All MMA fightersJohn Lober
“Machine”
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Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Machine |
| Date of birth | 26 Feb 1968 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Huntington Beach, USA |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Light Heavyweight |
| Team | Team Machine |
| Height | 180 cm (5′11″) |
| Reach | Not added yet |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 1996 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 30 Mar 1996 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Lee McKibbin, 29 Nov 2009 |
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Background
American fighter from Huntington Beach, California, who fought in Pancrase and challenged Frank Shamrock for the UFC light heavyweight title in 1998, having beaten him at SuperBrawl 3 the previous year.
Fight history
18 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Lee McKibbin | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 0:43 | Cage Wars: Nightmare | 29 Nov 2009 | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom | |
| Loss | Rubin Tagle | KO | 1 | 0:10 | KOTC: Final Chapter | 2 Dec 2007 | California, USA | |
| Win | Damien Gomez | TKO | 1 | 3:20 | KOTC: Point of No Return | 7 Oct 2007 | California, USA | |
| Loss | Marcelo Tigre | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:37 | Extreme Wars 2: X-1 | 18 Mar 2006 | Hawaii, USA | |
| Draw | Kazuo Takahashi | Draw | 2 | 3:00 | Pancrase: Breakthrough 6 | 11 Jun 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Draw | Kengo Watanabe | Draw | 1 | 15:00 | Pancrase: Advance 12 | 19 Dec 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Win | Izzy Johnson | Submission (choke) | 1 | 3:25 | WCNHBC: West Coast NHB Championships 1 | 8 Dec 1998 | ||
| Loss | Frank Shamrock | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 7:40 | UFC - Ultimate Brazil | 16 Oct 1998 | Sao Paulo, Brazil | For the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | Joe Pardo | Decision | 1 | 11:00 | Neutral Grounds 6 | 2 Aug 1998 | ||
| Loss | Minoru Suzuki | Decision (lost points) | 1 | 15:00 | Pancrase: Advance 7 | 2 Jun 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Ryushi Yanagisawa | TKO (broken ankle) | 1 | 0:55 | Pancrase: Alive 11 | 20 Dec 1997 | Yokohama, Japan | |
| Draw | Osami Shibuya | Draw | 1 | 15:00 | Pancrase: Alive 9 | 29 Oct 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Kiuma Kunioku | Decision (lost points) | 1 | 10:00 | Pancrase: 1997 Anniversary Show | 6 Sep 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | |
| Loss | Kevin Jackson | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 1:12 | Extreme Fighting 4 | 28 Mar 1997 | Iowa, USA | |
| Win | Frank Shamrock | Decision (split) | 1 | 30:00 | SuperBrawl 3 | 17 Jan 1997 | Hawaii, USA | |
| Draw | Igor Zinoviev | Draw | 3 | 5:00 | Extreme Fighting 3 | 18 Oct 1996 | Oklahoma, USA | For the Extreme Fighting Middleweight Championship |
| Win | Jamie Faucett | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 0:39 | IFC 2: Mayhem in Mississippi | 23 Aug 1996 | Mississippi, USA | |
| Win | Eric Heberstreit | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:39 | IFC 1: Kombat in Kiev | 30 Mar 1996 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Pro debut |