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John Moraga vs Willie Gates

John Moraga is 19-7-0; Willie Gates is 12-7-0. John Moraga is 3 years older than Willie Gates. Willie Gates has a 6" · 15 cm reach advantage over John Moraga. Willie Gates is 2" · 5 cm taller than John Moraga. They have met once: John Moraga 1, Willie Gates 0.

John Moraga
United States
John Moraga
“Chicano” · 19-7-0
TKOUDTKO
Met once
Willie Gates
United States
Willie Gates
“WHOOP ASS” · 12-7-0
SUBSDTKO
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Style & credentials

John Moraga

No background on record

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Willie Gates

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Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

56%
Head
67%
25%
Body
24%
19%
Leg
8%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

John Moragalast 14 fights
59%19%22%
Willie Gateslast 5 fights
63%20%16%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

John Moraga· from fights outside the UFC Willie Gates· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.572.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Moraga · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.554.54
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Moraga · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.620.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Moraga · Below avg · better than 27% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
45%68%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Moraga · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Good · better than 60% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.100.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
John Moraga · Good · better than 83% 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

2.57
Strikes landed / min
2.54
2.55
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.54
0.62 / 2.7
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
45%
Takedown defence
68%
1:45
Control time / fight
1:40
1.10
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

John Moraga13 UFC fights · 402 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
28%112/477
14%55/101
14%56/78
Clinch
6%26/47
10%41/51
4%15/15
Ground
21%85/100
3%11/12
0%1/1
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

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

John MoragaWillie Gates

Frequently asked questions

Have John Moraga and Willie Gates ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic (Sat, Dec 13, 2014), where John Moraga won by Submission.

What are the records of John Moraga and Willie Gates?

John Moraga is 19-7-0 and Willie Gates is 12-7-0.

Who has the longer reach, John Moraga or Willie Gates?

Willie Gates has the longer reach: 72" · 183 cm against 66" · 168 cm for John Moraga, a 6" · 15 cm advantage.

Who is taller, John Moraga or Willie Gates?

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

Who is older, John Moraga or Willie Gates?

John Moraga is 42 and Willie Gates is 39.

Who has more finishes, John Moraga or Willie Gates?

John Moraga has 11 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission); Willie Gates has 9 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).