Cody Gibson

Cody Gibson
Born (1987-09-11) September 11, 1987
Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States
Other names The Renegade
Nationality American
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st)
Division Bantamweight
Reach 71.0 in (180 cm)[1]
Fighting out of Visalia, California, United States
Rank Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cleber Luciano and Tom Knox[2]
Mixed martial arts record
Total 21
Wins 15
By knockout 6
By submission 3
By decision 6
Losses 6
By submission 3
By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Cody Gibson (born September 11, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the current Tachi Palace Fights Bantamweight Champion.

Background

Born in Blackwell, Oklahoma in 1987, Gibson's family moved west two years later, settling in the small town of Visalia, California.[3]

Early Mixed martial arts career

Regional Circuit

While home for the summer during college, Cody's friend invited him to a mixed martial arts gym in Exeter, CA to give it a try. He quickly found out that he enjoyed fighting, and took his first professional fight only a few weeks after beginning training. Over the course of the next two years, Cody, still wrestling in college, would take a total of three professional fights, despite not having been trained extensively in any discipline other than wrestling. Still, he managed to begin his MMA career with a 3-0 start. After graduating from college, Cody had a lot of regrets about not meeting his potential as a college wrestler. He never felt like his priorities as an athlete were in order and left college with a lot of regrets. Upon moving back to Visalia, CA, he found a local gym called Elite Team Visalia under head coach, judo and jiu-jitsu black belt Tom Knox. Over the next three years, Cody fought on the local circuit while learning the arts of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay thai, and boxing. He fought on shows such as Porterville, CA's The Warriors Cage, Lemoore, CA's Tachi Palace Fights, and made appearances for Nick Diaz's foray into promoting show called WAR MMA as well as for AXSTV's Titan Fighting Championship.[3]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

In February 2014, riding a six-fight win streak, Gibson was signed by the UFC as a short notice replacement to fight fellow newcomer Aljamain Sterling on February 22, 2014 at UFC 170.[4] Gibson lost the fight via unanimous decision.[5]

Gibson faced Johnny Bedford on June 28, 2014 at UFC Fight Night 44, replacing an injured Rani Yahya.[6] Gibson won the fight via TKO 38 seconds into the first round.[7]

Gibson faced Manvel Gamburyan on September 27, 2014 at UFC 178.[8] Gibson lost the fight via submission in the second round[9]

Gibson faced Douglas Silva de Andrade on February 22, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 61.[10] He lost the fight by unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Post UFC Fight Career

In April 2016 Gibson made his return to the cage after a year off due to injury. Gibson defeated Justin Linn by unanimous decision at The Warriors Cage: Showdown.

Gibson then went on to defeat Rolando Velasco to win the Tachi Palace Fights Bantamweight title via unanimous decision at Tachi Palace, Lemoore, CA on May 19, 2016 in the 5 round main event at TPF27: Mayhem.

In September 2016 it was announced that Gibson will defend his TPF championship against Kyle Reyes at Tachi Palace Fights 29 on November 3rd. Gibson won the fight by knock out in the second round.

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 15–6 Kyle Reyes KO (punches) Tachi Palace Fights 29 November 3, 2016 2 0:21 Lemoore, California, United States Defended the TPF Bantamweight Championship
Win 14–6 Rolando Velasco Decision (unanimous) Tachi Palace Fights 27: Mayhem May 19, 2016 5 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States Won the TPF Bantamweight Championship
Win 13–6 Justin Linn Decision (unanimous) TWC 24: Showdown April 1, 2016 3 5:00 Porterville, California, United States
Loss 12–6 Douglas Silva de Andrade Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir February 22, 2015 3 5:00 Porto Alegre, Brazil
Loss 12–5 Manvel Gamburyan Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 178 September 27, 2014 2 4:56 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12–4 Johnny Bedford TKO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens June 28, 2014 1 0:38 San Antonio, Texas, United States
Loss 11–4 Aljamain Sterling Decision (unanimous) UFC 170 February 22, 2014 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 11–3 Evan Esguerra Decision (unanimous) Tachi Palace Fights 17: Fall Brawl November 14, 2013 3 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 10–3 Chad George Submission (guillotine choke) TWC 18 October 25, 2013 1 4:39 Porterville, California, United States
Win 9–3 Darin Cooley TKO (punches and knee) War MMA 1 June 22, 2013 3 3:46 Stockton, California, United States
Win 8–3 Junior Villanueva Submission (rear-naked choke) TWC 16 January 25, 2013 2 3:30 Porterville, California, United States
Win 7–3 Andrew Whitney Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 24 August 24, 2012 3 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Win 6–3 Justin Santistevan Submission (guillotine choke) EFWC - The Untamed 2 March 30, 2012 1 1:03 Anaheim, California, United States
Loss 5–3 Casey Olson Decision (unanimous) Tachi Palace Fights 12: Second Coming March 9, 2012 3 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States
Loss 5–2 Ulysses Gomez Submission (guillotine choke) TPF 11: Redemption December 2, 2011 3 2:43 Lemoore, California, United States For the Vacant TPF Bantamweight Championship
Win 5–1 Walel Watson TKO (punches and elbows) TPF 9: The Contenders May 6, 2011 2 4:09 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 4–1 Art Becerra Decision (unanimous) TWC 10 January 21, 2011 3 5:00 Porterville, California, United States
Loss 3–1 David Bollea Submission (armlock) TPF 5: Stars and Strikes July 9, 2010 2 0:31 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 3–0 Ray Cervera Decision (unanimous) TPF 2: Brawl in the Hall December 3, 2009 3 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 2–0 Dustin Rocha TKO (punches) TPF: Best of Both Worlds July 16, 2009 2 0:48 Lemoore, California, United States
Win 1–0 Billy Terry TKO (punches) GC 81 - Lights Out July 27, 2008 1 1:58 Porterville, California, United States

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Print Fight Card - UFC 178 Johnson vs. Cariaso". UFC.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Cody Gibson - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. 1 2 http://www.codygibsonmma.com/about/
  4. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2014-02-12). "Cody Gibson replaces Lucas Martins, will face Aljamain Sterling at UFC 170". MMAfighting.com. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  5. ↑ Brian Martin (2014-02-22). "UFC 170: Aljamain Sterling gets unanimous-decision nod over Cody Gibson in bantamweight debuts". dailynews.com. Retrieved 2014-02-22.
  6. ↑ Matt Erickson (2014-05-20). "Rani Yahya out of UFC Fight Night 44, Cody Gibson meets Johnny Bedford". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  7. ↑ Ben Fowlkes (2014-06-28). "UFC Fight Night 44 results: Cody Gibson stops irate Johnny Bedford in 38 seconds". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
  8. ↑ C.J. Tuttle (2014-08-01). "Manny Gamburyan set for bantamweight debut against Cody Gibson at UFC 178". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  9. ↑ Grant Gordon (2014-09-27). "Manny Gamburyan squeezes out dramatic UFC 178 win over Cody Gibson". glendalenewspress.com. Retrieved 2014-09-27.
  10. ↑ Tristen Critchfield (2015-01-07). "Cody Gibson to meet Douglas Silva at UFC Fight Night in Brazil on Feb. 22". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-01-07.

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