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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 14 years, 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

Current Streak

8 Losses

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:15
Fastest KO 00:15
Fastest SUB 00:28
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 Fight Record

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