Gegard Mousasi (49-9-2, 40) was born in Tehran, Iran on August 1, 1985. At the age of 17 years on April 27, 2003, he made his professional MMA debut against Daniel Spek, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 6, 2013, 27-year old Gegard Mousasi made his UFC debut on his 39th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi against a 29-year old Ilir Latifi, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Mousasi's last fight was a 5-round unanimous decision loss to Fabian Edwards at Bellator 296 at age 37 on May 12, 2023. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Gegard Mousasi's best fights have been against Renato Sobral, Rafael Carvalho, Ronaldo Souza, Austin Vanderford, Tatsuya Mizuno, Rory MacDonald and John Salter.
Mousasi has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60  | May 12, 2023 37 years, 9 months 49-9-2 (40) | 30 years, 1 months 11-2 (7) | Bellator | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS |
59  | Jun 24, 2022 36 years, 10 months 49-8-2 (40) | 30 years, 6 months 11-0 (6) | Bellator | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost Bellator World middleweight title |
58  | Feb 25, 2022 36 years, 6 months 49-7-2 (40) | 31 years, 11 months 11-0 (6) | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Bellator World middleweight title |
57  | Aug 13, 2021 36 years 48-7-2 (39) | 36 years, 4 months 18-4 (16) | Bellator | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Bellator World middleweight title |
56  | Oct 29, 2020 35 years, 2 months 47-7-2 (38) | 32 years, 9 months 32-7 (25) | Bellator | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Won Bellator World middleweight title |
55  | Sep 28, 2019 34 years, 1 months 46-7-2 (38) | 41 years, 3 months 26-8 (13) | Bellator | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
54  | Jun 22, 2019 33 years, 10 months 45-7-2 (38) | 35 years, 11 months 9-0 (8) | Bellator | MD | 5 | MD | LOSS Lost Bellator World middleweight title |
53  | Sep 29, 2018 33 years, 1 months 45-6-2 (38) | 29 years, 2 months 20-4 (14) | Bellator | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches Defended Bellator World middleweight title |
52  | May 25, 2018 32 years, 9 months 44-6-2 (37) | 31 years, 9 months 15-1 (12) | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Bellator World middleweight title |
51  | Oct 20, 2017 32 years, 2 months 43-6-2 (36) | 33 years, 5 months 57-9 (41) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
50  | Apr 8, 2017 31 years, 8 months 42-6-2 (36) | 32 years, 9 months 13-2 (8) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Knees |
49  | Nov 19, 2016 31 years, 3 months 41-6-2 (35) | 32 years, 3 months 12-7 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
48  | Oct 8, 2016 31 years, 2 months 40-6-2 (34) | 39 years, 6 months 25-12 (21) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
47  | Jul 9, 2016 30 years, 11 months 39-6-2 (33) | 32 years, 6 months 13-3 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
46  | Feb 27, 2016 30 years, 6 months 38-6-2 (32) | 34 years, 5 months 25-5 (16) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
45 | Sep 27, 2015 30 years, 1 months 37-6-2 (32) | 31 years, 1 months 11-5 (9) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Flying knee and punches |
44  | May 16, 2015 29 years, 9 months 37-5-2 (32) | 35 years, 5 months 13-4 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
43  | Jan 24, 2015 29 years, 5 months 36-5-2 (32) | 44 years, 5 months 30-12 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
42  | Sep 5, 2014 29 years, 1 months 35-5-2 (31) | 34 years, 8 months 20-3 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
41  | May 31, 2014 28 years, 9 months 35-4-2 (31) | 36 years, 3 months 13-4 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
40 | Feb 15, 2014 28 years, 6 months 34-4-2 (30) | 35 years, 8 months 20-4 (10) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS |
39  | Apr 6, 2013 27 years, 8 months 34-3-2 (30) | 29 years, 8 months 7-2 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
38  | Jan 12, 2013 27 years, 5 months 33-3-2 (30) | 32 years, 9 months 19-8-1 (15) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
37  | Dec 17, 2011 26 years, 4 months 32-3-2 (29) | 28 years, 8 months 11-4 (8) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
36 | Jul 16, 2011 25 years, 11 months 31-3-2 (29) | Hiroshi Izumi | Dream | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
35  | Apr 9, 2011 25 years, 8 months 30-3-2 (28) | 35 years, 5 months 17-9-1 (10) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
