All MMA fightersWill Brooks
“Ill Will”
MMA · Active26-5-1RECORD
7KO / TKO WINS
6SUBMISSION WINS
13DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Willie Love Brooks |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Ill Will |
| Date of birth | 8 Oct 1986 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Chicago, USA |
| Lives in | Coconut Creek, USA |
| Division | Lightweight |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Height | 180 cm (5′11″) |
| Reach | 183 cm (72″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | since 2011 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 22 Jan 2011 |
| Last fight | Win vs Predrag Bogdanović, 2 Jun 2023 |
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Titles and honours
- Former Bellator Lightweight Champion
- Former interim Bellator Lightweight Champion
- Bellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament winner
- Titan FC Welterweight Champion
- SBC Welterweight Champion
Background
American lightweight from Chicago who won the Bellator lightweight title, beating Michael Chandler twice, before fighting in the UFC and PFL. He trains at American Top Team in Florida.
Fight history
32 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Predrag Bogdanović | TKO (elbows and punches) | 5 | 3:24 | Titan FC 82 / SBC 47 | 2 Jun 2023 | Novi Sad, Serbia | Won the vacant Titan FC and SBC Welterweight Championships |
| Win | Jhonasky Sojo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:17 | Titan FC 81 | 14 Apr 2023 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| Win | Luis Peña | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | XMMA 5 | 23 Jul 2022 | Columbia, South Carolina, USA | Catchweight (160 lb) |
| Win | Rafael Bastos | TKO (leg injury) | 1 | 0:19 | Art of Scrap 4 | 15 Apr 2022 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA | Catchweight (160 lb) |
| Win | Jose Filho | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:54 | Art of Scrap 3 | 30 Oct 2021 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA | Catchweight (160 lb) |
| Win | Steven Siler | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | XMMA 2 | 30 Jul 2021 | Greenville, South Carolina, USA | |
| Loss | Gleison Tibau | Technical submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 3:34 | Battlefield FC 2 | 27 Jul 2019 | Macau, China | |
| Draw | Rashid Magomedov | Draw (unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | PFL 9 | 13 Oct 2018 | Long Beach, California, USA | PFL quarter-final; eliminated on tiebreaker |
| Win | Robert Watley | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PFL 5 | 2 Aug 2018 | Uniondale, New York, USA | |
| Win | Luiz Firmino | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | PFL 2 | 21 Jun 2018 | Chicago, Illinois, USA | |
| Loss | Nik Lentz | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:05 | UFC Fight Night: Werdum vs. Tybura | 18 Nov 2017 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |
| Loss | Charles Oliveira | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:30 | UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 | 8 Apr 2017 | Buffalo, New York, USA | |
| Loss | Alex Oliveira | KO (punches) | 3 | 3:30 | UFC Fight Night: Lineker vs. Dodson | 1 Oct 2016 | Portland, Oregon, USA | Catchweight (161.5 lb) |
| Win | Ross Pearson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | 8 Jul 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Marcin Held | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator 145 | 6 Nov 2015 | St. Louis, Missouri, USA | Defended the Bellator Lightweight Championship |
| Win | Dave Jansen | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator 136 | 10 Apr 2015 | Irvine, California, USA | Defended the Bellator Lightweight Championship |
| Win | Michael Chandler | TKO (punches) | 4 | 3:48 | Bellator 131 | 15 Nov 2014 | San Diego, California, USA | Won the vacant Bellator Lightweight Championship |
| Win | Michael Chandler | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | Bellator 120 | 17 May 2014 | Southaven, Mississippi, USA | Won the interim Bellator Lightweight Championship |
| Win | Alexander Sarnavskiy | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 109 | 22 Nov 2013 | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA | Won the Bellator Season 9 Lightweight Tournament |
| Win | Saad Awad | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 105 | 25 Oct 2013 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA | Season 9 tournament semi-final |
| Win | John Alessio | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 101 | 27 Sep 2013 | Portland, Oregon, USA | Season 9 tournament quarter-final |
| Win | Cris Leyva | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:20 | Bellator 97 | 31 Jul 2013 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA | |
| Loss | Saad Awad | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:43 | Bellator 91 | 28 Feb 2013 | Rio Rancho, New Mexico, USA | Season 8 tournament semi-final |
| Win | Ricardo Tirloni | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Bellator 87 | 31 Jan 2013 | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA | Season 8 tournament quarter-final |
| Win | Satoru Kitaoka | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:46 | DREAM 18 | 31 Dec 2012 | Saitama, Japan | |
| Win | Drew Dober | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Disorderly Conduct | 10 Aug 2012 | Omaha, Nebraska, USA | |
| Win | Tory Bogguess | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:20 | XFO 44 | 16 Jun 2012 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Ryan Bixler | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:00 | Chicago Cagefighting Championship IV | 15 Oct 2011 | Villa Park, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Joseph Richardson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:49 | XFO 41 | 3 Sep 2011 | Island Lake, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Bobby Reardanz | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 3:22 | XFO 39 | 13 May 2011 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Guillermo Serment | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 0:45 | Chicago Cagefighting Championship III | 5 Mar 2011 | Villa Park, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | J.R. Hines | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:09 | XFO 38 | 22 Jan 2011 | Woodstock, Illinois, USA | Pro debut |