Gleison Tibau (39-19, 18) was born in Tibau, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil on July 10, 1983. At the age of 16 years on December 24, 1999, he made his professional MMA debut against Ricardo Ricardo, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On November 18, 2006, 23-year old Gleison Tibau made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC 65 against a 23-year old Nick Diaz but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Tibau's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Joël Kouadja at age 41 on September 14, 2024. He is on a 2-fight winning streak.
He has fought 27 times in the UFC, and has a record of 16 wins and 11 losses in the promotion.
Some of Gleison Tibau's best fights have been against Caol Uno, Rich Clementi, Rafaello Oliveira, Jeff Cox, John Cholish, Jason Dent and Terry Etim.
Tibau has 19 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
58 | Sep 14, 2024 41 years, 2 months 39-19 (18) | Joël Kouadja | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
57 | Jan 21, 2024 40 years, 6 months 38-19 (18) | Burenzorig Batmunkh | WL | 3 | SD | WIN | |
56 | Jul 28, 2023 40 years 37-19 (18) | Boris Medvedev | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
55  | Feb 11, 2023 39 years, 7 months 37-18 (18) | 38 years, 9 months 20-4 (14) | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
54  | Nov 25, 2022 39 years, 4 months 37-17 (18) | 32 years, 10 months 30-6 (20) | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
53 | May 6, 2022 38 years, 9 months 37-16 (18) | Jarrah Al-Silawi | PFL | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
52 | Aug 13, 2021 38 years, 1 months 37-15 (18) | Micah Terrill | PFL | WL | 1 | CKO | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
51  | Jun 17, 2021 37 years, 11 months 36-15 (18) | 31 years, 10 months 22-6-1 (15) | PFL | WL | 3 | SD | WIN |
50 | Apr 29, 2021 37 years, 9 months 35-15 (18) | João Zeferino | PFL | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
49  | Jul 27, 2019 36 years 35-14 (18) | 32 years, 9 months 20-4-1 (9) | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
48  | Nov 24, 2018 35 years, 4 months 34-14 (17) | 32 years, 10 months 30-13 (16) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
47 | Jun 1, 2018 34 years, 10 months 33-14 (17) | Desmond Green | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
46  | Jan 20, 2018 34 years, 6 months 33-13 (17) | 26 years, 2 months 14-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
45  | Nov 7, 2015 32 years, 3 months 33-12 (17) | 32 years, 1 months 12-6 (8) | UFC | LT | 1 | DQ | LOSS Overturned |
44  | Feb 28, 2015 31 years, 7 months 33-11 (17) | 31 years 17-3 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
43  | Jan 18, 2015 31 years, 6 months 33-10 (17) | 28 years 20-2-1 (16) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
42  | Sep 13, 2014 31 years, 2 months 32-10 (17) | 27 years 15-2 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
41  | Jul 16, 2014 31 years 31-10 (17) | 30 years, 11 months 29-19 (21) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
40  | Dec 28, 2013 30 years, 5 months 30-10 (17) | 27 years, 6 months 13-8 (8) | UFC | LT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
39  | Aug 31, 2013 30 years, 1 months 30-9 (17) | 28 years, 10 months 21-7-1 (17) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
38 | May 18, 2013 29 years, 10 months 29-9 (17) | John Cholish | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
37  | Feb 2, 2013 29 years, 6 months 28-9 (16) | 31 years, 1 months 13-3 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
36  | Oct 13, 2012 29 years, 3 months 28-8 (16) | 34 years, 1 months 11-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
35  | Jul 7, 2012 28 years, 11 months 27-8 (16) | 23 years, 9 months 17-0 (13) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
34  | Nov 19, 2011 28 years, 4 months 27-7 (16) | 27 years 15-5 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
33  | May 28, 2011 27 years, 10 months 26-7 (16) | 29 years, 4 months 16-4 (9) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
32  | Mar 19, 2011 27 years, 8 months 25-7 (15) | 31 years, 10 months 16-5 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | SD | WIN |
31  | Sep 15, 2010 27 years, 2 months 24-7 (15) | 27 years 17-2 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
30  | Mar 31, 2010 26 years, 8 months 24-6 (15) | 34 years, 10 months 25-12-5 (14) | UFC | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
29  | Oct 24, 2009 26 years, 3 months 23-6 (14) | 26 years, 7 months 25-8-1 (21) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
28  | Jun 20, 2009 25 years, 11 months 22-6 (14) | 26 years, 2 months 23-7-2 (18) | TUF | LT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
27  | Apr 1, 2009 25 years, 8 months 22-5 (14) | 22 years, 10 months 16-4 (15) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Feb 7, 2009 25 years, 6 months 21-5 (14) | 31 years, 10 months 33-13-1 (26) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
25  | Jul 5, 2008 24 years, 11 months 20-5 (13) | 26 years 28-8 (19) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
24  | Feb 2, 2008 24 years, 6 months 20-4 (13) | 23 years, 9 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
23  | Sep 8, 2007 24 years, 1 months 20-3 (13) | 21 years, 7 months 10-0 (9) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22 | Jun 12, 2007 23 years, 11 months 19-3 (13) | Jeff Cox | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
21 | May 9, 2007 23 years, 9 months 18-3 (12) | Antonio Moreno | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20  | Mar 3, 2007 23 years, 7 months 17-3 (11) | 26 years, 8 months 14-7 (14) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Nov 18, 2006 23 years, 4 months 16-3 (11) | 23 years, 3 months 13-6 (11) | UFC | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18 | Mar 11, 2006 22 years, 8 months 16-2 (11) | Jędrzej Kubski | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
17 | Dec 2, 2005 22 years, 4 months 15-2 (10) | Edilson Florencio | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
16  | Jul 9, 2005 21 years, 11 months 14-2 (9) | 26 years, 6 months 4-3 (3) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
15 | Jun 11, 2005 21 years, 11 months 13-2 (8) | Marcelo Brito | WL | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
14 | Mar 10, 2005 21 years, 8 months 13-1 (8) | Josenildo Rodrigues | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
13 | Feb 24, 2005 21 years, 7 months 12-1 (8) | Anderson Cruz | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Oct 21, 2004 21 years, 3 months 11-1 (7) | Josenildo Ramalho | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
11 | Oct 7, 2004 21 years, 2 months 10-1 (6) | Carlos Alexandre Pereira | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10 | Jun 20, 2004 20 years, 11 months 9-1 (5) | Adriano Martins | WL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
9 | May 21, 2004 20 years, 10 months 8-1 (5) | Daniel Muralha | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
8 | Mar 9, 2004 20 years, 7 months 7-1 (4) | Romario da Silva | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7  | Jul 13, 2003 20 years 6-1 (3) | 27 years, 6 months 4-1-1 (2) | DEEP | WL | 2 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage |
6 | Mar 20, 2003 19 years, 8 months 6-0 (3) | Fernando Terere | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
5 | Jan 11, 2003 19 years, 6 months 5-0 (3) | Unknown Fighter | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | ||
4 | Nov 28, 2002 19 years, 4 months 4-0 (2) | Paulo Boiko | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3  | Jun 30, 2001 17 years, 11 months 3-0 (2) | 17 years, 8 months | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | May 18, 2000 16 years, 10 months 2-0 (1) | Rivanio Regiz | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Dec 24, 1999 16 years, 5 months 1-0 (1) | Ricardo Ricardo | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement |
