Gates vs Staley Result & Stats: Staley wins by TKO R1 · BKFC 52 South Carolina, Fri, Oct 20, 2023

BKFCBKFC 52 South Carolina

Darrick Gates

“THE BUCK” · 0-3-0

TKOTKOTKO

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 2:00

Featherweight5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Solon StaleyWIN

“Solo” · 11-7-0

TKO

Friday, October 20, 2023Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, United States

Solon Staley defeated Darrick Gates by TKO in round 1 (02:00) in the Featherweight bout of BKFC 52 South Carolina, held Friday, October 20, 2023 at Colonial Life Arena, Columbia.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Darrick GatesSolon Staley

Knockdowns

37 / 66

Significant strikes

26 / 34

56%

Sig. strike accuracy

76%

37 / 66

Total strikes

26 / 34

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Darrick GatesSolon Staley

2773%

Head

2388%

1027%

Body

312%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Darrick Gates

46%54%

Solon Staley

62%38%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Betting Odds

Darrick Gates

+186

35% implied win probability

Open: +148Best: +200

Solon Staley

-254

72% implied win probability

Open: -126Best: -250

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Darrick GatesSolon Staley

Sportsbook	Darrick Gates	Solon Staley
BetOnline	+200	-260
BetUS	+175	-250
Betway	+180	-250
mybookie	+190	-256

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Insights

Darrick Gates's last two losses were both stopped early.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

78%

Head

88%

22%

Body

12%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Darrick Gateslast 6 fights

60%40%

Solon Staleylast 1 fight

62%38%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

10.77

Strikes landed / min

13.00

12.06

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

18.50

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

Darrick Gates6 fights · by range and by target

Range

60%Distance · 60

40%Clinch · 40

0%Ground · 0

Target

78%Head · 78

22%Body · 22

0%Leg · 0

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

Solon Staley1 fight · by range and by target

Range

62%Distance · 16

38%Clinch · 10

0%Ground · 0

Target

88%Head · 23

12%Body · 3

0%Leg · 0

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.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Darrick Gates3 of 3 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

Solon Staley10 of 18 ended early · 56%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

2 early stoppages have no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Darrick Gates0-5

L
Dakota Highpine
Fusion Fight League · Jun 12, 2026
TKO · R1 · 0:57 · Featherweight
L
AJ Craig
Fusion Fight League · Jan 18, 2025
TKO · R2 · 1:52 · Featherweight
L
Edgard Plazaola
BKFC 57 Hollywood · Feb 2, 2024
TKO · R1 · 1:59 · Featherweight
L
Solon Staley
BKFC 52 South Carolina · Oct 20, 2023
TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Featherweight
L
Marc Entenberg
BKFC 48 Albuquerque · Aug 11, 2023
TKO · R2 · 0:14 · Featherweight

Full record · 8 fights

W
Koda Greenwood
BKFC 44 Montana · Jun 9, 2023
KO · R1 · 1:20 · Featherweight
L
Dylan Schulte
BKFC 24: Hunt vs Riggs · Apr 30, 2022
KO · R1 · 0:20 · Featherweight
L
Kai Stewart
BKFC Montana · Oct 9, 2021
TKO · R1 · 1:24 · Featherweight

Solon Staley1-0

W
Darrick Gates
BKFC 52 South Carolina · Oct 20, 2023
TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Featherweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Darrick Gates vs Solon Staley?

Solon Staley defeated Darrick Gates by TKO in round 1 (02:00) in the Featherweight bout of BKFC 52 South Carolina, held Friday, October 20, 2023 at Colonial Life Arena, Columbia.