Thibault Gouti | |
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Born | Thibault Gouti February 27, 1987 Toulouse, France [1] |
Other names | GT [2] |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11 st 1 lb) |
Division |
Lightweight Welterweight |
Reach | 72 in (183 cm) |
Fighting out of | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
Team | Jacksonwink MMA Academy |
Trainer | Abdel Toumi Greg Jackson Mike Winkeljohn |
Years active | 2011–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 23 |
Wins | 17 |
By knockout | 7 |
By submission | 6 |
By decision | 4 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 2 |
By decision | 3 |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Thibault Gouti (born February 27, 1987) is a French mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA. A professional since 2011, he has also competed in the UFC.
Gouti has amassed a record of 11–0 prior signed by UFC with notable win over former UFC fighter Anton Kuivanen. [3]
Gouti was selected as one of the contestants on The Ultimate Fighter 22 in 2015 and he lost during the entry round by split decision. [4]
On February 27, 2016, Gouti faced Teemu Packalen, replacing Łukasz Sajewski, at his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping. [5] He lost the fight in the first round. [6]
His next fight came four months later on June 18, 2016, facing Olivier Aubin-Mercier, at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson. [7] He lost the fight via submission in round three. [8]
Gouti faced Chad Laprise on August 27 at UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit [9] and lost via a technical knocked out. [10]
Gouti was expected to face Dong Hyun Kim on June 11 at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Hunt. [11] However, the bout was cancelled due to fall ill on the day of the fight. [12]
At his third fight in UFC, Gouti was up against Andrew Holbrook on September 2, 2017 [13] and secured his first UFC win at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve. [14]
Gouti faced Sage Northcutt on February 18, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 126. [15] He lost the fight by unanimous decision. [16]
Gouti faced Nasrat Haqparast on October 27, 2018, at UFC Fight Night 138. [17] He lost the fight via unanimous decision. [18] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. [19]
Since his last bout, Gouti was released from his UFC contract. [20]
Gouti faced Mehdi Baghdad for the LTDE Super Lightweight belt on July 2, 2021, at Trophee des Etoiles 15. [21] Gouti won the bout via TKO in the first round. [22]
He then faced Ghiles Oudelha at French Fighting Championship 1 on September 25, 2021. [23] He won the fight via split decision.
He was expected to face Emil Weber Meek at Ares FC 2 on 11 December 2021. [24] Gouti however pulled out of the bout due to injury. [25]
Gouti faced Abner Lloveras on March 12, 2022, at War of Titans 2. He won the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round. [26]
Gouti faced Lewis Long on May 6, 2022, at Bellator 280. [27] He won the bout via unanimous decision. [28]
After the victory, Gouti was signed to a multi-fight deal. [29]
Gouti faced Alfie Davis on October 29, 2022, at Bellator 287. [30] He lost the bout via unanimous decision. [31]
Gouti faced Kane Mousah on May 12, 2023, at Bellator 296. [32] He won the fight via knockout in the second round. [33]
Gouti was a competitive squash player who ranked 191 in the world in 2006. [35] [36]
Gouti's nickname "GT" is his initials spelled backwards. [37]
Gouti earned a bachelor's degree in France. [38]
23 matches | 17 wins | 6 losses |
By knockout | 7 | 1 |
By submission | 6 | 2 |
By decision | 4 | 3 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 17–6 | Kane Mousah | KO (punch) | Bellator 296 | 12 May 2023 | 2 | 3:59 | Paris, France | |
Loss | 16–6 | Alfie Davis | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 287 | 29 October 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Milan, Italy | |
Win | 16–5 | Lewis Long | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 280 | 6 May 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Paris, France | Welterweight bout. |
Win | 15–5 | Abner Lloveras | TKO (punches) | War of Titans 2 | 12 March 2022 | 1 | 2:49 | Madrid, Spain | Catchweight (165 lb) bout. |
Win | 14–5 | Ghiles Oudelha | Decision (split) | French Fighting Championship 1 | 25 September 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Miramas, France | |
Win | 13–5 | Mehdi Baghdad | TKO (punches) | Trophee des Etoiles 15 | 2 July 2021 | 1 | N/A | Aix-en-Provence, France | Won the LTDE Super Lightweight Championship. |
Loss | 12–5 | Nasrat Haqparast | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith | 27 October 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | Fight of the Night. |
Loss | 12–4 | Sage Northcutt | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros | 18 February 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Austin, Texas, United States | |
Win | 12–3 | Andrew Holbrook | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve | 2 September 2017 | 1 | 4:28 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
Loss | 11–3 | Chad Laprise | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit | 27 August 2016 | 1 | 1:36 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |
Loss | 11–2 | Olivier Aubin-Mercier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson | 18 June 2016 | 3 | 2:28 | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
Loss | 11–1 | Teemu Packalén | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping | 27 February 2016 | 1 | 0:24 | London, England | |
Win | 11–0 | Anton Kuivanen | KO (punch) | Cage 33 | 21 November 2015 | 3 | 1:08 | Helsinki, Finland | Won Cage Lightweight Championship |
Win | 10–0 | Mikael Nyyssönen | KO (punches) | Cage 27 | 28 February 2015 | 1 | 0:53 | Helsinki, Finland | Lightweight debut |
Win | 9–0 | Cedric Severac | Submission (anaconda choke) | Gladiator Fighting Arena | 10 May 2014 | 2 | 1:32 | Nimes, France | Won GFA Welterweight Championship |
Win | 8–0 | Ramon Boixader | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:23 | ||||
Win | 7–0 | Jorge Giner | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PFC 6 | 12 April 2014 | 1 | 2:32 | Marseille, France | |
Win | 6–0 | Sofiane Benchohra | Decision (unanimous) | Fightway Challenge 8 | 1 March 2014 | 2 | 5:00 | Marseille, France | |
Win | 5–0 | Baptiste Atcher | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PFC: Challengers 6 | 23 January 2014 | 1 | 1:32 | Marseille, France | |
Win | 4–0 | Mikhail Zapoulaev | Submission (triangle choke) | PFC 5: Clash of the Titans | 27 April 2013 | 1 | 4:13 | Marseille, France | |
Win | 3–0 | Mohamed Bekadar | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Fightway Challenge 7 | 2 March 2013 | 1 | 2:34 | Marseille, France | |
Win | 2–0 | Jeremy Alary | Decision (unanimous) | Fight Impact | 26 January 2013 | 2 | 5:00 | Alzonne, France | |
Win | 1–0 | Damien Velours | Submission (rear-naked choke) | PFC: Challengers 4 | 18 December 2011 | 2 | 1:04 | Marseille, France |