Cody Gibson

Cody Gibson
Born September 11, 1987
Blackwell, Oklahoma, United States
Other names The Renegade
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 Blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Cleber Luciano and Tom Knox[2]
Mixed martial arts record
Total 18
Wins 12
By knockout 5
By submission 3
By decision 4
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 currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Background

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

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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.

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 12–6 Douglas Silva de Andrade Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs. Mir February 22, 2015 3 5:00 Porto Alegre, Brazil
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 12–5 Manvel Gamburyan Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 178 September 27, 2014 2 4:56 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 12–4 Johnny Bedford TKO (punch) UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Stephens June 28, 2014 1 0:38 San Antonio, Texas, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 11–4 Aljamain Sterling Decision (unanimous) UFC 170 February 22, 2014 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 11–3 Evan Esguerra Decision (unanimous) Tachi Palace Fights 17 November 14, 2013 3 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 10–3 Chad George Submission (guillotine choke) TWC 18 October 25, 2013 1 4:39 Porterville, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 9–3 Darin Cooley TKO (punches and knee) War MMA 1 June 22, 2013 3 3:46 Stockton, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 8–3 Junior Villanueva Submission (rear-naked choke) TWC 16 January 25, 2013 2 3:30 Porterville, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 7–3 Andrew Whitney Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 24 August 24, 2012 3 5:00 Kansas City, Kansas, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 6–3 Justin Santistevan Submission (guillotine choke) EFWC - The Untamed 2 March 30, 2012 1 1:03 Anaheim, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 5–3 Casey Olson Decision (unanimous) Tachi Palace Fights 12 March 9, 2012 3 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 5–2 Ulysses Gomez Submission (guillotine choke) Tachi Palace Fights 11 December 2, 2011 3 2:43 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 5–1 Walel Watson TKO (punches and elbows) Tachi Palace Fights 9 May 6, 2011 2 4:09 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 4–1 Art Becerra Decision (unanimous) TWC 10 January 21, 2011 3 5:00 Porterville, California, United States
style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss 3–1 David Bollea Submission (armlock) Tachi Palace Fights 5 July 9, 2010 2 0:31 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 3–0 Ray Cervera Decision (unanimous) Tachi Palace Fight 2 December 3, 2009 3 5:00 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 2–0 Dustin Rocha TKO (punches) Tachi Palace Fights - Best of Both Worlds July 16, 2009 2 0:48 Lemoore, California, United States
style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win 1–0 Billy Terry TKO (punches) GC 81 - Lights Out July 27, 2008 1 1:58 Porterville, California, United States

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. ↑ 3.0 3.1 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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