Marcin Tybura (born November 9, 1985) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist.
[7] Tybura made his professional debut on November 5, 2011, against Robert Marcok, whom he beat by a rear-naked choke.
He won his next five fights on the Polish MMA circuit, most notably defeating the future UFC heavyweight Adam Wieczorek by a unanimous decision.
His last fight at the regional level was a third-round TKO of Krystian Kopytowski at Gladiator Arena 4.
For his promotional debut, Tybura was scheduled to fight Denis Komkin as a Heavyweight Grand Prix alternate bout.
[10] Tybura was then scheduled to fight Chaban Ka at M-1 Challenge 41, in a Heavyweight Grand Prix Semifinal.
[13] At M-1 Challenge 50, Tybura fought Damian Grabowski in the M-1 Heavyweight Grand Prix finals.
[14] Tybura submitted Grabowski with a north-south choke 88 seconds into the first round, to become the M-1 Heavyweight champion.
After successfully defending his title, Tybura was scheduled to fight the M-1 Light-heavyweight titleholder Stephan Puetz in a super-fight.
Tybura suffered the first loss of his professional career, as Puetz was awarded the TKO win.
[18] In his last fight with M-1, Tybura was scheduled to defend his title for the second time against the Croatian heavyweight Ante Delija.
[21] Tybura made his promotional debut April 10, 2016, against Timothy Johnson at UFC Fight Night 86.
He won the fight via KO (head kick), earning a Performance of the Night bonus in the process.
[41] However, Romanov was pulled from the event due to contracting the COVID-19 virus and was replaced by promotional newcomer Maxim Grishin.
[50] Tybura was then scheduled to face Walt Harris on June 5, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs.
[72] He won the fight by technical knockout via doctor stoppage at the end of the second round as a result of ground elbows.
[73] Tybura is scheduled to face Mick Parkin on March 22, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 255.