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Brazil
Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte
Gleison Tibau
AGE
41
/
Jul 10, 1983
HEIGHT
5'10"
/
177.8 cm
WEIGHT
170 lbs
/
77.11 kg
ASSOCIATION
American Top Team
CLASS
Welterweight
Wins
39
KO
/
TKO
4
10%
SUBMISSIONS
15
38%
DECISIONS
20
51%
OTHERS
0
0%
Losses
19
KO
/
TKO
5
26%
SUBMISSIONS
2
11%
DECISIONS
11
58%
OTHERS
1
5%
Upcoming Fights
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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Joel Kouadja
Warriors Night MMA - Warriors Night MMA 1
Sep / 14 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Burenzorig Batmunkh
TB 1 - Top Brights 1
Jan / 21 / 2024
Decision (Split)
Ryogaku Wada
3
5:00
loss
Boris Medvedev
Russian Cagefighting Championship - RCC 16
Jul / 28 / 2023
TKO (Punches)
Vyacheslav Kiselev
1
4:54
loss
Alexey Kunchenko
Russian Cagefighting Championship - RCC 14
Feb / 11 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Magomed Magomedkerimov
Professional Fighters League - 2022 Season PFL Championships
Nov / 25 / 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Bryan Miner
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Jarrah Al-Silawi
Professional Fighters League - PFL 3: 2022 Regular Season
May / 06 / 2022
Decision (Split)
Gary Copeland
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Micah Terrill
Professional Fighters League - PFL 7: 2021 Playoffs
Aug / 13 / 2021
Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Gary Copeland
1
2:17
win
Rory MacDonald
Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2021 Regular Season
Jun / 17 / 2021
Decision (Split)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Joao Zeferino
Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2021 Regular Season
Apr / 29 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Vitor Ribeiro
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Will Brooks
Battlefield FC 2 - Battlefield Fighting Championship 2
Jul / 27 / 2019
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
3:34
win
Efrain Escudero
Golden Boy MMA - Liddell vs. Ortiz 3: War's End
Nov / 24 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
3
5:00
loss
Desmond Green
UFC Fight Night 131 - Rivera vs. Moraes
Jun / 01 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Islam Makhachev
UFC 220 - Miocic vs. Ngannou
Jan / 20 / 2018
KO (Punch)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:57
loss
Abel Trujillo
UFC Fight Night 77 - Belfort vs. Henderson 3
Nov / 07 / 2015
Disqualification (Failed Drug Test)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:45
loss
Tony Ferguson
UFC 184 - Rousey vs. Zingano
Feb / 28 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:37
win
Norman Parke
UFC Fight Night 59 - McGregor vs. Siver
Jan / 18 / 2015
Decision (Split)
Kevin MacDonald
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Piotr Hallmann
UFC Fight Night 51 - Bigfoot vs. Arlovski 2
Sep / 13 / 2014
Decision (Split)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Pat Healy
UFC Fight Night 45 - Cerrone vs. Miller
Jul / 16 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Michael Johnson
UFC 168 - Weidman vs. Silva 2
Dec / 28 / 2013
KO (Punches)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
1:32
win
Jamie Varner
UFC 164 - Henderson vs. Pettis 2
Aug / 31 / 2013
Decision (Split)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
John Cholish
UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold
May / 18 / 2013
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Leon Roberts
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:34
loss
Evan Dunham
UFC 156 - Aldo vs. Edgar
Feb / 02 / 2013
Decision (Split)
Yves Lavigne
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Francisco Trinaldo
UFC 153 - Silva vs. Bonnar
Oct / 13 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Khabib Nurmagomedov
UFC 148 - Silva vs. Sonnen 2
Jul / 07 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Rafael dos Anjos
UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson
Nov / 19 / 2011
Decision (Split)
Jason McCoy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Rafaello Oliveira
