Cody Gibson was born on September 11,1987 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
27 Facts About Cody Gibson
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Cody Gibson quickly found out that he enjoyed fighting and took his first professional fight only a few weeks after beginning training.
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Cody Gibson fought on shows such as Porterville, California's The Warriors Cage, Lemoore, California's Tachi Palace Fights, and made appearances for Nick Diaz's foray into promoting show called WAR MMA as well as for AXSTV's Titan Fighting Championship.
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In February 2014, riding a six-fight win streak, Cody Gibson was signed by the UFC as a short-notice replacement to fight fellow newcomer Aljamain Sterling on February 22,2014, at UFC 170.
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Cody Gibson faced Johnny Bedford on June 28,2014, at UFC Fight Night 44, replacing an injured Rani Yahya.
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Cody Gibson won the fight via TKO 38 seconds into the first round.
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Cody Gibson faced Manvel Gamburyan on September 27,2014, at UFC 178.
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Cody Gibson lost the fight via submission in the second round.
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Cody Gibson faced Douglas Silva de Andrade on February 22,2015, at UFC Fight Night 61.
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Cody Gibson lost the fight by unanimous decision and was released from the promotion.
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On May 18,2017, Cody Gibson vacated his Bantamweight title and moved up a weight class to fight Adrian Diaz for the TPF Featherweight Championship.
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Cody Gibson lost the fight via third round submission and retired afterwards.
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Cody Gibson signed to participate in the Featherweight division of 2019 Professional Fighters League season.
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However, Cody Gibson was sidelined with bicep and shoulder surgery and was not able to compete.
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Cody Gibson was scheduled to face John Dodson on July 30,2021, at XMMA 2.
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Cody Gibson won the fight by knock out in just 44 seconds.
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Cody Gibson faced Ray Borg on January 28,2022, at Eagle FC 44: Spong vs Kharitonov.
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Cody Gibson faced fellow UFC veteran Francisco Rivera on November 19,2022, at Up Next Fighting 3: Rivera vs Cody Gibson.
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Cody Gibson won the bout via third-round submission with an arm triangle choke to become the inaugural Up Next Fighting Bantamweight Champion.
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In mid-March 2023, it was announced that Cody Gibson would be competing in the thirty-first season of The Ultimate Fighter 31.
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Cody Gibson faced The Ultimate Fighter Season 27 winner Brad Katona in the tournament final on August 19,2023, at UFC 292.
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Cody Gibson was scheduled to face Davey Grant on March 23,2024, at UFC on ESPN 53.
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Cody Gibson faced Brian Kelleher on July 20,2024, at UFC on ESPN 60.
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Cody Gibson won the fight by an arm-triangle choke submission in the first round.
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Cody Gibson faced Chad Anheliger on November 2,2024, at UFC Fight Night 246.
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Cody Gibson faced Da'Mon Blackshear on March 15,2025, at UFC Fight Night 254.
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Cody Gibson lost the fight via a kimura submission in the second round.