Karl Amoussou
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Karl Amoussou is a French
professional mixed martial artist
. Amoussou is a M-1 Global
, Dream
and Strikeforce
veteran and has fought for Cage Warriors
.
and Jean-Marie Mechet.
In November 2010 he went to The Ultimate Fighter selections in Las Vegas but his weightclass was not selected.
Karl 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. Karl recently signed an exclusive 4 fight contract with top Japan
ese promotion Dream and North American
promotion Strikeforce
.
Karl's last fights were in Strikeforce against UFC veteran Trevor Prangley and in Dream against Pride Veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura.
His last win was against Dutch Nathan Shouteren via decision after a spectacular fight were he showed his "Psycho" style again
MMAJunkie confirmed that Amoussou has been signed by Bellator and he made his debut on May 21st against Sam Alvey at Bellator 45, losing via split decision.
|Win
| align=center|13-4-2
| Jesus Martinez
| TKO (punches)
| Bellator 59
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:20
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
, United States
|Fought at 175 pound catchweight
|-
|Loss
|align=center|12-4-2
| Sam Alvey
| Decision (split)
|Bellator 45
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Lake Charles, Louisiana
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-3-2
| Nathan Schouteren
| Decision (split)
| Pancrase Fighting Championship 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Marseille
, France
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-3-2
| Kazuhiro Nakamura
| Decision (unanimous)
| Dream 15
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Saitama, Saitama
, Japan
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|11-2-2
| Trevor Prangley
| Technical Draw (accidental thumb to Amoussou's eye)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:14
|San Jose, California
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|11-2-1
| John Doyle
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:15
|Kansas City, Missouri
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-2-1
| Kazuhiro Hamanaka
| KO (flying knee)
| M-1 Challenge 14: Japan
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:23
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-2-1
| Gregory Babene
| Submission (armbar)
| 100 Percent Fight 1
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|3:05
|Paris
, France
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|8-2-1
| Lucio Linhares
| TKO (punches)
| M-1 Challenge 10: Finland
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:52
|Helsinki
, Finland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-1-1
| Min Suk Heo
| Decision (split)
| M-1 Challenge 8: USA
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Kansas City, Missouri
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-1-1
| Mike Dolce
| TKO (kick to the body)
| M-1 Challenge 5: Japan
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|0:41
|Tokyo
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-1-1
| Dmitry Samoilov
| KO (head kick)
| M-1: Slamm
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:18
|Flevoland
, Netherlands
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|5-1-1
| Arman Gambaryan
| Decision
| M-1 MFC: Battle on the Neva
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Saint Petersburg
, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0-1
| Mark O'Toole
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| CWFC: Enter The Rough House 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:38
|Nottingham
, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0-1
| Alexander Yakovlev
| Submission (armbar)
| M-1 MFC: International Mix Fight
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:44
|Saint Petersburg
, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0-1
| Brian Maulany
| Submission
| Kickboxing Gala Free-Fight
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Beverwijk
, Holland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0-1
| Lee Chadwick
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| CWFC: Showdown
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:31
|Sheffield
, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0-1
| Colin McKee
| Submission (triangle choke)
| 2H2H: Road to Japan
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:35
|Amsterdam
, Netherlands
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|0-0-1
| Marcello Salazar
| Decision
| Championnat D'Europe
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Geneva
, Switzerland
|
|-
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!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Entrance Music
|-
| M-1: Slamm
|Firestarter - The Prodigy
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
professional mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
. Amoussou is a M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
, Dream
DREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
and Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
veteran and has fought for Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors
Cage Warriors Fighting Championship or CWFC is a mixed martial arts promotion, based in London, England. Cage Warriors was established in 2001 and staged its first MMA event in London in July, 2002. Warrior Promotions, the organisation behind CWFC, is a UK management agency for MMA fighters...
.
MMA career
Karl (nicknamed Psycho) is a member of the Team France and Team "Haute Tension", his trainers are one time PRIDE Fighting Championship fighter and older brother Bertrand Amoussou-GuenouBertrand Amoussou-Guenou
Bertrand Amoussou-Guenou is a retired French mixed martial artist and judoka. He is a trainer for his younger brother Karl of Team Amoussou and, following offical recognition of mixed martial arts in France, became the president of the national sanctioning body in January 2008.-Life and...
and Jean-Marie Mechet.
In November 2010 he went to The Ultimate Fighter selections in Las Vegas but his weightclass was not selected.
Karl was set to headline M-1 Global Presents: Breakthrough
M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough
M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough was a mixed martial arts event promoted by M-1 Global on August 28, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas. The event aired live on HDNet. The main event featured Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal taking on Mark Kerr. The card also featured an exhibition match between Fedor...
against top contender Nick Thompson
Nick Thompson
Nicholas Delton Thompson is a retired American mixed martial artist. He retired with a professional mixed martial arts record of 38-14-1. He has fought professionally on both the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bodog Fight shows...
but his opponent was later changed to journeyman John Doyle due to an injury Thompson suffered during training. Karl recently signed an exclusive 4 fight contract with top Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese promotion Dream and North American
North American
North American generally refers to an entity, people, group, or attribute of North America, especially of the United States and Canada together.-Culture:*North American English, a collective term used to describe American English and Canadian English...
promotion Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
.
Karl's last fights were in Strikeforce against UFC veteran Trevor Prangley and in Dream against Pride Veteran Kazuhiro Nakamura.
His last win was against Dutch Nathan Shouteren via decision after a spectacular fight were he showed his "Psycho" style again
MMAJunkie confirmed that Amoussou has been signed by Bellator and he made his debut on May 21st against Sam Alvey at Bellator 45, losing via split decision.
