Cody Gibson Explained

Cody Gibson
Other Names:The Renegade
Birth Date:11 September 1987
Birth Place:Blackwell, Oklahoma, U.S.
Weight:135lb
Weight Class:Featherweight
Bantamweight
Flyweight
Reach:71inches[1]
Fighting Out Of:San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Team:The Pit (2020–present)
Rank:Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[2]
Years Active:2008–2017, 2018–present
Mma Kowin:7
Mma Subwin:5
Mma Decwin:9
Mma Subloss:4
Mma Decloss:6
Sherdog:38903
University:Bakersfield College
Menlo College

Cody Gibson (born September 11, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, in 1987, Gibson and his brother Keith were adopted in 1989 and moved west, settling in Visalia, California.[3] As an adult, Gibson found out through social media that he also has a sister and met his biological parents for the first time in 2018.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Regional circuit

While home for the summer during college, a friend of Cody's invited him to a mixed martial arts gym in Exeter, California, 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 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. Upon moving back to Visalia, California, he found a local gym called Elite Team Visalia under head coach, judo and jiu-jitsu black belt Tom Knox. Over the next several 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, California's The Warriors Cage, Lemoore, California'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.[5] Gibson lost the fight via unanimous decision.[6]

Gibson faced Johnny Bedford on June 28, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 44, replacing an injured Rani Yahya.[7] Gibson won the fight via TKO 38 seconds into the first round.[8]

Gibson faced Manvel Gamburyan on September 27, 2014, at UFC 178.[9] Gibson lost the fight via submission in the second round[10]

Gibson faced Douglas Silva de Andrade on February 22, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 61.[11] He lost the fight by unanimous decision[12] and was subsequently released from the promotion.

Post-UFC career

On May 18, 2017, Gibson vacated his Bantamweight title and moved up a weight class to fight Adrian Diaz for the TPF Featherweight Championship. He lost the fight via third round submission and retired afterwards.[13]

Gibson signed to participate in the Featherweight division of 2019 Professional Fighters League season.[14] However, Gibson was sidelined with bicep and shoulder surgery and was not able to compete.

XMMA

Gibson was scheduled to face John Dodson on July 30, 2021, at XMMA 2.[15] Dodson unfortunately pulled out of the fight due to being involved in a car accident.[16] Canadian prospect Louie Sanoudakis took his place. Gibson won the fight by knock out in just 44 seconds.[17]

The bout with Dodson was rescheduled to take place at XMMA 3 on October 23, 2021.[18] Gibson won the fight by unanimous decision.[19]

Gibson faced Ray Borg on January 28, 2022, at Eagle FC 44: Spong vs. Kharitonov. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[20]

Gibson faced fellow UFC veteran Francisco Rivera on November 19, 2022, at Up Next Fighting 3: Rivera vs. Gibson. He won the bout via third round submission with an arm triangle choke to become the inaugural Up Next Fighting Bantamweight Champion.[21]

The Ultimate Fighter 31

In mid March 2023, it was announced that Gibson would be competing in the thirty-first season of The Ultimate Fighter 31.[22]

In the quarterfinal Gibson faced Mando Gutierrez, and won the fight via TKO in the first round.[23]

In the semi-final, Gibson faced Rico DiSciullo, and won the fight via submission in the first round.[24]

Gibson faced The Ultimate Fighter Season 27 winner Brad Katona in the tournament final on August 19, 2023, at UFC 292.[25] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[26] The bout won the Fight of the Night award.[27]

Return to UFC

Gibson was scheduled to face Davey Grant on March 23, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 53.[28] However, Grant withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Miles Johns.[29] Gibson lost the bout by unanimous decision.[30]

Gibson faced Brian Kelleher on July 20, 2024, at UFC on ESPN 60.[31] He won the fight by an arm-triangle choke submission in the first round.[32]

Gibson faced Chad Anheliger on November 2, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 246.[33] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[34]

Personal life

Aside from fighting, Gibson was a U.S. History and economics teacher and is now a middleschool physical education teacher

