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UFCUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum
Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
William Knight
William Knight
“Knightmare”
11-5-0
RESULT

William Knight def. Fabio Cherant (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 3:58
Fabio Cherant
Fabio Cherant
“Water Buffalo”
7-4-0
Saturday, August 21, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

William Knight defeated Fabio Cherant by TKO in round 1 (3:58) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum, held Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

William Knight
Fabio Cherant
1
Knockdowns
0
14 of 24
Significant strikes
15 of 23
58%
Sig. strike accuracy
65%
14 of 24
Total strikes
15 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:02
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
5 of 13
Head
3 of 11
1 of 1
Body
10 of 10
8 of 10
Leg
2 of 2
11 of 21
Distance
15 of 23
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
3 of 3
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
0
14 of 24
Sig. str.
15 of 23
14 of 24
Total str.
15 of 23
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Chris Tognoni
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

11-5-0
Record
7-4-0
0
Win Streak
0
38
Age
31
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
74"
188 cm
—
Stance
—
Light Heavyweight
Weight Class
Light Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.62
SLpM
1.35
56%
Str. Acc.
40%
3.30
SApM
4.89
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.78
TD Avg.
0.00
40%
TD Acc.
0%
48%
TD Def.
0%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

William Knight · 2-3
  • L
    Marcin Prachnio
    UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs BlanchfieldSat, Feb 18, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Devin Clark
    UFC Fight Night: Luque vs Muhammad 2Sat, Apr 16, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 3:21 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Maxim Grishin
    UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2Sat, Feb 12, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Alonzo Menifield
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs AldoSun, Dec 5, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Fabio Cherant
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs GastelumSat, Aug 21, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 3:58 · Light Heavyweight
Fabio Cherant · 0-3
  • L
    Carlos Ulberg
    UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2Sat, Feb 12, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    William Knight
    UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs GastelumSat, Aug 21, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 3:58 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Alonzo Menifield
    UFC 260: Miocic vs Ngannou 2Sat, Mar 27, 2021
    Submission · R1 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 3 fights
24.9
Avg sig. strikes
9.3
1.29
Avg takedowns
0.00
1:46
Avg control time
0:07
55
Career high strikes
15
4
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

William Knight
Strike target
Fabio Cherant
52%
Head
36%
17%
Body
57%
31%
Leg
7%
William Knight
Strike position
Fabio Cherant
67%
Distance
100%
17%
Clinch
0%
17%
Ground
0%