Gilbert Melendez
5’9” height 5’9”
17-2 record 21-2
70” reach 71”
29 age 31
2 (Diaz, Njokuani) Fighters at UFC on FOX 2 (Thomson twice, Masvidal)
he’s already beaten
2011 year won current title 2009
brown BJJ belt ranking brown
2.93 average number of strikes landed per minute 3.56
45% striking accuracy 33%
63% percentage of opponents’ strikes that don’t land 66%
3.2 average takedowns landed per 15 minutes 1.95
67% percentage of opponents’ takedowns defended 71%
Smooth official nickname El Nino
Bendo unofficial nickname Melendo
Vail, CO most glamorous pre-Zuffa fight locales Honolulu; Beverly Hills, CA
2 knockout wins 12
8 submission wins 0
champion current position in UFC Fighter Rankings 1
6 current win streak 7
2 number of times he’s defended his title 6
25:00 average fight length since winning title 17.74
1:15:00 total fight time in 2012 25:00
1 (The MMA LAB, gyms owned 1 (El Nino Training Center,
Glendale, AZ) San Francisco)
Larry Fitzgerald, toughest friends The Diazes
Arizona Cardinals