About Gustavo Balart
Three-time Pan-American Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion Gustavo Balart grew up in humble surroundings in Cuba, and he was enamored with combat sports from a young age. He started wrestling as a child and would go on to dominate at the sport’s highest levels.
Balart took three consecutive Gold medals at the Pan American Games, as well as a silver medal at the World Cup, and made it to the quarter-finals of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. After his Olympic run, he decided to switch his focus to mixed martial arts. After all, Balart had dreamed of competing in the cage for many years, and he quickly added boxing, kickboxing, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to his regimen.
The Cuban made his professional MMA debut in 2015 before moving to the United States to develop his career, where he trains at American Top Team.
“El Gladiador” signed with ONE Championship in 2019, where he has gone on to establish himself as one of the best strawweights in the world. Now all that’s left on his bucket list is his dream of becoming the ONE Strawweight MMA World Champion.
ONE Championship Records
Event Results
Result | Method | Round | Method and round | Opponent | Opponent and event | Country | Date | Event | |||
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WIN
Split Decision
SD
R3 (5:00)
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Split Decision
R3 (5:00)
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R3 (5:00) |
Hiroba MinowaJapan
ONE 165: Superlek vs. TakeruJan 28, 2024
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Japan | Jan 28, 2024 |
ONE 165: Superlek vs. TakeruJan 28, 2024
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WIN
Split Decision
SD
R3 (5:00)
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Split Decision
R3 (5:00)
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R3 (5:00) |
Alex SilvaBrazil
ONE 162: Zhang vs. Di BellaOct 21, 2022
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Brazil | Oct 21, 2022 |
ONE 162: Zhang vs. Di BellaOct 21, 2022
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WIN
Unanimous Decision
UD
R3 (5:00)
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Unanimous Decision
R3 (5:00)
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R3 (5:00) |
Yosuke SarutaJapan
ONE 156: Eersel vs. SadikovicApr 22, 2022
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Japan | Apr 22, 2022 |
ONE 156: Eersel vs. SadikovicApr 22, 2022
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WIN
Unanimous Decision
UD
R3 (5:00)
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Unanimous Decision
R3 (5:00)
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R3 (5:00) |
Ryuto SawadaJapan
BattlegroundJul 30, 2021
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Japan | Jul 30, 2021 |
BattlegroundJul 30, 2021
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Gustavo Balart and Ryuto Sawada brought the 🔥🔥🔥 in their strawweight SLUGFEST! |
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LOSS
Knockout
KO
R2 (4:43)
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Knockout
R2 (4:43)
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R2 (4:43) |
Robin CatalanPhilippines
Masters Of FateNov 8, 2019
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Philippines | Nov 8, 2019 |
Masters Of FateNov 8, 2019
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😱 WHAT. A. KO 😱 |
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LOSS
Unanimous Decision
UD
R3
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Unanimous Decision
R3
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R3 |
Chan RothanaCambodia
Dreams Of GoldAug 16, 2019
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Cambodia | Aug 16, 2019 |
Dreams Of GoldAug 16, 2019
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Cambodian 🇰🇭 hero Chan Rothana rallies back for a thrilling unanimous decision victory over a game Gustavo Balart! |