Lightweight · “Ill”
Will Brooks
26-5-1 UFC 1-3-0
Precision Striker
Wrestler
Submission-Vulnerable
5'10"Height
72"Reach
OrthodoxStance
40Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
9:31Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Average 65
- Wrestling Average 65
- Control Average 60
- Grappling Average 45
- Durability Average 45
- Striking Average 45
- TD Defense Below avg 35
- Striking D Below avg 30
Built on 38 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Precision Striker
average accuracy — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler
average wrestling — rates 65 of 100 among UFC veterans
Submission-Vulnerable
2 of 3 losses came by submission
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min3.91
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.65
Striking accuracy59.6%
Striking defense47.1%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min2.76
Takedown accuracy38.9%
Takedown defense62.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.39
Control time23.8%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-3
Striking trend
Fight history
L Nik Lentz 27-8-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:05 — UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura · November 18, 2017
49/78Sig. strikes
34/82Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
0:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Charles Oliveira 17-7 walk-in Submission · R1 2:30 — UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · April 8, 2017
4/5Sig. strikes
3/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alex Oliveira 15-4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:30 — UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson · October 1, 2016
16/17Sig. strikes
48/59Absorbed
4/8Takedowns
3:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Ross Pearson 19-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale · July 8, 2016
80/150Sig. strikes
54/115Absorbed
1/6Takedowns
4:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
7
Submission
6
Decision
13
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
3
Decision
0
Other
0
Draws: 1
Fights by organization
Bellator
10
UFC
4
XFO
4
PFL
3
Titan FC
2
XMMA
2
Art of Scrap
2
Battlefield FC
1
+ 4 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 32 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Predrag Bogdanović | TKO (elbows and punches) | Titan FC 82 / SBC 47
June 2, 2023 |
Titan FC | 5 | 3:24 |
| W | Jhonasky Sojo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Titan FC 81
April 14, 2023 |
Titan FC | 3 | 3:17 |
| W | Luis Peña | Decision (split) | XMMA 5
July 23, 2022 |
XMMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rafael Bastos | TKO (leg injury) | Art of Scrap 4
April 15, 2022 |
Art of Scrap | 1 | 0:19 |
| W | Jose Filho | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Art of Scrap 3
October 30, 2021 |
Art of Scrap | 3 | 4:54 |
| W | Steven Siler | Decision (unanimous) | XMMA 2: Saunders vs. Nijem
July 30, 2021 |
XMMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Gleison Tibau | Technical Submission (guillotine choke) | Battlefield FC 2
July 27, 2019 |
Battlefield FC | 1 | 3:34 |
| D | Rashid Magomedov | Draw (unanimous) | PFL 9
October 13, 2018 |
PFL | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Robert Watley | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 5
August 2, 2018 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Luiz Firmino | Decision (unanimous) | PFL 2
June 21, 2018 |
PFL | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Nik Lentz | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura
November 19, 2017 |
UFC | 2 | 2:05 |
| L | Charles Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 210
April 8, 2017 |
UFC | 1 | 2:30 |
| L | Alex Oliveira | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson
October 1, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 3:30 |
| W | Ross Pearson | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale
July 8, 2016 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Marcin Held | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 145
November 6, 2015 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Dave Jansen | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 136
April 10, 2015 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Michael Chandler | TKO (punches) | Bellator 131
November 15, 2014 |
Bellator | 4 | 3:48 |
| W | Michael Chandler | Decision (split) | Bellator 120
May 17, 2014 |
Bellator | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Alexander Sarnavskiy | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 109
November 22, 2013 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Saad Awad | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 105
October 25, 2013 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | John Alessio | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 101
September 27, 2013 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Cris Leyva | TKO (punches) | Bellator 97
July 31, 2013 |
Bellator | 3 | 2:20 |
| L | Saad Awad | KO (punches) | Bellator 91
February 28, 2013 |
Bellator | 1 | 0:43 |
| W | Ricardo Tirloni | Decision (unanimous) | Bellator 87
January 31, 2013 |
Bellator | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Satoru Kitaoka | TKO (punches) | DREAM 18
December 31, 2012 |
DREAM | 2 | 3:46 |
| W | Drew Dober | Decision (unanimous) | Disorderly Conduct: The Yin & The Yang
August 10, 2012 |
Disorderly Conduct | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tory Bogguess | TKO (punches) | XFO 44
June 16, 2012 |
XFO | 1 | 4:20 |
| W | Ryan Bixler | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Chicago Cagefighting Championship IV
October 15, 2011 |
Chicago Cagefighting Championship IV | 2 | 1:00 |
| W | Joseph Richardson | Submission (armbar) | XFO 41
September 3, 2011 |
XFO | 1 | 3:49 |
| W | Bobby Reardanz | Submission (armbar) | XFO 39
May 13, 2011 |
XFO | 3 | 3:22 |
| W | Guillermo Serment | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Chicago Cagefighting Championship III
March 5, 2011 |
Chicago Cagefighting Championship III | 2 | 0:45 |
| W | J.R. Hines | TKO (punches) | XFO 38
January 22, 2011 |
XFO | 1 | 2:09 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Will Brooks) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.