Willie Gates

Age 37
Gender Male
Height 5' 8"
Weight Class Bantamweight
Born Los Angelos, CA

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

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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