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Light Heavyweight · “Knightmare”

William Knight

11-6-0 UFC 3-4-0
Precision Striker Wrestler
5'10"Height
73"Reach
OrthodoxStance
38Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
33.3%Finish rate
13:11Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 21.3 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 63.4 of 100 Striking D — Weak, rated 11.5 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 56.9 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 22.4 of 100 Grappling — Average, rated 51.3 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 34.1 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Average 63
  2. Wrestling Average 57
  3. Durability Average 55
  4. Grappling Average 51
  5. Control Below avg 34
  6. TD Defense Weak 22
  7. Striking Weak 21
  8. Striking D Weak 12
Precision Striker average accuracy — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Wrestler average wrestling — rates 57 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.88
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.1
Striking accuracy48.3%
Striking defense37.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.32
Takedowns / 15 min1.46
Takedown accuracy36.0%
Takedown defense45.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.49
Control time13.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents2-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 7 fights · green = win
September 26, 2020 vs Aleksa Camur — 2.53/min (W) Sep '20 April 10, 2021 vs Da Woon Jung — 1.13/min (L) Apr '21 August 21, 2021 vs Fabio Cherant — 3.53/min (W) — only 4.0 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Aug '21 December 4, 2021 vs Alonzo Menifield — 3.67/min (W) Dec '21 February 12, 2022 vs Maxim Grishin — 1.4/min (L) Feb '22 April 16, 2022 vs Devin Clark — 1.57/min (L) Apr '22 February 18, 2023 vs Marcin Prachnio — 0.53/min (L) Feb '23

Fight history

7 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Marcin Prachnio 15-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield · February 18, 2023
8/33Sig. strikes
79/144Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Devin Clark 12-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:21 — UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad · April 16, 2022
21/41Sig. strikes
34/47Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:09Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Maxim Grishin 30-9-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · February 12, 2022
21/68Sig. strikes
69/89Absorbed
3/9Takedowns
2:37Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Alonzo Menifield 11-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo · December 4, 2021
55/111Sig. strikes
44/77Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:43Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Fabio Cherant 7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:58 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · August 21, 2021
14/24Sig. strikes
15/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Da Woon Jung 13-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland · April 10, 2021
17/29Sig. strikes
28/46Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Aleksa Camur 6-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · September 26, 2020
38/54Sig. strikes
17/30Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
6:39Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
11-6-0Pro record
Thornton Mixed Martial ArtsGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 2
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 7
CES 4
Dana White's Contender Series 2
Premier FC 2
CFFC 1
Reality Fighting 1
Full career — 17 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Domingos Barros Decision (majority) CES 73
May 12, 2023
 CES 5 5:00
L Marcin Prachnio Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield
February 18, 2023
 UFC 3 5:00
L Devin Clark TKO (elbow and punches) UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. Muhammad 2
April 16, 2022
 UFC 3 3:21
L Maxim Grishin Decision (unanimous) UFC 271
February 12, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
W Alonzo Menifield Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Font vs. Aldo
December 4, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Fabio Cherant KO (punches) UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
August 21, 2021
 UFC 1 3:58
L Da Un Jung Decision (unanimous) UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland
April 10, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Aleksa Camur Decision (unanimous) UFC 253
September 27, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Cody Brundage TKO (elbows and punches) Dana White's Contender Series 31
September 1, 2020
 Dana White's Contender Series 1 2:23
W Rocky Edwards TKO (punches) CES 60
January 24, 2020
 CES 3 2:56
L Tafon Nchukwi TKO (punches) CFFC 80
November 22, 2019
 CFFC 1 2:30
W Jamelle Jones TKO (submission to punches) CES 59
October 25, 2019
 CES 1 4:27
W Herdem Alacabek TKO (punches) Dana White's Contender Series 24
August 13, 2019
 Dana White's Contender Series 3 4:34
W Kevin Haley TKO (submission to punches) CES 54
January 19, 2019
 CES 1 3:33
W Walter Howard TKO (punches) Premier FC 27
November 10, 2018
 Premier FC 1 3:12
W Terrance Jean-Jacques TKO (punches) Premier FC 26
June 16, 2018
 Premier FC 2 2:35
W Tom Velazquez TKO (punches) Reality Fighting
May 4, 2018
 Reality Fighting 1 2:08

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (William Knight (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 103 qualified Light Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.9 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.1 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 48.3% avg 46.8%
Striking defense 37.3% avg 53.2%
Takedowns /15 min 1.5 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 36.0% avg 38.5%
Takedown defense 45.0% avg 61.0%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.5 avg 0.5
Control time 13.3% avg 21.6%
Finish rate 33.3% avg 63.3%