Mike Gates
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L3
- Fighting out of
- Montana
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Welterweight
Before the UFC
Mike Gates makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
171-97-5
.638 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
10 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 19 bouts · 12 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 4 sub · 2 decUCE · FF 1 · Impact Fighting Championship · MFC 18 · PFP +7
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Robbie Gotreau11-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | Impact Fighting Championship | Apr 16, 2011 |
| L | Josh Russell3-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MFC 18 | Sep 26, 2008 |
| L | T.J. Grant21-5 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:29 | PFP | Apr 26, 2008 |
| W | Neil Berry9-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:34 | RITC | Mar 29, 2008 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:05 | PFC 6 | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| L | Eddy Ellis21-17-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 4:22 | EWC 3 | Jan 12, 2008 |
| W | Lucas Sinclair | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:57 | PFC 5 | Nov 10, 2007 |
| L | Anderson Goncalves | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | KOTC | Nov 3, 2007 |
| W | Jason Biggeman | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:23 | MFC 13 | Aug 24, 2007 |
| D | Alan Williams | Draw | — | R2 | 5:00 | FF 2 | Jul 22, 2006 |
| W | Gary Young | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:23 | FF 1 | May 6, 2006 |
| W | Brian Dunn35-19-4 | Decision | Split | R2 | 5:00 | FF 1 | May 6, 2006 |
| W | James Birdsley40-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | UCE | Jan 7, 2006 |
| L | Jake Paul20-15 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | UCE | Dec 10, 2005 |
| W | Shawn Hessey | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:08 | UCE | Nov 26, 2005 |
| W | Brian Beebe3-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:49 | UCE | Nov 19, 2005 |
| W | Jason Jones | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:16 | UCE | Nov 12, 2005 |
| W | Raymond Stratton | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:18 | UCE | Nov 5, 2005 |
| W | Ryan Birdsley | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:01 | UCE | Sep 10, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionFCFF
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Shawn Siefke | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:59 | FCFF | Feb 25, 2006 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.