| Gegard Mousasi | |
|---|---|
 Gegard Mousasi in 2009, at the weigh-in before the Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg event. | |
| Born | August 1, 1985 Tehran, Iran |
| Other names | The Dreamcatcher |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight/Openweight (2009) Light Heavyweight (2009–2013) Middleweight (2003–2008, 2014–present) |
| Reach | 76 in (193 cm)[1] |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Leiden, Netherlands |
| Team | Sportschool Jurojin Red Devil International[2] Kops Gym[3] |
| Teacher(s) | Chris Dolman Joop Kruis |
| Trainer | Bert Kops Jr. |
| Rank | Black belt in Judo[4] |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 8 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 60 |
| Wins | 49 |
| By knockout | 28 |
| By submission | 12 |
| By decision | 9 |
| Losses | 9 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Draws | 2 |
| Amateur boxing record | |
| Total | 13 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 9 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Gegard Mousasi (born 1 August 1985) is a Dutch mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Mousasi most recently competed in Bellator MMA, where he is the former two-time Bellator Middleweight Champion.[5] He is also the former DREAM Light Heavyweight Champion, former DREAM Middleweight Champion, former Cage Warriors World Middleweight Champion, and the former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, thus making Mousasi an overall six-time MMA world champion. At the moment of his departure from the UFC in July 2017, he was #4 in the official UFC middleweight rankings,[5] and he is currently ranked the #12 middleweight MMA fighter in the world by Fight Matrix.[6]
- ^ "Fight Card - UFC Fight Night Barnett vs. Nelson". UFC.com. Archived from the original on 2015-10-09. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
- ^ "FightCenter - Gegard 'The Dreamcatcher' Mousasi". tapology.com.
- ^ "VIDEO: Gegard Mousasi back in training bij Kops Gym!". Vechtsport Info. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ Michael Drahota (February 14, 2014). "UFC Fight Night 36 card: Lyoto Machida vs. Gegard Mousasi fight preview". MMAmania.com.
- ^ a b "Gegard Mousasi departs UFC for Bellator". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "MMA Middleweight Rankings".