Willie Gates

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Age 37
Gender Male
Height 5' 8"
Weight Class Bantamweight

Willie Gates is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 12 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 12-13-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 4 months, 20 days
Rounds Fought 40.4
Avg. Fights/Year 1.7
Longest Layoff 2 years, 7 months, 20 days
Quickest Turnaround 3 weeks, 6 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 4 4 3
Losses 4 6 3
Finish Rate 66.7%
Finished Rate 76.9%
Win by Decision Rate 25.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 23.1%
Win by KO Rate 33.3%
Loss by KO Rate 30.8%
Win by SUB Rate 33.3%
Loss by SUB Rate 46.2%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 15
Fastest KO 15
Fastest SUB 28
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 04:45
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.2
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 11:08
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 03/18/2023 L
(12-12-0) 		Teruto Ishihara
(13-12-3) 		BW
( 135.5 vs. 135.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 9 		1 03:12
OFF 01/14/2023 L
(12-11-0) 		Musa Toliver
(10-13-1) 		FTW
( 145.0 vs. 147.2* ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 8 - The Return 		3 05:00
OFF 10/30/2021 L
(12-10-0) 		Ryan MacDonald
(11-3-0) 		BW
( 139.8 * vs. 140.1* ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Art of Scrap 3 		3 01:56
OFF 03/10/2019 L
(12-9-0) 		Marvin Garcia
(9-5-0) 		BW
( 136.0 vs. 137.8* ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
King of the Cage: Sin Rival 		3 05:00
OFF 10/20/2018 L
(12-8-0) 		George Garcia
(9-5-0) 		BW
( 135.0 vs. 134.4 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
CXF 15 - RAGE IN THE CAGE 		2 02:33
OFF 09/02/2017 L
(12-7-0) 		Andre Ewell
(18-10-0) 		FTW
( 136.0 vs. 135.8 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
King of the Cage: Never Quit 		3 02:47
OFF 05/08/2016 L
(12-6-0) 		Yuta Sasaki
(23-10-2) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC Fight Night: Overeem VS. Arlovski 		2 03:30
OFF 08/08/2015 L
(12-5-0) 		Dustin Ortiz
(20-9-0) 		FLY
( 126.0 vs. 125.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC Fight Night 73: St. Preux vs Teixeira 		3 02:58
OFF 07/12/2015 W
(11-5-0) 		Darrell Montague
(13-5-0) 		FLY
( 125.5 vs. 125.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC TUF 21 Finale 		1 01:36
OFF 12/13/2014 L
(11-4-0) 		John Moraga
(14-7-0) 		FLY
( 126.0 vs. 126.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC on FOX: Miocic vs Dos Santos 		3 04:06
NRB 11/06/2014 W
(10-4-0) 		Hector Sandoval
(11-4-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Tachi Palace Fights 21 - All or Nothing 		1 01:23
NRB 10/04/2014 W
(9-4-0) 		Jimmy Marquez
(1-12-0) 		Submission
Gladiator Challenge - Glove Up 		1 05:00
NRB 08/23/2014 Unknown
(8-4-0) 		Chris Chavez
(0-1-0) 		Unknown
Gladiator Challenge - Battle Ready 		1 01:10
NRB 07/19/2014 W
(7-4-0) 		Eddie Gonzales
(0-2-0) 		Submission
Gladiator Challenge - Night of Champions 		1 05:00
NRB 04/05/2014 W
(6-4-0) 		Mario Casares
(0-11-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Gladiator Challenge 04/05/14 		1 01:59
OFF 05/18/2013 L
(6-3-0) 		Anthony Perales
(5-4-0) 		BW
( 131.0 vs. 133.8 ) 		Submission (Arm Bar)
Submission Promotion 05/18/13 		3 01:43
NRB 03/24/2013 W
(5-3-0) 		Justin Santistevan
(2-13-0) 		Submission
Gladiator Challenge - Battleground 		1 00:28
NRB 10/28/2012 W
(4-3-0) 		Gary Franklin
(0-4-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Gladiator Challenge - Heat Returns 		1 00:15
OFF 08/18/2012 L
(4-2-0) 		Federico Lopez
(5-5-0) 		FLY
( 124.5 vs. 124.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
MEZ 08/18/12 		3 05:00
OFF 06/07/2012 W
(3-2-0) 		Jason Carbajal
(5-3-0) 		FLY
( 125.0 vs. 125.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Fight Club OC 06/07/12 		3 05:00
OFF 04/06/2012 W
(2-2-0) 		Keenan Lewis
(8-5-0) 		BW
( 134.0 vs. 134.0 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
California Fight Syndic 04/06/12 		3 05:00
OFF 11/20/2011 W
(1-2-0) 		Thomas Cazarez
(5-6-0) 		FLY
( 125.8 vs. 126.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Long Beach Fight Night 13 		3 03:00
OFF 01/02/2011 W
(0-2-0) 		Skylor Reider
(0-2-0) 		FTW
( 139.8 vs. 138.2 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Long Beach Fight Night 11 		1 01:14
OFF 04/10/2009 L
(0-1-0) 		Jimmie Rivera
(21-5-0) 		BW
( 133.7 vs. 136.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
Bellator 4 		3 03:17
NRB 10/25/2008 L
(0-0-0) 		Robert Peralta
(18-9-0) 		TKO/RSC
Gladiator Challenge 85 		1 03:50

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class