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Justin WillisBig Pretty

8-2-0 · MatchWiz rating 1587

Age39Height6'1"Reach79"StanceSouthpawDivisionHeavyweightCampAKA (American Kickboxing Academy)CountryUSA

Rating trend

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current 1587 · hover or touch the chart to trace each fight

Our Elo-style rating after each UFC fight — 1500 is average; champions live around 1700+ (full leaderboard). This is the backbone of our win probabilities.

Career rates

Where he stands

Justin Willis is 4-1 across 5 fights on our tape. Our rating has him at 1587 — it moves with every result and weights who he beat, so a win over a ranked opponent counts for far more than one over a debutant. A record on its own says very little in this sport — two fighters at 12-3 can have faced completely different opposition, which is exactly the gap the rating is built to close.

No single dominant tool

Justin's rates don't point hard in any direction — 3.4 strikes landed a minute, 1 takedowns per 15, 36% takedown defense. That's the most common profile in the sport and the hardest to project, because the matchup rather than the fighter decides which skill ends up mattering.

Age matters more here than in most sports

Justin is 39. MMA decline tends to arrive suddenly rather than gradually — durability goes before output does, so a fighter can look sharp on the stats right up until he doesn't. The model factors age in, and it's one of the places we'd trust the number least on any individual fight.

How the model reads him

Two ratings produce a baseline, then the matchup adjusts it: who lands more, who absorbs more, who controls where the fight happens. That's the whole shape of it for Justin and for everyone else — no manual adjustments, no fighter the model likes.

What we'd flag

Our tape runs from 2015 across UFC and Contender Series bouts, so a long career elsewhere shows only the part we can measure. And variance in this sport is enormous — one punch settles a fight the better fighter was winning, which is why nothing here should be read off a single result.

Justin Willis — FAQ

What is Justin Willis's record?

4-1 across 5 fights on our tape, which covers UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 to the present. Our rating has him at 1587 — it weights who he beat, not just how often he won.

What kind of fighter is Justin Willis?

He lands 3.4 significant strikes a minute and absorbs 2.6, with 1 takedowns per 15 minutes and 36% takedown defense. Those rates decide where his fights happen, which decides most of the rest.

Are Justin Willis's ratings betting advice?

No. Every number here is a research signal from a statistical model, published with its graded record. The UFC model is calibrated but has not proven it can out-price the books, so we post no picks. Not betting advice, no guaranteed outcome. 21+, please play responsibly (1-800-GAMBLER).

Fight history

DateOpponentResultEventΔ rating
Mar 24, 2019Curtis BlaydesL · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Pettis-33
Dec 2, 2018Mark HuntW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs. Tuivasa+26
Apr 22, 2018Chase ShermanW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Lee+23
Dec 2, 2017Allen CrowderW · KO/TKO R1UFC 218: Holloway vs. Aldo 2+39
Jul 16, 2017James MulheronW · Decision - Unanimous R3UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio+32

Record is career MMA (including pre-UFC fights); the history and rating cover UFC and Contender Series bouts from 2015 on. Back to the fight board →