Heavyweight · “Big Pretty”

Justin Willis

8-2-0 UFC 4-1-0
6'1"Height
78"Reach
SouthpawStance
39Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
25.0%Finish rate
12:30Avg fight

Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.37
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.57
Striking accuracy59.3%
Striking defense57.9%
Takedowns / 15 min0.96
Takedown accuracy66.7%
Takedown defense36.4%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time10.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-1

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
July 16, 2017 vs James Mulheron — 3.47/min (W) Jul '17 December 2, 2017 vs Allen Crowder — 8.63/min (W) Dec '17 April 21, 2018 vs Chase Sherman — 5.07/min (W) Apr '18 December 1, 2018 vs Mark Hunt — 3.93/min (W) Dec '18 March 23, 2019 vs Curtis Blaydes — 0.13/min (L) Mar '19

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Curtis Blaydes 5-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis · March 23, 2019
2/9Sig. strikes
22/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Mark Hunt 8-7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa · December 1, 2018
59/103Sig. strikes
19/60Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chase Sherman 2-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee · April 21, 2018
76/109Sig. strikes
69/137Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
3:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Allen Crowder 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:33 — UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2 · December 2, 2017
22/44Sig. strikes
15/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W James Mulheron 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio · July 16, 2017
52/91Sig. strikes
36/114Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
3:25Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts

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)
8-2-0Pro record
American Kickboxing AcademyGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 5
WSOF 1
Inoki Genome Fight 1
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 1
Global Knockout 1
ROF 1
Full career — 10 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Curtis Blaydes Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis
March 23, 2019
UFC 3 5:00
W Mark Hunt Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Tuivasa
December 2, 2018
UFC 3 5:00
W Chase Sherman Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee
April 21, 2018
UFC 3 5:00
W Allen Crowder KO (punch) UFC 218
December 2, 2017
UFC 1 2:33
W James Mulheron Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
July 16, 2017
UFC 3 5:00
W Julian Coutinho TKO (punches) WSOF 31
June 17, 2016
WSOF 2 0:30
W Rizvan Kuniev Decision (unanimous) Inoki Genome Fight 4
August 29, 2015
Inoki Genome Fight 2 5:00
W Yusuke Kawaguchi TKO (punches) Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2014
December 31, 2014
Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 1 0:43
W James Kirby TKO (punches) Global Knockout: The Return
June 14, 2014
Global Knockout 1
L Henry Solis TKO (elbows) ROF 43: Bad Blood
June 2, 2012
ROF 2 4:32

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

Division context

vs. 99 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.4 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.6 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 59.3% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 57.9% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.0 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 66.7% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 36.4% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 10.3% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 25.0% avg 63.4%