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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 November 19, 2024, he is #8 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.[5]
| Marcin Tybura | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 9, 1985 Uniejow, Poland |
| Nickname | 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 | |
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]
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]
Tybura is scheduled to face Mick Parkin on March 22, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 255.[74]
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Performance of the Night (Four times) vs. Viktor Pešta, Greg Hardy, Walt Harris and Tai Tuivasa[24][48][53][69]
- Second most decision wins in UFC Heavyweight division history (7)[75]
- Fourth most total fight time in UFC Heavyweight division history (3:52:23)[75]
- Second most control time in UFC Heavyweight division history (1:12:30)[75]
- Second most top position time in UFC Heavyweight division history (56:31)[75]
- Second most total strikes landed in UFC Heavyweight division history (1622)[75]
- Fifth highest takedown defense percentage in UFC Heavyweight division history (77.1%)[75]
- M-1 Global
- M-1 2013 Grand Prix Champion (heavyweight)
- M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion
| 35 matches | 26 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 5 |
| By submission | 7 | 1 |
| By decision | 9 | 3 |
| 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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