Marcin Tybura


Marcin Tybura is a Polish Heavyweight mixed martial artist who currently fights in the UFC's Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2011, he previously fought for M-1 and was an M-1 Global Heavyweight Champion and M-1 Grand Prix 2013 Heavyweight Champion.

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.
He earned a master's degree at the University of Łódź.

Mixed martial arts career

Tybura made his professional MMA debut November 5, 2011 with a submission victory over Robert Marcok. The bout was part of the Polish MMA Championships. He would win both fights of this one-night tournament.
Tybura's first six fights as a professional would take place within Poland, following which he signed on with notable MMA promotion M-1. At M-1 Challenge 42 on October 20, 2013 he would defeat Konstantīns Gluhovs to win the M-1 Grand Prix 2013, which had begun in February of that year. On August 15, 2014 he would meet another future UFC heavyweight, Damian Grabowski, for the M-1 heavyweight title. Tybura would win the fight via a North-South choke.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Tybura signed with the UFC in January 2016.
Tybura made his promotional debut April 10, 2016 against Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 86. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Tybura next faced Viktor Pešta on August 6, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 92. He won the fight via KO, earning a Performance of the Night bonus in the process.
Tybura next fought at UFC 209 on March 4, 2017. He faced Luis Henrique and won the fight via TKO in the third round.
Tybura faced Andrei Arlovski on June 17, 2017 at UFC Fight Night 111. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Tybura was supposed to face Mark Hunt on November 19, 2017 at. 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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Tybura faced Derrick Lewis on February 18, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 126. He lost the fight via technical knockout.
Tybura faced Stefan Struve on July 22, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 134. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Tybura faced Shamil Abdurakhimov on April 20, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 149. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
Tybura faced Augusto Sakai on September 14, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 16. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
Tybura faced Sergey Spivak on February 29, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 169. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
Tybura was expected to face Alexander Romanov on July 11, 2020 at UFC 251. However, Romanov was pulled from the event due to contracting the COVID-19 virus and was replaced by promotional newcomer Maxim Grishin. Tybura won the fight via unanimous decision.

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts