Gilbert Melendez "El Nino"

Current Strikeforce - Lightweight (146-155) Champion

Pro Record:	20-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Team:	Cesar Gracie
Age:	29
Sex:	Male
Height:	5 Feet. 9 Inch(es).
Weight:	155 lbs.
Out of:	Concord, CA
Born:	CA

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Gilbert Melendez's Professional Record

	Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
	12/17/2011	Win	Jorge Masvidal	Strikeforce 12/17/11	Decision Unanimous Decision	3
	04/09/2011	Win	Tatsuya Kawajiri	Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley	TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes	1	3:14
	04/17/2010	Win	Shinya Aoki	Strikeforce: Shields vs. Henderson	Decision Unanimous Decision	3
	12/19/2009	Win	Josh Thomson	Strikeforce Evolution	Decision Unanimous Decision	5
NSF	08/15/2009	Win	Mitsuhiro Ishida	Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg	TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes	3	3:56
	04/11/2009	Win	Rodrigo Damm	Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz	KO	2	2:02
	06/27/2008	Loss	Josh Thomson	Strikeforce	Decision Unanimous Decision	5
NSF	03/29/2008	Win	Gabriel Lemley	Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Le	TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes	2	2:18
NSF	12/31/2007	Loss	Mitsuhiro Ishida	Saitama Super Arena Yarennoka: Fedor Returns	Decision Unanimous Decision	0
NSF	09/29/2007	Win	Tetsuji Kato	StrikeForce- Playboy Mansion	Decision Unanimous Decision	3
NSF	12/31/2006	Win	Tatsuya Kawajiri	Pride: Shock Wave 2006	Decision Unanimous Decision	2
NSF	08/26/2006	Win	Nobuhiro Obiya	Pride: Bushido 12 Survival 06' Second Round	Decision	2
	06/09/2006	Win	Clay Guida	Strikeforce 2: Revenge	Decision Split Decision	5
	03/10/2006	Win	Harris Sarmiento	Strikeforce 1: Shamrock vs. Gracie	KO	2	0:44
NSF	08/20/2005	Win	Rumina Sato	Professional Shooto in Yokohama : A Live Road	TKO/RSC Doctor Stoppage	1	1:29
NSF	05/04/2005	Win	Naoya Uematsu	Professional Shooto JAPAN 2005	TKO/RSC Doctor Stoppage from a Cut	2	4:30
NSF	12/14/2004	Win	Hiroyuki Takaya	Shooto 15th Anniversary	Decision Unanimous Decision	3
NSF	11/20/2004	Win	Kaynan Kaku	Rumble On The Rock 6	TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Punches	2	3:58
NSF	05/21/2004	Win	Olaf Alfonso	WEC 10: Bragging Rights	TKO/RSC	3	4:54
NSF	10/10/2003	Win	Stephen Paling III	Rumble On The Rock 4	TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes	2	4:56
NSF	03/27/2003	Win	Jeff Houghland	WEC 6: Return of a Legend	TKO/RSC	2	2:05
NSF	10/18/2002	Win	Gary Quan	WEC 5: Halloween Fury	TKO/RSC Strikes from Rear Mount	1	4:37

Gilbert Melendez's Amateur Record

	Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Method	Round	Time
NSF	08/10/2002	Win	Martin Moreno	International Fighting Championship: Night on the Warriors 1	Unknown		0:00
NSF	08/10/2002	Win	Shawn Pretat	International Fighting Championship: Night on the Warriors 1	Unknown		0:00

:	Bout results verified by an official State, Tribal, Provincial, or Municipal Commission.
NSF:	Non Sanctioned Fight
* :	For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record.
NC:	Fight Declared No Contest