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Darrell Montague vs Willie Gates

Darrell Montague is 13-5-0; Willie Gates is 12-7-0. Willie Gates is 1 year older than Darrell Montague. Willie Gates has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Darrell Montague. Willie Gates is 2" · 5 cm taller than Darrell Montague. They have met once: Darrell Montague 0, Willie Gates 1.

Darrell Montague
United States
Darrell Montague
“Mongoose” · 13-5-0
TKOUDTKO
Met once
Willie Gates
United States
Willie Gates
“WHOOP ASS” · 12-7-0
SUBSDTKO
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Style & credentials

Darrell Montague

No background on record

Camp · Millennia MMA · United States
Willie Gates

No background on record

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

57%
Head
67%
18%
Body
24%
25%
Leg
8%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Darrell Montaguelast 3 fights
98%
Willie Gateslast 5 fights
63%20%16%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Darrell Montague· from fights outside the UFC Willie Gates· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
1.922.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darrell Montague · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.384.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darrell Montague · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.720.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darrell Montague · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
33%68%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darrell Montague · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.400.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Darrell Montague · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

1.92
Strikes landed / min
2.54
5.38
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.54
0.72 / 2.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
33%
Takedown defence
68%
0:19
Control time / fight
1:40
1.40
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.40

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Darrell Montague2 UFC fights · 36 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%22/108
14%5/17
22%8/12
Clinch
3%1/2
0%0/2
0%0/0
Ground
0%0/1
0%0/0
0%0/0
Willie Gates5 fights · by range and by target
Range
63%Distance · 62
20%Clinch · 20
16%Ground · 16
Target
67%Head · 66
24%Body · 24
8%Leg · 8

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Darrell Montague and Willie Gates ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at The Ultimate Fighter Finale: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians (Sun, Jul 12, 2015), where Willie Gates won by TKO.

What are the records of Darrell Montague and Willie Gates?

Darrell Montague is 13-5-0 and Willie Gates is 12-7-0.

Who has the longer reach, Darrell Montague or Willie Gates?

Willie Gates has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 67" · 170 cm for Darrell Montague, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Darrell Montague or Willie Gates?

Willie Gates is taller at 5'8" · 173 cm; Darrell Montague stands 5'6" · 168 cm.

Who is older, Darrell Montague or Willie Gates?

Willie Gates is 39 and Darrell Montague is 38.

Who has more finishes, Darrell Montague or Willie Gates?

Darrell Montague has 10 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Willie Gates has 9 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).