Gian Villante
18 UFC Fights | 39% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (57%)
Gian Villante UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Gian Villante is 7-11 in the UFC across 18 fights, with 4 wins by knockout and 3 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 17-14, 10-3 of it outside the UFC. Villante competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'3" with a 76" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Chris Barnett by knockout in Nov 2021.
Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 81st percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (4.6 sig. strikes/min).
Gian Villante's UFC win rate is 39% (7 of 18 fights), and 57% of those wins came by finish. Villante averages 0.3 takedowns per fight at 23% accuracy and stops 85% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 17-14
- UFC Record
- 7-11
- Height
- 6'3"
- Reach
- 76"
- Age
- 41
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Chris Barnett · KO/TKO · Nov 2021
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Gian Villante's Last 5 Fights
Villante is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Chris Barnett · KO/TKO · R2 2:23 · UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · Nov 2021
- Loss vs Jake Collier · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori · Dec 2020
- Loss vs Maurice Greene · Submission · R3 3:44 · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker · Jun 2020
- Loss vs Michal Oleksiejczuk · KO/TKO · R1 1:34 · UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos · Feb 2019
- Win vs Ed Herman · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith · Oct 2018
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Gian Villante vs Average
Gian Villante's UFC Fight History
18 UFC fights on record (7-11), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Chris Barnett | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:23 | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 | 2021-11-06 |
| L | Jake Collier | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Vettori | 2020-12-05 |
| L | Maurice Greene | Submission | R3 · 3:44 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Hooker | 2020-06-27 |
| L | Michal Oleksiejczuk | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:34 | UFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs. Santos | 2019-02-23 |
| W | Ed Herman | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Oezdemir vs. Smith | 2018-10-27 |
| L | Sam Alvey | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes | 2018-06-01 |
| W | Francimar Barroso | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou | 2018-01-20 |
| L | Patrick Cummins | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | 2017-07-22 |
| L | Mauricio Rua | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:59 | UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Gastelum | 2017-03-11 |
| W | Saparbeg Safarov | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:54 | UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Abdurakhimov | 2016-12-09 |
| L | Ilir Latifi | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz | 2016-03-05 |
| W | Anthony Perosh | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:56 | UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm | 2015-11-14 |
| L | Tom Lawlor | KO/TKO | R2 · 0:27 | UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II | 2015-07-25 |
| W | Corey Anderson | KO/TKO | R3 · 4:18 | UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold | 2015-04-18 |
| W | Sean O'Connell | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt | 2014-06-28 |
| L | Fabio Maldonado | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Henderson 2 | 2014-03-23 |
| W | Cody Donovan | KO/TKO | R2 · 1:22 | UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks | 2013-11-16 |
| L | Ovince Saint Preux | Decision | R3 · 0:33 | UFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen | 2013-04-27 |
How Villante Ranks at Light Heavyweight
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