Justin Willis Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

L

#4Curtis Blaydes

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · Mar 23, 2019

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis

Mar 23, 2019

W

#10Mark Hunt

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · Dec 1, 2018

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa

Dec 1, 2018

W

Chase Sherman

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · Apr 21, 2018

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee

Apr 21, 2018

W

Allen Crowder

Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 2:33

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · Dec 2, 2017

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:33

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Dec 2, 2017

W

James Mulheron

Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio · Jul 16, 2017

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio

Jul 16, 2017

Outside the UFC

4-1across 5 bouts · 4 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 1 decIGF · WSOF 31 · Global Knockout · ROF 43

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Juliano Coutinho8-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	0:30	WSOF 31	Jun 17, 2016
W	Rizvan Kuniev13-3-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	IGF	Aug 29, 2015
W	Yusuke Kawaguchi18-13	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:43	IGF	Dec 31, 2014
W	James Kirby0-3	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	Global Knockout	Jun 14, 2014
L	Henry Solis2-1	KO/TKO	Elbows	R2	4:32	ROF 43	Jun 2, 2012

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsStrikeforce · AFP

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Steve Dickey2-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	2:00	Strikeforce	Oct 9, 2010
L	Brian Stevenson1-0	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	—	AFP	Aug 14, 2009

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

4 wins, 1 loss

W4

L1

Submission

0 wins, 0 losses

W0

L0

Decision

4 wins, 1 loss

W4

L1

Finishes

UFC KOs

1

Above avg · 19%Heavyweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.40

Above avg · 0.24Heavyweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 8%Heavyweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.25Heavyweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Justin Willis

PowerChin

Knockout rate

20%

1 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

2

1.14 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

0

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

0

0.00 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never finished by strikes · Never submittedin the UFC

Decision behavior

Judging

2 scorecards on file

Justin Willis

Unanimous2 decisions · 100%

1W1L

Split

None

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

3 rounds total

0

Won

3

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallB67th

59%211 / 356

Striking accuracy

57%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.80 differential

Landed3.37

Absorbed2.57

47%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+16%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head83%68th176
Body9%41st19
Leg8%48th16

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

80%Standing

Standing80%168
Clinch7%14
Ground14%29

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Justin Willis

Landed per 15

Head

A

79th

42.2

79th

Body

D

28th

4.6

28th

Leg

D

39th

3.8

39th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

A+

87th

16.3

87th

Body

F

24th

13.2

24th

Leg

D

35th

9.1

35th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	42.2	176	310	57%
Body	4.6	19	26	73%
Leg	3.8	16	20	80%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	16.3	68	260	26%
Body	13.2	55	80	69%
Leg	9.1	38	42	90%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Justin Willis

67%

Takedown accuracy

36%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-1.9 min net

On top1.5

On bottom3.5

Offense

Takedowns

C

58th

1.0

58th

TD accuracy

67%

Sub attempts

B

59th

0.0

59th

Control

C

49th

1.5 min

49th

Defense

TD defense

D

28th

36%

28th

Controlled

3.5 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	4 / 6
Submission attempts	0
Control time	6:27

Defense

TDs defended	4 / 11
Control absorbed	14:25

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (63min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Justin Willis

5 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 63 min

121%

R3 pace · 4 bouts

Willis holds steady (+1% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Willis lifts to 121% of round-1 output by round 3 (4 bouts).

Willis — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Willislanded / min

Takedown attempts

Willisattempts / min

Control time

Willis% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.9	3.6	2.8	0.04	5%	5
R2	4.3	3.3	2.1	0.10	18%	4
R3	4.0	3.3	2.7	0.15	9%	4

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Justin Willis

5 resolved UFC bouts · 2 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

42/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

71st

43%

71st

Win quality

A

80th

51%

80th

Limited UFC sample (5 bouts). The headline Schedule Score is held toward a rookie baseline until a fighter has 6+ UFC bouts — a thin UFC résumé hasn’t yet proven a strong schedule. The component bars above are not down-weighted.

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

2

3

Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-5	2	1-1	50%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

Pre-UFC opposition

Strong

Opponents' combined record

41-23-1

.641 win rate

Winning-record opponents

4 of 5

carried winning pro records

Pro bouts faced

5

all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Curtis Blaydes#4	Top-5	85	Mar 23, 2019
W	Mark Hunt#10	Top-5	77	Dec 1, 2018
W	Chase Sherman	Unproven	12	Apr 21, 2018
W	Allen Crowder	Unproven	8	Dec 2, 2017
W	James Mulheron	Unproven	8	Jul 16, 2017

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

5 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

—

Typical camp

100–180 days

2-1

3 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

1-0

1 bout

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

—

After a win

next bout after a win

3-1

4 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last bout

7y 5mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Justin Willis

Extended layoff

7y 5mosince last bout

vs Curtis Blaydes · Mar 23, 2019

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring

DFSAs favorite 3-0As underdog 1-1

66.10

DK avg

76.00

Median

89.20

Ceiling

53.60

Floor

40%

Boom

20%

Bust

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