Mickaël Lebout (born August 16, 1987) is a French

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, incorpo ...

currently competing in the

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division. A professional since 2011, he has competed in the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

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 ...

, and

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 Warri ...

Mixed martial arts career

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

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on short notice, and faced

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on April 11, 2015. Lebout lost the bout via unanimous decision. He was scheduled to make his sophomore appearance against Jake Matthews at

UFC Fight Night 72 ''UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 72'') was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 July 2015 at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. Background After previously hosting 15 events at various locations around ...

on July 18, 2015. However, Matthews withdrew from the bout due to an injury and was replaced by

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. Lebout won the fight via unanimous decision. Next he faced

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on October 24, 2015, losing the bout via unanimous decision. Subsequently, he was released from the promotion.

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

, 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.

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. 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. However, Lebout failed to make contracted weight, thus the championship was removed from the bout. Lebout lost the fight via unanimous decision. Lebout faced Gábor Boráros on September 11, 2021 at OKTAGON 27. He won the bout via unanimous decision. After winning a bout against Kevin Ruart at Octofight: Volume 4 via split decision, Lebout faced

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on December 8, 2022 at Ares FC 10, winning the bout via unanimous decision. Lebout faced

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on April. 7, 2023 at Ares FC 14 for the AFC Interim Welterweight Championship, losing the bout via knockout in round two.

Championships and accomplishments

*PLMMA **PLMMA Welterweight Champion (one time; former) ***One successful title defense

Mixed martial arts record

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Cage Warriors Fighting Championship 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 ...

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Nicholas Musoke Nicholas "Nico" Musoke (born April 5, 1986) is a Swedish mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of Swedish promotion Superior Challenge. A professional mixed martial artist since 2007, Musoke has also competed in the Ulti ...

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References

External links

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at BloodyElbow.com
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at

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