Willie Gates (12-13, 9) was born in Fontana, California, U.S. on January 21, 1987. At the age of 21 years on October 25, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Robbie Peralta, losing the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On December 13, 2014, 27-year old Willie Gates made his UFC debut on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic against a 30-year old John Moraga but lost the fight via submission in the 3rd round.
Gates' last fight was a 1st-round submission loss to Teruto Ishihara at age 36 on March 18, 2023. He is on a 8-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Willie Gates' best fights have been against Hector Sandoval and Darrell Montague.
Gates has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Mar 18, 2023 36 years, 1 months 12-13 (9) | 31 years, 7 months 12-10-3 (10) | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
24 | Jan 14, 2023 35 years, 11 months 12-12 (9) | Musa Toliver | BT | 3 | SD | LOSS | |
23 | Oct 30, 2021 34 years, 9 months 12-11 (9) | Ryan MacDonald | BT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
22 | Mar 10, 2019 32 years, 1 months 12-10 (9) | Marvin Garcia | KOTC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21 | Oct 20, 2018 31 years, 8 months 12-9 (9) | George Garcia | BT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
20  | Sep 2, 2017 30 years, 7 months 12-8 (9) | 29 years, 7 months 8-3 (6) | KOTC | FL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
19  | May 8, 2016 29 years, 3 months 12-7 (9) | 26 years, 7 months 18-3-2 (10) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
18  | Aug 8, 2015 28 years, 6 months 12-6 (9) | 26 years, 7 months 14-4 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
17  | Jul 12, 2015 28 years, 5 months 12-5 (9) | 27 years, 8 months 13-4 (10) | TUF | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body and elbows |
16  | Dec 13, 2014 27 years, 10 months 11-5 (8) | 30 years, 8 months 15-3 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
15  | Nov 6, 2014 27 years, 9 months 11-4 (8) | 28 years, 3 months 8-1 (3) | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
14 | Oct 4, 2014 27 years, 8 months 10-4 (7) | Jimmy Marquez | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
13 | Aug 23, 2014 27 years, 7 months 9-4 (6) | Chris Chavez | BT | 1 | KO | WIN Knee | |
12 | Jul 19, 2014 27 years, 5 months 8-4 (5) | Eddy Gonzalez | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
11 | Apr 5, 2014 27 years, 2 months 7-4 (4) | Mario Casares | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
10 | May 18, 2013 26 years, 3 months 6-4 (3) | Anthony Perales | 3 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
9 | Mar 24, 2013 26 years, 2 months 6-3 (3) | Justin Santistevan | 1 | SUB | WIN | ||
8 | Oct 28, 2012 25 years, 9 months 5-3 (2) | Gary Franklin | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
7 | Aug 18, 2012 25 years, 6 months 4-3 (1) | Federico Lopez | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
6 | Jun 7, 2012 25 years, 4 months 4-2 (1) | Jason Carbajal | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Apr 6, 2012 25 years, 2 months 3-2 (1) | Keenan Lewis | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
4 | Nov 20, 2011 24 years, 9 months 2-2 (1) | Thomas Casarez | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Jan 2, 2011 23 years, 11 months 1-2 (1) | Skylar Reider | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2  | Apr 10, 2009 22 years, 2 months 0-2 (0) | 19 years, 9 months 2-1 (0) | Bellator | 3 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
1  | Oct 25, 2008 21 years, 9 months 0-1 (0) | 22 years, 7 months 5-2 (5) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
