Gian Villante
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Gian Villante is a 17-14-0 knockout artist.
Gian debuted Feb. 12, 2011 vs Chad Griggs (loss). Longest win streak: 3. On a 4-fight losing skid. 11 years active (Feb. 12, 2011–Nov. 06, 2021).
Best wins: Francimar Barroso (S-DEC R3, Jan. 20, 2018); Ed Herman (S-DEC R3, Oct. 27, 2018); Derrick Mehmen (U-DEC R3, May. 19, 2012).
Gian Villante (born August 18, 1985) is an American retired mixed martial artist who previously fought in the Light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional from 2009 to 2021, he also has competed for Strikeforce.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 06, 2021 | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 | L Chris Barnett | KO/TKO Kick | 2 | 2:23 | 0 1 | 30 38 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 05, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori | L Jake Collier | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 80 123 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 27, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker | L Maurice Greene | SUB Arm Triangle | 3 | 3:44 | 1 0 | 72 63 | 0 0 | 0 1 |
| Feb. 23, 2019 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | L Michal Oleksiejczuk | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 1:34 | 0 1 | 9 14 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 27, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith | W Ed Herman | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 81 84 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 01, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes | L Sam Alvey | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 50 53 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 20, 2018 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou | W Francimar Barroso | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 74 74 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 22, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | L Patrick Cummins | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 72 86 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 11, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | L Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO Punch | 3 | 0:59 | 0 2 | 55 94 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 09, 2016 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | W Saparbeg Safarov | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 2:54 | 1 0 | 60 37 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 05, 2016 | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | L Ilir Latifi | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 23 30 | 0 3 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 14, 2015 | UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm | W Anthony Perosh | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:56 | 1 0 | 19 6 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 25, 2015 | UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II | L Tom Lawlor | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 0:27 | 0 1 | 31 22 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 18, 2015 | UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold | W Corey Anderson | KO/TKO Punch | 3 | 4:18 | 0 0 | 70 111 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 28, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt | W Sean O'Connell | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 93 109 | 0 0 | 0 2 |
| Mar. 23, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 | L Fabio Maldonado | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 33 132 | 3 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 16, 2013 | UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks | W Cody Donovan | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 1:22 | 1 0 | 43 51 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 27, 2013 | UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen | L Ovince Saint Preux | M-DEC | 3 | 0:33 | 0 0 | 28 47 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 19, 2012 | Strikeforce - Barnett vs Cormier | W Derrick Mehmen | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 68 29 | 0 1 | 0 0 |
| Jan. 07, 2012 | Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine | W Trevor Smith | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 1:05 | 0 0 | 18 8 | 1 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 12, 2011 | Strikeforce Challengers 18 | W Keith Berry | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
| Jun. 24, 2011 | Strikeforce Challengers 16 | L Lorenz Larkin | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 8 50 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 12, 2011 | Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Silva | L Chad Griggs | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 2:49 | 0 2 | 12 25 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.