He has two daughters.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

|-|Win|align=center|21–10|Chad Anheliger|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada||-|Win|align=center|20–10|Brian Kelleher|Submission (arm-triangle choke)| | |align=center|1|align=center|3:58|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Loss|align=center|19–10|Miles Johns|Decision (unanimous)|||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States ||-|Loss|align=center|19–9|Brad Katona|Decision (unanimous)|UFC 292||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Boston, Massachusetts, United States ||-|Win|align=center|19–8|Francisco Rivera|Submission (arm-triangle choke)|UNF 3||align=center|3|align=center|2:42|Commerce, California, United States||-|Loss|align=center|18–8|Ray Borg|Decision (unanimous)|Eagle FC 44||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Miami, Florida, United States||-|Win|align=center|18–7 |John Dodson|Decision (unanimous)|XMMA 3||align=center|3|align=center|5:00|Miami, Florida, United States| |-|Win|align=center|17–7 |Louie Sanoudakis|KO (punches)|XMMA 2||align=center|1|align=center|0:44|Greenville, South Carolina, United States| |-|Win| align=center| 16–7| Gustavo Erak | Decision (unanimous)| LFA 51| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Fresno, California, United States ||-| Loss| align=center| 15–7| Adrian Diaz | Submission (guillotine choke)| Tachi Palace Fights 31| | align=center|3 | align=center|1:46| Lemoore, California, United States ||-|Win| align=center| 15–6| Kyle Reyes | KO (punches)| Tachi Palace Fights 29| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:21| Lemoore, California, United States | |-| Win| align=center| 14–6| Rolando Velasco| Decision (unanimous)| Tachi Palace Fights 27| | align=center| 5| align=center| 5:00| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 13–6| Justin Linn| Decision (unanimous)| TWC 24: Showdown| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Porterville, California, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–6| Douglas Silva de Andrade| Decision (unanimous)| | | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Porto Alegre, Brazil| |-| Loss| align=center| 12–5| Manvel Gamburyan| Submission (guillotine choke)| UFC 178| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:56| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 12–4| Johnny Bedford| TKO (punch)| | | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:38| San Antonio, Texas, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 11–4| Aljamain Sterling| Decision (unanimous)| UFC 170| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Las Vegas, Nevada, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 11–3| Evan Esguerra| Decision (unanimous)| Tachi Palace Fights 17| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 10–3| Chad George| Submission (guillotine choke)| TWC 18: Halloween Havoc 3| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:37| Porterville, California, United States||-| Win| align=center| 9–3| Darin Cooley| TKO (punches and knee)| War MMA 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:46| Stockton, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 8–3| Junior Villanueva| Submission (rear-naked choke)| TWC 16: Condemned| | align=center| 2| align=center| 3:30| Porterville, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 7–3| Andrew Whitney| Decision (unanimous)| Titan FC 24| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Kansas City, Kansas, United States||-| Win| align=center| 6–3| Justin Santistevan| Submission (guillotine choke)| EFWC: The Untamed 2| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:03| Anaheim, California, United States||-| Loss| align=center| 5–3| Casey Olson| Decision (unanimous)| Tachi Palace Fights 12| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 5–2| Ulysses Gomez| Submission (guillotine choke)| Tachi Palace Fights 11| | align=center| 3| align=center| 2:43| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 5–1| Walel Watson| TKO (punches and elbows)| Tachi Palace Fights 9| | align=center| 2| align=center| 4:09| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 4–1| Art Becerra| Decision (unanimous) | TWC 10: Beat Down| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Porterville, California, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 3–1| David Bollea| Submission (armlock) | Tachi Palace Fights 5| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:31| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 3–0| Ray Cervera| Decision (unanimous)| Tachi Palace Fights 2| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 2–0| Dustin Rocha| TKO (punches)| Tachi Palace Fights: Best of Both Worlds| | align=center| 2| align=center| 0:48| Lemoore, California, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 1–0| Billy Terry| TKO (punches)| GC 81: Lights Out| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:58| Porterville, California, United States|

Mixed martial arts exhibition record

|Win|align=center|2–0|Rico DiSciullo|Submission (arm-triangle choke) |rowspan=2|| (airdate)|align=center|1|align=center|4:32|rowspan=2|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States||-|Win|align=center|1–0|Mando Gutierrez|TKO (flying knee and punches)| (airdate)|align=center|1|align=center|3:24|

