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United States
Schaumburg, Illinois
Will Brooks
"
Ill
"
AGE
38
/
Oct 8, 1986
HEIGHT
5'11"
/
180.34 cm
WEIGHT
155 lbs
/
70.31 kg
ASSOCIATION
American Top Team
CLASS
Lightweight
Wins
26
KO
/
TKO
7
27%
SUBMISSIONS
6
23%
DECISIONS
13
50%
Draws
1
Losses
5
KO
/
TKO
2
40%
SUBMISSIONS
3
60%
DECISIONS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Predrag Bogdanovic
Titan FC 82 - SBC 47: Revenge
Jun / 02 / 2023
TKO (Elbows and Punches)
Marc Goddard
5
3:24
win
Jhonasky Sojo
Titan FC 81 - Brooks vs. Sojo
Apr / 14 / 2023
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Oliver Cruz
3
3:17
win
Luis Pena
XMMA 5 - 5outhern Heat
Jul / 23 / 2022
Decision (Split)
Jimmy Neely
3
5:00
win
Rafael Addario Bastos
AOS4 - Art of Scrap 4: Brooks vs. Bastos
Apr / 15 / 2022
TKO (Leg Injury)
Rob Hinds
1
0:19
win
Jose dos Santos Carneiro Filho
AOS3 - Art of Scrap 3: Filho vs. Brooks
Oct / 30 / 2021
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
3
4:54
win
Steven Siler
XMMA 2 - Saunders vs. Nijem
Jul / 30 / 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
loss
Gleison Tibau
Battlefield FC 2 - Battlefield Fighting Championship 2
Jul / 27 / 2019
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
1
3:34
draw
Rashid Magomedov
Professional Fighters League - PFL 9: 2018 Season PFL Playoffs 2
Oct / 13 / 2018
Draw (Unanimous)
Mike Beltran
2
5:00
win
Robert Watley
Professional Fighters League - PFL 5: 2018 Regular Season
Aug / 02 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Keith Peterson
3
5:00
win
Luiz Firmino
Professional Fighters League - PFL 2: 2018 Regular Season
Jun / 21 / 2018
Decision (Unanimous)
Rob Madrigal
3
5:00
loss
Nik Lentz
UFC Fight Night 121 - Werdum vs. Tybura
Nov / 18 / 2017
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Jim Perdios
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
2:05
loss
Charles Oliveira
UFC 210 - Cormier vs. Johnson 2
Apr / 08 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
2:30
loss
Alex Oliveira
UFC Fight Night 96 - Lineker vs. Dodson
Oct / 01 / 2016
KO (Punches)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
3:30
win
Ross Pearson
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale
Jul / 08 / 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Marcin Held
Bellator 145 - Vengeance
Nov / 06 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Dave Jansen
Bellator 136 - Brooks vs. Jansen
Apr / 10 / 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Michael Chandler
Bellator 131 - Tito vs. Bonnar
Nov / 15 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
4
3:48
win
Michael Chandler
Bellator MMA - Bellator 120
May / 17 / 2014
Decision (Split)
Kevin MacDonald
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Alexander Sarnavskiy
Bellator MMA - Bellator 109
Nov / 22 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Keith Peterson
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Saad Awad
Bellator MMA - Bellator 105
Oct / 25 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
John Alessio
Bellator MMA - Bellator 101
Sep / 27 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Cris Leyva
Bellator MMA - Bellator 97
Jul / 31 / 2013
TKO (Punches)
Robert Romero
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
2:20
loss
Saad Awad
Bellator MMA - Bellator 91
Feb / 28 / 2013
KO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
0:43
win
Ricardo Tirloni
Bellator MMA - Bellator 87
Jan / 31 / 2013
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Satoru Kitaoka
Dream 18 - Special NYE 2012
Dec / 31 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
Yuji Shimada
2
3:46
win
Drew Dober
Disorderly Conduct 10 - The Yin and The Yang
Aug / 10 / 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
3
5:00
win
Taurean Bogguess
XFO 44 - Xtreme Fighting Organization 44
Jun / 16 / 2012
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
1
4:20
win
Ryan Bixler
CCC - Chicago Cagefighting Championship 4
Oct / 15 / 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Scott Fischer
2
1:00
win
Joe Richardson
XFO 41 - Outdoor War 7
Sep / 03 / 2011
Submission (Armbar)
1
3:49
win
Bobby Reardanz
XFO - Xtreme Fighting Organization 39
May / 13 / 2011
Submission (Armbar)
Scott Fischer
3
3:22
win
Guillermo Serment
CCC - Chicago Cagefighting Championship 3
Mar / 05 / 2011
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Andrew Krzeptowski
2
0:45
win
J.R. Hines
XFO - Xtreme Fighting Organization 38
Jan / 22 / 2011
TKO (Punches)
David Smith
1
2:09
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