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Karl Amoussou (born November 21, 1985) is a French-German professional
mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorp ...
who most recently competed in the
Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like Muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the ...
division of
Cage Warriors Cage Warriors (CW) is an Irish owned mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. The promotion was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Many MMA stars have made their names under the Cage Warrio ...
, where he is the current Welterweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2006, he has also formerly competed for
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M-1 Global M-1 Global (Mixfight-1) or MMA-1 (Mixed martial arts-1) is a mixed martial arts promotion based in St. Petersburg, Russia which organizes between 10 and 20 competitions per year. It hosted its first major show (rather than co-promoting with othe ...
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Pancrase Pancrase Inc. is a mixed martial arts promotion company founded in Japan in 1993 by professional wrestlers Masakatsu Funaki and Minoru Suzuki. The name was based on pankration, a fighting sport in the Ancient Olympic Games. Suzuki and Funaki pr ...
and
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Background

Amoussou was born in Draguignan, France. His
martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
background is in
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, his older brother Bertrand being a medal-winning judoka for France in the
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as well as the first and only French fighter to win a fight in Pride FC, while Amoussou's Senegalese father was also a successful
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stylist. Before becoming a full-time fighter, Amoussou worked full-time as an undercover agent in his native France, mostly tracking down drug dealers and
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Mixed martial arts career

Amoussou (nicknamed Psycho) is a member of the Team France and Team "Haute Tension". His trainers are one time
PRIDE Fighting Championship PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts even ...
fighter and older brother Bertrand Amoussou. Amoussou was set to headline M-1 Global Presents: Breakthrough against top contender Nick Thompson but his opponent was later changed to journeyman John Doyle due to an injury Thompson suffered during training. Amoussou signed an exclusive four fight contract with top Japanese promotion Dream and North American promotion Strikeforce. He fought in Strikeforce against UFC veteran
Trevor Prangley Trevor Prangley (born 24 August 1972) is a South African mixed martial artist. He has fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, Bellator, Dream, King of the Cage, MFC, the SFL, Shark Fights, and Bodog Fight. He competed in the Middleweight and Light ...
and in Dream against Pride veteran
Kazuhiro Nakamura Kazuhiro Nakamura ( , born July 16, 1979) is a retired Japanese mixed martial artist who competed as a Middleweight in DREAM, and is a former DEEP Middleweight Champion. He fought out of the Yoshida Dojo and also competed in the Pride Fighting ...
. In April 2011, he defeated Nathan Shouteren via decision after a spectacular fight where he showed his "Psycho" style again. In November 2010, he went to
The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...
selections in Las Vegas, but his weight class was not selected.


Bellator Fighting Championships

Amoussou then signed for Bellator and he made his debut on May 21, 2011 against
Sam Alvey Samuel William Alvey (born May 6, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist, who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Alvey has also formerly com ...
at
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, losing via split decision. He rebounded with a TKO victory over Jesus Martinez at
Bellator 59 2011 in Bellator MMA was the fourth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in multiple weight classes, including three of the original tournament classes: Welterweight, Lightweight and Feathe ...
in November 2011. Amoussou then took part in the Welterweight Tournament scheduled to take place in Bellator's sixth season. He was expected to fight War Machine in the opening round of the tournament at
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. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison for an assault in Las Vegas, Nevada and was forced out of the bout and the tournament. Instead, he faced
Chris Lozano Chris Lozano (born September 14, 1982) is an American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter. A professional since 2008, he has fought for Bellator, and was a competitor on Fight Master: Bellator MMA. Background Lozano began wrestling w ...
and won via submission in the first round. In the semifinals at
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, Amoussou faced undefeated
David Rickels David Rickels (born January 5, 1989) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle fighter who is currently competing in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship. A professional since 2010, he is a 23-fight veteran of the Bellat ...
. The bout was back-and-forth with Amoussou on the receiving end of multiple groin shots. In the end, Amoussou won the fight via split decision. Amoussou faced Bryan Baker on July 20, 2012 in the finals at
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. He won the fight via submission in just under a minute, earning $100,000 and a title shot. He faced welterweight champion
Ben Askren Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist and amateur wrestler. Askren was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion, remaining undefeated for over a decade before competing in ...
in Bellator's seventh season in the fall of 2012. He then lost by TKO to Askren for the title. Amoussou next faced promotional newcomer Paul Bradley on October 18, 2013 at
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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Amossou then faced David Gomez on April 18, 2014, at
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. He won fight via split decision, snapping his two fight losing streak. Amoussou faced Fernando Gonzalez at
Bellator 122 2014 in Bellator MMA was the tenth season for Bellator MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion. It began on February 28, 2014 and aired on Spike TV. The season included tournaments for the Heavyweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, Light Heavyweight, ...
on July 25, 2014. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.


Post Bellator

Going 10–2 since leaving Bellator, Amoussou face Abdoul Abdouraguimov on June 25, 2022 at Ares FC 7 for the AFC Welterweight Championship. He lost the bout after the doctor stopped the bout after the first round. Amoussou faced Mickaël Lebout on December 8, 2022 at Ares FC 10, losing the bout via unanimous decision.


Championships and accomplishments

*
Bellator Fighting Championships Bellator MMA (formerly Bellator Fighting Championships) is an American mixed martial arts promotion founded in 2008 and based in Santa Monica, California, owned and operated as a subsidiary of television and media conglomerate Paramount Global. ...
** Bellator Season 6 Welterweight Tournament Championship **2012 Bellator Submission of the Year (against Bryan Baker)


Mixed martial arts record

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Marcello Salazar Marcello Salazar M. Bergo (born March 27, 1981) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist. He is a member of the ''Brazilian Top Team'', and is currently a full-time instructor at Brazilian Top Team-Jacksonville in Jacksonville, Florida. Biogr ...
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Karl Amoussou Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Amoussou, Karl Living people 1985 births French mixed martial artists of Black African descent Middleweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing savate Mixed martial artists utilizing Muay Thai French male judoka French Muay Thai practitioners French savateurs French sportspeople of Senegalese descent Sportspeople from Var (department)