Mark Godbeer

Mark Godbeer
Born Mark Godbeer
(1983-11-22) 22 November 1983
Taunton, England
Nickname(s) The Hand Of
Nationality English
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 244.0 lb (111 kg; 17 st 6 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Light heavyweight
Reach 75 in (191 cm)
Fighting out of Bridgwater, England
Team Scottish Hit Squad
Years active 2009–2018(MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total 17
Wins 13
By knockout 9
By submission 2
By decision 1
By disqualification 1
Losses 4
By knockout 2
By submission 2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 9 February 2017

Mark Godbeer (born 22 November 1983) is a retired English mixed martial artist who competed in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. He is probably best known for competing in the UFC. A professional since 2009, he also formerly competed for Bellator MMA and BAMMA, and was the BAMMA Heavyweight Champion.

Early life

Starting training in MMA relatively late at the age of 25, Godbeer originally ran his own plastering business before focusing on mixed martial arts.[1]

Mixed martial arts career

Godbeer made his professional MMA debut on 7 August 2009 with a TKO victory over Sam Hooker. While fighting for numerous regional promotions, he amassed a record of 7-1 with all victories coming by way of knockout or submission. Following this, he was signed by BAMMA in 2012 to compete in their heavyweight division.[2]

BAMMA and Bellator MMA

Between March 2012 and May 2016, Godbeer would remain undefeated in the BAMMA cage. During this time, he also signed on with Bellator MMA and would make a single appearance for the promotion, facing notable heavyweight Cheick Kongo on 4 October 2013 at Bellator 102. Following that loss, Godbeer would claim three straight victories in BAMMA, including winning the heavyweight title against Paul Taylor on 13 June 2015. During this run he would announce a brief retirement from MMA[3] due to injury, but ended that retirement in May 2016 to defend the BAMMA heavyweight title.[4]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Godbeer signed with the UFC in September 2016.[5]

He made his promotional debut on 19 November 2016 against Justin Ledet at UFC Fight Night 99.[6] He would lose the bout via submission in the first round.[7]

Godbeer was expected to face Todd Duffee on 4 March 2017, at UFC 209.[8] However, Duffee pulled out of the fight in mid-February for undisclosed reasons.[9] He was replaced by promotional newcomer Daniel Spitz.[10] Godbeer got his first ufc win under coach Brian Martin Gallacher and the Scottish hit squad team by unanimous decision.[11]

Godbeer was expected to face Walt Harris on 7 October 2017 at UFC 216[12] before a fight-day injury to Derrick Lewis took him out of his scheduled fight with Fabricio Werdum. As a result, Harris was moved on to face Werdum, and Godbeer was pulled from the event.[13]

The bout with Harris was rescheduled for 4 November 2017 at UFC 217.[14] Godbeer won the fight via disqualification after Harris hit Godbeer with a head kick following the referee called a time out due to a groin strike.[15]

Godbeer was expected to face promotional newcomer Dmitry Poberezhets on 17 March 2018 at UFC Fight Night 127.[16] However, it was announced on 25 January 2018 Poberezhets was injured and he was replaced by Dmitriy Sosnovskiy.[17] Godbeer lost the fight via submission in the second round.[18]

Godbeer was briefly scheduled to face Luis Henrique in his return to light heavyweight division on September 22, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 137.[19] However, Godbeer pulled out of the fight in early August citing injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Ryan Spann.[20] On September 25, 2018, Godbeer announced his retirement.[21]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

  • BAMMA
    • BAMMA heavyweight Championship (1X)

