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Gleison Tibau

Inactive · age 42 · Southpaw · 5'10" 178 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • UFC veteran since 2006
Elo rating
1509
Global Elo 1558 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
16-11-0
KO 1 · Sub 4 · Dec 11
Streak
-3
Δ90d -6 · Δ1y -6
Last fight
Jun 1, 2018
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
5h 7m
Avg fight time
11:23
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
2.3
Ground control
1h 42m
Since last fight
8y 1mo

Honest Elo history

27 fights · tap & drag
Nov 18, 2006 — L vs Nick Diaz Δ-28Mar 3, 2007 — W vs Jason Dent Δ+29Jun 12, 2007 — W vs Jeff Cox Δ+33Sep 8, 2007 — W vs Terry Etim Δ+29Feb 2, 2008 — L vs Tyson Griffin Δ-29Jul 5, 2008 — L vs Joe Stevenson Δ-15Feb 7, 2009 — W vs Rich Clementi Δ+19Apr 1, 2009 — W vs Jeremy Stephens Δ+16Jun 20, 2009 — L vs Melvin Guillard Δ-17Oct 24, 2009 — W vs Josh Neer Δ+14Mar 31, 2010 — W vs Caol Uno Δ+16Sep 15, 2010 — L vs Jim Miller Δ-13Mar 19, 2011 — W vs Kurt Pellegrino Δ+17May 28, 2011 — W vs Rafaello Oliveira Δ+14Nov 19, 2011 — W vs Rafael Dos Anjos Δ+15Jul 7, 2012 — L vs Khabib Nurmagomedov Δ-19Oct 13, 2012 — W vs Francisco Trinaldo Δ+14Feb 2, 2013 — L vs Evan Dunham Δ-16May 18, 2013 — W vs John Cholish Δ+15Aug 31, 2013 — W vs Jamie Varner Δ+14Dec 28, 2013 — L vs Michael Johnson Δ-22Jul 16, 2014 — W vs Pat Healy Δ+9Sep 13, 2014 — W vs Piotr Hallmann Δ+14Jan 18, 2015 — W vs Norman Parke Δ+16Feb 28, 2015 — L vs Tony Ferguson Δ-18Jan 20, 2018 — L vs Islam Makhachev Δ-20Jun 1, 2018 — L vs Desmond Green Δ-20 135014001450150015501600 200820102012201420162018 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":324.2,"elo":1417,"date":"2006-11-18","opp":"Nick Diaz","result":"L","delta":-28},{"i":1,"x":107.9,"y":287.5,"elo":1446,"date":"2007-03-03","opp":"Jason Dent","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":125.2,"y":245.1,"elo":1479,"date":"2007-06-12","opp":"Jeff Cox","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":140.2,"y":208.3,"elo":1508,"date":"2007-09-08","opp":"Terry Etim","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":4,"x":165.4,"y":245.3,"elo":1479,"date":"2008-02-02","opp":"Tyson Griffin","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":5,"x":191.7,"y":265,"elo":1463,"date":"2008-07-05","opp":"Joe Stevenson","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":6,"x":228.8,"y":241,"elo":1482,"date":"2009-02-07","opp":"Rich Clementi","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":7,"x":237.8,"y":221.2,"elo":1498,"date":"2009-04-01","opp":"Jeremy Stephens","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":8,"x":251.5,"y":243.6,"elo":1480,"date":"2009-06-20","opp":"Melvin Guillard","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":9,"x":273,"y":225.7,"elo":1494,"date":"2009-10-24","opp":"Josh Neer","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":10,"x":300,"y":204.7,"elo":1510,"date":"2010-03-31","opp":"Caol Uno","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":11,"x":328.7,"y":221.7,"elo":1497,"date":"2010-09-15","opp":"Jim Miller","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":12,"x":360.4,"y":199.7,"elo":1514,"date":"2011-03-19","opp":"Kurt Pellegrino","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":13,"x":372.3,"y":182.5,"elo":1528,"date":"2011-05-28","opp":"Rafaello Oliveira","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":14,"x":402.2,"y":163.6,"elo":1543,"date":"2011-11-19","opp":"Rafael Dos Anjos","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":15,"x":441.7,"y":187.9,"elo":1524,"date":"2012-07-07","opp":"Khabib Nurmagomedov","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":16,"x":458.5,"y":170.1,"elo":1537,"date":"2012-10-13","opp":"Francisco Trinaldo","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":17,"x":477.6,"y":191.1,"elo":1521,"date":"2013-02-02","opp":"Evan Dunham","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":18,"x":495.5,"y":172.2,"elo":1536,"date":"2013-05-18","opp":"John Cholish","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":19,"x":513.5,"y":153.9,"elo":1550,"date":"2013-08-31","opp":"Jamie Varner","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":20,"x":533.8,"y":181.9,"elo":1528,"date":"2013-12-28","opp":"Michael Johnson","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":21,"x":568,"y":170.8,"elo":1537,"date":"2014-07-16","opp":"Pat Healy","result":"W","delta":9},{"i":22,"x":578.1,"y":153.2,"elo":1551,"date":"2014-09-13","opp":"Piotr Hallmann","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":23,"x":599.8,"y":132.8,"elo":1567,"date":"2015-01-18","opp":"Norman Parke","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":24,"x":606.8,"y":155.5,"elo":1549,"date":"2015-02-28","opp":"Tony Ferguson","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":25,"x":787.4,"y":181,"elo":1529,"date":"2018-01-20","opp":"Islam Makhachev","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":26,"x":810,"y":207,"elo":1509,"date":"2018-06-01","opp":"Desmond Green","result":"L","delta":-20}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 1, 2018 Desmond Green L -20
Jan 20, 2018 Islam Makhachev L -20
Feb 28, 2015 Tony Ferguson L -18
Jan 18, 2015 Norman Parke W +16
Sep 13, 2014 Piotr Hallmann W +14

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
31%
5 / 16
Finish rate
KO
1
6% of wins
SUB
4
25% of wins
DEC
11
69% of wins
KO: 1 (6%) Sub: 4 (25%) 4 Dec: 11 (69%) 11
Finishes by round
5 total
R1
3 60%
R2
2 40%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 598 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
78% Head
  • Head 78%
  • Body 15%
  • Leg 7%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
64% Distance
  • Distance 64%
  • Clinch 17%
  • Ground 19%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
45%
of losses by finish
5 of 11 · usually R2
3 KO/TKO 2 Sub 6 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1569
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 16 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Norman Parke
Elo 1606 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
14.4
+1.6 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 27 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1553
1489
Notable wins
Norman Parke 1606

Top lightweight

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#4 · Elo 1670
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#5 · Elo 1661
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Gleison Tibau on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.