49 Facts About Gleison Tibau

Gleison Tibau was a state champion in Rio de Janeiro in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling.

Gleison Tibau was brought up as a fighter in Kimura team, from northern Brazil.

Gleison Tibau made his UFC debut at welterweight against Nick Diaz.

Gleison Tibau started strong and was taking Diaz down efficiently while avoiding submissions using Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Gleison Tibau then took a one fight hiatus from the company and returned to defeat Jeff Cox by submission due to an arm-triangle choke.

Gleison Tibau then fought undefeated Brit Terry Etim, outwrestling his opponent for a unanimous decision.

Gleison Tibau then lost back to back fights to Tyson Griffin at UFC 81 and Joe Stevenson at UFC 86.

Gleison Tibau was on the verge of release from UFC by president Dana White.

Gleison Tibau rebounded with back to back wins over Rich Clementi and Jeremy Stephens.

Gleison Tibau's next fight was at UFC 104 where Gleison Tibau beat Josh Neer after landing 10 takedowns via unanimous decision.

Gleison Tibau won his second straight match with a first-round TKO over Caol Uno on March 31,2010, at UFC Fight Night 21.

Gleison Tibau faced Jim Miller on September 15,2010, at UFC Fight Night 22.

Gleison Tibau beat Kurt Pellegrino on March 19,2011, at UFC 128 via split decision.

Gleison Tibau then defeated veteran Rafaello Oliveira via second round rear naked choke, earning Submission of the Night honors.

Gleison Tibau won via split decision against Rafael dos Anjos on November 19,2011, at UFC 139.

Gleison Tibau next faced undefeated prospect Khabib Nurmagomedov on July 7,2012, at UFC 148, losing via unanimous decision.

Gleison Tibau fought Francisco Trinaldo on October 13,2012, at UFC 153 winning via unanimous decision.

Gleison Tibau lost to Evan Dunham on February 2,2013, at UFC 156 by split decision.

Gleison Tibau then faced John Cholish on May 18,2013, at UFC on FX 8, winning via second round submission.

Gleison Tibau beat Jamie Varner on August 31,2013, at UFC 164 by split decision.

Gleison Tibau lost to Michael Johnson in the last fight of his contract on December 28,2013, at UFC 168 via second-round knockout.

Gleison Tibau faced Pat Healy on July 16,2014, at UFC Fight Night 45, winning by unanimous decision.

Gleison Tibau next faced Piotr Hallmann on September 13,2014, at UFC Fight Night 51.

Gleison Tibau defeated Norman Parke on January 18,2015, at UFC Fight Night 59, replacing Jorge Masvidal, winning via split decision.

Gleison Tibau replaced an injured Yancy Medeiros was against Tony Ferguson on February 28,2015, at UFC 184, losing by submission in the first round, his first submission defeat since his 2008 loss to Joe Stevenson.

Gleison Tibau defeated Abel Trujillo at UFC Fight Night 77 on November 7,2015 via a first round submission.

Gleison Tibau took Trujillo's back, secured a body triangle from the bottom and grabbed a rear-naked choke grip with his arm underneath Trujillo's chin.

On December 4,2015, Gleison Tibau was suspended by USADA due to a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition test.

On February 18,2016, Gleison Tibau was suspended for 2 years by USADA as well as having the result of his fight against Trujillo reversed to a loss.

Gleison Tibau faced Islam Makhachev on January 20,2018, at UFC 220.

Gleison Tibau lost the fight by knockout in the first round.

Gleison Tibau faced Desmond Green on June 1,2018, at UFC Fight Night 131.

On September 4,2018, it was revealed that Gleison Tibau would fight Golden Boy Promotions' inaugural MMA event, headlined by the third encounter of Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz.

Gleison Tibau replaced Abel Trujillo on short notice against Will Brooks at Battlefield FC 2 on July 27,2019, winning by Round 1 Submission.

Gleison Tibau was next expected to face Chris Cisneros at Taura MMA 11 on October 30,2020.

On February 25,2021, news surfaced that Gleison Tibau had signed with Professional Fighters League and is expected to compete in the welterweight tournament of season 2021.

Gleison Tibau was set to face fellow UFC vet Alexey Kunchenko on April 29,2021, at PFL 2 as the start of the 2021 PFL Welterweight tournament.

Gleison Tibau faced Rory MacDonald at PFL 5 on June 17,2021.

Gleison Tibau won the fight by a controversial split decision, with the vast majority of media scores and other professional MMA fighters scoring the bout as a win for MacDonald.

Gleison Tibau was scheduled to face Sadibou Sy on August 13,2021, at PFL 7.

Gleison Tibau won the bout via technical submission, choking Terrill unconscious in the first round via arm-triangle choke.

Gleison Tibau faced Jarrah Al-Silawi on May 6,2022, at PFL 3.

Gleison Tibau was scheduled to face Nikolai Aleksakhin on July 1,2022, at PFL 6.

However, Gleison Tibau pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Carlos Leal.

Gleison Tibau faced Magomed Magomedkerimov on November 25,2022, at PFL 10.

Gleison Tibau faced Alexey Kunchenko on February 11,2023, at RCC 14, losing the bout via unanimous decision.

Gleison Tibau returned to RCC at RCC 16, facing Boris Medvedev on July 28,2023, losing the bout via TKO stoppage at the end of the first round.

Gleison Tibau faced Burenzorig Batmunkh on January 21,2024 at Top Brights 1, winning the bout via split decision.

Gleison Tibau was scheduled to face Alex Oliveira in the inaugural Global Fight League event on May 24,2025 at GFL 1.