William Knight

“Knightmare”

OctagonStats Rating 1505

5-4-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 10" (178 cm)

Weight205 lbs. (93 kg)

Reach73" (185 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornApr 03, 1988

Age38

DivisionLight Heavyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM2.62

Str. Acc56%

SApM3.30

Str. Def35%

TD Avg1.78

TD Acc40%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

L L L W W

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

9 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

3 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 3 decision losses

Finish rate60%

Times finished25%

StreakL3

Best streak3

Avg fight12:08

Octagon time1h 49m

Opp win%69%

ActiveAug. 13, 2019 – Feb. 18, 2023 (5y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced1

Ranked wins1

Best ranked winAlonzo Menifield (#12 Light Heavyweight)

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Career story

William Knight "Knightmare" is an 11-5-0 knockout artist. 60% finish rate.

William debuted Aug. 13, 2019 vs Herdem Alacabek (win). Longest win streak: 3. On a 3-fight losing skid. 5 years active (Aug. 13, 2019–Feb. 18, 2023).

Best wins: Alonzo Menifield (U-DEC R3, Dec. 04, 2021); Herdem Alacabek (KO/TKO Punches R3, Aug. 13, 2019); Cody Brundage (KO/TKO Elbows R1, Sep. 01, 2020).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Feb. 18, 2023	UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield	L Marcin Prachnio	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	8 79	0 0	0 0
Apr. 16, 2022	UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad	L Devin Clark	KO/TKO Punches	3	3:21	0 1	21 34	1 2	2 0
Feb. 12, 2022	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2	L Maxim Grishin	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	21 69	3 0	0 0
Dec. 04, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo	W Alonzo Menifield	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	55 44	1 0	0 0
Aug. 21, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum	W Fabio Cherant	KO/TKO Punch	1	3:58	1 0	14 15	0 0	0 0
Apr. 10, 2021	UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland	L Da Woon Jung	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	17 28	0 8	0 0
Sep. 26, 2020	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa	W Aleksa Camur	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	38 17	4 1	1 0
Sep. 01, 2020	DWCS 4.5	W Cody Brundage	KO/TKO Elbows	1	2:23	0 0	15 19	0 1	0 0
Aug. 13, 2019	DWCS 3.8	W Herdem Alacabek	KO/TKO Punches	3	4:34	0 0	97 56	4 2	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.