Gian Villante (17-14, 12) was born in Wantagh, New York, U.S. on August 18, 1985. At the age of 23 years on February 20, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Randy Durant, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 27, 2013, 27-year old Gian Villante made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 159 against a 30-year old Ovince Saint Preux but lost the fight via majority decision.
Villante's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO loss to Chris Barnett at UFC 268 at age 36 on November 6, 2021. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
He has fought 18 times in the UFC, and has a record of 7 wins and 11 losses in the promotion.
Some of Gian Villante's best fights have been against Anthony Perosh, Saparbek Safarov, Cody Donovan, Trevor Smith, Corey Anderson, Sean O'Connell and Francimar Barroso.
Villante has 14 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31  | Nov 6, 2021 36 years, 2 months 17-14 (12) | 35 years, 4 months 21-7 (16) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Spinning wheel kick and punches |
30  | Dec 5, 2020 35 years, 3 months 17-13 (12) | 32 years, 1 months 11-5 (8) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
29  | Jun 27, 2020 34 years, 10 months 17-12 (12) | 33 years, 11 months 8-4 (6) | UFC | HW | 3 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
28  | Feb 23, 2019 33 years, 6 months 17-11 (12) | 24 years 12-2 (9) | UFC | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Body punch |
27  | Oct 27, 2018 33 years, 2 months 17-10 (12) | 38 years 23-13 (19) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
26  | Jun 1, 2018 32 years, 9 months 16-10 (12) | 32 years 32-10 (22) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
25  | Jan 20, 2018 32 years, 5 months 16-9 (12) | 37 years, 10 months 19-6 (14) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
24  | Jul 22, 2017 31 years, 11 months 15-9 (12) | 36 years, 8 months 9-4 (6) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
23  | Mar 11, 2017 31 years, 6 months 15-8 (12) | 35 years, 3 months 24-10 (20) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
22  | Dec 9, 2016 31 years, 3 months 15-7 (12) | 30 years, 1 months 8-0 (8) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
21  | Mar 5, 2016 30 years, 6 months 14-7 (11) | 32 years, 7 months 11-4 (9) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Nov 15, 2015 30 years, 2 months 14-6 (11) | 43 years, 1 months 15-9 (15) | UFC | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
19  | Jul 25, 2015 29 years, 11 months 13-6 (10) | 32 years, 2 months 9-5 (5) | UFC | HW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
18  | Apr 18, 2015 29 years, 8 months 13-5 (10) | 25 years, 6 months 5-0 (3) | UFC | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17  | Jun 28, 2014 28 years, 10 months 12-5 (9) | 30 years, 9 months 15-5 (10) | UFC | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
16  | Mar 23, 2014 28 years, 7 months 11-5 (9) | 34 years 20-6 (15) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15  | Nov 16, 2013 28 years, 2 months 11-4 (9) | 32 years, 8 months 8-3 (7) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
14  | Apr 27, 2013 27 years, 8 months 10-4 (8) | 30 years 12-5 (9) | UFC | HW | 3 | MD | LOSS |
13  | May 19, 2012 26 years, 9 months 10-3 (8) | 26 years, 11 months 12-4 (10) | Strikeforce | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Jan 7, 2012 26 years, 4 months 9-3 (8) | 31 years 9-1 (8) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
11  | Aug 12, 2011 25 years, 11 months 8-3 (7) | 23 years, 9 months 10-7 (10) | Strikeforce | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Jun 24, 2011 25 years, 10 months 7-3 (7) | 24 years, 9 months 10-0 (8) | Strikeforce | HW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
9  | Feb 12, 2011 25 years, 5 months 7-2 (7) | 32 years, 8 months 9-1 (9) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
8 | Dec 3, 2010 25 years, 3 months 7-1 (7) | Joseph Reyes | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Ring of Combat light-heavyweight title | |
7 | Apr 16, 2010 24 years, 7 months 6-1 (6) | Demetrius Richards | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Arm injury | |
6 | Feb 19, 2010 24 years, 6 months 6-0 (6) | Mike Cook | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won Ring of Combat heavyweight title | |
5 | Nov 20, 2009 24 years, 3 months 5-0 (5) | Marcelo Pereira | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
4 | Sep 11, 2009 24 years 4-0 (4) | Rob Wince | 2 | KO | WIN Head kick | ||
3 | Jun 12, 2009 23 years, 9 months 3-0 (3) | Joe Abouata | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Apr 17, 2009 23 years, 7 months 2-0 (2) | Paul White | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Feb 20, 2009 23 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Randy Durant | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
