Gleison Tibau

OctagonStats Rating 1535
16-12-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight155 lbs. (70 kg)
Reach71" (180 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
BornOct 07, 1983
Age43
DivisionLightweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.95
Str. Acc31%
SApM2.51
Str. Def63%
TD Avg4.08
TD Acc53%
TD Def-
Sub Avg0.8

Recent form

L L L L W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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28 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
1 KO/TKO wins · 4 sub wins · 11 decision wins
Losses by method
3 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 6 decision losses
Finish rate31%
Times finished42%
StreakL4
Best streak3
Avg fight11:02
Octagon time5h 8m
Opp win%71%
ActiveNov. 18, 2006 – Jun. 01, 2018 (13y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1
Ranked wins0
Best ranked win-
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Fight of the Night1
Submission of the Night1
Total bonuses2
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Gleison Tibau is a 33-14-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.

Gleison debuted Nov. 18, 2006 vs Nick Diaz (loss). Longest win streak: 3. On a 4-fight losing skid. 13 years active (Nov. 18, 2006–Jun. 01, 2018).

Best wins: Rich Clementi (SUB Guillotine Choke R1, Feb. 07, 2009); Josh Neer (U-DEC R3, Oct. 24, 2009); Francisco Trinaldo (U-DEC R3, Oct. 13, 2012).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Jun. 01, 2018UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. MoraesL Desmond GreenU-DEC35:000 028 770 00 0
Jan. 20, 2018UFC 220: Miocic vs. NgannouL Islam MakhachevKO/TKO Punch10:570 12 30 00 0
Nov. 07, 2015UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3L Abel TrujilloDQ Rear Naked Choke11:450 03 02 01 0
Feb. 28, 2015UFC 184: Rousey vs ZinganoL Tony FergusonSUB Rear Naked Choke12:370 02 110 10 2
Jan. 18, 2015UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs SiverW Norman ParkeS-DEC35:000 038 432 00 0
Sep. 13, 2014UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs ArlovskiW Piotr HallmannS-DEC35:000 030 525 00 0
Jul. 16, 2014UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs MillerW Pat HealyU-DEC35:000 044 544 00 0
Dec. 28, 2013UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2L Michael JohnsonKO/TKO Punch21:320 112 220 00 0
Aug. 31, 2013UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2W Jamie VarnerS-DEC35:000 026 372 10 1
May. 18, 2013UFC on FX: Belfort vs. RockholdW John CholishSUB Guillotine Choke22:340 021 92 01 0
Feb. 02, 2013UFC 156: Aldo vs EdgarL Evan DunhamS-DEC35:000 037 912 01 0
Oct. 13, 2012UFC 153: Silva vs BonnarW Francisco TrinaldoU-DEC35:000 136 455 02 2
Jul. 07, 2012UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2L Khabib NurmagomedovU-DEC35:000 028 251 00 0
Nov. 19, 2011UFC 139: Shogun vs HendersonW Rafael Dos AnjosS-DEC35:000 056 252 00 0
May. 28, 2011UFC 130: Rampage vs HamillW Rafaello OliveiraSUB Rear Naked Choke23:281 019 123 02 0
Mar. 19, 2011UFC 128: Shogun vs JonesW Kurt PellegrinoS-DEC35:000 044 472 10 0
Sep. 15, 2010UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs PalharesL Jim MillerU-DEC35:000 023 294 00 2
Mar. 31, 2010UFC Fight Night: Florian vs GomiW Caol UnoKO/TKO Punches14:131 022 61 00 0
Oct. 24, 2009UFC 104: Machida vs ShogunW Josh NeerU-DEC35:000 022 2411 02 0
Jun. 20, 2009The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom FinaleL Melvin GuillardS-DEC35:000 014 136 10 0
Apr. 01, 2009UFC Fight Night: Condit vs KampmannW Jeremy StephensU-DEC35:000 07 235 03 0
Feb. 07, 2009UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs StephensW Rich ClementiSUB Guillotine Choke14:350 07 12 01 0
Jul. 05, 2008UFC 86: Jackson vs GriffinL Joe StevensonSUB Guillotine Choke22:570 14 125 11 2
Feb. 02, 2008UFC 81: Breaking PointL Tyson GriffinU-DEC35:000 023 606 00 0
Sep. 08, 2007UFC 75: Champion vs ChampionW Terry EtimU-DEC35:000 014 187 00 0
Jun. 12, 2007UFC Fight Night: Stout vs FisherW Jeff CoxSUB Arm Triangle11:520 03 00 11 0
Mar. 03, 2007UFC 68: The UprisingW Jason DentU-DEC35:000 036 125 01 0
Nov. 18, 2006UFC 65: Bad IntentionsL Nick DiazKO/TKO Punches22:270 00 240 01 1

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.