{"id":106639,"date":"2026-06-04T06:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/gavin-tucker\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:23:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:23:58","slug":"gavin-tucker","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/gavin-tucker\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Tucker"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Gavin Tucker, le \u00ab\u00a0Guv&rsquo;Nor\u00a0\u00bb de Terre-Neuve<\/h2>\n<h3>Un musicien de jazz devenu chasseur de finishes<\/h3>\n<p>Gavin Tucker n&rsquo;a pas le parcours type du combattant professionnel. N\u00e9 le 17 juin 1986 \u00e0 St. Anthony, Terre-Neuve, dans un coin recul\u00e9 du Canada atlantique, il a d&rsquo;abord \u00e9tudi\u00e9 la musique jazz \u00e0 l&rsquo;universit\u00e9 St. Francis Xavier avant de se consacrer au MMA. Ce d\u00e9tail dit d\u00e9j\u00e0 quelque chose sur le personnage : Tucker a toujours fait les choses \u00e0 sa fa\u00e7on. Surnomm\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Guv&rsquo;Nor\u00a0\u00bb, il a compil\u00e9 13 victoires (dont 77 % par finish) en featherweight, dont six soumissions gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 un BJJ ceinture noire form\u00e9 sous Renzo Gracie.<\/p>\n<h3>Roi du circuit canadien, puis l&rsquo;UFC<\/h3>\n<p>Avant de signer \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC, Tucker a fait ses armes sur le circuit Maritime canadien et d\u00e9croch\u00e9 le titre ECC (Elite Combat Championships) poids plume. Il d\u00e9barque \u00e0 l&rsquo;Octogone le 19 f\u00e9vrier 2017, \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC Fight Night 105 organis\u00e9 \u00e0 Halifax \u2014 sa ville de base. Un combat \u00e0 domicile qu&rsquo;il g\u00e8re bien, s&rsquo;imposant par d\u00e9cision unanime sur Sam Sicilia. La suite est moins rose : six mois plus tard, le 9 septembre 2017 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 215 d&rsquo;Edmonton, Ricky Glenn lui inflige une premi\u00e8re d\u00e9faite aux points.<\/p>\n<h3>Le meilleur de Tucker : 2019-2020<\/h3>\n<p>C&rsquo;est la p\u00e9riode o\u00f9 il d\u00e9montre vraiment ce qu&rsquo;il vaut. Le 27 juillet 2019 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 240, il \u00e9touffe le Cor\u00e9en Seung Woo Choi avec un RNC au troisi\u00e8me round. En ao\u00fbt 2020, il r\u00e8gle le cas Justin Jaynes de la m\u00eame mani\u00e8re, toujours au troisi\u00e8me round, et d\u00e9croche un bonus Performance of the Night. Puis en d\u00e9cembre 2020 \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 256, il prend la d\u00e9cision sur Billy Quarantillo. Trois victoires cons\u00e9cutives, un Gavin Tucker difficile \u00e0 man\u0153uvrer au sol, confortable debout \u2014 l&rsquo;un des featherweights les plus complets hors top 15.<\/p>\n<h3>La chute et la fin de carri\u00e8re<\/h3>\n<p>Le 13 mars 2021, Dan Ige le neutralise d&rsquo;un seul direct en 22 secondes \u2014 l&rsquo;un des KO les plus exp\u00e9ditifs de cette p\u00e9riode \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC. Tucker mettra plus de deux ans \u00e0 remonter dans l&rsquo;Octogone. Son retour, le 5 ao\u00fbt 2023, tourne court : Diego Lopes le soumet via triangle\/armbar au premier round. Deux ans de gal\u00e8re s&rsquo;ensuivent \u2014 deux combats annul\u00e9s en 2024 et 2025 \u2014 avant que l&rsquo;UFC annonce une rencontre contre Doo Ho Choi pour l&rsquo;UFC Winnipeg d&rsquo;avril 2026. Tucker ne signe jamais le contrat et annonce sa retraite le 27 f\u00e9vrier 2026, mettant fin \u00e0 une carri\u00e8re de quinze ans et un bilan final de 13-3.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gavin_Tucker\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/verdictmma.com\/fighter\/gavin-guvnor-tucker\">Verdict MMA<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/news\/ufc-veteran-abruptly-retires-gavin-tucker-return-fight-announcement-winnipeg\">Sports Illustrated \/ FanNation MMA<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gavin Tucker, featherweight canadien surnomm\u00e9 \u00ab\u00a0Guv&rsquo;Nor\u00a0\u00bb, a termin\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re MMA avec un bilan de 13-3, dont 77 % de finishes, avant sa retraite en f\u00e9vrier 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102667,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69975],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-106639","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-featherweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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