# Wilson Gouveia

Wilson Gouveia (born October 3, 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. Gouveia formerly fought in the UFC. He is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team.

## Mixed martial arts career

Gouveia hails from Fortaleza, Brazil, and fights out of Coconut Creek, Florida. 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 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 rescheduled 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.
Gouveia was scheduled to fight James Irvin on August 29, 2009 at UFC 102. However, Irvin was not able to fight due to a knee injury and was replaced by Ed Herman. Wilson was then forced out with a back injury and the bout was scrapped altogether.
Gouveia's latest fight was against Alan Belcher on December 12, 2009 at UFC 107 at a catchweight of 195 lb, which he lost by TKO in the first round. However, the bout was awarded Fight of the Night honors.
Gouveia was released from the UFC following his loss to Belcher. He left the company with a 6–4 record.

### Post-UFC

Wilson was controlled and defeated by Ryan Jimmo on May 7, 2010 at MFC 25 via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–26, 30–26).
After a long layoff, Wilson returned to action against Dwayne Lewis. Throughout the fight, Gouveia attacked the lower part of Lewis' leg with kicks causing Lewis to collapse. Gouveia attempted to end it on the ground with a choke and a kimura before finishing the fight with punches.

## Personal life

Wilson and his wife Fernanda have 4 sons named Wilson Jr, William, Wellison and Wesley Gouveia. Wilson also owns an American Top Team gym, ATT West Pines.

## Championships and accomplishments

* Ultimate Fighting Championship
** Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Seth Petruzelli, Goran Reljić and Alan Belcher
** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Jason Lambert
** Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Ryan Jensen
** UFC.com Awards
*** 2008: Ranked #9 Fight of the Year vs. Goran Reljić

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 23 matches | 15 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 6 |
| By submission | 7 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 2 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 15–8 | Wanderson Lima | TKO (punches) | Combate Brasil 2: Desafio | July 28, 2013 | 2 | 4:16 | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil | Light Heavyweight bout. |
| Win | 14–8 | Kyle Keeney | TKO (leg kick and punches) | Fight Time 9: MMA Explosion | April 27, 2012 | 1 | 0:50 | Ft. Lauderdale, FL, United States | Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 13–8 | Dwayne Lewis | TKO (punches) | MFC 32 | January 27, 2012 | 2 | 3:19 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 12–8 | Ryan Jimmo | Decision (unanimous) | MFC 25 | May 7, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Catchweight (208 lb) bout. |
| Loss | 12–7 | Alan Belcher | TKO (punches) | UFC 107 | December 12, 2009 | 1 | 3:03 | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Catchweight (195 lb) bout; Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 12–6 | Nate Marquardt | TKO (knee and punches) | UFC 95 | Feb 21, 2009 | 3 | 3:10 | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| Win | 12–5 | Jason MacDonald | TKO (submission to strikes) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs Team Mir Finale | Dec 13, 2008 | 1 | 2:18 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (189 lb) bout. |
| Win | 11–5 | Ryan Jensen | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night 15 | Sep 17, 2008 | 2 | 2:04 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States | Submission of the Night. |
| Loss | 10–5 | Goran Reljic | TKO (punches) | UFC 84 | May 24, 2008 | 2 | 3:15 | Nevada, United States | Middleweight debut; Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 10–4 | Jason Lambert | KO (punch) | UFC 80 | January 19, 2008 | 2 | 0:37 | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Knockout of the Night. |
| Win | 9–4 | Carmelo Marrero | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 71 | May 26, 2007 | 1 | 3:06 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 8–4 | Seth Petruzelli | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs. Guillard | April 5, 2007 | 2 | 0:39 | Nevada, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 7–4 | Wes Combs | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral | August 26, 2006 | 1 | 3:23 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 6–4 | Keith Jardine | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale | June 24, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 6–3 | Kazuhiro Hamanaka | KO (punches) | Euphoria: USA vs. Japan | November 5, 2005 | 1 | 0:39 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 5–3 | Mike Delaney | TKO (submission to punches) | FCC 15: Freestyle Combat Challenge 15 | June 12, 2004 | 1 | 3:23 | Racine, Wisconsin, United States | |
| Loss | 4–3 | Rory Singer | KO (knee) | KOTC 32: Bringing Heat | January 24, 2004 | 2 | 4:55 | Miami, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 4–2 | Ron Faircloth | Decision (unanimous) | AFC 6: Absolute Fighting Championships 6 | December 6, 2003 | 3 | 5:00 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 3–2 | Ron Faircloth | TKO (corner stoppage) | AFC 4: Absolute Fighting Championships 4 | July 19, 2003 | 1 | 5:00 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 3–1 | Hirotaka Yokoi | TKO (punches) | HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championships 2 | March 28, 2003 | 3 | 2:26 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Jon Fitch | KO (knee) | HOOKnSHOOT: Absolute Fighting Championships 1 | December 13, 2002 | 1 | 3:38 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Ahron Davis | KO (punch) | WEFC 1: Bring It On | June 29, 2002 | 1 | 0:22 | Marietta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Ray Casias | Submission (armbar) | HOOKnSHOOT: Kings 1 | November 17, 2001 | 1 | 2:59 | Evansville, Indiana, United States | |