- Daniel Tabera
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David Tabera Born Daniel Tabera
December 25, 1977Other names The Gladiator Nationality Spanish Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Division Light Heavyweight Style Boxing, Wrestling Fighting out of Valencia, Spain Team S.H.O.O.T. Spain Years active 2002-present Mixed martial arts record Total 24 Wins 16 By knockout 3 By submission 6 By decision 7 Losses 5 By knockout 1 By submission 1 By decision 3 Draws 3 Other information Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog Daniel Tabera (born December 25, 1977) is a Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Tabera has competed all over Europe - and sporadically in North America - in the likes of M-1 Global, Bellator Fighting Championships and KSW.
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Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Tabera is an M-1 Global veteran, having competed seven times for the promotion. Tabera currently holds a 4–1–2 record in the promotion, with his one loss coming at the hands of Roman Zentsov via decision.[1] Outside of M-1, Tabera has also competed in Shooto and had an early stint in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, where he drew with Mamed Khalidov.[1] Tabera is currently the only man to have held Gilbert Yvel to a draw.[2]
Bellator season one tournament
Tabera then joined Bellator Fighting Championships and entered their season one middleweight tournament. His opening round opponent was Jared Hess at Bellator 4. Midway through the first round, Tabera gave up his back to Hess who was reigning down with multiple punches. Hess would go on to lock in a rear naked choke to force Tabera to submit, eliminating him from the tournament.[3]
Tabera was then released and went on to defeat two successive opponents (one via decision, one via submission) in separate promotions.[1]
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki tournament
Tabera then entered the 209 lb (Light Heavyweight) KSW tournament. His quarter-final opponent was Grigor Aschugbabjan. Tabera claimed the majority decision victory to move onto the semi-final the same night. From here, he defeated Attila Vegh via kneebar with just three seconds remaining in the first round.[4] This marked the second time that Tabera had faced more than one opponent on the same night.[1]
He then faced the Pole (and two-time KSW tournament winner) Jan Błachowicz in the Light Heavyweight Tournament Final at KSW XIV.[4] Tabera lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
ADCC Championships
In 2009 Tabera participated in the ADCC Barcelona competioncion where he faced Chris Weidman, in a match that in which the Spanish fighter lost by points.
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown 24 matches 16 wins 5 losses By knockout 3 1 By submission 6 1 By decision 7 3 Draws 3 Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes Loss 16–5–3 
Glover TeixeiraDecision (unanimous) Bitetti Combat 8 - 100 Years of Corinthians December 4, 2010 3 5:00 São Paulo, Brazil Loss 16–4–3 
Ricco RodriguezDecision Israel FC: Genesis November 9, 2010 3 5:00 Tel Aviv, Israel Rodriguez did not make weight - 10 lbs over limit - Catchweight bout (215 lb) Loss 16–3–3 
Jan BłachowiczTKO (punches) KSW XIV September 18, 2010 2 4:20 Łódź, Poland Light Heavyweight Tournament Final Win 16–2–3 
Attila VeghSubmission (kneebar) KSW XIII May 7, 2010 1 4:57 Katowice, Poland Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Final Win 15–2–3 
Grigor AschugbabjanDecision (majority) KSW XIII May 7, 2010 2 5:00 Katowice, Poland Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-Final Win 14–2–3 
Kevin ThompsonSubmission (guillotine choke) Bushido Challenge 1 - War of the Warriors December 13, 2009 1 4:09 Norwich, England Win 13–2–3 
Alexei BelyaevDecision (unanimous) Draka - Governor's Cup 2009 November 7, 2009 3 3:00 Khabarovsk, Russia Loss 12–2–3 Jared HessSubmission (rear naked choke) Bellator 4 April 17, 2009 1 2:34 Norman, Oklahoma, USA Draw 12–1–3 Mamed KhalidovDraw KSW - Extra September 13, 2008 3 3:00 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland Win 12–1–2 Vyacheslav VasilevskyDecision (unanimous) FOL - Team Europe vs. Team Russia August 29, 2008 3 5:00 Perm, Russia Win 11–1–2 
Kamil UygunTKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 3 - Gran Canaria May 31, 2008 2 1:58 San Agustin, Spain Win 10–1–2 Mikhail ZayatsSubmission (rear naked choke) M-1 MFC - Fedor Emelianenko Cup May 15, 2008 N/A N/A Russia Loss 9–1–2 Roman ZentsovDecision M-1 Challenge 2 - Russia April 3, 2008 2 5:00 St. Petersburg, Russia Win 9–0–2 Ken SparksSubmission (rear naked choke) Cage Wars March 15, 2008 1 N/A Braehead, Scotland Win 8–0–2 Vitalius ShemetovSubmission (rear naked choke) Shooto Belgium - Encounter the Braves December 15, 2007 1 4:45 Charleroi, Belgium Win 7–0–2 
Bryan RafiqDecision (majority) MARS 5 - Marching On October 28, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan Wins MARS World Fighting Middleweight Tournament Win 6–0–2 
Ryuhei SatoDecision (unanimous) MARS 5 - Marching On October 28, 2006 2 5:00 Tokyo, Japan MARS World Fighting Middleweight Tournament Semi-final Win 5–0–2 
Myung Ho BaeSubmission (north-south choke) MARS 4 - New Deal August 26, 2006 3 0:57 Tokyo, Japan Win 4–0–2 Ron FairclothDecision (unanimous) Euphoria - USA vs World February 26, 2005 3 5:00 Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA Draw 3–0–2 Gilbert YvelDraw M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 7 December 5, 2003 1 10:00 St. Petersburg, Russia Win 3–0–1 Sergey KaznovskyDecision (unanimous) M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 6 October 10, 2003 1 10:00 Moscow, Russia Win 2–0–1 Alexandr GarkushenkoTKO (punches) M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 4 November 15, 2002 1 9:50 St. Petersburg, Russia Win 1–0–1 Tony ZamoraTKO (knee injury) UC 3 - Warriors Quest September 8, 2002 2 0:10 Chippenham, England Draw 0–0–1 Alexandr GarkushenkoDraw M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 3 April 26, 2002 2 5:00 St. Petersburg, Russia Submission grappling record
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Notes Loss Chris WeidmanPoints ADCC Barcelona (Under 87.9 KG) 2009 References
- ^ a b c d "Daniel Tabera". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Daniel-Tabera-4476. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ "Gilbert Yvel". sherdog.com. http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Gilbert-Yvel-323. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
- ^ "Stelly, Lombard and Hess shine in Bellator's night of the middleweights". sherdog.com. April 18, 2009. http://www.sherdog.com/news/press%20releases/STELLY-LOMBARD-AND-HESS-SHINE-IN-BELLATORS-NIGHT-OF-THE-MIDDLEWEIGHTS-17081.
- ^ a b "Khalidov, Sakurai Draw; Pudzianowski Outpoints Kawaguchi". sherdog.com. May 7, 2010. http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Khalidov-Sakurai-Draw-Pudzianowski-Outpoints-Kawaguchi-24331.
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