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Willie Gates

Willie Gates

974 ELO #2035

MMA 12-7-0 · UFC 1-3-0 · Flyweight · Last fought 10 years and 34 days ago

Willie Gates - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Willie Gates has 1 wins in the UFC. Willie Gates lands an average of 1.8 significant strikes per minute .

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Flyweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 974), and have not fought Willie Gates before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Tim Elliott 10-12-0 39 1023 0.0 49
Daniel Barez 1-3-0 37 969 2.0 5
Matt Schnell 7-9-0 36 966 3.0 8
Felipe Bunes 1-3-0 36 991 3.0 17
Bruno Silva 5-6-0 36 999 3.0 25
Alexandre Pantoja 14-4-0 36 1143 3.0 169

Biggest Win

Darrell Montague in 2015
Opponent ELO: 972

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 8'
Weight
Flyweight
Reach
72'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Jan 21 1987
Age
39
Peak ELO
1006
ELO Rank
2035 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
72-26-2
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1015.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
957.0

Performance Statistics

SLpM
1.8
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
38%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.28
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
38%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
–
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
–
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.4
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Willie Gates Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2016-05-08 UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski Yuta Sasaki SUB Rear Naked Choke 2 3:30 Loss -
2015-08-08 UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Saint Preux Dustin Ortiz KO/TKO Punches 3 2:58 Loss -
2015-07-12 The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale Darrell Montague KO/TKO Punches 1 1:36 Win -
2014-12-13 UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic John Moraga SUB Rear Naked Choke 3 4:06 Loss -

Willie Gates ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
4 2016-05-08 Yuta Sasaki 990 Loss -16 974
3 2015-08-08 Dustin Ortiz 1008 Loss -16 990
2 2015-07-12 Darrell Montague 972 Win +20 1006
1 2014-12-13 John Moraga 1034 Loss -14 986

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