Marcin Tybura

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Marcin Tybura
Born (1985-11-09) November 9, 1985 (age 39)
Uniejow, Poland
Other names Tybur
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 251 lb (114 kg; 17 st 13 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Reach 78 in (198 cm)
Fighting out of Uniejow, Poland
Team Jackson-Wink MMA (formerly)
Syndicate MMA (2019–present)[1]
Ankos MMA (2020–present)[2]
Rank Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Kamil Umiński and Radek Turk[3]
Years active 2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total 35
Wins 26
By knockout 10
By submission 7
By decision 9
Losses 9
By knockout 5
By submission 1
By decision 3
University University of Łódź
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: March 16, 2017

Marcin Tybura (born November 9, 1985) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2011, Tybura previously fought for M-1 and was an M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion and M-1 Grand Prix 2013 Heavyweight Champion.[4] As of August 13, 2024, he is #9 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.[5]

Early life

Tybura began training in 2006 after a friend introduced him to the sport. Within weeks, he began feeling the urge to compete. However, he would not make his professional debut until several years later.[6]

He earned a Master's degree in Physical Education at the University of Łódź.[7]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Tybura made his professional debut on November 5, 2011, against Robert Marcok, whom he beat by a rear-naked choke. He won his next five fights on the Polish MMA circuit, most notably defeating the future UFC heavyweight Adam Wieczorek by a unanimous decision. His last fight at the regional level was a third-round TKO of Krystian Kopytowski at Gladiator Arena 4.[8]

M-1 Global

In 2013, Tybura signed with the Russian based M-1 Global promotion. For his promotional debut, Tybura was scheduled to fight Denis Komkin as a Heavyweight Grand Prix alternate bout.[9] He won the fight by TKO, after Komkin retired from the bout at the end of the first round.[10]

Tybura was then scheduled to fight Chaban Ka at M-1 Challenge 41, in a Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.[11] He beat Ka by a first-round TKO.[12]

In his next two fights, Tybura beat Konstantin Gluhov at M-1 Challenge 42 by rear-naked choke and Maro Perak at M-1 Challenge 47 by a third-round TKO.[13]

At M-1 Challenge 50, Tybura fought Damian Grabowski in the M-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix finals.[14] Tybura submitted Grabowski with a north-south choke 88 seconds into the first round, to become the M-1 Heavyweight champion.[15] He was scheduled to make his first title defense against Denis Smoldarev at M-1 Challenge 53.[16] Tybura successfully defended the title with a first-round submission.

After successfully defending his title, Tybura was scheduled to fight the M-1 Light-heavyweight titleholder Stephan Puetz in a super-fight. The super-fight was contested at heavyweight, with neither of the belts being on the line.[17] Tybura came into the fight with a 10 kilogram weight advantage. Despite winning the first two rounds on the judges' scorecards, Tybura suffered a cut in the third round, which forced the ringside doctor to stop the bout. Tybura suffered the first loss of his professional career, as Puetz was awarded the TKO win.[18]

In his last fight with M-1, Tybura was scheduled to defend his title for the second time against the Croatian heavyweight Ante Delija.[19] The fight ended two minutes into the first round, as Delija suffered a leg break, due to a checked leg kick.[20]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Tybura signed with the UFC in January 2016.[21]

Tybura made his promotional debut April 10, 2016, against Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 86.[22] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[23]

Tybura next faced Viktor Pešta on August 6, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 92. He won the fight via KO (head kick), earning a Performance of the Night bonus in the process.[24]

Tybura next fought at UFC 209 on March 4, 2017. He faced Luis Henrique and won the fight via TKO in the third round.[25]

Tybura faced Andrei Arlovski on June 17, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 111.[26] He won the fight by unanimous decision (29–28, 28–27, and 29–27).[27]

Tybura was supposed to face Mark Hunt on November 19, 2017, at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Tybura.[28] On October 11, 2017, Hunt was pulled from the fight by UFC officials citing "medical concerns" on recent Hunt's first person interview statement, and Hunt was replaced by Fabrício Werdum.[29] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[30]

Tybura faced Derrick Lewis on February 18, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 126.[31] He lost the fight via technical knockout.[32]

Tybura faced Stefan Struve on July 22, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 134.[33] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[34]

Tybura faced Shamil Abdurakhimov on April 20, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 149.[35] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.[36]

Tybura faced Augusto Sakai on September 14, 2019, at UFC Fight Night 158.[37] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[38]

Tybura faced Serghei Spivac on February 29, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 169.[39] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[40]

Tybura was expected to face Alexander Romanov on July 11, 2020, at UFC 251.[41] However, Romanov was pulled from the event due to contracting the COVID-19 virus and was replaced by promotional newcomer Maxim Grishin.[42] Tybura won the fight via unanimous decision.[43]

Tybura faced Ben Rothwell on October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 179.[44] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[45]

Tybura faced Greg Hardy on December 19, 2020, at UFC Fight Night 183.[46] He won the fight in the second round via a technical knockout.[47] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[48]

Tybura was scheduled to face Blagoy Ivanov on March 27, 2021, at UFC 260.[49] However, Ivanov was pulled from the bout due to injury.[50] Tybura was then scheduled to face Walt Harris on June 5, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai.[51] After surviving an early onslaught from Harris, Tybura took Harris down and finished him with ground and pound.[52] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[53]

Tybura faced Alexander Volkov on October 30, 2021, at UFC 267.[54] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[55]

