Will Cairns
UFC DebutNickname“Carnage”
Record
Streak
L6
- Fighting out of
- Manchester, Greater Manchester
- Born
- England
- Camp
- Stockport MMA
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Will Cairns 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
208-157-5
.570 win rate
Winning-record opponents
27 of 38
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
48
38 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 48 bouts · 39 promotions · wins by 1 KOAFC · UKFC · Raged UK MMA · CC 25 · MTK MMA +34
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Patryk Czart | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:20 | Supreme Cage FC 22 | Feb 10, 2024 |
| L | Marlon Jones6-0 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 1:01 | AFC | Sep 18, 2021 |
| L | Jack Dedames4-2 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:05 | Raged UK MMA | Sep 10, 2021 |
| L | Ammari Diedrick | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:36 | Caged Steel 26 | Aug 21, 2021 |
| L | Corey Fry6-4 | Submission | — | R1 | 1:49 | UKFC | Jul 10, 2021 |
| L | Danny Dixon5-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 1:24 | UKFC | Feb 29, 2020 |
| W | Mark Halford | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:36 | AFC | Feb 22, 2020 |
| L | Issam Kurdi7-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:45 | FFC 32 | Feb 8, 2020 |
| L | Jayden Irving1-0 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | — | CC 25 | Dec 8, 2019 |
| L | Bilal Sadiki1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | CC 25 | Dec 8, 2019 |
| L | Caolan Loughran11-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:15 | MTK MMA | Nov 16, 2019 |
| L | Corrin Eaton10-6 | KO/TKO | Submission to Strikes | R1 | 0:00 | Contenders East Anglia | Sep 28, 2019 |
| L | Adam Evans2-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:08 | FFC 31 | Sep 21, 2019 |
| L | Michael Hughes | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:25 | MTK MMA | Sep 7, 2019 |
| L | Amit Tah5-0 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 0:06 | CC 24 | Aug 4, 2019 |
| L | Mickey Miller4-10 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:58 | Supreme Cage FC 12 | Jul 27, 2019 |
| L | Jonny Brocklesby5-3 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 2:28 | Caged Steel 23 | Jul 13, 2019 |
| L | Wesley Lucas | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:29 | FFC 29 | Mar 9, 2019 |
| L | Pedro Machado4-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:28 | SFS | Mar 2, 2019 |
| L | Dave Sutcliffe4-2 | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 2:04 | Budo 36 | Dec 8, 2018 |
| L | Billy Cornell | Submission | Standing Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:16 | MTK | Nov 17, 2018 |
| L | Andrew Lofthouse4-2 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | ICE FC | Jul 7, 2018 |
| L | Chris Astley10-6 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 0:48 | Raged UK MMA | May 26, 2018 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | MTK | May 13, 2018 | |
| L | Eddie Johnson1-1 | Submission | Shoulder Choke | R1 | 1:11 | MASDA Gym Liverpool / HAMMA | May 6, 2018 |
| L | Kim Tinghaugen10-7 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:40 | Unity FC | Apr 7, 2018 |
| L | Tom Crosby8-5-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | Yorkshire MMA Championships | Feb 17, 2018 |
| L | Mike Hales3-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:43 | UCMMA 53 | Nov 11, 2017 |
| L | Richard Mearns3-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:01 | IFU 11 | Oct 28, 2017 |
| L | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 0:00 | Caged Steel 18 | Jul 15, 2017 | |
| L | Jonno Mears5-4 | KO/TKO | Kick | R1 | 0:23 | UKFC | Jun 10, 2017 |
| L | Jack Owen3-3 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:57 | FCC 18 | Apr 15, 2017 |
| L | Nigel Whitear8-18 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:13 | Budo 18 | Mar 4, 2017 |
| L | Matthew Miller1-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:51 | LFC 9 | Sep 25, 2016 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:34 | Budo 14 | May 21, 2016 | |
| L | Tom O'Brien | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:54 | AFC | Apr 2, 2016 |
| L | Onur Caglar | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | Caged Steel 14 | Mar 26, 2016 |
| L | Terry Brazier11-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:32 | LFC 7 | Mar 13, 2016 |
| L | Radostin Mitev | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:25 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Mar 5, 2016 |
| L | Marc Clark | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:43 | Budo 12 | Nov 1, 2015 |
| L | Dan Gibbon6-14 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:24 | Caged Steel 12 | Jul 18, 2015 |
