Gustavo Balart

Gustavo Eddy Balart Marin (born February 10, 1987) is a Cuban mixed martial artist competing in the Strawweight division. He has previously competed for ONE Championship and Titan Fighting Championships (Titan FC).

Balart is also a former amateur Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the men's featherweight category.

Greco-Roman wrestling career Gustavo Balart defeated Venezuela's Jorge Cardozo for the gold medal in his division at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Balart represented Cuba at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's 55 kg class. He defeated Turkey's Ayhan Karakuş in the preliminary round of sixteen, before losing the quarterfinal match to South Korea's Choi Gyu-Jin, with a three-set technical score (0–1, 2–0, 0–1), and a classification point score of 1–3.

Mixed martial arts career Balart made his professional mixed martial arts debut on August 1, 2015.

ONE Championship Gustavo Balart made his ONE Championship debut against Tatsumitsu Wada at ONE: Roots of Honor in the ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix Quarterfinal on April 12, 2019. He lost by unanimous decision in controversial fashion.

In his next bout, Balart faced Chan Rothana at ONE: Dreams of Gold on August 16, 2019. He lost by unanimous decision.

Balart was scheduled to face Robin Catalan at ONE: Masters of Fate on November 8, 2019. Balart lost the fight by second-round knockout via head kick.

Gustavo Balart was able to pick up his first promotional victory with a unanimous decision over Ryuto Sawada at ONE: Battleground on July 30, 2021.

He picked up his second consecutive win with another unanimous decision over former Shooto Flyweight Champion and ONE Strawweight Champion Yosuke Saruta at ONE 156 on April 22, 2022.

Balart faced former ONE Strawweight World Champion Alex Silva on October 21, 2022, at ONE 162. At the weigh-ins, Balart failed the hydration test and was forced to take catchweight of 130.75 lbs, 5.75 lbs over the strawweight limit. He won the fight via split decision.

Balart faced Hiroba Minowa on January 28, 2024, at ONE 165. He won the fight via split decision.

Balart faced Jarred Brooks for the interim ONE Strawweight World Championship on August 3, 2024, at ONE Fight Night 24. At the weigh-ins, Balart came in at 126 lb (after coming in at 131.75 lb in his first attempt), 1 pounds over the limit. As a result, Balart was fined 25% of his purse and was ineligible for the title, only Brooks was eligible to win the title. He lost the fight via a rear-naked choke in round one.

Bare-knuckle boxing Balart made his debut with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship against Alexander Gutierrez on June 4, 2026 at BKFC Fight Night 39. He won the fight by split decision.

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Jarred Brooks Submission (rear-naked choke) ONE Fight Night 24

Bangkok, Thailand Win

Hiroba Minowa Decision (split) ONE 165

Tokyo, Japan Win

Alex Silva Decision (split) ONE 162

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Win

Yosuke Saruta Decision (unanimous) ONE 156

Kallang, Singapore Win

Ryuto Sawada Decision (unanimous) ONE: Battleground

Kallang, Singapore Loss

Robin Catalan KO (head kick) ONE: Masters of Fate |

Pasay, Philippines Loss

Chan Rothana Decision (unanimous) ONE: Dreams of Gold |

Bangkok, Thailand Loss

Tatsumitsu Wada Decision (unanimous) ONE: Roots of Honor |

Pasay, Philippines Win

Wascar Cruz KO (punches) Titan FC 52: Soares vs. Uruguai

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Win

Victor Dias Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 50: Manfio vs. Outlaw

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Loss

Juan Puerta KO (flying knee) Titan FC 48: Torres vs. Orellano

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Win

Bruno Korea Decision (split) Titan FC 47: Yusuff vs. Gomez

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States Win

Marcelo Castaneda Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 46: Torres vs. DeJesus

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States Win

Jorge Calvo Martin Decision (split) Titan FC 45: Araujo vs. Capitulino

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States Win

Dez Moore Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 44: Torres vs. Sharipov

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States Win

Carlos Hernandez Decision (unanimous) Titan FC 43: Torres vs. Nobre

Coral Gables, Florida, United States Win

Mauricio Gomez Oquendo Decision (unanimous) Latin Fighting Championship 7

Bogotá, Colombia Bare knuckle boxing record Win

Alexander Gutierrez Decision (split) BKFC Fight Night Hollywood: Lane vs. Henry

Hollywood, Florida, United States