John "The Machine" Lober (born February 26, 1968) is an American

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 mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

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 who competes in the Light Heavyweight

Light Heavyweight (MMA)

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 division. He lost his last fight at Cage Wars Championship: Nightmare against Lee McKibbin on November 29th, 2009. Lober holds a notable victory over Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock

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.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|align=center|5–9–4
|Lee McKibbin
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|Cage Wars: Nightmare
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:43
|Belfast

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, Northern Ireland

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|Loss
|align=center|5–8–4
|Rubin Tagle
|KO
|KOTC – Final Chapter
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:10
|California

California

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|Win
|align=center|5–7–4
|Damien Gomez
|TKO
|KOTC – Point of No Return
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:20
|California

California

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, United States

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|Loss
|align=center|4–7–4
|  Marcelo Tigre
|Submission (armbar)
|Extreme Wars 2 – X-1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:37
|Hawaii

Hawaii

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| Draw
|align=center|4–6–4
|  Yoshiki Takahashi
|Draw
|Pancrase – Breakthrough 6
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|align=center|2
|align=center|3:00
|Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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| Draw
|align=center|4–6–3
|  Kengo Watanabe
|Draw
|Pancrase – Advance 12
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|align=center|1
|align=center|15:00
|Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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|Win
|align=center|4–6–2
|Izzy Johnson
|Submission (choke)
|WCNHBC – West Coast NHB Championships 1
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:25
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|Loss
|align=center|3–6–2
|  Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock

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|Submission (strikes)
|UFC Brazil

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|align=center|1
|align=center|7:40
|Brazil

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|For UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
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|Loss
|align=center|3–5–2
|  Joe Pardo
|Decision
|NG 6 – Neutral Grounds 6
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|align=center|1
|align=center|11:00
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|Loss
|align=center|3–4–2
|  Minoru Suzuki

Minoru Suzuki

is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Suzuki was the co-founder of Pancrase, one of the first mixed martial arts organizations in the world. During the 1990s he was known as one of the best fighters in the Pancrase promotion and was the second King of Pancrase world champion...

|Decision (lost points)
|Pancrase – Advance 7
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|align=center|1
|align=center|15:00
|Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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|Loss
|align=center|3–3–2
|  Ryushi Yanagisawa

Ryūshi Yanagisawa

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|TKO (broken ankle)
|Pancrase – Alive 11
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|0:55
|Yokohama

Yokohama

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, Japan

Japan

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| Draw
|align=center|3–2–2
|  Osami Shibuya
|Draw
|Pancrase – Alive 9
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|15:00
|Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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|Loss
|align=center|3–2–1
|  Kiuma Kunioku

Kiuma Kunioku

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|Decision (lost points)
|Pancrase – 1997 Anniversary Show
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|align=center|1
|align=center|10:00
|Tokyo

Tokyo

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, Japan

Japan

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|Loss
|align=center|3–1–1
|  Kevin Jackson

Kevin Jackson

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|Submission
|EF 4 – Extreme Fighting 4
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|align=center|2
|align=center|1:12
|Iowa

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, United States

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|-
|Win
|align=center|3–0–1
|  Frank Shamrock

Frank Shamrock

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|Decision (split)
|SB 3 – SuperBrawl 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|30:00
|Hawaii

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, United States

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|-
| Draw
|align=center|2–0–1
|  Igor Zinoviev

Igor Zinoviev

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|Draw
|EF 3 – Extreme Fighting 3
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Oklahoma

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|-
|Win
|align=center|2–0
|Jamie Faucett
|Submission (heel hook)
|IFC 2 – Mayhem in Mississippi
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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:39
|Mississippi

Mississippi

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|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
|Eric Heberstreit
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|IFC 1 – Kombat in Kiev
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:39
|Ukraine

Ukraine

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