• UFC 305(8/17/24) Culibao lost a three round split decision to Ricardo Ramos
• UFC Fight Night(3/16/24) Culibao lost a three round split decision to Danny Silva
• UFC Fight Night(7/22/23) Culibao lost a three round unanimous decision to Lerone Murphy
• UFC 284(2/11/23) Culibao submitted Melsik Baghdasaryan via rear naked choke at 2:02 of the second round
• UFC 275(6/11/22) Culibao won a three round split decision over SeungWoo Choi
• UFC Fight Night(5/22/21) Culibao won a three round unanimous decision over Shayilan Nuerdanbieke
• UFC on ESPN(10/3/20) Culibao fought to a three-round draw with Charles Jourdain
• UFC Fight Night(2/23/20) Culibao was stopped by Jalin Turner via strikes at 3:01 of the second round
BIO
FIGHTS
STATS
UFC HISTORY & CAREER
IMPORTANT FACTS
Pro since 2016
Three first round finishes
Five wins by knockout, one by submission (RNC)
Has won three of his last six; on three-fight losing streak
Origin of nickname: “It means older brother in Tagalog, the Filipino language. I was called that at the gym and it just stuck because I saw a lot of the older boys in my as older brothers but they ended up calling me ‘Kuya.’”
Q & A
Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER:
I started training at the age of 15 to lose weight and gain confidence.
Q: Training:
ANSWER:
Strength and fight conditioning, usually in the morning, then technique drilling and sparring at night.
Q: What ranks and titles have you held?
ANSWER:
BJJ purple belt, Hex Fight Series FW champion, DiamondBack FW champion and SuperFight FW champion
Q: Do you have any heroes?
ANSWER:
My parents
Q: What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?
ANSWER:
It is a dream come true. It means I get to show the whole world what I’m capable of and beat the best guys in the world
Q: What was your job before you started fighting?
ANSWER:
Electrician
Q: Specific accomplishments in amateur competition?
ANSWER:
World Pankration gold and silver medalist. Urban Fight Night FW amateur champion
Q: Favorite grappling technique:
ANSWER:
D’Arce Choke
Q: Favorite Striking technique:
ANSWER:
Jab and straight right
LOSS
Culibao
Culibao
VS
Ramos
LOSS
Culibao
Culibao
VS
Silva
LOSS
Culibao
Culibao
VS
Murphy
WIN
Culibao
Culibao
VS
Baghdasaryan
WIN
Culibao
Culibao
VS
Choi
WIN
Culibao
Culibao
VS
Nuerdanbieke
LOSS
Culibao
Culibao
VS
Jourdain
LOSS
Culibao
Culibao
VS
Turner
STRIKING ANALYSIS
STRIKING ACCURACY44%
STRIKING DEFENSE59%
LANDED/MIN
3.41
STRIKES PER MINUTEABSORBED/MIN
3.04
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTEGRAPPLING & WRESTLING
TAKEDOWN ACCURACY0%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE65%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
0
15 MIN AVERAGESUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
0.3
15 MIN AVERAGEGENERAL ANALYSIS
UFC RECORD
3 W - 4 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-3 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)0
Submission1
Decision2
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)1
Submission0
Decision3
FIGHTING STYLE
Freestyle
STANCE
Orthodox
UFC DEBUT
Feb. 23, 2020