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Wilson Gouveia (October 3, 1978) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist.
At 6 ft 1 in and 205 lb, Gouveia fights as a light heavyweight in the UFC. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team.
Hailing from Fortaleza, Brazil and fighting out of Coconut Creek, Florida, he sports a record of 10 wins and 5 losses with half of his wins coming via submission. Goeveia has a 4-2 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 Goran Reljic knocked out Gouveia in the second round.
[edit] Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown |
|
| 15 matches |
10 wins |
5 losses |
| By knockout |
4 |
4 |
| By submission |
5 |
0 |
| By decision |
1 |
1 |
| Result |
Record |
Opponent |
Method |
Event |
Date |
Round |
Time |
Location |
| Loss |
10-5 |
 Goran Reljic |
TKO (Strikes) |
UFC 84 - Ill Will |
02008-05-24 24 May 2008 |
2 |
3:15 |
 Nevada, United States |
| Win |
10-4 |
Jason Lambert |
KO (Punch) |
UFC 80 - Rapid Fire |
02008-01-19 19 January 2008 |
2 |
0:37 |
 Newcastle, England |
| Win |
9-4 |
Carmelo Marrero |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
UFC 71 - Liddell vs. Jackson |
02007-05-26 26 May 2007 |
1 |
3:06 |
Nevada, United States |
| Win |
8-4 |
Seth Petruzelli |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) |
UFC - Fight Night 9 |
02007-04-05 5 April 2007 |
2 |
0:39 |
Nevada, United States |
| Win |
7-4 |
Wes Combs |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) |
UFC 62 - Liddell vs Sobral |
02006-08-26 26 August 2006 |
1 |
3:23 |
Nevada, United States |
| Loss |
6-4 |
Keith Jardine |
Decision (Unanimous) |
UFC - Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale |
02006-06-24 24 June 2006 |
3 |
5:00 |
Nevada, United States |
| Win |
6-3 |
 Kazuhiro Hamanaka |
KO |
Euphoria - USA vs. Japan |
02005-11-05 5 November 2005 |
1 |
0:39 |
New Jersey, United States |
| Win |
5-3 |
Mike Delaney |
Submission (Strikes) |
FCC 15 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 15 |
02004-06-12 12 June 2004 |
1 |
3:23 |
Wisconsin, United States |
| Loss |
4-3 |
Rory Singer |
KO (Knee) |
KOTC 32 - Bringing Heat |
02004-01-24 24 January 2004 |
2 |
4:55 |
Florida, United States |
| Win |
4-2 |
Ron Faircloth |
Decision |
AFC 6 - Absolute Fighting Championships 6 |
02003-12-06 6 December 2003 |
3 |
5:00 |
Florida, United States |
| Loss |
3-2 |
Ron Faircloth |
TKO (Corner Stoppage) |
AFC 4 - Absolute Fighting Championships 4 |
02003-07-19 19 July 2003 |
1 |
5:00 |
Florida, United States |
| Loss |
3-1 |
Hirotaka Yokoi |
TKO (Punches) |
HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 2 |
02003-03-28 28 March 2003 |
3 |
2:26 |
Florida, United States |
| Win |
3-0 |
Jon Fitch |
TKO (Knee) |
HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 1 |
02002-12-13 13 December 2002 |
1 |
3:38 |
Florida, United States |
| Win |
2-0 |
Ahron Davis |
KO |
WEFC 1 - Bring It On |
02002-06-29 29 June 2002 |
1 |
0:22 |
Georgia, United States |
| Win |
1-0 |
Ray Casias |
Submission (Armbar) |
HOOKnSHOOT - Kings 1 |
02001-11-17 17 November 2001 |
1 |
2:59 |
Indiana, United States |
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