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Brandon Meneses vs Willie Gates

Brandon Meneses is 1-2-0; Willie Gates is 12-13-0. Willie Gates is 6 years older than Brandon Meneses. Willie Gates has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Brandon Meneses. Brandon Meneses is 2" · 5 cm taller than Willie Gates. They have met once: Brandon Meneses 0, Willie Gates 1.

Brandon Meneses
United States
Brandon Meneses
“THE VOODO CHILD” · 1-2-0
Loss · SubmissionLoss · SubmissionWin · Submission
BantamweightMet once
Willie Gates
United States
Willie Gates
“WHOOP ASS” · 12-13-0
Loss · SubmissionLoss · Split DecisionLoss · TKO
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Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

77%
Head
67%
23%
Body
24%
0%
Leg
8%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Brandon Meneseslast 4 fights
72%28%
Willie Gateslast 5 fights
63%20%16%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Brandon Meneses Willie Gates
Strikes landed / min
10.141.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brandon Meneses · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
15.664.28
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brandon Meneses · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersWillie Gates · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1503 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

10.14
Strikes landed / min
1.80
15.66
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.28

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

Willie Gates2 UFC fights · 35 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
26%9/65
26%9/13
17%6/14
Clinch
6%2/5
17%6/7
0%0/0
Ground
9%3/3
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Brandon Meneses and Willie Gates ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at BKFC 76 Texas: Soto vs Bonner (Sat, Jun 21, 2025), where Willie Gates won by Knockout.

What are the records of Brandon Meneses and Willie Gates?

Brandon Meneses is 1-2-0 and Willie Gates is 12-13-0.

Who has the longer reach, Brandon Meneses or Willie Gates?

Willie Gates has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Brandon Meneses, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Brandon Meneses or Willie Gates?

Brandon Meneses is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Willie Gates stands 5'8" · 173 cm.

Who is older, Brandon Meneses or Willie Gates?

Willie Gates is 39 and Brandon Meneses is 33.

Who has more finishes, Brandon Meneses or Willie Gates?

Brandon Meneses has 1 win inside the distance (0 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission); Willie Gates has 9 wins (5 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).