
Fighter profile
Gian Villante
Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the HW division (263 fighters).
Fought across 2 divisions:15 LHW · 3 HW (now)
Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.
Striking · offense
Striking · defense
Grappling · offense
Grappling · defense
Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 18 UFC fights · 201:10 total fight time
Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Gian has faced, inside the UFC and out.
Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).
Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.
How the betting market priced Gian, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.
over 18 close-line bets
57% implied
ROI −23.3%
Avg -229
ROI −39.3%
Avg +168
Based on 18 of 18 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.
- KO/TKO · R2 2:23UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · 2021-11-06Villante-12930/510/000:08Barnett+10738/700/010:12
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori · 2020-12-05Villante-20080/1970/00—Collier+160123/2720/000:02
- SUB · R3 3:44UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · 2020-06-27Villante+18072/1050/012:37Greene-23063/1370/00—
- KO/TKO · R1 1:34UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · 2019-02-23Villante+1809/200/00—Oleksiejczuk-22014/220/010:02
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · 2018-10-27Villante-23581/2170/100:04Herman+19584/2230/100:06
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes · 2018-06-01Villante+13550/1330/000:06Alvey-15553/1220/01—
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou · 2018-01-20Villante-15574/2090/00—Barroso+13574/1280/00—
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · 2017-07-22Villante-21072/1960/00—Cummins+17586/1821/1103:04
- KO/TKO · R3 0:59UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum · 2017-03-11Villante+13555/1510/100:09Rua-15594/1732/320:04
- KO/TKO · R2 2:54UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov · 2016-12-09Villante-19060/1080/010:24Safarov+16537/1310/200:12
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · 2016-03-05Villante+16023/680/100:09Latifi-18530/533/1204:37
- KO/TKO · R2 0:27UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · 2015-07-25Villante-22031/641/100:03Lawlor+18022/520/110:03
- KO/TKO · R3 4:18UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold · 2015-04-18Villante+32570/1680/00—Anderson-400111/2790/40—
- S-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · 2014-06-28Villante-26593/1640/100:07O'Connell+245109/2280/414:11
- U-DEC · R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 · 2014-03-23Villante-29033/923/1205:45Maldonado+260132/2170/000:21
- KO/TKO · R2 1:22UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · 2013-11-16Villante-34043/821/110:54Donovan+31051/900/100:16
- M-DEC · R3 0:33UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen · 2013-04-27Villante+13528/500/401:12Saint Preux-14547/840/200:42
Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

