 27, 2003 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | 24 years, 7 months 1-2 (1) | WEC | LT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
1 | Oct 18, 2002 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Greg Quan | WEC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