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Print Fight Card - UFC 178 Johnson vs. Cariaso. UFC.com. September 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140928103724/http://www.ufc.com/event/UFC178/printFightCard. September 28, 2014. dead.
  2. Web site: Cody Gibson - Official UFC Fighter Profile. UFC.com. February 24, 2015.
  3. Web site: About Cody — Official Home of Cody "The Renegade" Gibson . 2014-11-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129034339/http://www.codygibsonmma.com/about/ . 2014-11-29 . dead .
  4. Technology is hard, football might be back, and Cody Gibson of XMMA - Episode 23. August 12, 2021. YouTube. Right Hand, Left Hand.
  5. Web site: Cody Gibson replaces Lucas Martins, will face Aljamain Sterling at UFC 170. Guilherme Cruz. MMAfighting.com. 2014-07-23. 2014-02-12.
  6. Web site: UFC 170: Aljamain Sterling gets unanimous-decision nod over Cody Gibson in bantamweight debuts. Brian Martin. dailynews.com. 2014-02-22. 2014-02-22.
  7. Web site: Rani Yahya out of UFC Fight Night 44, Cody Gibson meets Johnny Bedford. mmajunkie.com. Matt Erickson. 2014-05-20. 2014-05-20.
  8. Web site: UFC Fight Night 44 results: Cody Gibson stops irate Johnny Bedford in 38 seconds. mmajunkie.com. Ben Fowlkes. 2014-06-28. 2014-06-28.
  9. Web site: Manny Gamburyan set for bantamweight debut against Cody Gibson at UFC 178. sherdog.com. C.J. Tuttle. 2014-08-01. 2014-08-01.
  10. Web site: Manny Gamburyan squeezes out dramatic UFC 178 win over Cody Gibson. glendalenewspress.com. Grant Gordon. 2014-09-27. 2014-09-27.
  11. Web site: Cody Gibson to meet Douglas Silva at UFC Fight Night in Brazil on Feb. 22. sherdog.com. Tristen Critchfield. 2015-01-07. 2015-01-07.
  12. News: UFC Fight Night 61 results: Douglas Silva edges Cody Gibson, gets narrow decision win. 2015-02-22. MMAjunkie. 2017-07-05. en-US.
  13. Web site: After a year and a half in retirement, Cody "Renegade" Gibson back at LFA 51, ready to enjoy the ride. Doug Geller. mymmanews.com. 26 September 2018.
  14. Cody Gibson on lengthy layoff and his excitement for XMMA fight.. July 15, 2021. YouTube. All Access MMA.
  15. Web site: 2021-06-07. Former UFC flyweight title challenger John Dodson set for July MMA return. 2021-06-08. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  16. Web site: UFC Veteran John Dodson Involved in Serious Car Accident, Out of July 30 XMMA 2 Bout. July 3, 2021. Sherdog. Tristen Critchfield.
  17. Web site: Freeman. Nate. XMMA 2 Results - Saunders vs. Nijem. 30 July 2021. 2021-08-02. en-US.
  18. Web site: XMMA 3 to feature ex-UFC notables, including John Dodson, Nate Marquardt, more. September 25, 2021. MMAjunkie.com. Nolan King.
  19. Web site: 2021-10-23. XMMA 3 Results - Dodson vs Gibson. 2021-10-26. MMA Sucka. en.
  20. Web site: 2022-01-29. Eagle FC 44 results: Ray Borg overcomes slow start to dominate Cody Gibson. 2022-01-29. MMA Junkie. en-US.
  21. Web site: Francisco Rivera Jr. vs. Cody Gibson, UNF 3 MMA Bout . 2022-12-09 . Tapology . en.
  22. Web site: Heck . Mike . 2023-03-05 . Full TUF 31 cast revealed, featuring Conor McGregor and Michael Chandler as coaches . 2023-03-26 . MMA Fighting . en.
  23. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter 31: McGregor vs. Chandler' Episode 2 recap: A cold sore postponement and a flying KO . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . 7 June 2023 . en.
  24. Web site: 'The Ultimate Fighter 31: McGregor vs. Chandler,' Episode 12 recap: 'That f*cking slip just cost me that fight' . mmajunkie.usatoday.com . 16 August 2023 . en.
  25. Web site: TUF 31 Episode 12 takeaways: Cody Gibson wins; TUF finale will be an all-veteran affair . espn.com . 16 August 2023 . en.
  26. Web site: Theodosi . Jamie . 2023-08-19 . UFC 292: Brad Katona Makes History, Defeats Cody Gibson to Become Two-Time TUF Champion . 2023-08-20 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  27. Web site: UFC 292 bonuses: Sean O'Malley banks $50K with stunning main event TKO. mmamania.com. Dan Hiergesell. 2023-08-19. 2023-07-19.
  28. Web site: Davey Grant vs Cody Gibson Set for UFC Vegas 88 Event. itnwwe.com. ITN News Desk. 2024-01-08. 2024-01-08.
  29. Web site: Matchup Roundup: New UFC, PFL, Bellator fights announced in the past week (March 4-10) Event. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-03-11. 2024-03-18.
  30. Web site: Anderson . Jay . 2024-03-24 . UFC Vegas 89: Miles Johns Outworks Cody Gibson, Claims Decision Win . 2024-03-24 . Cageside Press . en-US.
  31. Web site: Leonard . Harvey . 2024-05-12 . UFC Matchmaking Bulletin (5/6-5/12): Kevin Holland Returns To Middleweight For Short-Notice UFC 302 Fight . 2024-05-13 . MMA News UFC News, PPV & Fight Night Coverage, Interviews & Analysis . en-us.
  32. Web site: Cody Gibson Dominates, Submits Kelleher With Arm Triangle. cagesidepress.com. Val Dewar. 2024-07-20. 2024-07-20.
  33. Web site: Dana White announces UFC Edmonton with Erin Blanchfield vs. Rose Namajunas main event, more. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Nolan King. 2024-08-13. 2024-08-13.
  34. Web site: Cody Gibson Dominates Anheliger To Unanimous Decision Win. cagesidepress.com. Eddie Law. 2024-11-02. 2024-11-02.

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