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Willie Gates

Fighter profile

Willie Gates

FLW12-13-0P4P #396Div #27
Form
 
 
 
 
 
64
Overall
SoS 46
Skill ratings
Striking
71
Boxing
73
Kicking
67
Clinch
71
Striking def.
71
Wrestling off.
63
Wrestling def.
65
Ground game
70
Submissions
68
Grappling def.
57
Profile
Age39
Height5'8"
Reach72"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryUSA
Pro debut2008
UFC record1-3-0
Last fight2023-03-18
Octagon time37.2 min
Avg fight9.3 min
Career length17y 9m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the FLW division (134 fighters).

Striking offense1505
74th
FLW avg 1499
Striking defense1503
61st
FLW avg 1501
Grappling offense1499
59th
FLW avg 1497
Grappling defense1492
26th
FLW avg 1502
Momentum15
33rd
FLW avg 26
Win / loss by method
Record: 12-13-0

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.

KO/TKO
5 wins, 3 losses
W
42% of wins
L
23% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 7 losses
W
33% of wins
L
54% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 3 losses
W
25% of wins
L
23% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(67%) 2
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
11win10loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (36%)KO/TKO(20%) 2
4 (36%)Submission(50%) 5
3 (27%)Decision(30%) 3
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes67
Sig. accuracy39%
Sig. attempted172
Total strikes105
Total attempted210
Knockdowns2
Head36
Body23
Leg8
Distance42
Clinch9
Ground16

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed159
Sig. defense39%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.108
Body abs.31
Leg abs.20
Distance abs.31
Clinch abs.26
Ground abs.102

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy—
TD attempted0
Sub att.1
Reversals0
Control time6:40

Grappling · defense

TD defense68%
TDs absorbed9
TD att. faced28
Sub att. faced3
Controlled time18:30

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 37:10 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Willie has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
60W–14Lwin 81.1%div #33/110pct 71st
WinsAverage
13W–4Lwin 76.5%div #53/99pct 47th
LossesAverage
47W–10Lwin 82.5%div #46/106pct 58th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1536 elodiv #45/110pct 60th
WinsSoft
1500 elodiv #92/99pct 8th
LossesAverage
1548 elodiv #45/106pct 58th

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).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall96W–78L55.2%
Wins21W–35L37.5%
Losses75W–43L63.6%

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.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Willie, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−2.23u−55.8% ROI

over 4 close-line bets

Average odds
+163

38% implied

As favorite
1W–1L

ROI −11.5%

Avg -132

As underdog
0W–2L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +427

Based on 4 of 4 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.