Brandon Melendez is an American

United States

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 Mixed Martial Artist. Melendez was a castmember on The Ultimate Fighter 5

The Ultimate Fighter 5

The Ultimate Fighter 5 was the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter...

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The Ultimate Fighter

Melendez was picked fourth for Team Pulver. On episode 4 of The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

 Melendez called out and fought Andy Wang

Andy Wang

Andrew P. Wang is a Taiwanese-American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division. Wang received his Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from Egan Inoue and is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu instructor at the Taiwan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Taipei...

. He won via a dominant unanimous decision. After having some trouble making weight for his quarter final match with Gray Maynard

Gray Maynard

Bradley Gray Maynard is an American amateur wrestler and mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has recorded one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history, at 9 seconds against Joe Veres. He is the only fighter to hold a win over current...

 he made weight and was submitted in the second round via guillotine choke.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Melendez fought Joe Lauzon

Joe Lauzon

Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. is an American mixed martial artist from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.-Early life and background:...

 in the last preliminary fight on The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 23, 2007. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 5 in the Lightweight division as well as a main event between B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver.- Preliminary card :*Lightweight...

. He was defeated via triangle choke submission at 2:09 of the second round.

Independent

Melendez has since moved up to welterweight

Welterweight

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and has fought in several small promontions.