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Willie Gates

12-74 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 2L
Inactive
Moderate Wear
5'8"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age
Last fightLYuta Sasaki·SUB·R2·10yr ago
Fighter Context
1–3UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.3min/fight
·
37UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-2.48
High Risk

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.000
None

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65
Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
44%
Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Gates
Body Attacker
Flyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.80
Str. Accuracy38%
67UFC landed/172attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+0.6 vs avg4.28
Str. Defense38%
KD Rate / fight0.50
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
54%
Body
34%
Leg
12%
By Position
Distance63%
/
Clinch13%
/
Ground24%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 14 rounds
Round 23 rounds
Round 32 rounds
Avg. Landed1163
Avg. Absorbed91638
Avg. Net+3-11-35
Grappling
Gates
Non-Factor
·100s ctrlActive Control
Flyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00
TD Accuracy0%
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense67%
19UFC defended/28opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Vulnerable
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
div avg 45%
How They Lose
3UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
KD → Finish
1/2Moderate
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 3
Submission2 / 3
Decision0 / 3
Loss Pattern
2 of 3 losses by finish in R3+
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB L
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+6+13+19+25avg201420152016

4 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-4.90.45.7R1R2R3
R1n=4
R2n=3
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
2.7
1.3
0.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.0
3.6
10.8
Diff
+0.7
-2.4
-10.1

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 4 Fights — Trend
▼Absorbed-14%L3
-105%-3%98%LWLL

Last 4 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Gates — 4 UFC Fights
Result
Method
4 fights
L
Yuta Sasaki
SUB R2 · 3:30May '16
+6
·13 SS (41%)·7 abs·4 td taken·362s ctrl
L
Dustin Ortiz
KO/TKO R3 · 2:58Aug '15
-79
·13 SS (41%)·92 abs·4 td taken
W
Darrell Montague
KO/TKO R1 · 1:36Jul '15
+15
·19 SS (58%)·4 abs·13s ctrl·1 kd landed
L
John Moraga
SUB R3 · 4:06Dec '14
-34
·22 SS (29%)·56 abs·1 td taken·25s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 sub att
All Fighters
Flyweight

Willie Gates

12-74 UFC
Form
2L
5'8"ht·72"reach·Orthodoxstance·39age
Last fightLYuta Sasaki·SUB·10yr ago
Fighter Context
1–3UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.3min/fight
·
37UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-2.48

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.000

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
44%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Gates
Flyweight avg
Body Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min1.80
Str. Accuracy38%
67UFC landed/172attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+0.6 vs avg4.28
Str. Defense38%
KD Rate / Fight0.50
2UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / FightNone on record
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
54%
Body
34%
Leg
12%
By Position
Dist63%
Clinch13%
Ground24%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=4
R2
n=3
R3
n=2
Landed1163
Absorbed91638
Net+3-11-35
Grappling
Gates
Flyweight avg
Non-Factor
100s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.00
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.00
TD Accuracy0%
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.40
0UFC wins/1attempted
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense67%
19UFC defended/28opp. attempts
Sub Defense2 loss / 3 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
1KO/TKO
2Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (L)
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-4.90.45.7R1R2R3
R1n=4
R2n=3
R3n=2
Outputsig strikes / min
2.7
1.3
0.7
Absorbedsig strikes / min
2.0
3.6
10.8
Diff
+0.7
-2.4
-10.1

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Gates — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Yuta Sasaki
SUB·R2·May '16
13 SS (41%)·7 abs·4 td taken·362s ctrl
L
Dustin Ortiz
KO/TKO·R3·Aug '15
13 SS (41%)·92 abs·4 td taken
W
Darrell Montague
KO/TKO·R1·Jul '15
19 SS (58%)·4 abs·13s ctrl·1 kd
L
John Moraga
SUB·R3·Dec '14
22 SS (29%)·56 abs·1 td taken·25s ctrl·1 kd·1 sub
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