Lightweight

Gleison Tibau

Last fought: Jun 2018

RECORD

Pro

33-14-0

UFC

16-12-0

Age

Height

5'10"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

71"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:02
Fight Completion Rate	73.6%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.21
% Fights Inside the Distance	39.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	88-58 (60.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	39-34 (53.4%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	49-24 (67.1%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	54.8%
% Time in Control	33.6%
% Time Controlled	11.6%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	74.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.26
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.22
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.96
Distance Strike Accuracy	24.8%
Distance Strike Defense	68.9%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.46
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.69
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	4.63
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.24
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.46
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.36

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Gleison Tibau League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Gleison Tibau
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	31.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Strike Differential	-0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	53.5%
Takedown Defense	92.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	4.1
Submission Attempts/15min	0.8
Control Time/15min	5:02
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	6.2%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	68.8%
Avg Fight Time	11:02
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	21.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.8
Takedown Accuracy	30.8%
Takedown Defense	90.9%
Control Time/Fight	0:41

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Desmond Green

UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes • Jun 2018Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau28/17816%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Desmond Green77/19140%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	10/52	19%	0/2	0:00	—
	Desmond Green	28/67	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	4/65	6%	0/0	0:00	—
	Desmond Green	18/52	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	14/61	23%	0/1	0:00	—
	Desmond Green	31/72	43%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Islam Makhachev

UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou • Jan 2018Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:57

Gleison Tibau2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Islam Makhachev3/650%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Islam Makhachev	3/6	50%	0/0	0:01	1

LOSS

vs. Abel Trujillo

UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson 3 • Nov 2015Lightweight

DQ (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:45

Gleison Tibau3/560%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:28

Abel Trujillo0/0—TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	3/5	60%	2/3	1:28	—
	Abel Trujillo	0/0	—	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Tony Ferguson

UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano • Feb 2015Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:37

Gleison Tibau2/2010%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Tony Ferguson11/3829%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	2/20	10%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tony Ferguson	11/38	29%	1/1	0:46	—

WIN

vs. Norman Parke

UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver • Jan 2015Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau38/12730%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:01

Norman Parke43/14031%TD 0/10Ctrl 1:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	11/52	21%	0/1	0:00	—
	Norman Parke	15/49	31%	0/2	0:03	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	13/37	35%	2/3	1:57	—
	Norman Parke	6/29	21%	0/2	0:30	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	14/38	37%	0/2	0:04	—
	Norman Parke	22/62	35%	0/6	0:35	—

WIN

vs. Piotr Hallmann

UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Arlovski • Sep 2014Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau30/7441%TD 5/11Ctrl 5:40

Piotr Hallmann52/11346%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	13/38	34%	2/3	1:25	—
	Piotr Hallmann	22/44	50%	0/0	0:04	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	12/22	55%	1/4	2:15	—
	Piotr Hallmann	13/29	45%	0/0	0:32	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	5/14	36%	2/4	2:00	—
	Piotr Hallmann	17/40	42%	0/0	1:02	—

WIN

vs. Pat Healy

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Miller • Jul 2014Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau44/9347%TD 4/6Ctrl 4:32

Pat Healy54/13241%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	12/32	38%	1/1	2:08	—
	Pat Healy	6/32	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	14/27	52%	1/3	1:26	—
	Pat Healy	21/48	44%	0/1	0:24	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	18/34	53%	2/2	0:58	—
	Pat Healy	27/52	52%	0/2	1:49	—

LOSS

vs. Michael Johnson

UFC 168: Weidman vs Silva 2 • Dec 2013Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:32

Gleison Tibau12/6319%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:59

Michael Johnson22/8526%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	9/45	20%	0/2	0:59	—
	Michael Johnson	12/57	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	3/18	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Michael Johnson	10/28	36%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Jamie Varner

UFC 164: Henderson vs Pettis 2 • Aug 2013Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau26/5547%TD 2/4Ctrl 5:41

Jamie Varner37/7649%TD 1/3Ctrl 1:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	7/21	33%	1/1	1:05	—
	Jamie Varner	10/22	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	13/17	76%	0/0	4:20	—
	Jamie Varner	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	6/17	35%	1/3	0:16	—
	Jamie Varner	27/52	52%	1/3	1:58	—

