Mark Godbeer ( born Mark Godbeer ; born November 22, 1983 , Taunton ) is an English mixed-style fighter , a representative of the heavy weight category. He has been performing professionally since 2009, he is known for participating in tournaments of the fighting organizations UFC , Bellator , BAMMA and others. He owned the title of BAMMA heavyweight champion.
 Mark Godbier | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The hand of |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Date of Birth | November 22, 1983 (35 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Taunton , England |
| Accommodation | Bridgewater , England |
| Height | 188 cm |
| Weight category | Heavy (111 kg) |
| Arm span | 191 cm |
| Career | from 2009 to the present at. |
| Team | Scottish Hit Squad |
| Style | |
| Mixed Martial Arts Statistics | |
| Boev | eighteen |
| Wins | 13 |
| • knockout | 9 |
| • change | 2 |
| • decision | one |
| • other | one |
| Defeat | 5 |
| • knockout | 3 |
| • change | 2 |
| Battle stats on the Sherdog website | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Starting a professional career
- 1.2 BAMMA and Bellator MMA
- 1.3 Ultimate Fighting Championship
- 2 Statistics in Professional MMA
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Biography
Mark Godbier was born on November 22, 1983 in the city of Taunton , Somerset , England . In his youth, he worked at a construction site, was engaged in interior decoration, had his own business selling plaster materials. Moreover, MMA came relatively late - at the age of 25 years [1] .
Beginning of a professional career
He made his debut in mixed martial arts on a professional level in August 2009, having beaten his rival by technical knockout. He fought in small English promotions - he emerged victorious from most fights.
The first loss in his career was in November 2011 at the Supremacy Fight Challenge tournament, by technical knockout from Anthony Taylor [2] .
BAMMA and Bellator MMA
In the period 2012-2016, Godbair was a fighter of a fairly prestigious British organization BAMMA . Here he won a total of four victories, including winning and defending the heavyweight champion title [3] .
At the same time, in October 2013, he first performed in the USA at the tournament of the major American promotion Bellator MMA - as part of the heavyweight semi-final, he met with the representative of France, Chake Congo , but lost him by technical knockout in the second round.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
With 11 victories and only 2 defeats on the track record, Godbair attracted the attention of the world's largest fighting organization, the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and in September 2016 signed a long-term contract with it [4] . He made his debut in the UFC octagon in November at a tournament in Northern Ireland - in a duel with Justin Ledet, he fell for a strangling reception from behind and had to give up [5] .
Todd Duffy was supposed to be his next opponent in March 2017, but he withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by newcomer Daniel Spitz . As a result, the confrontation between them lasted all the allotted time, and the judges unanimously gave the victory to Godbuir [6] .
In October 2017, a fight was planned against Walt Harris , but in the end Harris had to replace the injured Derrick Lewis in a fight with Fabrice Werdum , and Godbury was removed from the card of this tournament [7] . A month later, the fighters nevertheless met in another tournament, near the end of the first round, the referee disqualified Harris for having first hit Godbir in the groin, and then kicked him in the head after the team stopped the fight [8] .
In March 2018, he was supposed to go into a cage against the Ukrainian fighter Dmitry Poberez, but he withdrew from the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Russian Dmitry Sosnovsky . In the second round, Sosnowski took Godbier to strangle from behind and forced to surrender [9] .
