Haim Gozali

alt=Renzo Gracie, Mordi and Haim Gozali look at the Akban headmaster. Renzo Gracie, Mordi and Haim Gozali look at the Akban headmaster. Haim Gozali (; born May 6, 1973) is an Israeli mixed martial artist. He is best known for his tenure in Bellator. Gozali is a 3rd degree black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Renzo Gracie.

Gozali's nickname, "The Israeli Batman", is related to his obsession with the superhero. He has "collected enough Batman comics and paraphernalia to fill up most of a room in his house in Bat Yam" and he "has enough Batman tattoos to cover a good part of his skin, with the bat-sign prominently carried across his chest."

Gozali's son, Aviv Gozali, is also a mixed martial artist.

Gozali is the president of ADCC Israel and the first Israeli to compete in an ADCC event.

Professional career Gozali began his mixed martial arts (MMA) career in 1998, losing to Carlos Newton via armbar. He compiled a 6-3 record before debuting for Bellator MMA in 2016. He later signed with Bellator to work as a promoter He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

At Bellator 188 on November 16, 2017, Gozali fought Mykyta Mikhno, winning via submission. Gozali then fought Jose Campos at Bellator 192, losing via unanimous decision. Gozali fought Ryan Couture in a rematch at Bellator 209, losing again via unanimous decision. Gozali and Pronin's performances led to accusations of the bout being fixed. Criticism included no serious head strikes and light striking that resembled a sparring session, Pronin putting himself in inferior positions despite his experience, and the end of the fight where Gozali transitioned from an armbar to a heel hook without proper control of Pronin's leg, with Pronin tapping out immediately instead of trying to defend the submission. It was noted that Pronin was on a seven-win streak at the time with several submission victories, while this was a "hometown" bout for Gozali and his last fight.

Return Gozali returned to MMA and began bare-knuckle boxing in 2020 after his security company faced financial hardship due to COVID-19.

Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Real Fight Promotion RFP Middleweight Championship (One time)

The Dice Team TDT Light Heavyweight Championship (One time)

Mixed martial arts record Win

Ilya Lupinov Submission (triangle choke) RFP 86

Kyiv, Ukraine Middleweight bout; won the vacant RFP Middleweight Championship. Win

Andrey Savchuck Submission (heel hook) TDT 1

Dubno, Ukraine Light Heavyweight debut; won the TDT Light Heavyweight Championship. Win

Dmitriy Makhotskiy Submission (triangle choke) RFP 80

Kyiv, Ukraine Return to Middleweight; won the RFP Middleweight Championship. Win

Artur Pronin Submission (heel hook) Bellator 234

Tel Aviv, Israel Win

Gustavo Wurlitzer Submission (triangle choke) Bellator 222

New York, New York, United States Catchweight (175 lb) bout. Win

Dmitriy Makhotskiy Submission (heel hook) RFP: International MFC 1

Kyiv, Ukraine Win

Alexey Kolesnikov Submission (armbar) RFP: International MFC 1

Kyiv, Ukraine Loss

Ryan Couture Decision (unanimous) Bellator 209

Tel Aviv, Israel Loss

Jose Campos Decision (unanimous) Bellator 192

Inglewood, California, United States Win

Mykyta Mikhno Technical Submission (triangle choke) Bellator 188

Tel Aviv, Israel Loss

Ryan Couture Decision (unanimous) Bellator 180

New York City, New York, United States Win

Zane Clerk Submission (heel hook) Bellator 164

Tel Aviv, Israel Win

Zdravko Zdravkov Submission (armbar) AFN 1

Sliven, Bulgaria Loss

Rustam Bogatyrev TKO (retirement) MFP: Mayor Cup 2012

Khabarovsk, Russia Loss

Ronaldo Souza Submission (rear-naked choke) Jungle Fight 7

Ljubljana, Slovenia Win

Alcs Plotkin Submission (triangle choke) WPKL 2

Israel Win

Yakov Mazer KO (punch) WPKL 1

Israel Win

Dan Koan Submission (punches) IVTC 2

Israel Win

Guy Micali Submission (punches) IFFC 1

Israel Win

Maer Cobi Coen Submission (triangle choke) IVTC 1

Israel Loss

Carlos Newton Submission (armbar) IFC: Israel vs. Canada

Israel Bare-knuckle boxing record Win

Bogdan Kotlovyanov TKO (injury) IWCC 1

Tel Aviv, Israel Win

John McAllister TKO (punch) BKFC Knucklemania

Lakeland, Florida, United States Cruiserweight (205 lb.) bout.