WIN

vs. John Cholish

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold • May 2013Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:34

Gleison Tibau21/6731%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:28

John Cholish9/2635%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	16/43	37%	2/3	1:17	—
	John Cholish	7/14	50%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	5/24	21%	0/1	0:11	—
	John Cholish	2/12	17%	0/1	0:06	—

LOSS

vs. Evan Dunham

UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar • Feb 2013Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau37/16922%TD 2/9Ctrl 1:49

Evan Dunham91/23738%TD 0/9Ctrl 1:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	13/40	32%	1/2	1:25	—
	Evan Dunham	18/49	37%	0/2	0:27	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	9/57	16%	0/2	0:00	—
	Evan Dunham	28/71	39%	0/3	0:32	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	15/72	21%	1/5	0:24	—
	Evan Dunham	45/117	38%	0/4	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Francisco Trinaldo

UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar • Oct 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau36/6357%TD 5/6Ctrl 6:38

Francisco Trinaldo45/9746%TD 0/0Ctrl 4:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	15/23	65%	3/4	2:01	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	19/39	49%	0/0	0:41	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	2/9	22%	0/0	0:14	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	18/42	43%	0/0	3:28	1

R3	Gleison Tibau	19/31	61%	2/2	4:23	—
	Francisco Trinaldo	8/16	50%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov

UFC 148: Silva vs Sonnen 2 • Jul 2012Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau28/8732%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:17

Khabib Nurmagomedov25/10125%TD 0/13Ctrl 4:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	10/27	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Khabib Nurmagomedov	8/27	30%	0/8	1:37	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	9/31	29%	0/2	0:09	—
	Khabib Nurmagomedov	9/33	27%	0/4	1:18	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	9/29	31%	1/3	0:08	—
	Khabib Nurmagomedov	8/41	20%	0/1	1:30	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson • Nov 2011Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau56/12844%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:44

Rafael Dos Anjos25/9626%TD 0/8Ctrl 2:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	8/29	28%	1/2	0:25	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	5/28	18%	0/3	0:37	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	37/71	52%	0/1	0:24	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	8/33	24%	0/1	0:20	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	11/28	39%	1/1	0:55	—
	Rafael Dos Anjos	12/35	34%	0/4	1:04	—

WIN

vs. Rafaello Oliveira

UFC 130: Rampage vs Hamill • May 2011Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:28

Gleison Tibau19/5634%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:21KD 1

Rafaello Oliveira12/4825%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	8/34	24%	2/2	0:49	—
	Rafaello Oliveira	9/38	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	11/22	50%	1/1	1:32	1
	Rafaello Oliveira	3/10	30%	0/3	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Kurt Pellegrino

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones • Mar 2011Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau44/10343%TD 2/7Ctrl 2:52

Kurt Pellegrino47/12039%TD 1/6Ctrl 3:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	9/31	29%	0/3	1:36	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	17/44	39%	0/2	0:15	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	9/22	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	16/38	42%	1/1	2:17	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	26/50	52%	2/4	1:16	—
	Kurt Pellegrino	14/38	37%	0/3	0:39	—

LOSS

vs. Jim Miller

UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares • Sep 2010Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau23/10023%TD 4/5Ctrl 3:23

Jim Miller29/11326%TD 0/6Ctrl 2:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	6/35	17%	2/2	1:25	—
	Jim Miller	14/45	31%	0/1	0:17	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	7/24	29%	2/2	1:00	—
	Jim Miller	9/32	28%	0/3	1:05	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	10/41	24%	0/1	0:58	—
	Jim Miller	6/36	17%	0/2	0:45	—

WIN

vs. Caol Uno

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Gomi • Mar 2010Lightweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:13

Gleison Tibau22/5937%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:30KD 1

Caol Uno6/2821%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	22/59	37%	1/1	1:30	1
	Caol Uno	6/28	21%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Josh Neer

UFC 104: Machida vs Shogun • Oct 2009Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau22/12118%TD 11/14Ctrl 4:37

