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28 Facts About Louis Gaudinot

1.

Louis J Gaudinot was born on August 28,1984 and is an American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the UFC's Flyweight division.

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Louis Gaudinot began training in martial arts with Tiger Schulmann well over twenty years ago because of where he grew up and how small he was as a child.

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Louis Gaudinot signed with New Jersey's Ring of Combat to compete as a professional in April 2009.

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Louis Gaudinot controlled the bout and won the fight via unanimous decision after two, four-minute rounds.

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Louis Gaudinot fought on the next card at Ring of Combat 25 and took his first professional loss, losing a unanimous decision to Nick Cottone.

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At Ring of Combat 26, Louis Gaudinot bounced back from his loss to Cottone with a second-round TKO victory over Jeff Cressman.

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Two months later Louis Gaudinot was again in action and again was fighting on back-to-back Ring of Combat cards.

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Louis Gaudinot fought against Tuan Pham at Ring of Combat 28, winning the fight via KO in the first round.

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Louis Gaudinot's title shot came at Ring of Combat 31 against Jesse Riggleman.

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Louis Gaudinot dominated the bout and won via submission near the end of the first round.

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In 2011, Louis Gaudinot signed with the UFC to compete on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs Team Miller.

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Louis Gaudinot was selected as a part of Team Bisping.

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Louis Gaudinot lost the fight in the second round via rear-naked choke submission.

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Louis Gaudinot made his official UFC debut on December 3,2011, at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale against Johnny Bedford.

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Louis Gaudinot lost to Bedford via TKO in the third round.

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Louis Gaudinot returned to the flyweight division and faced former Jungle Fight Bantamweight Champion, John Lineker, on May 5,2012, at UFC on Fox 3.

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Louis Gaudinot defeated Lineker via guillotine choke submission in the second round after an action-packed, back-and-forth first two rounds.

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Louis Gaudinot was expected to face Darren Uyenoyama on October 5,2012, at UFC on FX 5.

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However, Louis Gaudinot was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by promotional newcomer Phil Harris.

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Louis Gaudinot faced Tim Elliott on August 31,2013, at UFC 164.

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Louis Gaudinot won the fight via submission in the first round.

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Louis Gaudinot was expected to face Patrick Holohan on October 4,2014, at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine, but pulled out of the bout due to injury.

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Louis Gaudinot faced Kyoji Horiguchi on January 3,2015, at UFC 182.

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Louis Gaudinot lost the fight by unanimous decision and was released from the organization.

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Louis Gaudinot made a successful rebound from a three-fight slump, winning the fight with a dominant unanimous decision verdict.

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Louis Gaudinot won the fight via first-round knockout, claiming the championship which he later vacated with no title defenses.

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Louis Gaudinot then challenged Phil Caracappa for the Ring of Combat Bantamweight Championship at ROC 65 on September 21,2018.

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Louis Gaudinot was expected to make his debut against Sean Santella in a flyweight bout at BKFC 61 on May 11,2024.