Mixed martial arts record
|-|Win
| align=center|13-4-2
| Jesus Martinez
| TKO (punches)
| Bellator 59
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:20
|Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, United States
|Fought at 175 pound catchweight
|-
|Loss
|align=center|12-4-2
| Sam Alvey
| Decision (split)
|Bellator 45
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Lake Charles is the fifth-largest incorporated city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, located on Lake Charles, Prien Lake, and the Calcasieu River. Located in Calcasieu Parish, a major cultural, industrial, and educational center in the southwest region of the state, and one of the most important in...
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|12-3-2
| Nathan Schouteren
| Decision (split)
| Pancrase Fighting Championship 3
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
, France
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|11-3-2
| Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazuhiro Nakamura is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing as a middleweight in DREAM. His primary style is judo, in which he holds a 3rd dan black belt under Hidehiko Yoshida...
| Decision (unanimous)
| Dream 15
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Saitama, Saitama
Saitama, Saitama
' is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance...
, Japan
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|11-2-2
| Trevor Prangley
Trevor Prangley
Trevor Prangley is a South African mixed martial artist who currently fights for Strikeforce. He has previously fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and competes in the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions...
| Technical Draw (accidental thumb to Amoussou's eye)
| Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi
Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi
Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi was a mixed martial arts event held by the Strikeforce. The sixth Challengers episode took place on February 26, 2010, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California.-Background:The Sarah Kaufman vs...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:14
|San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|11-2-1
| John Doyle
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough
M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough
M-1 Global Presents Breakthrough was a mixed martial arts event promoted by M-1 Global on August 28, 2009 in Kansas City, Kansas. The event aired live on HDNet. The main event featured Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal taking on Mark Kerr. The card also featured an exhibition match between Fedor...
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|3:15
|Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10-2-1
| Kazuhiro Hamanaka
Kazuhiro Hamanaka
is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He fought for the Tokyo Sabres in the International Fight League.-Career:Hamanaka began his mixed martial arts career in 2003 with a victory over Antonio Schembri at PRIDE 26. After losing to Ryan Gracie in PRIDE Bushido 1, he made stints in other organizations...
| KO (flying knee)
| M-1 Challenge 14: Japan
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:23
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|9-2-1
| Gregory Babene
| Submission (armbar)
| 100 Percent Fight 1
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|3:05
|Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|8-2-1
| Lucio Linhares
Lucio Linhares
Lucio Linhares is a Brazilian-Finnish professional mixed martial artist and M-1 Global veteran who has fought for Shooto. Linhares most notable win is over former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Sean Salmon. Linhares is a former member of the M-1 Mixfight Team Finland...
| TKO (punches)
| M-1 Challenge 10: Finland
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|4:52
|Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|8-1-1
| Min Suk Heo
| Decision (split)
| M-1 Challenge 8: USA
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, United States
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|7-1-1
| Mike Dolce
| TKO (kick to the body)
| M-1 Challenge 5: Japan
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|0:41
|Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|6-1-1
| Dmitry Samoilov
| KO (head kick)
| M-1: Slamm
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:18
|Flevoland
Flevoland
Flevoland is a province of the Netherlands. Located in the centre of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established on January 1, 1986; the twelfth province of the country, with Lelystad as its capital...
, Netherlands
|
|-
|Loss
|align=center|5-1-1
| Arman Gambaryan
Arman Gambaryan
Arman Gambaryan is an Armenian mixed martial artist who competes primarily in the light heavyweight division.-Career:Fighting out of St. Petersburg, Russia, he is a member of the Red Devil MMA organization. He has fought with the M-1 global organization for most of his career, and has trained with...
| Decision
| M-1 MFC: Battle on the Neva
|
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|5:00
|Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|5-0-1
| Mark O'Toole
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| CWFC: Enter The Rough House 2
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|2:38
|Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-0-1
| Alexander Yakovlev
| Submission (armbar)
| M-1 MFC: International Mix Fight
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|1:44
|Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
, Russia
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|3-0-1
| Brian Maulany
| Submission
| Kickboxing Gala Free-Fight
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Beverwijk
Beverwijk
Beverwijk is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. The town is located about northwest of Amsterdam in the Randstad metropolitan area, north of the North Sea Canal very close to the North Sea coast...
, Holland
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|2-0-1
| Lee Chadwick
Lee Chadwick
Lee Chadwick is an is an English mixed martial artist. He trains with HAMMA Mixed Martial Arts Academy based in St. Helens, England.He formally trained at Team Kaobon...
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| CWFC: Showdown
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:31
|Sheffield
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England. Its name derives from the River Sheaf, which runs through the city. Historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and with some of its southern suburbs annexed from Derbyshire, the city has grown from its largely...
, England
|
|-
|Win
|align=center|1-0-1
| Colin McKee
| Submission (triangle choke)
| 2H2H: Road to Japan
|
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| style="text-align:center;"|0:35
|Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, Netherlands
|
|-
| Draw
|align=center|0-0-1
| Marcello Salazar
Marcello Salazar
Marcello Salazar M. Bergo is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is a member of the Brazilian Top Team, and is currently a full time instructor at Brazilian Top Team-Texas in San Antonio, Texas.-Biography:...
| Decision
| Championnat D'Europe
|
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|N/A
|Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
, Switzerland
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Entrance music
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!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Event
!style="border-style:none none solid solid; background:#e3e3e3;"|Entrance Music
|-
| M-1: Slamm
|Firestarter - The Prodigy
The Prodigy
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...