William Knight UFC Stats & Fight History

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	13:11
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	87.9%
Expected Rounds (xR)	2.64
% Fights Inside the Distance	28.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	15-15 (50.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	5-3 (62.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	10-12 (45.5%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	51.9%
% Time in Control	13.3%
% Time Controlled	34.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	27.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.42
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.12
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-2.69
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.3%
Distance Strike Defense	39.8%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	2.20
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.70
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	2.61
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.09
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.65
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.89

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Light Heavyweight field

William Knight League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	William Knight
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	-1.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	36.0%
Takedown Defense	45.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.5
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	2:00
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	33.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	66.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:11
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Takedown Accuracy	29.4%
Takedown Defense	71.4%
Control Time/Fight	1:06

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Marcin Prachnio

UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield • Feb 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

William Knight8/3324%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Marcin Prachnio79/14455%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	William Knight	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marcin Prachnio	26/48	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	William Knight	1/10	10%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marcin Prachnio	29/49	59%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	William Knight	4/13	31%	0/2	0:00	—
	Marcin Prachnio	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Devin Clark

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad • Apr 2022

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:21

William Knight21/4151%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:09

Devin Clark34/4772%TD 2/5Ctrl 5:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	William Knight	10/18	56%	0/0	2:03	—
	Devin Clark	3/9	33%	0/3	1:14	—

R2	William Knight	6/9	67%	1/1	0:06	—
	Devin Clark	12/15	80%	1/1	3:13	—

R3	William Knight	5/14	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Devin Clark	19/23	83%	1/1	1:19	1

LOSS

vs. Maxim Grishin

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 • Feb 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

William Knight21/6831%TD 3/9Ctrl 2:37

Maxim Grishin69/8978%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	William Knight	8/19	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Maxim Grishin	27/33	82%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	William Knight	5/26	19%	1/4	0:44	—
	Maxim Grishin	25/32	78%	0/0	1:09	—

R3	William Knight	8/23	35%	2/5	1:53	—
	Maxim Grishin	17/24	71%	0/0	1:18	—

WIN

vs. Alonzo Menifield

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo • Dec 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

William Knight55/11150%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:43

Alonzo Menifield44/7757%TD 0/2Ctrl 6:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	William Knight	19/25	76%	1/3	0:43	1
	Alonzo Menifield	6/12	50%	0/2	3:07	—

R2	William Knight	17/56	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Alonzo Menifield	30/50	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	William Knight	19/30	63%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alonzo Menifield	8/15	53%	0/0	3:18	—

WIN

vs. Fabio Cherant

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum • Aug 2021

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:58

William Knight14/2458%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Fabio Cherant15/2365%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	William Knight	14/24	58%	0/0	0:02	1
	Fabio Cherant	15/23	65%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Da Woon Jung

UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland • Apr 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

William Knight17/2959%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:09

Da Woon Jung28/4661%TD 8/9Ctrl 12:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	William Knight	6/12	50%	0/2	0:08	—
	Da Woon Jung	4/8	50%	2/3	3:26	—

R2	William Knight	9/12	75%	0/1	0:00	—
	Da Woon Jung	24/37	65%	3/3	3:56	—

R3	William Knight	2/5	40%	0/0	0:01	—
	Da Woon Jung	0/1	0%	3/3	4:42	—

WIN

vs. Aleksa Camur

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa • Sep 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

William Knight38/5470%TD 4/5Ctrl 6:39

Aleksa Camur17/3057%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	William Knight	9/15	60%	0/1	0:48	—
	Aleksa Camur	5/10	50%	0/2	2:34	—

R2	William Knight	16/21	76%	2/2	2:37	—
	Aleksa Camur	5/11	45%	1/2	1:44	—

R3	William Knight	13/18	72%	2/2	3:14	—
	Aleksa Camur	7/9	78%	0/0	1:08	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (2 fights)

WIN

vs. Cody Brundage

DWCS 4.5 • Sep 2020

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 2:23

William Knight15/1694%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	William Knight	15/16	94%	0/0	0:06	—
	Cody Brundage	—	—	—	—	—

WIN

vs. Herdem Alacabek

DWCS 3.8 • Aug 2019

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:34

William Knight97/12677%TD 4/7Ctrl 0:00

Herdem Alacabek56/8566%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	William Knight	14/23	61%	1/3	0:00	—
	Herdem Alacabek	29/40	72%	1/2	0:00	—

R2	William Knight	26/31	84%	1/1	0:00	—
	Herdem Alacabek	15/19	79%	1/1	0:00	—

R3	William Knight	57/72	79%	2/3	0:00	—
	Herdem Alacabek	12/26	46%	0/1	0:00	—