Lance Gibson

Lance Gibson
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.
Acting
Gibson started his acting career at 1995. He starred more than 10 TV series and movies. He is well known as Spike in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
After retirement
Gibson opened his own MMA gym in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada. He worked as coach at his own gym. https://gibsonmma.com/
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.
Mixed martial arts record
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| 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
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:80%; text-align:left;"
|-
| colspan=8 style="text-align:center;" | ? Matches, ? Wins, ? Losses, ? Draws
|-
! Result
! Rec.
! Opponent
! Method
! text-center| Event
! Date
! Location
|-
| Loss ||align=center|1–1–0|| Ricardo Alves || Decision · Points|| 1998 ADCC World Championships || March 20, 1998 || Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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| Win ||align=center|1–0–0|| Jose Beltran || Decision · Points|| 1998 ADCC World Championships || March 20, 1998 || Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|-
As an actorHung faan aau (1995) - Tony's Gang MemberUniversity Hospital (1995, TV Series) - RockyJack Reed: One of Our Own (1995, TV Movie) - Manny Campton The Sentinel (1996, TV Series) - FrankViper (1997, TV Series) - Bouncer The Crow: Stairway to Heaven (1999, TV Series) - BatboySweetwater (1999, TV Movie) - Security Guard Romeo Must Die (2000) - Doorman Seven Days (2000, TV Series) - FearlessLadies and the Champ (2001, TV Series) - Dannybrook BrooksDark Angel (2001-2002, TV Series) - Man on the Street #3 / Half DeadJeremiah (2003, TV Series) - EnforcerJake 2.0 (2003, TV Series) - BurnsX-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006) - Spike
References
External links
1970 births
Living people
Canadian Christians
Canadian male mixed martial artists
Middleweight mixed martial artists
Mixed martial artists utilizing pankration
Canadian male television actors
People from Port Moody
Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters