John Lober (5-9-4, 4) was born in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. on February 26, 1968. At the age of 28 years on March 30, 1996, he made his professional MMA debut against Eric Heberstreit, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On October 16, 1998, 30-year old John Lober made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC Brazil against a 25-year old Frank Shamrock but lost the fight via TKO in the 1st round.
Lober's last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Lee McKibbin at age 41 on November 29, 2009. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of John Lober's best fights have been against Frank Shamrock.
Lober has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Nov 29, 2009 41 years, 9 months 5-9-4 (4) | Lee McKibbin | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
17 | Dec 2, 2007 39 years, 9 months 5-8-4 (4) | Rubin Tagle | KOTC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS |
16 | Oct 7, 2007 39 years, 7 months 5-7-4 (4) | Damien Gomez | KOTC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN |
15 | Mar 18, 2006 38 years 4-7-4 (3) | Marcelo Tigre | LHW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
14  | Jun 11, 1999 31 years, 3 months 4-6-4 (3) | 30 years, 2 months 15-13-2 (10) | Pancrase | LHW | 2 | UD | DRAW |
13 | Dec 19, 1998 30 years, 9 months 4-6-3 (3) | Kengo Watanabe | Pancrase | LHW | 1 | UD | DRAW |
12 | Dec 8, 1998 30 years, 9 months 4-6-2 (3) | Izzy Johnson | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Choke | |
11  | Oct 16, 1998 30 years, 7 months 3-6-2 (2) | 25 years, 10 months 17-7-1 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Submission to punches For UFC light-heavyweight title |
10 | Aug 2, 1998 30 years, 5 months 3-5-2 (2) | Joe Pardo | MD | 1 | UD | LOSS | |
9  | Jun 2, 1998 30 years, 3 months 3-4-2 (2) | 29 years, 11 months 24-14 (21) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | LOSS |
8  | Dec 20, 1997 29 years, 9 months 3-3-2 (2) | 25 years, 5 months 17-11-2 (12) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Broken ankle |
7 | Oct 29, 1997 29 years, 8 months 3-2-2 (2) | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | DRAW |
6  | Sep 6, 1997 29 years, 6 months 3-2-1 (2) | 20 years, 9 months 8-6-3 (5) | Pancrase | MD | 1 | UD | LOSS |
5 | Mar 28, 1997 29 years, 1 months 3-1-1 (2) | Kevin Jackson | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS | |
4 | Jan 17, 1997 28 years, 10 months 3-0-1 (2) | 24 years, 1 months 11-6-1 (8) | MD | 1 | SD | WIN | |
3 | Oct 18, 1996 28 years, 7 months 2-0-1 (2) | Igor Zinoviev | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW | |
2 | Aug 23, 1996 28 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Jamie Faucett | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | ||
1 | Mar 30, 1996 28 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Eric Heberstreit | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear naked choke |
