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Thibault Gouti

16-7-0 UFC 1-5-0
Hard To Take Down Positional Grappler Gets Dropped Submission-Vulnerable
5'10"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
39Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
8:09Avg fight

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 33.8 of 100 Accuracy — Weak, rated 6.7 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 12.2 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 9.0 of 100 Wrestling — Below avg, rated 26.5 of 100 TD Defense — Above avg, rated 71.5 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 40.5 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 41.6 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. TD Defense Above avg 72
  2. Control Below avg 42
  3. Grappling Below avg 40
  4. Striking Below avg 34
  5. Wrestling Below avg 26
  6. Striking D Weak 12
  7. Durability Weak 9
  8. Accuracy Weak 7

Built on 48 minutes of tracked cage time across 6 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Hard To Take Down above avg td defense — rates 72 of 100 among UFC veterans
Positional Grappler below avg control — rates 42 of 100 among UFC veterans
Gets Dropped knocked down 4 times in 48 minutes of cage time
Submission-Vulnerable 2 of 5 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.68
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.64
Striking accuracy34.5%
Striking defense50.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.31
Takedowns / 15 min1.23
Takedown accuracy80.0%
Takedown defense83.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.31
Control time14.6%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-3

Insider info

1 analyst read · 138 MMA · our paraphrase, never his words
Alfie Davis favored — picked against Thibault Gouti lean Bellator 287 · October 25, 2022

The analyst leans toward Davis in what's described as a genuinely close fight, largely due to Davis's kicking arsenal.

Gouti, at 35, holds a small reach edge and leans slightly more on grappling than his opponent, working behind a high guard with clean, direct punches and effective leg kicks while advancing methodically. Against a kicker like Davis, though, that steady forward march is viewed as a risk, since it invites the kind of head and body kicks that have produced highlight-reel finishes for his opponent before. Both are true strikers who want the fight standing, making this a competitive, closely contested matchup rather than a mismatch, with the analyst giving a modest but real edge to the other side.

Strengthslight reach advantage
Strengthclean, straight punching
Strengtheffective leg kicks
Strengthgrapples a bit more than his opponent
Weaknessadvances predictably/methodically, which can be exploited by a good kicker

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 6 fights · green = win
February 27, 2016 vs Teemu Packalen — 0.0/min (L) — only 0.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Feb '16 June 18, 2016 vs Olivier Aubin-Mercier — 2.33/min (L) Jun '16 August 27, 2016 vs Chad Laprise — 2.5/min (L) — only 1.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '16 September 2, 2017 vs Andrew Holbrook — 9.18/min (W) — only 4.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '17 February 18, 2018 vs Sage Northcutt — 1.87/min (L) Feb '18 October 27, 2018 vs Nasrat Haqparast — 5.2/min (L) Oct '18

Fight history

6 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Nasrat Haqparast 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · October 27, 2018
78/284Sig. strikes
124/256Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Sage Northcutt 9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs. Medeiros · February 18, 2018
28/66Sig. strikes
63/138Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
6:11Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Andrew Holbrook 12-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:28 — UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve · September 2, 2017
41/86Sig. strikes
22/54Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:30Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Chad Laprise 10-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:36 — UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit · August 27, 2016
4/16Sig. strikes
17/35Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Olivier Aubin-Mercier 7-2 walk-in Submission · R3 2:28 — UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Thompson · June 18, 2016
29/69Sig. strikes
44/61Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Teemu Packalen 7-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:24 — UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · February 27, 2016
0/1Sig. strikes
6/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
16-7-0Pro record
Jacksonwink MMA AcademyGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6
Submission 6
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 2
Decision 4
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 6
PFC 4
Bellator 3
Cage 2
Fightway Challenge 2
Bellator Champions Series 1
War of Titans 1
French Fighting Championship 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 23 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Archie Colgan Decision (unanimous) Bellator Champions Series 2
May 17, 2024
Bellator Champions Series 3 5:00
W Kane Mousah KO (punch) Bellator 296
May 12, 2023
Bellator 2 3:59
L Alfie Davis Decision (unanimous) Bellator 287
October 29, 2022
Bellator 3 5:00
W Lewis Long Decision (unanimous) Bellator 280
May 6, 2022
Bellator 3 5:00
W Abner Lloveras TKO (punches) War of Titans 2
March 12, 2022
War of Titans 1 2:49
W Ghiles Oudelha Decision (split) French Fighting Championship 1
September 25, 2021
French Fighting Championship 3 5:00
W Mehdi Baghdad TKO (punches) Trophee des Etoiles 15
July 2, 2021
Trophee des Etoiles 1 —
L Nasrat Haqparast Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Volkan vs. Smith
October 27, 2018
UFC 3 5:00
L Sage Northcutt Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Medeiros
February 18, 2018
UFC 3 5:00
W Andrew Holbrook TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Struve
September 2, 2017
UFC 1 4:28
L Chad Laprise TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit
August 27, 2016
UFC 1 1:36
L Olivier Aubin-Mercier Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Thompson
June 18, 2016
UFC 3 2:28
L Teemu Packalén Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Bisping
February 27, 2016
UFC 1 0:24
W Anton Kuivanen KO (punch) Cage 33
November 21, 2015
Cage 3 1:08
W Mikael Nyyssönen KO (punches) Cage 27
February 28, 2015
Cage 1 0:53
W Cedric Severac Submission (anaconda choke) Gladiator Fighting Arena
May 10, 2014
Gladiator Fighting Arena 2 1:32
W Jorge Giner Submission (rear-naked choke) PFC 6
April 12, 2014
PFC 1 2:32
W Sofiane Benchohra Decision (unanimous) Fightway Challenge 8
March 1, 2014
Fightway Challenge 2 5:00
W Baptiste Atcher Submission (rear-naked choke) PFC: Challengers 6
January 23, 2014
PFC 1 1:32
W Mikhail Zapoulaev Submission (triangle choke) PFC 5: Clash of the Titans
April 27, 2013
PFC 1 4:13
W Mohamed Bekadar Submission (rear-naked choke) Fightway Challenge 7
March 2, 2013
Fightway Challenge 1 2:34
W Jeremy Alary Decision (unanimous) Fight Impact
January 26, 2013
Fight Impact 2 5:00
W Damien Velours Submission (rear-naked choke) PFC: Challengers 4
December 18, 2011
PFC 2 1:04

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Thibault Gouti) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 196 qualified Lightweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.7 avg 3.5
Strikes absorbed /min 5.6 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 34.5% avg 43.9%
Striking defense 50.3% avg 55.7%
Takedowns /15 min 1.2 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 80.0% avg 38.0%
Takedown defense 83.3% avg 61.4%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.3 avg 0.6
Control time 14.6% avg 21.2%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 50.7%