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.

This was Thibault Gouti's 4th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Kane Mousah marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Thibault Gouti's Bellator record stood at 2-2-0, 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, 44 to Mousah's 47.

Gouti vs Mousah form

Kane Mousah had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jakub Kaszuba at PFL Europe 1: 2024 Regular Season on 7th March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Thibault Gouti at Bellator MMA Paris on 12th May 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris.

Going into that contest, he had won against Georgi Karakhanyan at Bellator 285 on 23rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at 3Arena Dublin, Dublin, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been defeated by Davy Gallon at Bellator London on 1st October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at SSE Arena, London, England.

He had lost to Rafael Macedo at Bellator 230 on 12th October 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Allianz Cloud Arena, Milan, Italy.

Activity check

Gouti's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 1 month and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Mousah's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 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.