Louis J. Gaudinot (born August 28, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the UFC's Flyweight division.
Being tiny in a disinvested neighborhood, Louis's parents knew he would have to defend himself at one or many points in his life, so they brought him to the Tiger Schulmann's in Yonkers NY when he was six years old.
Gaudinot fought on the next card at Ring of Combat 25 and took his first professional loss, losing a unanimous decision to Nick Cottone.
At Ring of Combat 26, Gaudinot bounced back from his loss to Cottone with a second-round TKO victory over Jeff Cressman.
On the Ring of Combat 27 card he competed in his first three-round fight, winning via unanimous decision against Nate Williams.
Gaudinot made his official UFC debut on December 3, 2011, at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale against Johnny Bedford.
Gaudinot returned to the flyweight division and faced former Jungle Fight Bantamweight Champion, John Lineker, on May 5, 2012, at UFC on Fox 3.
[16] Gaudinot was expected to face Patrick Holohan on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine,[17] but pulled out of the bout due to injury.
[20] In his first fight since being released from the UFC, Gaudinot faced off against Bellator veteran Claudio Ledesma in the main event of CFFC 51 on September 12, 2015.
[21] Gaudinot made a successful rebound from a three-fight slump, winning the fight with a dominant unanimous decision verdict.