William Gomis

Gomis lost a unanimous decision to Pat Sabatini in Newark and spent the night dealing with exactly the type of pressure-heavy grappler who narrows his preferred range. The defeat mattered because it snapped the momentum he had rebuilt in Paris and pushed the wrestling-defense question back to the front of his profile.

Key moments

• Dropped a unanimous decision to Pat Sabatini at UFC 328.
• The loss followed back-to-back wins over Robert Ruchala and Joanderson Brito.
• It moved his professional record to 15-4.

Gomis steadied himself in Paris by taking a unanimous decision over Robert Ruchala across three rounds. The result was important less for drama than for control, because it showed he could return to his patient kickboxing game after the Hyder Amil setback instead of chasing a messy rebound.

Key moments

• Won a unanimous decision over Robert Ruchala in Paris.
• Returned to the win column after the Hyder Amil loss.
• Moved to 7-1 in his previous eight fights.

Amil edged Gomis on a split decision in Las Vegas and handed him the first loss of his UFC run. The fight mattered because it forced Gomis out of a controlled, measured tempo often enough to show how thin the margins become for him when opponents can turn the bout into a pace and pressure test.

Key moments

• Lost a split decision after three rounds to Hyder Amil.
• The bout snapped Gomis' six-fight winning streak.
• It was his first defeat since joining the UFC roster.

Gomis survived Joanderson Brito's danger and banked a split decision in Paris, which is exactly the sort of fight that made his UFC rise feel real. Brito is the kind of explosive, chaotic finisher who can unravel a clean range striker quickly, so the win carried more value than a routine scorecard suggests.

Key moments

• Beat Joanderson Brito by split decision over three rounds.
• Protected his unbeaten UFC record at the time.
• Added a high-risk featherweight name to his résumé.

Gomis produced the most memorable finish of his UFC run when he stopped Yanis Ghemmouri with a body kick in Paris. It was the kind of late, clean kickboxing finish that fits him perfectly: patient for long stretches, then suddenly decisive once the opening appears.

Key moments

• Stopped Yanis Ghemmouri by third-round body-kick TKO.
• Scored his first finish inside the UFC.
• Improved to 3-0 in the Octagon with the win.

Gomis edged Francis Marshall in a razor-close split decision by doing what he does best: managing distance, staying hard to hit cleanly, and forcing the fight to happen at his pace for most of the night. Marshall made the final stages difficult, but Gomis' control of range and defensive sharpness carried enough of the bout to get the nod.

Key moments

• Gomis spent much of the fight using lateral movement and long-range kickboxing to keep Marshall from building steady pressure.
• Marshall pushed hard enough late to make the decision contentious rather than comfortable.
• The Frenchman still appeared to control the majority of the action through distance management and cleaner defense.
• He won the split decision 29-28, 29-28, 28-29 for his second UFC victory.

Gomis survived a tricky UFC debut in Paris by outpointing Jarno Errens over three rounds, even though the fight got dangerous late. He was the cleaner and more elusive striker for long stretches, then had to hold together under late pressure to leave with a majority decision in front of the home crowd.

Key moments

• Gomis used movement and angles well early, making Errens chase and miss more often than he landed.
• Errens had his best moments in round two and especially late, including a scare that forced Gomis to defend rather than cruise.
• Gomis mixed in timely takedowns and resets whenever the exchanges threatened to become too chaotic.
• The majority decision gave him a successful UFC debut on the Paris card.

Gomis closed his regional run before the UFC by stopping Jose Marcos Lima Santiago Jr. in the third round at Ares 7. The result mattered because it extended the long winning streak and directly preceded his call to the Octagon that autumn.

Key moments

• The fight took place at Ares 7 in June 2022.
• Gomis carried the bout into the third round before finding the punches that finished it.
• The official stoppage time was 3:29 of round three.
• It was the last win of his regional career before signing with the UFC.

Gomis made the trip to Abu Dhabi and broke through late in the opening round against Arip Yakubov at UAE Warriors 28. It was another useful away result on a strong regional show and another reminder that his measured style could still turn into a finish before the cards were needed.

Key moments

• The bout was part of the UAE Warriors 28 card at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
• Gomis stayed patient and found the finish with only seconds left in round one.
• The TKO came at 4:56 of the opening round.
• That win kept his pre-UFC streak moving across another international promotion.

Gomis showed the rare submission wrinkle in his game when he guillotined Boundjou Baba Nadjombe in just over a minute at Hexagone MMA 2. It remains the only submission win on his record and stands out on a résumé otherwise built mostly on kickboxing and decisions.

