John Lober

John "The Machine" Lober

First Name: John Last Name: Lober
Nickname: The Machine
Date of Birth: Feb 26, 1968 Age: 56
Weight: 84.0 Height: 180.0
Reach: 0.0
Location: Huntington Beach, California
Hometown: Huntington Beach, California United States
Fighting Styles: Jeet Kune Do
Affiliations: Team Machine
Fight Stats
Record 5 - 9 - 4 Last 5 Fights
Total Fights 18 fights Professional Fights 18 fights
Amateur Fights 0 fights Years Fighting 28 years
Days Last Fought 5264 days Rounds Fought 22 rounds
Finish Wins 4 finishes Finish Losses 6 finish losses
Finish Win Percentage 80 % Finish Loss Percentage 66 %
Knockout Wins 0 KOs Knockout Losses 1 KO losses
TKO Wins 1 TKOs TKO Losses 2 TKO losses
KO/TKO Win Percentage 20 % KO/TKO Loss Percentage 33 %
Submission Wins 3 subs Submission Losses 3 sub losses
Submission Win Percentage 60 % Submission Loss Percentage 33 %
Decision Wins 1 decision wins Decision Losses 3 decision losses
Decision Win Percentage 20 % Decision Loss Percentage 33 %
Unanimous Decision Wins 0 UD wins Unanimous Decision Losses 0 UD losses
Split Decision Wins 1 SD wins Split Decision Losses 0 SD losses

Professional Fights

John Lober
Loss

John Lober

(5 - 8 - 4)

CW 12

November 29, 2009 Sunday
2 PM ET / 11 AM PT

Kings Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Submission (Guillotine Choke) Round: 1 Time: 0:45

John Lober
Loss

John Lober

(5 - 7 - 4)

KOTC - Final Chapter

December 02, 2007 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, United States

KO Round: 1 Time: 0:10

Rubin Taigle
Win

Rubin Taigle

(3 - 3)
John Lober
Win

John Lober

(4 - 7 - 4)

KOTC - Point of No Return

October 07, 2007 Sunday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California, United States

TKO (Punches) Round: 1 Time: 3:20

Damien Gomez
Loss

Damien Gomez

(DEBUT)
John Lober
Loss

John Lober

(4 - 6 - 4)

Extreme Wars 2

March 18, 2006 Saturday
7 PM ET / 4 PM PT

Honolulu, Hawaii

Submission (Armbar) Round: 1 Time: 1:37

John Lober
Draw

John Lober

(4 - 6 - 3)

Pancrase - Breakthrough 6

June 11, 1999 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Draw Round: 2 Time: 3:00

Kazuo Takahashi
Draw

Kazuo Takahashi

(15 - 13 - 2)
John Lober
Draw

John Lober

(4 - 6 - 2)

Pancrase - Advance 12

December 19, 1998 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

Draw (Time Limit) Round: 1 Time: 15:00

Kengo Watanabe
Draw

Kengo Watanabe

(0 - 3)
John Lober
Win

John Lober

(3 - 6 - 2)

WCNHBC

December 08, 1998 Tuesday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Los Angeles, California, United States

Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round: 1 Time: 3:25

Izzy Johnson
Loss

Izzy Johnson

(DEBUT)
John Lober
Loss

John Lober

(3 - 5 - 2)

UFC 17.5

October 16, 1998 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Portuguesa Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil

TKO (Submission to Punches) Round: 1 Time: 7:40

Frank Shamrock
Win

Frank Shamrock

(17 - 7 - 1)
John Lober
Loss

John Lober

(3 - 4 - 2)

NG 6

August 02, 1998 Sunday
3 AM ET / 12 AM PT

Decision Round: 1 Time: 11:00

Joe Pardo
Win

Joe Pardo

(1 - 2)
John Lober
Loss

John Lober

(3 - 3 - 2)

Pancrase - Advance 7

June 02, 1998 Tuesday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Decision (Lost Points) Round: 1 Time: 15:00

Minoru Suzuki
Win

Minoru Suzuki

(24 - 13)
John Lober
Loss

John Lober

(3 - 2 - 2)

Pancrase - Alive 11

December 20, 1997 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

TKO (Broken Ankle) Round: 1 Time: 0:55

Ryushi Yanagisawa
Win

Ryushi Yanagisawa

(17 - 11 - 2)
John Lober
Draw

John Lober

(3 - 2 - 1)

Pancrase - Alive 9

October 29, 1997 Wednesday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Draw (Majority) Round: 1 Time: 15:00

Osami Shibuya
Draw

Osami Shibuya

(11 - 15 - 4)
John Lober
Loss

John Lober

(3 - 1 - 1)

Pancrase - 1997 Anniversary Show

September 06, 1997 Saturday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tokyo Bay NK Hall, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan

Decision (Lost Points) Round: 1 Time: 10:00

Kiuma Kunioku
Win

Kiuma Kunioku

(8 - 6 - 3)
John Lober
Loss

John Lober

(3 - 0 - 1)

EF 4

March 28, 1997 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Round: 2 Time: 1:12

Kevin Jackson
Win

Kevin Jackson

(DEBUT)
John Lober
Win

John Lober

(2 - 0 - 1)

SB 3

January 17, 1997 Friday
7 PM ET / 4 PM PT

Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii

Decision (Split) Round: 1 Time: 30:00

Frank Shamrock
Loss

Frank Shamrock

(11 - 6 - 1)
John Lober
Draw

John Lober

(2 - 0)

EF 3

October 18, 1996 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Draw Round: 3 Time: 5:00

Igor Zinoviev
Draw

Igor Zinoviev

(4 - 0)
John Lober
Win

John Lober

(1 - 0)

IFC 2

August 23, 1996 Friday
10 PM ET / 7 PM PT

Biloxi, Mississippi

Submission (Heel Hook) Round: 1 Time: 0:39

Jamie Faucett
Loss

Jamie Faucett

(DEBUT)
John Lober
Win

John Lober

(DEBUT)

IFC 1

March 30, 1996 Saturday
12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

Kiev, Ukraine

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Round: 1 Time: 3:39

Eric Heberstreit
Loss

Eric Heberstreit

(DEBUT)