Gleison Tibau

Gleison Tibau is a mixed martial artist from Brazil competing in the UFC Middleweight division. Gleison Tibau holds a professional record of 40-14-0, including 16-11-0 inside the UFC. Of those UFC wins, 1 came by knockout or TKO, 4 by submission and 11 by decision. Gleison Tibau stands 5'9", has a 71-inch reach, and is 39 years old. Gleison Tibau is currently on a 4-fight losing streak and is listed as Not Fighting.

Gleison Tibau profile

DivisionMiddleweight
Professional record40-14-0
UFC record16-11-0
Division rankUnranked
StatusNot Fighting
CountryBrazil
Age39
Date of birth1983-07-10
Height5'9"
Reach71"
Leg reach39"
Last weigh-in174.6 lbs
Current streakL4
Total octagon time5h 8m

Striking statistics

Significant strikes landed per minute1.95
Significant strikes absorbed per minute2.51
Striking accuracy32%
Striking defense63%
Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.1
Strikes to the head78%
Strikes to the body15%
Strikes to the legs7%

Grappling statistics

Takedowns per 15 minutes4.08
Takedown defense92%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.83
Average control time per fight (seconds)115.22

UFC finish breakdown

UFC wins by KO/TKO1
UFC wins by submission4
UFC wins by decision11

Gleison Tibau UFC fight history

DateEventOpponentResultMethod
2018-06-01UFC Fight Night 131Des GreenlossDecision · Unanimous
2018-01-20UFC 220: Miocic vs. N'GannouIslam MakhachevlossPunches · 0:57 · R1
2015-11-07UFC Fight Night 77Abel TrujillolossResult Overturned
2015-02-28UFC 184: Rousey vs. ZinganoTony FergusonlossRear Naked Choke · 2:37 · R1
2015-01-18UFC Fight Night 59Norman ParkewinDecision · Split
2014-09-13UFC Fight Night 51Piotr HallmannwinDecision · Split
2014-07-16UFC Fight Night 45Pat HealywinDecision · Unanimous
2013-12-28UFC 168: Weidman vs. Silva 2Michael JohnsonlossPunches · 1:32 · R2
2013-08-31UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2Jamie VarnerwinDecision · Split
2013-05-18UFC on FX 8John CholishwinGuillotine Choke · 2:34 · R2
2013-02-02UFC 156: Aldo vs. EdgarEvan DunhamlossDecision · Split
2012-10-13UFC 153: Silva vs. BonnarFrancisco TrinaldowinDecision · Unanimous
2012-07-07UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen 2Khabib NurmagomedovlossDecision · Unanimous
2011-11-19UFC 139: Shogun vs. HendersonRafael dos AnjoswinDecision · Split
2011-05-28UFC 130: Rampage vs HamillRafaello OliveirawinRear Naked Choke · 3:28 · R2
2011-03-19UFC 128: Shogun vs JonesKurt PellegrinowinDecision · Split
2010-09-15UFC Fight Night 22Jim MillerlossDecision · Unanimous
2010-03-31UFC Fight Night 21Caol UnowinPunches · 4:13 · R1
2009-10-24UFC 104: Machida vs ShogunJosh NeerwinDecision · Unanimous
2009-06-20The Ultimate Fighter 9 FinaleMelvin GuillardlossDecision · Split
2009-04-01UFC Fight Night 18Jeremy StephenswinDecision · Unanimous
2009-02-07UFC Fight Night 17Rich ClementiwinGuillotine Choke · 4:35 · R1
2008-07-05UFC 86: Jackson vs. GriffinJoe StevensonlossGuillotine Choke · 2:57 · R2
2008-02-02UFC 81: Breaking PointTyson GriffinlossDecision · Unanimous
2007-09-08UFC 75: Champion vs ChampionTerry EtimwinDecision · Unanimous
2007-06-12UFC Fight Night 10Jeff CoxwinArm Triangle Choke · 1:52 · R1
2007-03-03UFC 68: UprisingJason DentwinDecision · Unanimous
2006-11-18UFC 65: Bad IntentionsNick DiazlossPunches · 2:27 · R2

Sources and methodology

Career records and bout history are compiled from public event records. UFC performance metrics use published bout statistics; percentiles and derived metrics are calculated by Verdikt AI. Data can change after official corrections.

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