Key moments

• The fight took place on the Hexagone MMA 2 main card in Paris.
• Gomis needed only 1:13 to close the show with a guillotine choke.
• It is the lone submission victory on his professional record.
• The finish helped bridge the gap between his Cage Warriors win and the 2022 regional surge.

Gomis took a high-value Cage Warriors win by beating Tobias Harila over three rounds in London. The victory became one of the most useful names on his pre-UFC résumé and was still being cited when he reached the Octagon a year later.

Key moments

• The fight happened at Cage Warriors 125 in London.
• Harila entered as a respected, dangerous prospect, giving the matchup more weight than a routine regional booking.
• Gomis won the full three-round fight by unanimous decision.
• That result became one of the signature wins that helped validate his later UFC signing.

Gomis scored one of the cleanest knockouts of his regional run by flattening Hyram Rodriguez with a head kick early in round two. The finish fits neatly with the broader profile of his striking game: patient outside work until a sudden kick lands clean.

Key moments

• The knockout came just 32 seconds into the second round.
• Gomis ended the fight with a head kick rather than a longer punching sequence.
• It gave him another highlight-reel finish during the 100% Fight stretch.
• The result kept momentum building after he won the featherweight title earlier that spring.

Gomis won the 100% Fight featherweight title when Carlos Eduardo de Azevedo could not continue in the second round. Even though the finish was injury-related rather than a conventional stoppage, it still marked the first championship belt of Gomis' career.

Key moments

• The bout was for the 100% Fight featherweight championship.
• Gomis forced the ending before the midpoint of round two.
• The official result was a TKO due to injury at 2:40 of round two.
• Winning that belt marked a major milestone in his regional development.

Gomis closed the night at 100% Fight 33 by edging Cosmin Tutu in a split decision after already winning earlier on the card. Going through multiple tournament fights in one event and still leaving with the decision added another layer of durability and composure to the record.

Key moments

• This bout came after Gomis had already competed once earlier that same night at 100% Fight 33.
• The fight went the full three rounds and proved much tighter than his earlier semifinal win.
• Gomis got the split decision to finish the tournament run successfully.
• The result helped establish him as one of the better featherweights on the French regional scene.

Earlier on the same 100% Fight 33 card, Gomis blasted through Guilherme Cadena with a second-round knee finish in the featherweight tournament semifinal. It set up the later Cosmin Tutu fight and showed how dangerous he could be when opponents had to close distance on him.

Key moments

• The bout served as the featherweight tournament semifinal at 100% Fight 33.
• Gomis finished Cadena with knees at 1:39 of round two.
• The stoppage earned him a second fight later that night.
• It was one of the sharper early finishes of his pre-UFC career.

Charriere handed Gomis an early-career setback by catching him in a heel hook in the second round during the Contenders 33 tournament. In hindsight it became one of the more understandable losses on Gomis' record, given what Charriere later became.

Key moments

• The matchup came in the Contenders 33 tournament setting in Paris.
• Charriere finished the fight by heel hook at 1:06 of round two.
• It was Gomis' second professional loss.
• The defeat aged better over time as Charriere developed into a major European name.

Gomis picked up a same-night tournament win over Sofian Bougamoun before running into Morgan Charriere later on the Contenders 33 card. It was an early sign that he could handle multiple-fight event structures as his regional career took shape.

Key moments

• The bout went the full two rounds under the event's format.
• Gomis won the decision unanimously to advance deeper into the tournament night.
• It gave him a win on the same card where he later lost to Morgan Charriere.
• The result pushed his early professional record forward despite the mixed overall night.

Gomis recorded his first professional win by stopping Arouna Kanoute late in the second round at Octagon Fighting Club 16. The finish got his career moving after the loss to Salahdine Parnasse in his debut.

Key moments

• This was Gomis' first victory as a professional.
• He broke through with punches at 4:25 of round two.
• The result evened his early pro record at 1-1.
• It started the rebound that led into the busy tournament stretch later that month.

Gomis began his professional career against a very difficult first opponent in Salahdine Parnasse and dropped a unanimous decision over three rounds. That debut loss aged well, because it came against another future elite French featherweight while Gomis was still starting out.

Key moments

• This was Gomis' professional debut in February 2016.
• Parnasse entered the bout already 3-0 as a pro.
• The fight went the full three rounds before Gomis lost the unanimous decision.
• It became one of the foundational early setbacks behind his later long winning streak.