John Lober
“The Machine”
Age: 57 | Feb 26, 1968
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 182 lbs
Professional Record
| 18 fights | 5 wins | 9 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 1 | 3 |
| Submissions | 3 | 3 |
| Decisions | 1 | 3 |
| Draws | 4 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 5 - 9 - 4 | Lee McKibbin | CW 12 - Nightmare | November 29, 2009 | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| LOSS | 5 - 8 - 4 | Rubin Taigle | KOTC - Final Chapter | December 02, 2007 | KO | 1 | 0:10 | |
| WIN | 5 - 7 - 4 | Damien Gomez | KOTC - Point of No Return | October 07, 2007 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:20 | |
| LOSS | 4 - 7 - 4 | Marcelo Alves Eneas Dantas | Extreme Wars 2 - X-1 | March 18, 2006 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:37 | |
| DRAW | 4 - 6 - 4 | Kazuo Takahashi | Pancrase - Breakthrough 6 | June 11, 1999 | Draw (Unanimous) | Soichi Hiroto | 2 | 3:00 |
| DRAW | 4 - 6 - 3 | Kengo Watanabe | Pancrase - Advance 12 | December 19, 1998 | Draw (Time Limit) | Soichi Hiroto | 1 | 15:00 |
| WIN | 4 - 6 - 2 | Izzy Johnson | WCNHBC - West Coast NHB Championships 1 | December 08, 1998 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 3:25 | |
| LOSS | 3 - 6 - 2 | Frank Shamrock | UFC 17.5 - Ultimate Brazil | October 16, 1998 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | John McCarthy | 1 | 7:40 |
| LOSS | 3 - 5 - 2 | Joe Pardo | NG 6 - Neutral Grounds 6 | August 02, 1998 | Decision | 1 | 11:00 | |
| LOSS | 3 - 4 - 2 | Minoru Suzuki | Pancrase - Advance 7 | June 02, 1998 | Decision (Lost Points) | Soichi Hiroto | 1 | 15:00 |
| LOSS | 3 - 3 - 2 | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Pancrase - Alive 11 | December 20, 1997 | TKO (Broken Ankle) | Hiromi Okamoto | 1 | 0:55 |
| DRAW | 3 - 2 - 2 | Osami Shibuya | Pancrase - Alive 9 | October 29, 1997 | Draw (Majority) | Yoshinori Umeki | 1 | 15:00 |
| LOSS | 3 - 2 - 1 | Kiuma Kunioku | Pancrase - 1997 Anniversary Show | September 06, 1997 | Decision (Lost Points) | Kenji Kosuge | 1 | 10:00 |
| LOSS | 3 - 1 - 1 | Kevin Jackson | EF 4 - Extreme Fighting 4 | March 28, 1997 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 1:12 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 1 | Frank Shamrock | SB 3 - SuperBrawl 3 | January 17, 1997 | Decision (Split) | 1 | 30:00 | |
| DRAW | 2 - 0 - 1 | Igor Zinoviev | EF 3 - Extreme Fighting 3 | October 18, 1996 | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Jamie Faucett | IFC 2 - Mayhem in Mississippi | August 23, 1996 | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 0:39 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Eric Heberstreit | IFC 1 - Kombat in Kiev | March 30, 1996 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:39 |
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UFC Middleweight Rankings
Dricus Du Plessis(23 - 2 - 0)
- 1Nassourdine Imavov
(16 - 4 - 1)
- 2Sean Strickland
(29 - 7 - 0)
- 3Khamzat Chimaev
(14 - 0 - 0)
- 4Israel Adesanya
(24 - 5 - 0)
- 5Robert Whittaker
(26 - 9 - 0)
- 6Caio Borralho
(17 - 1 - 1)
- 7Jared Cannonier
(18 - 8 - 0)
- 8Roman Dolidze
(15 - 3 - 0)
- 9Anthony Hernandez
(14 - 2 - 1)
- 10Marvin Vettori
(19 - 9 - 1)
- 11Brendan Allen
(25 - 7 - 0)
- 12Reinier de Ridder
(21 - 2 - 0)
- 13Paulo Costa
(15 - 4 - 0)
- 14Roman Kopylov
(14 - 4 - 0)
- 15Abusupiyan Magomedov
(28 - 6 - 1)
