Gleison Tibau

AGE	42 / Jul 10, 1983
HEIGHT	5'10" / 177.8 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
American Top Team

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 40

KO / TKO

10%

SUBMISSIONS

40%

DECISIONS

50%

OTHERS

Losses 19

KO / TKO

26%

SUBMISSIONS

11%

DECISIONS

58%

OTHERS

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Matias Juarez	WNC 3 - Warriors Night Championship 3 Oct / 18 / 2025	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)	1	2:20
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	RCC 16 - Russian Cagefighting Championship 16 Jul / 28 / 2023	TKO (Punches) Vyacheslav Kiselev	1	4:54
loss	Alexey Kunchenko	RCC 14 - Russian Cagefighting Championship 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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