Long vs Gouti

Who won Long vs Gouti?

Thibault Gouti beat Lewis Long by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of Bellator 280, on Friday 6th May 2022 at Accor Arena in Paris.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Thibault Gouti.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Long vs Gouti stats

Lewis Long stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Thibault Gouti made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Lewis Long's 5th fight in Bellator, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Thibault Gouti marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Lewis Long's Bellator record stood at 3-2-0, while Thibault Gouti's came in at 2-2-0.

The stats suggested Gouti had an advantage in power over Long, with a 33% knock out percentage over Long's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Long had an advantage over Gouti, with a 63% submission rate over Gouti's 50%.

Lewis Long was the younger man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Long was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years earlier than Gouti, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 46 to Gouti's 44.

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Long's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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