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Mickaël Lebout
French mixed martial arts fighter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mickaël Lebout (born August 16, 1987) is a French former mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight divisions of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, UFC, M-1 Global, and Cage Warriors.[2]
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Mixed martial arts career
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Early career
Lebout racked a 13–3 record in the European circuit, claiming PLMMA Welterweight Championship in the process.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Lebout signed with the UFC to replace the injured Gasan Umalatov on short notice, and faced Sérgio Moraes at UFC Fight Night 64 on April 11, 2015.[3] Lebout lost the bout via unanimous decision.[4]
He was scheduled to make his sophomore appearance against Jake Matthews at UFC Fight Night 72 on July 18, 2015. However, Matthews withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Teemu Packalén.[5] Lebout won the fight via unanimous decision.[6]
Next he faced Stevie Ray at UFC Fight Night 76 on October 24, 2015, losing the bout via unanimous decision.[7] Subsequently, he was released from the promotion.[8]
Post-UFC career
After the release, Lebout returned to the European circuit, amassing a record of 2–2–1 before taking on Ryan Scope for the vacant BAMMA World Lightweight Championship at BAMMA 33 on December 15, 2017. He lost the fight via split decision.
M-1 Global
He then signed with M-1 Global, racking a record of 3–1 before challenging Roman Bogatov for the M-1 Global Lightweight Championship at M-1 Challenge 104 on August 30, 2019. He lost the bout via technical knockout stemming from an injury.[9]
Other European circuit
After the unsuccessful title shot Lebout headlined French MMAGP event against João Bonfim on October 8, 2020. He won the bout via modified omoplata.[10]
Despite signing with ARES FC in June 2020, Lebout was then slated to challenge Bruno Machado for the UAE Warriors Lightweight Championship at UAE Warriors 15 on January 15, 2021.[11][12][13] However, Lebout failed to make contracted weight, thus the championship was removed from the bout.[14] Lebout lost the fight via unanimous decision.[14]
Lebout faced Gábor Boráros on September 11, 2021 at OKTAGON 27. He won the bout via unanimous decision.[15]
After winning a bout against Kevin Ruart at Octofight: Volume 4 via split decision, Lebout faced Karl Amoussou on December 8, 2022 at Ares FC 10, winning the bout via unanimous decision.[16]
Lebout faced Laureano Staropoli on April. 7, 2023 at Ares FC 14 for the AFC Interim Welterweight Championship, losing the bout via knockout in round two.[17]
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Championships and accomplishments
- PLMMA
- PLMMA Welterweight Champion (one time; former)
- One successful title defense
- PLMMA Welterweight Champion (one time; former)
Mixed martial arts record
40 matches | 24 wins | 13 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 3 |
By submission | 8 | 0 |
By decision | 14 | 10 |
Draws | 2 | |
No contests | 1 |
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