- Gleison Tibau
nationality=flagicon|Brazil Brazilian
birthdate=
died=
fightingfrom=
hometown=Rio Grande do Norte ,Brazil
fightteam=American Top Team
fightstyle=Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
wins=15
losses=6
draws=0
nocontest=
ko=2
submissions=7
decisions=5|Gleison Tibau (born in
1983 ,Tibau do Sul ,Rio Grande do Norte ,Brazil ) is aprofessional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. He currently fights for theUFC . He was brought up as a fighter in Kimura team, from the northern part of Brazil. Today Tibau trains atAmerican Top Team . Gleison's biggest strengths are hisWrestling and hisBrazilian Jiu-Jitsu . Originally a welterweight, Tibau made hisUFC debut against a strongNick Diaz . Tibau started strong and was taking Nick Diaz down efficiently using his Jiu-Jitsu. In the second round he tired and lost by TKO due to strikes. Tibau has, since then, changed to the light weight division winning his first 3 fights. He recently lost toTyson Griffin atUFC 81 andJoe Stevenson atUFC 86 .MMA record
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* [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?FighterID=5993]
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