Wilson Gouveia

Light HeavyweightSubmission Artist
6 - 4

10 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (100%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
76"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
47
Orthodox

Wilson Gouveia UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Wilson Gouveia is 6-4 in the UFC across 10 fights, with 2 wins by knockout and 4 by submission. The full pro MMA record is 14-8, 8-4 of it outside the UFC. Gouveia competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox submission artist, standing 6'1" with a 76" reach at 47 years old. The last bout was a win over Kyle Keeney by knockout in Apr 2012.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 76th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (0.40/fight).

Wilson Gouveia's UFC win rate is 60% (6 of 10 fights), and 100% of those wins came by finish. Gouveia averages 0.4 takedowns per fight at 67% accuracy and stops 58% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
14-8
UFC Record
6-4
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Age
47
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Kyle Keeney · TKO (Leg Kick and Punches) · Apr 2012

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

Wilson Gouveia's Last 5 Fights

Gouveia is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Alan Belcher · KO/TKO · R1 3:03 · UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez · Dec 2009
  2. Loss vs Nate Marquardt · KO/TKO · R3 3:10 · UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson · Feb 2009
  3. Win vs Jason MacDonald · KO/TKO · R1 2:18 · The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale · Dec 2008
  4. Win vs Ryan Jensen · Submission · R2 2:04 · UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer · Sep 2008
  5. Loss vs Goran Reljic · KO/TKO · R2 3:15 · UFC 84: Ill Will · May 2008

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
3.0
Accuracy
40%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.40

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.1
Strike Differential
+-1.0
Opp. Accuracy Against
44%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.4
Takedown Accuracy
67%
Takedown Defense
58%
Control Time / Fight
0:47
Sub Attempts / Fight
1.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
10% KO
20% Sub
R2
10% KO
20% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Wilson Gouveia vs Average

Wilson Gouveia's UFC Fight History

10 UFC fights on record (6-4), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LAlan BelcherKO/TKOR1 · 3:03UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12
LNate MarquardtKO/TKOR3 · 3:10UFC 95: Sanchez vs Stevenson2009-02-21
WJason MacDonaldKO/TKOR1 · 2:18The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale2008-12-13
WRyan JensenSubmissionR2 · 2:04UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer2008-09-17
LGoran ReljicKO/TKOR2 · 3:15UFC 84: Ill Will2008-05-24
WJason LambertKO/TKOR2 · 0:37UFC 80: Rapid Fire2008-01-19
WCarmelo MarreroSubmissionR1 · 3:06UFC 71: Liddell vs Jackson2007-05-26
WSeth PetruzelliSubmissionR2 · 0:39UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard2007-04-05
WWes CombsSubmissionR1 · 3:23UFC 62: Liddell vs Sobral2006-08-26
LKeith JardineDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Ortiz vs. Team Shamrock Finale2006-06-24

How Gouveia Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume3.0 sig. strikes/min
41st percentile
Striking accuracy40%
20th percentile
Strikes absorbed4.1/min
34th percentile
Takedowns0.4/fight
43rd percentile
Takedown defense58%
38th percentile
Knockdown power0.40/fight
76th percentile

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