Wilson Gouveia

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Wilson Gouveia
Statistics
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Reach 76 in (190 cm)
Nationality Flag of Brazil Brazilian
Born October 3, 1978 (1978-10-03) (age 30)
Fighting out of Coconut Creek, Florida
Town of birth Fortaleza, Brazil
Team/Association American Top Team
Primary fighting style Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 12
  By knockout 4
  By submission 7
Losses 6
Draws 0
No contests 0

Wilson Gouveia (October 3, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist.

At 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) and 185 lb (84 kg), Gouveia fights as a middleweight in the UFC. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team.

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[edit] Mixed martial arts career

Hailing from Fortaleza, Brazil and fighting out of Coconut Creek, Florida, he sports a record of 12 wins and 6 losses with half of his wins coming via submission. Gouveia has a 5-2 record inside the octagon with three of his wins coming by submission. He defeated Wes Combs at UFC 62, Seth Petruzelli at UFC Fight Night 9 and Carmelo Marrero at UFC 71. In his UFC debut he lost to Keith Jardine by unanimous decision at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale. He was also scheduled to fight Alessio Sakara at UFC 65 but Gouveia withdrew from the card. He was next scheduled to fight Jason Lambert at UFC 76 but had to withdraw due to a broken nose. The fight was re-scheduled for UFC 80, where Wilson Gouveia KO'd Lambert by a devastating left hook. Wilson Gouveia was then on a 4-win streak in the UFC, which was ended by Goran Reljic at UFC 84 when Reljic TKO'd Gouveia in the second round. Gouveia recently got back on the winning track when he Submitted Jason MacDonald due to strikes on the main card on Spike's Ultimate Fighter 8 finale. Wilson lost to Nate Marquardt at UFC 95 via TKO due to strikes. Gouveia is scheduled to fight James Irvin at UFC 102.

[edit] Personal life

Wilson and his wife Fernanda have a son named Wilson Jr. [1]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location
Flag of the United States James Irvin UFC 102 02009-08-29 August 29, 2009 Flag of the United States Portland, Oregon
Loss 12-6 Flag of the United States Nate Marquardt TKO (Punches) UFC 95 - Sanchez vs. Stevenson 02009-02-21 February 21, 2009 3 3:10 Flag of the United Kingdom London, England
Win 12-5 Flag of Canada Jason MacDonald Submission (Punches) TUF 8 Finale 02008-12-13 December 13, 2008 1 2:18 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 11-5 Flag of the United States Ryan Jensen Submission (Armbar) UFC Fight Night 15 02008-09-17 September 17, 2008 2 2:04 Flag of the United States Omaha, Nebraska
Loss 10-5 Flag of Croatia Goran Reljic TKO (Punches) UFC 84 - Ill Will 02008-05-24 May 24, 2008 2 3:15 Flag of the United States Nevada, United States
Win 10-4 Flag of the United States Jason Lambert KO (Punch) UFC 80 - Rapid Fire 02008-01-19 January 19, 2008 2 0:37 Flag of the United Kingdom Newcastle, England
Win 9-4 Flag of the United States Carmelo Marrero Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC 71 - Liddell vs. Jackson 02007-05-26 May 26, 2007 1 3:06 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 8-4 Flag of the United States Seth Petruzelli Submission (Guillotine Choke) UFC Fight Night 9 02007-04-05 April 5, 2007 2 0:39 Flag of the United States Nevada, United States
Win 7-4 Flag of the United States Wes Combs Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 62 - Liddell vs Sobral 02006-08-26 August 26, 2006 1 3:23 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Loss 6-4 Flag of the United States Keith Jardine Decision (Unanimous) UFC Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale 02006-06-24 June 24, 2006 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 6-3 Flag of Japan Kazuhiro Hamanaka KO (Punches) Euphoria - USA vs. Japan 02005-11-05 November 5, 2005 1 0:39 Flag of the United States Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win 5-3 Flag of the United States Mike Delaney Submission (Strikes) FCC 15 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 15 02004-06-12 June 12, 2004 1 3:23 Flag of the United States Racine, Wisconsin
Loss 4-3 Flag of the United States Rory Singer KO (Knee) KOTC 32 - Bringing Heat 02004-01-24 January 24, 2004 2 4:55 Flag of the United States Miami, Florida
Win 4-2 Flag of the United States Ron Faircloth Decision (Unanimous) AFC 6 - Absolute Fighting Championships 6 02003-12-06 December 6, 2003 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Loss 3-2 Flag of the United States Ron Faircloth TKO (Corner Stoppage) AFC 4 - Absolute Fighting Championships 4 02003-07-19 July 19, 2003 1 5:00 Flag of the United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Loss 3-1 Flag of Japan Hirotaka Yokoi TKO (Punches) HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 2 02003-03-28 March 28, 2003 3 2:26 Flag of the United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Win 3-0 Flag of the United States Jon Fitch KO (Knee) HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 1 02002-12-13 December 13, 2002 1 3:38 Flag of the United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Win 2-0 Ahron Davis KO WEFC 1 - Bring It On 02002-06-29 June 29, 2002 1 0:22 Flag of the United States Marietta, Georgia
Win 1-0 Ray Casias Submission (Armbar) HOOKnSHOOT - Kings 1 02001-11-17 November 17, 2001 1 2:59 Flag of the United States Evansville, Indiana

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Winner of Four in a Row, Wilson Gouveia Makes His Move". UFC.com. 2008-05-21. http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=news.Detail&gid=11869. Retrieved on 2009-02-21. 

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