Thibault Gouti (born February 27, 1987) is a French mixed martial artist who competes in the Lightweight division. A professional since 2011, he has also competed in the UFC and for Bellator MMA

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Gouti has amassed a record of 11–0 prior signed by UFC with notable win over former UFC fighter Anton Kuivanen.[3]

The Ultimate Fighter 22

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]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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]

Post UFC

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]

Bellator MMA

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 faced Archie Colgan on May 17, 2024 at Bellator Champions Series 2.[34] At weigh-ins, Gouti came in at 157.7 pounds, 1.7 pounds over the lightweight non-title limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined a percent of his purse which went to his opponent.[35] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[36]

Championships and accomplishments

Personal life

Gouti was a competitive squash player who ranked 191 in the world in 2006.[38][39]

Gouti's nickname "GT" is his initials spelled backwards.[40]

Gouti earned a bachelor's degree in France.[41]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
24 matches 17 wins 7 losses
By knockout 7 1
By submission 6 2
By decision 4 4
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 17–7 Archie Colgan Decision (unanimous) Bellator Champions Series 2 17 May 2024 3 5:00 Paris, France Catchweight (157.7 lb) bout; Gouti missed weight.
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

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See also

References

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