Tybura was scheduled to face Jairzinho Rozenstruik on February 26, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 202.[56] However, in mid January it was announced the bout was moved to UFC 273 on April 9, 2022.[57] However, the bout was pulled from the card after Tybura withdrew due to an undisclosed illness.[58]

Tybura faced Alexander Romanov on August 20, 2022, at UFC 278.[59] Tybura won the fight via a controversial majority decision.[60] 17 out of 18 media outlets scored the bout a draw.[61]

Tybura faced Blagoy Ivanov on February 4, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 218.[62] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[63]

Tybura faced Tom Aspinall on July 22, 2023, at UFC Fight Night 224.[64] He lost the fight via TKO just over a minute into the first round.[65]

Tybura was scheduled to face Tai Tuivasa on February 17, 2024, at UFC 298,[66] but the bout was later moved to instead take place at UFC Fight Night 239, on March 16, 2024.[67] Tybura won the bout by a rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[68] This fight earned him another Performance of the Night award.[69]

Tybura faced Serghei Spivac in a rematch on August 10, 2024 at UFC on ESPN 61.[70] He lost the fight via an armbar submission in the first round, leading to his first submission loss in his career.[71]

Tybura faced Jhonata Diniz on November 16, 2024 at UFC 309.[72] He won the fight by technical knockout via doctor stoppage at the end of the second round as a result of ground elbows.[73]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 26–9 Jhonata Diniz TKO (doctor stoppage) UFC 309 November 16, 2024 2 5:00 New York City, New York, United States
Loss 25–9 Serghei Spivac Submission (armbar) UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 August 10, 2024 1 1:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 25–8 Tai Tuivasa Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura March 16, 2024 1 4:08 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 24–8 Tom Aspinall TKO (elbow and punches) UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura July 22, 2023 1 1:13 London, England
Win 24–7 Blagoy Ivanov Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivac February 4, 2023 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 23–7 Alexander Romanov Decision (majority) UFC 278 August 20, 2022 3 5:00 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Loss 22–7 Alexander Volkov Decision (unanimous) UFC 267 October 30, 2021 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 22–6 Walt Harris TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai June 5, 2021 1 4:06 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 21–6 Greg Hardy TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal December 19, 2020 2 4:31 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 20–6 Ben Rothwell Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen October 11, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 19–6 Maxim Grishin Decision (unanimous) UFC 251 July 12, 2020 3 5:00 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 18–6 Serghei Spivac Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo February 29, 2020 3 5:00 Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Loss 17–6 Augusto Sakai KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje September 14, 2019 1 0:59 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 17–5 Shamil Abdurakhimov TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik April 20, 2019 2 3:15 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 17–4 Stefan Struve Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Smith July 22, 2018 3 5:00 Hamburg, Germany
Loss 16–4 Derrick Lewis KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros February 18, 2018 3 2:48 Austin, Texas, United States
Loss 16–3 Fabrício Werdum Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura November 19, 2017 5 5:00 Sydney, Australia
Win 16–2 Andrei Arlovski Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia June 17, 2017 3 5:00 Kallang, Singapore
Win 15–2 Luis Henrique TKO (punches) UFC 209 March 4, 2017 3 3:46 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 14–2 Viktor Pešta KO (head kick) UFC Fight Night: Rodríguez vs. Caceres August 6, 2016 2 0:53 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States Performance of the Night.
Loss 13–2 Timothy Johnson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos April 10, 2016 3 5:00 Zagreb, Croatia
Win 13–1 Ante Delija TKO (leg injury) M-1 Challenge 61 September 20, 2015 1 2:21 Nazran, Russia Defended the M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship.
Loss 12–1 Stephan Puetz TKO (doctor stoppage) M-1 Challenge 57 May 2, 2015 3 3:48 Orenburg, Russia Non-title bout.
Win 12–0 Denis Smoldarev Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 53 November 25, 2014 1 3:35 Beijing, China Defended the M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship.
Win 11–0 Damian Grabowski Technical Submission (north-south choke) M-1 Challenge 50 August 15, 2014 1 1:28 Saint Petersburg, Russia Won the M-1 Global Heavyweight Championship.
Win 10–0 Maro Perak TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 47 April 4, 2014 3 3:26 Orenburg, Russia
Win 9–0 Konstantin Gluhov Submission (rear-naked choke) M-1 Challenge 42 October 20, 2013 1 4:30 Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win 8–0 Chaban Ka TKO (punches) M-1 Challenge 41 August 21, 2013 1 2:05 Saint Petersburg, Russia M-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
Win 7–0 Denis Komkin TKO (retirement) M-1 Challenge 37 February 27, 2013 1 5:00 Orenburg, Russia M-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix alternate bout.
Win 6–0 Krystian Kopytowski TKO (retirement) Gladiator Arena 4 December 8, 2012 3 1:53 Pyrzyce, Poland
Win 5–0 Szymon Bajor Decision (split) Prime FC 1 June 1, 2012 3 5:00 Mielec, Poland
Win 4–0 Andrzej Kosecki Submission (rear-naked choke) OEF: Carphatian Primus Belt Round 2 February 24, 2012 1 3:17 Rzeszów, Poland
Win 3–0 Stanisław Ślusakowicz Submission (triangle armbar) OEF: Carphatian Primus Belt Round 1 November 13, 2011 1 3:20 Rzeszów, Poland
Win 2–0 Adam Wieczorek Decision (unanimous) Polish MMA Championships Finals November 5, 2011 2 5:00 Chorzów, Poland
Win 1–0 Robert Marcok Submission (rear-naked choke) Polish MMA Championships Finals November 5, 2011 1 3:48 Chorzów, Poland

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See also

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