Laurence Cousin Fouillat's competitive record places her among the most accomplished French BJJ athletes of her generation, with a career that spanned multiple rulesets and international governing bodies at the highest levels of the sport. Competing in the Peso Pena division (58kg/129lbs), she demonstrated consistent excellence across gi, no-gi, and submission wrestling formats throughout her black belt career.
IBJJF and FILA Dominance
The defining moment of her IBJJF career arrived in 2007, when she captured the World Championship title — establishing her unequivocally among the global elite at black belt. That same year, she earned a bronze medal in the absolute division at the Worlds, demonstrating her ability to compete above her weight class against the best in the world. Her 2008 campaign deepened her résumé further, adding a World silver medal at the IBJJF Worlds alongside dominant performances on the FILA circuit, where she won both the World FILA Gi Championship and the World FILA No-Gi Championship — titles she successfully defended in 2009.
ADCC and Versatility
2009 represented her most versatile competitive season. In addition to retaining both FILA world titles, she won the ADCC European Trials Championship, earning her place among the field at ADCC 2009 — widely regarded as one of the most prestigious no-gi submission wrestling events in the world. She finished 4th at that event, a result that reflected her technical sophistication and composure under the sport's most demanding ruleset.
Her earlier achievements further illustrate a competitor who excelled at every rank. The 2005 Copa do Mundo victory and bronze at the 2005 Mundial, combined with a purple belt bronze at the 2003 Mundial, paint a picture of rare consistency — a technical foundation that held up across weight classes, rulesets, and competitive stages throughout her career.