Gegard Mousasi
Gegard Mousasi (born 1 August 1985) is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently competing in Bellator MMA, where he is the former two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion. He is also the former DREAM Light Heavyweight Champion, former DREAM Middleweight Champion, former Cage Warriors World Middleweight Champion, and the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, thus making Mousasi an overall six-time MMA world champion. At the moment of his departure from the UFC in July 2017, he was #4 in the official UFC middleweight rankings, and he is currently ranked the #12 middleweight MMA fighter in the world by Fight Matrix.
| Gegard Mousasi | |
|---|---|
Gegard Mousasi in 2009, at the weigh-in before the Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event. | |
| Born | August 1, 1985 Tehran, Iran |
| Other names | The Dreamcatcher |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight/Openweight (2009) Light Heavyweight (2009–2013) Middleweight (2003–2008, 2014–present) |
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Team | Sportschool Jurojin Red Devil International Kops Gym |
| Teacher(s) | Chris Dolman Joop Kruis |
| Trainer | Bert Kops Jr. |
| Rank | Black belt in Judo |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 60 |
| Wins | 49 |
| By knockout | 28 |
| By submission | 12 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Amateur boxing record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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