Mark Godbeer

Mark Godbeer (born 22 November 1983) is an English bare-knuckle boxer and former mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor from 2009 until 2018, he competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, Absolute Championship Akhmat, and BAMMA. He is the former BAMMA Heavyweight Champion. In bare-knuckle boxing, he is currently a heavyweight champion for the Valor Bare Knuckle promotion.

Mark Godbeer
BornMark Godbeer
(1983-11-22) 22 November 1983
Taunton, England
Nickname(s)The Hand Of
NationalityEnglish
Height6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight244.0 lb (111 kg; 17 st 6 lb)
DivisionHeavyweight
Light Heavyweight
Reach75 in (191 cm)
Fighting out ofBridgwater, England
TeamScottish Hit Squad
Years active2009–2018(MMA)
Mixed martial arts record
Total18
Wins13
By knockout9
By submission2
By decision1
By disqualification1
Losses5
By knockout3
By submission2
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: 9 February 2017

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

Early 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]

Bare-Knuckle Boxing

Mark Godbeer, while retired from MMA, transitioned over to bare-knuckle boxing and entered Ken Shamrock's newly founded Valor Bare Knuckle for its debut event, VBK: 1. Godbeer knocked out former fellow UFC, Bellator, & BAMMA veteran Jack "The Outlaw" May. Goddbeer knocked May out in less than a minute. He then faced current Road FC Open-weight Champion Mighty Mo in the main event for the tournament championship. Godbeer defeated Mo when after a series of punches Mo was knocked down and unable to get up in time for the 10 count, winning the VBK tournament.[22]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts
  • BAMMA
    • BAMMA Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Bare-knuckle boxing
  • Valor Bare Knuckle
    • VBK:1 Heavyweight Tournament Winner

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
18 matches 13 wins 5 losses
By knockout 9 3
By submission 2 2
By decision 1 0
By disqualification 1 0
Draws 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 13–5 Sergey Bilostenniy TKO (punches) ACA 95: Tumenov vs. Abdulaev 27 April 2019 1 2:04 Moscow, Russia
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 Return to Heavyweight.
Win 7–0 Tomas Vaicickas TKO (punches) Pain Pit Fight Night 1 3 September 2011 1 0:19 Newport, Wales
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 Return to Light Heavyweight.
Win 3–0 Paul Pestell TKO (punches) All or Nothing: Head to Head 5 June 2010 1 1:00 Bridgwater, England Heavyweight debut.
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

Bare-Knuckle Boxing
Professional record breakdown
3 matches 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 1 0
By disqualification 0 0
Draws 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 3–0 Mighty Mo TKO (stoppage) VKB-Valor Bare Knuckle 1 September 21, 2019 1 2:56 New Town, ND, USA, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge Heavyweight Tournament Finals[23]
Win 2–0 Jack "The Outlaw" May KO (punch) VKB-Valor Bare Knuckle 1 September 21, 2019 1 0:50 New Town, ND, USA, 4 Bears Casino and Lodge Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals[24]
Win 1–0 Mickey Parker Decision (Unanimous) BKB 16 March 30, 2019 3 2:00 London, England, O2 Arena

See also

References
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