William Wheeler
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- California
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Freelance
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
Before the UFC
William Wheeler 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
54-40-1
.574 win rate
Winning-record opponents
2 of 3
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
6
3 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 6 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 3 subXplode Fight Series · CITC 10 · National Fight Alliance · RITC · KOTC +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Leonard Smith10-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:51 | Xplode Fight Series | Mar 16, 2013 |
| W | Paul Karsky13-24-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 1:37 | CITC 10 | Feb 18, 2012 |
| L | Orlando Sanchez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:56 | National Fight Alliance | Oct 29, 2011 |
| W | Jose Hernandez | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:56 | RITC | Sep 10, 2011 |
| L | Sean Strickland31-7 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:55 | KOTC | Oct 3, 2009 |
| W | Samir Fathy | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:26 | CITC | Sep 30, 2006 |
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.