Statistics in Professional MMA
| Professional career of a fighter (total) | ||
| Boev 18 | Wins 13 | Lost 5 |
| By knockout | 9 | 3 |
| Surrender | 2 | 2 |
| Decision | one | 0 |
| Disqualification | one | 0 |
| Draw | 0 | |
| Result | Record | Rival | Way | Tournament | date of | Round | Time | A place | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defeat | 13-5 | Sergey Bilostenny | TKO (punches) | ACA 95: Tumenov vs. Abdulaev | April 27, 2019 | one | 2:04 | Moscow , Russia | |
| Defeat | 13-4 | Dmitry Sosnovsky | Surrender (strangulation at the back) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov | March 17, 2018 | 2 | 4:29 | London england | |
| Victory | 13-3 | Walt Harris | DQ (Forbidden hit) | UFC 217 | November 4, 2017 | one | 4:29 | New York , USA | |
| Victory | 12-3 | Daniel Spitz | Unanimous decision | UFC 209 | March 4, 2017 | 3 | 5 a.m. | Las Vegas , USA | |
| Defeat | 11-3 | Justin Ledet | Surrender (strangulation at the back) | UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 | November 19, 2016 | one | 2:16 | Belfast , Northern Ireland | |
| Victory | 11-2 | Stuart Austin | TKO (punches) | BAMMA 25: Champion vs. Champion | May 14, 2016 | 2 | 1:24 | Birmingham england | He defended the BAMMA heavyweight champion title. |
| Victory | 10-2 | Paul Taylor | TKO (failure) | BAMMA 21: DeVent vs. Kone | June 13, 2015 | 2 | 4:43 | Birmingham england | Won the BAMMA heavyweight title. |
| Victory | 9-2 | Thomas Denham | TKO (punches) | BAMMA 19: Petley vs. Stapleton | March 28, 2015 | one | 1:33 | Blackpool , England | |
| Defeat | 8-2 | Chake Congo | TKO (shots) | Bellator 102 | October 4, 2013 | 2 | 2:04 | Visalia , USA | Bellator heavyweight semi-final of the 9th season. |
| Victory | 8-1 | Catalin Zmarandescu | TKO (stopped by a second) | BAMMA 9: Watson vs. Marshman | March 24, 2012 | one | 5 a.m. | Birmingham england | |
| Defeat | 7-1 | Anthony Taylor | TKO (punches) | Supremacy Fight Challenge 4 | November 20, 2011 | 2 | 1:22 | Gateshead , England | |
| Victory | 7-0 | Thomas Vasickas | TKO (punches) | Pain Pit Fight Night 1 | September 3, 2011 | one | 0:19 | Newport , Wales | Light heavyweight fight. |
| Victory | 6-0 | Malik Merad | Surrender (Guillotine) | Head to Head: The Big Guns | November 21, 2010 | 2 | 3 o'clock | North Peterton , England | |
| Victory | 5-0 | Chris Ultimate | TKO (shots) | Tear Up 4: Clash of the Giants | October 2, 2010 | 2 | 0:46 | Bristol , England | |
| Victory | 4-0 | Fraser Opie | Surrender (Guillotine) | South west fc 1 | August 22, 2010 | one | 3:26 | Torquay , England | |
| Victory | 3-0 | Paul Pestell | TKO (punches) | All or Nothing: Head to Head | June 5, 2010 | one | 1:00 | Bridgewater , England | |
| Victory | 2-0 | Ibrar Malik | TKO (punches) | Bristol Fight Club: Fight Night | March 8, 2010 | 2 | 2:20 | South Gloucestershire , England | |
| Victory | 1-0 | Sam Hooker | TKO (punches) | KnuckleUp MMA 2: Beer vs. Jazbutis | August 9, 2009 | 2 | 0:00 | Wells , England |
Notes
- ↑ Mark Godbeer Official UFC Profile , ufc.com. Date of treatment February 9, 2017.
- ↑ BAMMA Sign Betran, Kee And Godbeer , thefightlounge.co.uk. Date of treatment February 9, 2017.
- ↑ Marc Diakiese KOs Kane Mousah in just 36 seconds to win Lonsdale title at BAMMA 25 , Mirror.co.uk. Date of treatment February 9, 2017.
- ↑ BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer Signs with UFC , Flocombat.com. Date of treatment February 9, 2017.
- ↑ Dann Stupp . UFC Fight Night 99 results: Justin Ledet swarms, taps Mark Godbeer in first , mmajunkie.com (November 19, 2016). Date of treatment November 19, 2016.
- ↑ Simon Samano . UFC 209 results: Mark Godbeer has the gas to outlast Daniel Spitz for unanimous decision win , mmajunkie.com (March 4, 2017). Date of treatment March 4, 2017.
- ↑ John Morgan and Simon Samano. Derrick Lewis injured, Fabricio Werdum now faces Walt Harris last minute at UFC 216 . mmajunkie.com (October 7, 2017). Date of treatment October 8, 2017.
- ↑ UFC 217 results: Mark Godbeer takes kick to the face - and DQ win over Walt Harris (English) , MMAjunkie (November 5, 2017).
- ↑ John Morgan. UFC Fight Night 127 results: Dmitriy Sosnovskiy stays perfect, taps out Mark Godbeer unopened . mmajunkie.com (March 17, 2018). Date of treatment March 17, 2018.
Links
- Mark Godbier (eng.) - professional fights statistics on the Sherdog website