Wilson Gouveia (15-8, 14) was born in Fortaleza Ceará, Brazil on October 3, 1978. At the age of 23 years on November 17, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against Ray Casias, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On August 26, 2006, 27-year old Wilson Gouveia made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral against Wes Combs, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Gouveia's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Wanderson Lima at age 34 on July 28, 2013. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 5 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Wilson Gouveia's best fights have been against Carmelo Marrero, Jason Lambert, Ryan Jensen, Seth Petruzelli, Jason MacDonald, Wes Combs and Jon Fitch. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Wilson Gouveia".
Gouveia has 8 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Wilson Gouveia Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | Jul 28, 2013 34 years, 9 months 15-8 (14) | Wanderson Lima | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
22 | Apr 27, 2012 33 years, 6 months 14-8 (13) | Kyle Keeney | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg kick and punches | |
21 | Jan 27, 2012 33 years, 3 months 13-8 (12) | Dwayne Lewis | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20  | May 7, 2010 31 years, 7 months 12-8 (11) | 28 years, 5 months 12-1 (7) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
19  | Dec 12, 2009 31 years, 2 months 12-7 (11) | 25 years, 7 months 14-6 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
18  | Feb 21, 2009 30 years, 4 months 12-6 (11) | 29 years, 10 months 27-8-2 (19) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | LOSS Knee and punches |
17  | Dec 13, 2008 30 years, 2 months 12-5 (11) | 33 years, 6 months 21-10 (18) | TUF | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to strikes |
16  | Sep 17, 2008 29 years, 11 months 11-5 (10) | 30 years, 11 months 13-4 (13) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
15  | May 24, 2008 29 years, 7 months 10-5 (9) | 24 years, 2 months 7-0 (6) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Jan 19, 2008 29 years, 3 months 10-4 (9) | 30 years, 3 months 23-6 (19) | UFC | 2 | KO | WIN Punch | |
13  | May 26, 2007 28 years, 7 months 9-4 (8) | 26 years, 4 months 6-1 (3) | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
12  | Apr 5, 2007 28 years, 6 months 8-4 (7) | 27 years, 4 months 8-3 (7) | UFC | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
11 | Aug 26, 2006 27 years, 10 months 7-4 (6) | Wes Combs | UFC | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10  | Jun 24, 2006 27 years, 8 months 6-4 (5) | 30 years, 7 months 11-2-1 (8) | TUF | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
9  | Nov 5, 2005 27 years, 1 months 6-3 (5) | 27 years 2-1-1 (1) | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
8 | Jun 12, 2004 25 years, 8 months 5-3 (4) | Mike Delaney | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
7  | Jan 24, 2004 25 years, 3 months 4-3 (3) | 27 years, 7 months 4-4 (3) | KOTC | 2 | KO | LOSS Knee | |
6 | Dec 6, 2003 25 years, 2 months 4-2 (3) | Ron Faircloth | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Jul 19, 2003 24 years, 9 months 3-2 (3) | Ron Faircloth | 1 | TKO | LOSS Corner stoppage | ||
4  | Mar 28, 2003 24 years, 5 months 3-1 (3) | 24 years, 9 months 9-0 (5) | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
3  | Dec 13, 2002 24 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | 24 years, 9 months 3-1 (3) | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | ||
2 | Jun 29, 2002 23 years, 8 months 2-0 (2) | Ahron Davis | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
1 | Nov 17, 2001 23 years, 1 months 1-0 (1) | Ray Casias | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