| L | Jakob Grzegorzek2-5-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:35 | Budo 10 | Jul 5, 2015 |
| L | Kams Ekpo4-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:51 | Killacam Fight Night | Jul 4, 2015 |
| L | Artem Kotov5-2 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:28 | GOTA | Jul 3, 2015 |
| L | Kevin Fryer8-4 | Submission | Shoulder Choke | R1 | 0:39 | Budo 9 | Jun 14, 2015 |
| L | Tommy Gunn3-5 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:47 | GOTA | Oct 3, 2014 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:26 | Salford Fight Factory | Jul 20, 2013 | |
| L | Declan Williams13-14-3 | KO/TKO | Elbows | R1 | 1:37 | CC | May 18, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
2-38across 40 amateur bouts · 37 promotionsWCMMA · MMATC · Fusion Fighting Championship · WTFCA · KCC 1 +32
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | James Bawden4-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:12 | WTFCA | Sep 30, 2023 |
| L | Juan Inseto | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:33 | KCC 1 | Mar 4, 2022 |
| L | Rafael Mikail0-3 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:54 | CG 30 | Sep 12, 2021 |
| L | Toby Yates | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:48 | Caged Steel | Mar 14, 2020 |
| L | Aaron Small9-0 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Probellum MMA | Mar 7, 2020 |
| L | Jazz Singh | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:09 | WCMMA | Dec 14, 2019 |
| W | Cameron Russell1-2 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:55 | FCC 24 | Sep 14, 2019 |
| L | Craig Miller3-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:14 | UKFC | Jun 29, 2019 |
| L | Marcus Danville2-0 | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 0:24 | FFC 30 | Jun 15, 2019 |
| W | Phil Lennon0-1 | DQ | — | R1 | 2:03 | FCC 23 | May 18, 2019 |
| L | Lee Anthony3-5 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:15 | MMA Battle Arena | Apr 13, 2019 |
| L | James Marley3-3 | KO/TKO | Ground & Pound | R1 | 0:00 | SMMA | Feb 16, 2019 |
| L | Jamie Hill1-0 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:39 | FFC 28 | Oct 27, 2018 |
| L | Dru Oakes | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | ECMMA 1 | Oct 26, 2018 |
| L | Kamil Ciolaszynski4-1 | KO/TKO | Injury | R1 | 0:00 | IFU 13 | Aug 25, 2018 |
| L | Tommy Coyle8-8 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:48 | Caged Steel 21 | Jul 14, 2018 |
| L | James Huck2-1 | Submission | — | R1 | 2:12 | FCC 21 | Jun 23, 2018 |
| L | Rory Crawford1-0 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:57 | FFC 27 | Apr 28, 2018 |
| L | Carl Fletcher | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | FCC 20 | Feb 17, 2018 |
| L | Ruben Lindo8-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:34 | WCMMA | Dec 9, 2017 |
| L | Jack Sutton2-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:58 | FFC 26 | Nov 25, 2017 |
| L | Billy Cornell | Submission | — | R1 | 0:57 | FFC 24 | Jun 24, 2017 |
| L | Paul Elliott8-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:20 | MMATC | May 13, 2017 |
| L | Josh Leet3-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | IFU 10 | Apr 29, 2017 |
| L | Conner Palmer5-0 | Submission | Kneebar | R1 | 0:36 | MMATC | Feb 11, 2017 |
| L | Louis McGill2-0 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 2:34 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Sep 9, 2016 |
| L | James Ronan1-0 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:38 | GOTA | Apr 8, 2016 |
| L | Saqib Khan1-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:09 | Budo 13 | Mar 27, 2016 |
| L | Stuart Graham1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:18 | Animalistic MMA | Jun 20, 2015 |
| L | Bane Dundavan5-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:51 | Fusion Fighting Championship | Jun 13, 2015 |
| L | Kyle Keane3-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:35 | FCC 12 | Mar 28, 2015 |
| L | Andy Dent5-4 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:24 | Caged Steel 11 | Mar 28, 2015 |
| L | Adam Bramhald15-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Caged Steel 10 | Dec 6, 2014 |
| L | Paul Bentley3-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:08 | Budo 6 | Nov 30, 2014 |
| L | Cieran Stuart2-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:01 | CCNE | Oct 25, 2014 |
| L | Ian Longson1-0 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:15 | CP | Sep 27, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:42 | FCC 10 | Jun 21, 2014 | |
| L | Aaron Johnson7-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:24 | ACB 8 | Nov 9, 2013 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:43 | FCC 6 | Jun 22, 2013 | |
| L | Tom Howel | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:07 | UCFC 4 | Aug 18, 2012 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.