Lance Gibson Explained

Lance Gibson
Other Names:Fearless
Birth Date:20 November 1970
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Weight:185lb
Weight Class:Middleweight
Fighting Out Of:Port Moody, British Columbia
Team:Gibson Kickboxing & Pankration
Mma Kowin:1
Mma Subwin:1
Mma Decwin:2
Mma Koloss:2
Mma Subloss:2
Mma Decloss:1
Sherdog:246

Lance "Fearless" Gibson (born November 20, 1970, in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian mixed martial artist. Having formally competed in the Middleweight division. He is widely considered to be one of Canada's mixed martial arts pioneers and was a finalist at the Superbrawl 4 tournament, he competed in organizations such as UFC, Shooto and Superbrawl.

MMA career

Gibson started his career at "SB 4 - SuperBrawl 4". After defeating Peter Matautia at first round he loss to Bob Gilstrap in final. Gibson made UFC his debut at UFC 24 and won Jermaine Andre with brutal knockout. His knockout was included into a many knockout compilations later. He loss his second fight at UFC 29 to Evan Tanner by technical knockout.

Grappling

Gibson took part at 1998 ADCC World Championships. He beat spanish grappler Jose Beltran at first round by decision but loss to Ricardo Alves in quarter final.[1] [2]

Acting

Gibson started his acting career at 1995. He starred more than 10 TV series and movies. He is well known as Spike in (2006).

After retirement

Gibson opened his own MMA gym in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He worked as coach at his own gym. [3] [4]

Personal life

Gibson is married to former Bellator Women's Featherweight Champion Julia Budd. Gibson is also the father of current Bellator lightweight fighter Lance Gibson, Jr.[5]

Mixed martial arts record

|-| Loss| align=center| 4–5| Masanori Suda| Decision (unanimous)| Shooto: Treasure Hunt 1| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Loss| align=center| 4–4| Evan Tanner| TKO (punches)| UFC 29| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:48| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 4–3| Masanori Suda| Decision (majority)| Shooto - R.E.A.D. 6| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Tokyo, Japan| |-| Win| align=center| 3–3| Jermaine Andre| KO (knee)| UFC 24| | align=center| 3| align=center| 3:35| Louisiana, United States| |-| Win| align=center| 2–3| Akihiro Gono| Decision (majority)| SB 13 - SuperBrawl 13| | align=center| 3| align=center| 5:00| Hawaii, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–3| Rocky Batastini| KO (punch)| SB 10 - SuperBrawl 10| | align=center| 1| align=center| 0:09| Guam| |-| Loss| align=center| 1–2| Dan Severn| Submission (keylock)| SB 5 - SuperBrawl 5| | align=center| 1| align=center| 26:22| Guam| |-| Win| align=center| 1–1| Peter Matautia| Submission (rear naked choke)| SB 4 - SuperBrawl 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 1:33| Hawaii, United States| |-| Loss| align=center| 0–1| Bob Gilstrap| TKO (punches)| SB 4 - SuperBrawl 4| | align=center| 1| align=center| 4:53| Hawaii, United States|

Submission grappling record

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? Matches, ? Wins, ? Losses, ? Draws
ResultRec.OpponentMethodtext-centerEventDateLocation
Loss 1–1–0 Ricardo Alves Decision · Points1998 ADCC World Championships March 20, 1998 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Win 1–0–0 Jose Beltran Decision · Points1998 ADCC World Championships March 20, 1998 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Notes and References

  1. https://adcombat.com/adcc-events/adcc-1998-results/
  2. https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/74224-1998-adcc-world-championships
  3. https://www.tapology.com/gyms/2698-gibson-mma
  4. https://gibsonmma.com/
  5. Web site: Lance Gibson Jr. happy with Bellator 232 performance, but says expect a whole new version next time. 2021-04-17. www.mmajunkie.com.