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 13–4 Dmitriy Sosnovskiy Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Volkov 17 March 2018 2 4:29 London, England
Win 13–3 Walt Harris DQ (illegal head kick) UFC 217 4 November 2017 1 4:29 New York City, New York, United States
Win 12–3 Daniel Spitz Decision (unanimous) UFC 209 4 March 2017 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 11–3 Justin Ledet Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 19 November 2016 1 2:16 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Win 11–2 Stuart Austin TKO (punches) BAMMA 25: Champion vs. Champion 14 May 2016 2 1:24 Birmingham, England Defended the BAMMA Heavyweight Championship.
Win 10–2 Paul Taylor TKO (retirement) BAMMA 21: DeVent vs. Kone 13 June 2015 2 4:43 Birmingham, England Won the BAMMA Heavyweight Championship.
Win 9–2 Thomas Denham TKO (punches) BAMMA 19: Petley vs. Stapleton 28 March 2015 1 1:33 Blackpool, England
Loss 8–2 Cheick Kongo TKO (knees and punches) Bellator 102 4 October 2013 2 2:04 Visalia, California, United States Bellator Season 9 Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal.
Win 8–1 Catalin Zmarandescu TKO (corner stoppage) BAMMA 9: Watson vs. Marshman 24 March 2012 1 5:00 Birmingham, England
Loss 7–1 Anthony Taylor TKO (punches) Supremacy Fight Challenge 4 20 November 2011 2 1:22 Gateshead, England
Win 7–0 Tomas Vaicickas TKO (punches) Pain Pit Fight Night 1 3 September 2011 1 0:19 Newport, Wales Light heavyweight bout.
Win 6–0 Malik Merad Submission (guillotine choke) Head to Head: The Big Guns 21 November 2010 2 3:00 North Petherton, England
Win 5–0 Chris Konieczny TKO (body kick and punches) Tear Up 4: Clash of the Giants 2 October 2010 2 0:46 Bristol, England
Win 4–0 Fraser Opie Submission (guillotine choke) South West FC 1 22 August 2010 1 3:26 Torquay England
Win 3–0 Paul Pestell TKO (punches) All or Nothing: Head to Head 5 June 2010 1 1:00 Bridgwater, England
Win 2–0 Ibrar Malik TKO (punches) Bristol Fight Club: Fight Night 8 March 2010 2 2:20 South Gloucestershire, England
Win 1–0 Sam Hooker TKO (punches) KnuckleUp MMA 2: Beer vs. Jazbutis 9 August 2009 2 0:00 Wells, England

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mark Godbeer Official UFC Profile". ufc.com. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "BAMMA Sign Betran, Kee And Godbeer". thefightlounge.co.uk. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  3. ↑ "BAMMA HW Champion Mark Godbeer retires from MMA following latest injury". mmamad.com. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marc Diakiese KOs Kane Mousah in just 36 seconds to win Lonsdale title at BAMMA 25". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  5. ↑ "BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer Signs with UFC". Flocombat.com. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  6. ↑ Staff (2016-09-29). "UFC Fight 99 adds Mark Godbeer vs. Justin Ledet to lineup in Belfast". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  7. ↑ Dann Stupp (2016-11-19). "UFC Fight Night 99 results: Justin Ledet swarms, taps Mark Godbeer in first". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  8. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2016-01-03). "Todd Duffee returns against Mark Godbeer at UFC 209". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
  9. ↑ Staff (2017-02-16). "Mark Godbeer says opponent Todd Duffee out of UFC 209 matchup". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  10. ↑ Dave Doyle (2017-02-17). "Daniel Spitz replaces Todd Duffee at UFC 209". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  11. ↑ Simon Samano (2017-03-04). "UFC 209 results: Mark Godbeer has the gas to outlast Daniel Spitz for unanimous decision win". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  12. ↑ Mike Sloan (2017-08-02). "UFC 216 bolstered with several bouts". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  13. ↑ John Morgan and Simon Samano (2017-10-07). "Derrick Lewis injured, Fabricio Werdum now faces Walt Harris last minute at UFC 216". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  14. ↑ Jim Edwards (2017-10-09). "Mark Godbeer and Walt Harris reschedule bout at UFC 217". mmauno.com. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  15. ↑ "UFC 217 results: Mark Godbeer takes kick to the face – and DQ win over Walt Harris". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-05. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  16. ↑ Dale Jordan (2017-12-07). "Mark Godbeer vs Dmitry Poberezhets added to UFC Fight Night 127". mmamad.com. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
  17. ↑ DNA, MMA. "Mark Godbeer krijgt een andere Dmitry tegenover zich tijdens UFC Londen". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2018-01-25.
  18. ↑ John Morgan (2018-03-17). "UFC Fight Night 127 results: Dmitriy Sosnovskiy stays perfect, taps out Mark Godbeer". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  19. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (June 25, 2018). "Mark Godbeer and Luis Henrique move down to light heavyweight, fight at UFC Sao Paulo".
  20. ↑ Camilo Pinheiro Machado, Evelyn Rodrigues and Marcelo Barone (2018-08-03). "Mark Godbeer suffers injury, and KLB faces Ryan Spann at UFC Sao Paulo". sportv.globo.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03. (in Portuguese)
  21. ↑ "Four-fight UFC veteran Mark Godbeer announces MMA retirement". mmajunkie.com. September 25, 2018.
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