Thibault Gouti


Thibault Gouti is a French mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Lightweight division in the UFC.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Gouti was amassed a record of 11-0 prior signed by UFC with notable win over former UFC fighter Anton Kuivanen.

The Ultimate Fighter 22

Gouti was selected as one of the contestants on in 2015 and he lost during the entry round by split decision.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

On February 27, 2016, Gouti faced Teemu Packalen, replacing Łukasz Sajewski, at his UFC debut at. He lost the fight in the first round.
His next fight came four months later on June 18, 2016, facing Olivier Aubin-Mercier, at. He lost the fight via submission in round three.
Gouti faced Chad Laprise on August 27 at and lost via a technical knocked out.
Gouti was expected to face Dong Hyun Kim on June 11 at. However, the bout was cancelled due to fall ill on the day of the fight.
At his third fight in UFC, Gouti was up against Andrew Holbrook on September 2, 2017 and secured his first UFC win at.
Gouti faced Sage Northcutt on February 18, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 126. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Gouti faced Nasrat Haqparast on October 27, 2018 at UFC Fight Night 138. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.
On August 27, 2019, it was reported that Gouti received a six month suspension from USADA for testing positive for ostarine and its metabolite di-hydroxy-LGD-4033, and GW1516 metabolites GW1516 sulfoxide and GW1516 sulfone. His suspended retroactive from April 15, 2019 and he is eligible to fight again on October 25, 2019.

Championships and accomplishments

Gouti was a competitive squash player who ranked 191 in the world in 2006.
Gouti's nickname "GT" is his initials spelled backwards.
Gouti earned a bachelor degree in France.
In September of 2017, Gouti was arrested for Battery of a Household Member. He spent 18 days in jail. The case was later dismissed without prejudice.

Mixed martial arts record