Wilson Gouveia
| Wilson Gouveia | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 3, 1978 Fortaleza Ceará, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 219 lb (99 kg; 15.6 st) |
| Division |
Heavyweight Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 76.0 in (193 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Coconut Creek, Florida, United States |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Rank | 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Years active | 2001-2013 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 23 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 7 |
| By submission | 7 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Losses | 8 |
| By knockout | 6 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Wilson Gouveia (born October 3, 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. Gouveia formerly fought in the UFC. He is a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team.
Gouveia hails from Fortaleza, Brazil, and fighting out of Coconut Creek, Florida. He defeated Wes Combs at UFC 62, Seth Petruzelli atUFC Fight Night 9 and Carmelo Marrero at UFC 71. In his UFC debut he lost to Keith Jardine by a 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, the fight won "Fight of the night award". Gouveia recently got back on the winning track when he Submitted both Ryan Jensen due to an armbar, and Jason MacDonald due to elbows on the main card on Spike's Ultimate Fighter 8 finale. Wilson lost to Nate Marquardt at UFC 95 via TKO due to strikes.
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