Gouti vs Mousah

Who won Gouti vs Mousah?

Thibault Gouti beat Kane Mousah by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of Bellator MMA Paris, on Friday 12th May 2023 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Gouti vs Mousah stats

Thibault Gouti stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Kane Mousah made his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Thibault Gouti's Bellator record stood at 2-1-0, while Kane Mousah's came in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggested Gouti had a slight advantage in power over Mousah, with a 38% knock out percentage over Mousah's 36%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gouti had a massive advantage over Mousah, boasting a 38% submission rate over Mousah's 7%.

Thibault Gouti was the older man by 37 years, at 37 years old.

Gouti had a height advantage of 2 inches over Mousah. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Gouti was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 3 years and 5 months later than Mousah, whose first professional fight was in 2008. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 41 to Mousah's 44.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Kane Mousah had been fighting more than Thibault Gouti.

Going to this contest, Thibault Gouti had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 26 days ago, while Kane Mousah's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 1 day ago.

Gouti's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 2 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Mousah's last 3 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Gouti vs Mousah?

Thibault Gouti was a 3/4 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Kane Mousah made his way into the ring at 49/50 (-100) with oddsmakers.