Will Brooks (26-5-1, 13) was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on October 8, 1986. At the age of 24 years on January 22, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against J.R. Hines, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 1, 2016, 29-year old Will Brooks made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson against a 28-year old Alex Oliveira but lost the fight via KO in the 3rd round.
Brooks' last fight was a welterweight title fight against Predrag Bogdanović for the vacant Titan FC Championship title on June 2, 2023. He stopped Bogdanović via TKO in the 5th round, successfully winning the title. He is on a 6-fight winning streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Will Brooks' best fights have been against Alexander Sarnavskiy, Michael Chandler, Dave Jansen, Marcin Held, Satoru Kitaoka, Ricardo Tirloni and John Alessio.
Brooks has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Jun 2, 2023 36 years, 7 months 26-5-1 (13) | Predrag Bogdanović | WL | 5 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches Won Titan FC welterweight title | |
31 | Apr 14, 2023 36 years, 6 months 25-5-1 (12) | Jhonasky Sojo | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
30  | Jul 23, 2022 35 years, 9 months 24-5-1 (11) | 29 years 11-3 (8) | LT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
29 | Apr 15, 2022 35 years, 6 months 23-5-1 (11) | Rafael Bastos | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Leg injury | |
28 | Oct 30, 2021 35 years 22-5-1 (10) | Jose Filho | LT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
27  | Jul 30, 2021 34 years, 9 months 21-5-1 (9) | 34 years, 5 months 32-21-1 (22) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
26  | Jul 27, 2019 32 years, 9 months 20-5-1 (9) | 36 years 34-14 (17) | LT | 1 | CKO | LOSS Guillotine choke | |
25  | Oct 13, 2018 32 years 20-4-1 (9) | 34 years, 4 months 21-2 (10) | PFL | LT | 2 | UD | DRAW Unanimous |
24 | Aug 2, 2018 31 years, 9 months 20-4 (9) | Robert Watley | PFL | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23  | Jun 21, 2018 31 years, 8 months 19-4 (9) | 36 years, 3 months 20-8 (9) | PFL | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Nov 19, 2017 31 years, 1 months 18-4 (9) | 33 years, 3 months 27-8-2 (17) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
21  | Apr 8, 2017 30 years, 6 months 18-3 (9) | 27 years, 5 months 21-7 (19) | UFC | LT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
20  | Oct 1, 2016 29 years, 11 months 18-2 (9) | 28 years, 7 months 15-4-1 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches |
19  | Jul 8, 2016 29 years, 9 months 18-1 (9) | 31 years, 9 months 19-10 (12) | TUF | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Nov 6, 2015 29 years 17-1 (9) | 23 years, 9 months 21-3 (16) | Bellator | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World lightweight title |
17  | Apr 10, 2015 28 years, 6 months 16-1 (9) | 35 years, 7 months 20-2 (11) | Bellator | LT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Bellator World lightweight title |
16  | Nov 15, 2014 28 years, 1 months 15-1 (9) | 28 years, 6 months 12-2 (9) | Bellator | LT | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Won Bellator World lightweight title |
15 | May 17, 2014 27 years, 7 months 14-1 (8) | 28 years 12-1 (9) | Bellator | LT | 5 | SD | WIN Won Bellator World lightweight title Interim |
14  | Nov 22, 2013 27 years, 1 months 13-1 (8) | 24 years, 10 months 25-1 (21) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Bellator Season 9 Tournament |
13  | Oct 25, 2013 27 years 12-1 (8) | 30 years, 4 months 14-6 (12) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12  | Sep 27, 2013 26 years, 11 months 11-1 (8) | 34 years, 2 months 34-16 (27) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
11 | Jul 31, 2013 26 years, 9 months 10-1 (8) | Cris Leyva | Bellator | LT | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10 | Feb 28, 2013 26 years, 4 months 9-1 (7) | 29 years, 8 months 12-5 (10) | Bellator | LT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
9  | Jan 31, 2013 26 years, 3 months 9-0 (7) | 29 years, 11 months 15-3 (13) | Bellator | LT | 3 | UD | WIN |
8  | Dec 31, 2012 26 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | 32 years, 10 months 30-11-9 (15) | DREAM | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
7  | Aug 10, 2012 25 years, 10 months 7-0 (6) | 23 years, 9 months 9-3 (7) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
6 | Jun 16, 2012 25 years, 8 months 6-0 (6) | Tory Bogguess | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Oct 15, 2011 25 years 5-0 (5) | Ryan Bixler | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Sep 3, 2011 24 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Joseph Richardson | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | May 13, 2011 24 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | Bobby Reardanz | 3 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Mar 5, 2011 24 years, 4 months 2-0 (2) | Guillermo Serment | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
1 | Jan 22, 2011 24 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | J.R. Hines | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