34  | Sep 25, 2010 25 years, 1 months 30-3-1 (28) | 29 years, 3 months 8-5 (7) | Dream | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
33  | Jul 10, 2010 24 years, 11 months 29-3-1 (27) | 25 years, 9 months 13-3 (8) | Dream | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
32  | Apr 17, 2010 24 years, 8 months 28-3-1 (26) | 29 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | Strikeforce | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS Lost Strikeforce light-heavyweight title |
31  | Dec 31, 2009 24 years, 4 months 28-2-1 (26) | 43 years, 11 months 23-19-1 (22) | Dynamite | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
30 | Nov 7, 2009 24 years, 3 months 27-2-1 (25) | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
29  | Aug 15, 2009 24 years 26-2-1 (24) | 33 years, 11 months 35-8 (22) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches Won Strikeforce light-heavyweight title |
28  | May 26, 2009 23 years, 9 months 25-2-1 (23) | 35 years, 2 months 5-5 (3) | Dream | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Straight armbar |
27 | Sep 23, 2008 23 years, 1 months 24-2-1 (22) | 28 years, 9 months 10-1 (8) | Dream | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Upkick |
26  | Sep 23, 2008 23 years, 1 months 23-2-1 (21) | 32 years, 4 months 22-4-1 (21) | Dream | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
25  | Jun 15, 2008 22 years, 10 months 22-2-1 (20) | 35 years, 9 months 4-4 (3) | Dream | MD | 2 | UD | WIN |
24  | Apr 29, 2008 22 years, 8 months 21-2-1 (20) | 30 years, 7 months 29-9-1 (25) | Dream | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke |
23 | Mar 2, 2008 22 years, 7 months 20-2-1 (19) | Steve Mensing | M-1 | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
22  | Feb 1, 2008 22 years, 6 months 19-2-1 (18) | 30 years, 1 months 15-10 (13) | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
21 | Oct 19, 2007 22 years, 2 months 18-2-1 (17) | Damir Mirenic | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20 | Aug 25, 2007 22 years 17-2-1 (16) | Kyacey Uscola | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
19 | Jul 21, 2007 21 years, 11 months 16-2-1 (15) | Alexander Kokoev | M-1 | MD | 3 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
18 | Dec 9, 2006 21 years, 4 months 15-2-1 (14) | Gregory Bouchelaghem | CW | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches Won Cage Warriors middleweight title |
17  | Nov 5, 2006 21 years, 3 months 14-2-1 (13) | 28 years, 9 months 7-1 (5) | Pride | WL | 2 | UD | WIN |
16  | Aug 26, 2006 21 years 13-2-1 (13) | 31 years, 10 months 26-11-7 (12) | Pride | WL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar |
15  | Jun 4, 2006 20 years, 10 months 13-1-1 (13) | 31 years, 5 months 2-2 (0) | Pride | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Broken eye socket |
14 | Apr 11, 2006 20 years, 8 months 12-1-1 (12) | Hidetada Irie | DEEP | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage |
13 | Mar 5, 2006 20 years, 7 months 11-1-1 (11) | Sanjin Kadunc | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
12 | Dec 17, 2005 20 years, 4 months 10-1-1 (10) | Andre Fyeet | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
11 | Dec 2, 2005 20 years, 4 months 9-1-1 (9) | Tsuyoshi Kurihara | DEEP | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Knee and punches |
10 | Oct 9, 2005 20 years, 2 months 8-1-1 (8) | Stefan Klever | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Apr 24, 2005 19 years, 8 months 7-1-1 (7) | Chico Martinez | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8 | Mar 12, 2005 19 years, 7 months 6-1-1 (6) | John Donnelly | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
7 | Feb 28, 2005 19 years, 6 months 5-1-1 (5) | Petras Markevicius | MD | 2 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | |
6 | Feb 5, 2005 19 years, 6 months 5-0-1 (5) | Erik Oganov | M-1 | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
5 | Dec 19, 2004 19 years, 4 months 4-0-1 (4) | Rody Trost | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Sep 11, 2004 19 years, 1 months 3-0-1 (3) | Niko Puhakka | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Nov 15, 2003 18 years, 3 months 2-0-1 (2) | Gilson Ferreira | MD | 2 | UD | DRAW | |
2 | Oct 12, 2003 18 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Xander Nel | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
1 | Apr 27, 2003 17 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Daniel Spek | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
