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United States
Fontana, California
Willie Gates
AGE
38
/
Jan 21, 1987
HEIGHT
5'8"
/
172.72 cm
WEIGHT
135 lbs
/
61.23 kg
ASSOCIATION
Pinnacle MMA
CLASS
Bantamweight
Wins
12
KO
/
TKO
5
42%
SUBMISSIONS
4
33%
DECISIONS
3
25%
Losses
13
KO
/
TKO
3
23%
SUBMISSIONS
7
54%
DECISIONS
3
23%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
loss
Teruto Ishihara
Urijah Faber's A1 Combat 9 - Long Beach
Mar / 18 / 2023
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jonathan Romero
1
3:12
loss
Musa Toliver
Lights Out Xtreme Fighting - LXF 8: The Return
Jan / 14 / 2023
Decision (Split)
Jonathan Romero
3
5:00
loss
Ryan MacDonald
AOS3 - Art of Scrap 3: Filho vs. Brooks
Oct / 30 / 2021
TKO (Strikes)
3
1:56
loss
Marvin Garcia
KOTC - Sin Rival
Mar / 10 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
George Garcia
CXF 15 - Rage in the Cage
Oct / 20 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Milan Ayers
2
2:33
loss
Andre Ewell
KOTC - Never Quit
Sep / 02 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
3
2:47
loss
Yuta Sasaki
UFC Fight Night 87 - Overeem vs. Arlovski
May / 08 / 2016
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Rich Mitchell
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
3:30
loss
Dustin Ortiz
UFC Fight Night 73 - Teixeira vs. St. Preux
Aug / 08 / 2015
TKO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
2:58
win
Darrell Montague
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale
Jul / 12 / 2015
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Kim Winslow
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:36
loss
John Moraga
UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic
Dec / 13 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
4:06
win
Hector Sandoval
TPF 21 - All or Nothing
Nov / 06 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Mark Lawley
1
1:23
win
Jimmy Marquez
Gladiator Challenge - Glove Up
Oct / 04 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Raul Porrata
1
1:36
win
Chris Chavez
Gladiator Challenge - Battle Ready
Aug / 23 / 2014
KO (Knee)
Raul Porrata
1
1:10
win
Eddy Gonzalez
Gladiator Challenge - Night of the Champions
Jul / 19 / 2014
Submission (Armbar)
1
0:20
win
Mario Casares
Gladiator Challenge - Nitro
Apr / 05 / 2014
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Greg Guzman
1
1:59
loss
Anthony Perales
SCMMA 2 - Inland Empire Strikes Again
May / 18 / 2013
Submission (Armbar)
Luis Cobian
3
1:43
win
Justin Santistevan
Gladiator Challenge - Battleground
Mar / 24 / 2013
Submission
Raul Porrata
1
0:28
win
Gary Franklin
Gladiator Challenge - Heat Returns
Oct / 28 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Raul Perrata
1
0:15
loss
Federico Lopez
MEZ Sports - Pandemonium 7
Aug / 18 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Luis Cobian
3
5:00
win
Jason Carbajal
FCOC - Fight Club OC
Jun / 07 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Beltran
3
5:00
win
Keenan Lewis
National Fight Alliance - Valley Invasion 2
Apr / 06 / 2012
Decision (Split)
Jason Herzog
3
5:00
win
Thomas Casarez
LBFN 13 - Long Beach Fight Night 13
Nov / 20 / 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Larry Landless
3
3:00
win
Skylar Reider
LBFN 11 - Long Beach Fight Night 11
Jan / 02 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
Cecil Peoples
1
1:14
loss
Jimmie Rivera
BFC - Bellator Fighting Championships 2
Apr / 10 / 2009
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Dan Miragliotta
3
3:17
loss
Robbie Peralta
GC 85 - Cross Fire
Oct / 25 / 2008
TKO (Punches)
1
3:50
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