Willie Gates

OctagonStats Rating 1471

1-3-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 8" (173 cm)

Weight125 lbs. (57 kg)

Reach72" (183 cm)

StanceOrthodox

BornJan 21, 1987

Age39

DivisionFlyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM1.80

Str. Acc38%

SApM4.28

Str. Def38%

TD Avg0.00

TD Acc0%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.4

Recent form

L L W L

Last 4 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

4 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

1 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 0 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 2 sub losses · 0 decision losses

Finish rate100%

Times finished100%

StreakL2

Best streak1

Avg fight9:18

Octagon time37m

Opp win%72%

ActiveDec. 13, 2014 – May. 08, 2016 (3y)

Career story

Willie Gates is a 12-7-0 mixed martial artist.

Willie debuted Dec. 13, 2014 vs John Moraga (loss). On a 2-fight losing skid.

Best wins: Darrell Montague (KO/TKO Punches R1, Jul. 12, 2015).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
May. 08, 2016	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski	L Yuta Sasaki	SUB Rear Naked Choke	2	3:30	0 0	13 7	0 4	0 1
Aug. 08, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux	L Dustin Ortiz	KO/TKO Punches	3	2:58	0 0	13 92	0 4	0 1
Jul. 12, 2015	The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale	W Darrell Montague	KO/TKO Punches	1	1:36	1 0	19 4	0 0	0 0
Dec. 13, 2014	UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic	L John Moraga	SUB Rear Naked Choke	3	4:06	1 0	22 56	0 1	1 1

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.