Josh Neer24/9924%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	7/46	15%	4/4	1:22	—
	Josh Neer	8/30	27%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	9/32	28%	3/4	1:40	—
	Josh Neer	8/31	26%	0/0	0:30	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	6/43	14%	4/6	1:35	—
	Josh Neer	8/38	21%	0/0	0:07	—

LOSS

vs. Melvin Guillard

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale • Jun 2009Lightweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau14/5028%TD 6/14Ctrl 8:31

Melvin Guillard13/5026%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	3/15	20%	3/4	1:48	—
	Melvin Guillard	5/24	21%	0/1	0:09	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	5/21	24%	1/6	2:15	—
	Melvin Guillard	6/17	35%	1/2	0:01	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	6/14	43%	2/4	4:28	—
	Melvin Guillard	2/9	22%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jeremy Stephens

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann • Apr 2009Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau7/2035%TD 5/13Ctrl 10:09

Jeremy Stephens23/4057%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:43

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	4/8	50%	1/7	3:16	—
	Jeremy Stephens	8/12	67%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	2/5	40%	2/3	3:29	—
	Jeremy Stephens	5/13	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	1/7	14%	2/3	3:24	—
	Jeremy Stephens	10/15	67%	0/0	0:34	—

WIN

vs. Rich Clementi

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens • Feb 2009Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:35

Gleison Tibau7/1070%TD 2/3Ctrl 3:22

Rich Clementi1/911%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	7/10	70%	2/3	3:22	—
	Rich Clementi	1/9	11%	0/1	0:19	—

LOSS

vs. Joe Stevenson

UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin • Jul 2008Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 2:57

Gleison Tibau4/2417%TD 5/5Ctrl 2:31

Joe Stevenson12/2744%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:14KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	0/4	0%	2/2	1:07	—
	Joe Stevenson	9/17	53%	1/2	2:56	1

R2	Gleison Tibau	4/20	20%	3/3	1:24	—
	Joe Stevenson	3/10	30%	0/1	0:18	—

LOSS

vs. Tyson Griffin

UFC 81: Breaking Point • Feb 2008Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau23/9325%TD 6/8Ctrl 3:29

Tyson Griffin60/11950%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	9/36	25%	2/3	1:26	—
	Tyson Griffin	32/50	64%	0/1	0:33	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	8/36	22%	2/2	0:40	—
	Tyson Griffin	16/48	33%	0/0	0:13	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	6/21	29%	2/3	1:23	—
	Tyson Griffin	12/21	57%	0/1	0:55	—

WIN

vs. Terry Etim

UFC 75: Champion vs Champion • Sep 2007Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau14/2361%TD 7/10Ctrl 11:38

Terry Etim18/3453%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	1/2	50%	3/4	3:54	—
	Terry Etim	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	2/5	40%	3/4	3:49	—
	Terry Etim	6/13	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	11/16	69%	1/2	3:55	—
	Terry Etim	10/18	56%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jeff Cox

UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher • Jun 2007Lightweight

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 1, 1:52

Gleison Tibau3/560%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:57

Jeff Cox0/40%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	3/5	60%	0/0	0:57	—
	Jeff Cox	0/4	0%	1/1	0:12	—

WIN

vs. Jason Dent

UFC 68: The Uprising • Mar 2007Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Gleison Tibau36/8343%TD 5/6Ctrl 12:23

Jason Dent12/4229%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	5/12	42%	2/2	4:19	—
	Jason Dent	3/9	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	10/28	36%	2/3	3:58	—
	Jason Dent	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Gleison Tibau	21/43	49%	1/1	4:06	—
	Jason Dent	3/12	25%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Nick Diaz

UFC 65: Bad Intentions • Nov 2006Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:27

Gleison Tibau0/90%TD 0/3Ctrl 3:42

Nick Diaz24/5147%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:17

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Gleison Tibau	0/9	0%	0/0	2:58	—
	Nick Diaz	11/24	46%	0/1	1:57	—

R2	Gleison Tibau	0/0	—	0/3	0:44	—
	Nick Diaz	13/27	48%	0/0	1:20	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com