At 6 ft 1 in and 205 lb, Gouveia fights as a light heavyweight in the UFC. He holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a member of American Top Team.
Hailing from Fortaleza, Brazil and fighting out of Coconut Creek, Florida, he sports a record of 9 wins and 4 losses with half of his wins coming via submission. Goeveia has a 3-1 record inside the octagon with all three of his wins coming by submission. He defeated Wes Combs at UFC 62, Seth Petruzelli at UFC Fight Night 9 and Carmelo Marrero at UFC 71. In his UFC debut he lost to Keith Jardine by unanimous decision at The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale. He was also scheduled to fight Alessio Sakara at UFC 65 but Gouveia withdrew from the card. He was next scheduled to fight Jason Lambert at UFC 76 but had to withdraw to a broken nose. The fight was re-scheduled for UFC 80, where Wilson Gouveia KO'd Lambert by a devastating left hook. Wilson Gouveia now has a 4-win streak in UFC.
| 10-4-0 (wins-losses-draws) | |||||||
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jason Lambert | KO (Left Hook) | UFC 80: Rapid Fire | 01/19/2008 | 2 | 0:37 | |
| Win | Carmelo Marrero | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC 71: Liddell vs. Jackson | 05/26/2007 | 1 | 3:06 | |
| Win | Seth Petruzelli | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC Fight Night 9 | 04/5/2007 | 2 | 0:39 | |
| Win | Wes Combs | Submission (Rear naked Choke) | UFC 62: Liddell vs. Sobral | 08/26/2006 | 1 | 3:23 | |
| Win | Kazuhiro Hamanaka | KO | Euphoria - USA vs. Japan | 11/5/2005 | 1 | 0:39 | |
| Win | Mike Delaney | Submission (Strikes) | FCC 15 - Freestyle Combat Challenge 15 | 06/12/2004 | 1 | 3:23 | |
| Win | Ron Faircloth | Decision | AFC 6 - Absolute Fighting Championships 6 | 12/6/2003 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Jon Fitch | TKO (Knee) | HOOKnSHOOT - Absolute Fighting Championships 1 | 12/13/2002 | 1 | 3:38 | |
| Win | Ahron Davis | KO | WEFC 1 - Bring It On | 06/29/2002 | 1 | 0:22 | |
| Win | Ray Casias | Submission (Armbar) | HOOKnSHOOT - Kings 1 | 11/17/2001 | 1 | 2:59 | |