Thomas Gantt
Thomas Gantt(born 1993) is an American is a MMA fighter and freestyle wrestler and a former folkstyle wrestler, for which he won a gold medal at the 2021 Pan American Championships.
High school
Gantt was state runner-up at 135 pounds as a senior at Cahokia HS in Cahokia, Illinois
College
Gantt was a two-time NCAA Division 1 national qualifier for North Carolina State University Wolfpack. He also earned All-American honors his senior year of college. He also served as an assistant coach from 2023 - 2025
Mixed Martial Arts Career
Gantt won his UFC MMA debut on May 16, 2026 improving his career record to 12 - 0. Gantt a contestant in Dan White's UFC contender series.
Freestyle
Gantt has represented U.S.A internationally on many occasions including the Senior Pan Am Championships.
Freestyle record
! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches |- ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 | |- |Win | |align=left| Néstor Tafur |style="font-size:88%"|Decision 8 -0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|May 30, 2021 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Guatemala City, Guatemala |-
Mixed martial arts record
|- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 12–0 (1) || Artur Minev || TKO (Punches) || UFC Fight Night 276 - Allen vs. Costa || || 2 || 2:51 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 11–0 (1) || Adam Livingston || Submission (Guillotine Choke) || Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2025: Week 6 || || 1 || 2:47 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 10–0 (1) || Deven Paulsen || TKO (Punches) || FFIT - Fight For It 24 || || 1 || 4:44 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 9–0 (1) || Anthony Benevides || KO (Punch) || Reality Fighting - Mohegun Sun Arena || || 2 || 2:34 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 8–0 (1) || Josh Henry || TKO (Strikes) || NIF MMA 20 - North Iowa Fights 20 || || 3 || 0:16 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 7–0 (1) || Cody Carrillo || Submission (Guillotine Choke) || RCWC - Halloween Brawl 8 || || 2 || 0:41 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 6–0 (1) || Montrell James || Decision (Unanimous) || Shamrock FC 357 - St. Charles || || 3 || 5:00 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 5–0 (1) || Ernesto Zarate || Technical Submission || NLC 28 - New Line Cagefighting 28 || || 2 || 2:10 || |- | NC || style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 (1) || Kyle Wright || No Contest (Illegal Knee) || NLC 27 - New Line Cagefighting 27 || || 2 || 3:32 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 4–0 || Jon Kennedy || Submission (Brabo Choke) || NIF MMA 19 - North Iowa Fights 19 || || 1 || 1:54 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 3–0 || Skyler Mauller || TKO (Strikes) || NLC 26 - New Line Cagefighting 26 || || 2 || 0:39 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 2–0 || Joshua Hewlett || TKO (Strikes) || NLC 25 - New Line Cagefighting 25 || || 1 || 4:24 || |- | Win || style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 || Paul Teague || Submission (Guillotine Choke) || SMMA 37 - Showcase MMA 37 || || 1 || 0:21 ||