Gegard Mousasi

MiddleweightStriker
9 - 3

12 UFC Fights | 75% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (67%)

Height
6' 2"
Reach
76"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
41
Orthodox

Gegard Mousasi UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Gegard Mousasi is 9-3 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 5 wins by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 49-9-2, 40-6 of it outside the UFC. Mousasi competes at middleweight as an orthodox striker, standing 6'2" with a 76" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Fabian Edwards by unanimous decision in May 2023.

Best attribute: striking defense (fewest significant strikes absorbed per minute) — 97th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (1.4/min).

Gegard Mousasi's UFC win rate is 75% (9 of 12 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Mousasi averages 0.8 takedowns per fight at 53% accuracy and stops 74% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
49-9-2
UFC Record
9-3
Height
6'2"
Reach
76"
Age
41
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Fabian Edwards · Decision (Unanimous) · May 2023

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Gegard Mousasi's Last 5 Fights

Mousasi is 5-0 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Chris Weidman · KO/TKO · R2 3:13 · UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · Apr 2017
  2. Win vs Uriah Hall · KO/TKO · R1 4:37 · UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 2 · Nov 2016
  3. Win vs Vitor Belfort · KO/TKO · R2 2:43 · UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson · Oct 2016
  4. Win vs Thiago Santos · KO/TKO · R1 4:32 · UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · Jul 2016
  5. Win vs Thales Leites · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping · Feb 2016

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.9
+2.8x ratio
Accuracy
50%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.17

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
1.4
0.4x avg
Strike Differential
+2.5
Opp. Accuracy Against
32%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.8
Takedown Accuracy
53%
Takedown Defense
74%
Control Time / Fight
2:20
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.3

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
25% KO
8% Sub
R2
17% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Gegard Mousasi vs Average

Gegard Mousasi lands 15.6 strikes in R1 but 16.7 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Gegard Mousasi's UFC Fight History

12 UFC fights on record (9-3), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WChris WeidmanKO/TKOR2 · 3:13UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 22017-04-08
WUriah HallKO/TKOR1 · 4:37UFC Fight Night: Mousasi vs. Hall 22016-11-19
WVitor BelfortKO/TKOR2 · 2:43UFC 204: Bisping vs. Henderson2016-10-08
WThiago SantosKO/TKOR1 · 4:32UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes2016-07-09
WThales LeitesDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping2016-02-27
LUriah HallKO/TKOR2 · 0:25UFC Fight Night: Barnett vs Nelson2015-09-26
WConstantinos PhilippouDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs Faber2015-05-16
WDan HendersonKO/TKOR1 · 1:10UFC on FOX: Gustafsson vs Johnson2015-01-24
LJacare SouzaSubmissionR3 · 4:30UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi2014-09-05
WMark MunozSubmissionR1 · 3:57UFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi2014-05-31
LLyoto MachidaDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi2014-02-15
WIlir LatifiDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi2013-04-06

How Mousasi Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.9 sig. strikes/min
73rd percentile
Striking accuracy50%
67th percentile
Strikes absorbed1.4/min
97th percentile
Takedowns0.8/fight
48th percentile
Takedown defense74%
74th percentile
Knockdown power0.17/fight
45th percentile

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