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William Knight

William Knight

987 ELO #1444

"Knightmare"

MMA 11-5-0 · UFC 3-4-0 · Light Heavyweight · Last fought 3 years and 112 days ago

William Knight "Knightmare" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: William Knight has 3 wins in the UFC. William Knight lands an average of 2.62 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.78 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Light Heavyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 987), and have not fought William Knight before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Paul Craig 9-10-0 38 1026 0.0 39
Austen Lane 1-5-0 38 947 0.0 40
Dustin Jacoby 10-6-0 38 1109 0.0 122
Alex Pereira 10-2-0 38 1165 0.0 178
Anthony Smith 13-12-0 37 1055 1.0 68
Azamat Murzakanov 6-1-0 37 1103 1.0 116

Fight Results Breakdown

7
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Alonzo Menifield in 2021
Opponent ELO: 1051

Biggest Upset Loss

Maxim Grishin in 2022
Your ELO: 1039 · Opponent ELO: 989 · Favored by 50

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 10'
Weight
Light Heavyweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Apr 03 1988
Age
38
Peak ELO
1039
ELO Rank
1444 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
109-47-4
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
999.1
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1009.7

Performance Statistics

SLpM
2.62
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
56%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.3
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
35%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.78
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
40%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.4
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

William Knight Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2023-02-18 UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield Marcin Prachnio U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2022-04-16 UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad Devin Clark KO/TKO Punches 3 3:21 Loss -
2022-02-12 UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Maxim Grishin U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2021-12-04 UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo Alonzo Menifield U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2021-08-21 UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Fabio Cherant KO/TKO Punch 1 3:58 Win -
2021-04-10 UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland Da Woon Jung U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2020-09-26 UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Aleksa Camur U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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William Knight ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
7 2023-02-18 Marcin Prachnio 979 Loss -17 987
6 2022-04-16 Devin Clark 1002 Loss -17 1004
5 2022-02-12 Maxim Grishin 989 Loss -18 1021
4 2021-12-04 Alonzo Menifield 1051 Win +17 1039
3 2021-08-21 Fabio Cherant 985 Win +20 1022
2 2021-04-10 Da Woon Jung 1041 Loss -15 1002
1 2020-09-26 Aleksa Camur 1016 Win +17 1017

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