UFC 130 - Rampage vs. Hamill
May / 28 / 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Kim Winslow
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:28
win
Kurt Pellegrino
UFC 128 - Shogun vs. Jones
Mar / 19 / 2011
Decision (Split)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Jim Miller
UFC Fight Night 22 - Marquardt vs. Palhares
Sep / 15 / 2010
Decision (Unanimous)
Jon Schorle
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Caol Uno
UFC Fight Night 21 - Florian vs. Gomi
Mar / 31 / 2010
TKO (Punches)
Bill Clancy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:13
win
Josh Neer
UFC 104 - Machida vs. Shogun
Oct / 24 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Josh Rosenthal
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Melvin Guillard
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale
Jun / 20 / 2009
Decision (Split)
Josh Rosenthal
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Jeremy Stephens
UFC Fight Night 18 - Condit vs. Kampmann
Apr / 01 / 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Rich Clementi
UFC Fight Night 17 - Lauzon vs. Stephens
Feb / 07 / 2009
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Jorge Ortiz
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
4:35
loss
Joe Stevenson
UFC 86 - Jackson vs. Griffin
Jul / 05 / 2008
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Steve Mazzagatti
2
2:57
loss
Tyson Griffin
UFC 81 - Breaking Point
Feb / 02 / 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Steve Mazzagatti
3
5:00
win
Terry Etim
UFC 75 - Champion vs. Champion
Sep / 08 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Mario Yamasaki
3
5:00
win
Jeff Cox
UFC Fight Night 10 - Stout vs. Fisher 2
Jun / 12 / 2007
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
John McCarthy
1
1:52
win
Antonio Moreno
NCC - Nordeste Combat Championship
May / 09 / 2007
TKO (Punches)
1
0:55
win
Jason Dent
UFC 68 - Uprising
Mar / 03 / 2007
Decision (Unanimous)
Herb Dean
3
5:00
loss
Nick Diaz
UFC 65 - Bad Intentions
Nov / 18 / 2006
TKO (Punches)
Steve Mazzagatti
2
2:27
win
Jedrzej Kubski
KO - Arena 4
Mar / 11 / 2006
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:03
win
Edilson Florencio
MCM - Mega Combate Mossoro
Dec / 02 / 2005
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
3:26
win
Fabricio Camoes
Meca 12 - Meca World Vale Tudo 12
Jul / 09 / 2005
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:15
loss
Marcelo Brito
SS 7 - Storm Samurai 7
Jun / 11 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
Jorge Patino
3
5:00
win
Josenildo Rodrigues de Oliveira
COVT - Ceara Open Vale Tudo 2
Mar / 10 / 2005
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Anderson Cruz
OF - Octagon Fight
Feb / 24 / 2005
KO (Punches)
1
N/A
win
Josenildo Ramalho
BC 2 - Brazilian Challenger 2
Oct / 21 / 2004
Submission (Armbar)
1
0:00
win
Carlos Alexandre Pereira
CN 11 - Champions Night 11
Oct / 07 / 2004
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
1:16
win
Adriano Martins
AF - Amazonia Fight 1
Jun / 20 / 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Daniel Maia
CN 10 - Champions Night 10
May / 21 / 2004
Submission (Armbar)
1
0:00
win
Romario Manoel da Silva
Desafio - Natal vs. Nordeste
Mar / 09 / 2004
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
1
2:30
loss
Eiji Mitsuoka
Deep - 11th Impact
Jul / 13 / 2003
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Yoshinori Umeki
2
3:41
win
Fernando Terere
BC - Bitetti Combat Nordeste 2
Mar / 20 / 2003
Decision (Split)
3
5:00
win
Unknown Fighter
TF - Tibau Fight
Jan / 11 / 2003
Submission (Keylock)
1
0:00
win
Paulo Roberto Nogueira da Silva Junior
BC - Bitetti Combat Nordeste 1
Nov / 28 / 2002
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Thiago Alves
CN - Champions Night 2
Jun / 30 / 2001
Submission (Armbar)
2
3:31
win
Rivanio Regis
CNVTO - Currais Novos Vale Tudo Open
May / 18 / 2000
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Ricardo Ricardo
MOVT 3 - Mossoro Open de Vale Tudo 3
Dec / 24 / 1999
TKO (Retirement)
1
0:00
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