Gleison Tibau
| Gleison Tibau | |
|---|---|
| Born | Janigleison Herculano Alves July 10, 1983 Tibau, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
| Reach | 71.0 in (180 cm) |
| Style | Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Coconut Creek, Florida, United States |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 45 |
| Wins | 33 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 13 |
| By decision | 16 |
| Losses | 12 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| By decision | 6 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Website | http://www.gleisontibau.com/ |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Janigleison Herculano Alves, better known as Gleison Tibau (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡlejˈzõ tʃiˈbaw]; born July 10, 1983) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the UFC's Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1999, he formerly competed for DEEP.
Tibau began training for mixed martial arts at 13 and was fighting by 15. He was a state champion in Rio de Janeiro in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and wrestling. He was brought up as a fighter in Kimura team, from northern Brazil. Tibau trains at American Top Team.
Tibau made his UFC debut at welterweight against Nick Diaz. Tibau started strong and was taking Diaz down efficiently while avoiding submissions using Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. In the second round he got tired and lost by TKO due to strikes. Tibau took on Jason Dent at UFC 68. Tibau won by unanimous decision. He then took a one fight hiatus from the company and returned to defeat Jeff Cox by submission due to an arm-triangle choke. Tibau then fought undefeated Brit Terry Etim, outwrestling his opponent for a unanimous decision.
Tibau then lost back to back fights to Tyson Griffin at UFC 81 and Joe Stevenson at UFC 86. He was on the verge of release from UFC by president Dana White. He rebounded with back to back wins over Rich Clementi and Jeremy Stephens.
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