Wilson Gouveia

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fightingfrom=Coconut Creek, Florida
hometown= Fortaleza, Brazil
fightteam= American Top Team
fightstyle=
wins=11
losses=5
draws=0
ko=4
submissions=5
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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 11 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 Reljic TKO'd Gouveia in the second round.

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Mixed martial arts record

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wins=11
losses=5
ko-wins=4
ko-losses=4
sub-wins=6
sub-losses=0
dec-wins=1
dec-losses=1

External links

* [http://www.ufc.com/index.cfm?fa=fighter.detail&pid=449 Gouveia's profile on UFC.com]
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