All MMA fightersWilliam Knight
“Knightmare”
MMA · Active11-6RECORD
9KO / TKO WINS
0SUBMISSION WINS
2DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Knightmare |
| Date of birth | 3 Apr 1988 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Manchester, Connecticut, USA |
| Lives in | East Hartford, Connecticut, USA |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Team | Thornton MMA |
| Height | 178 cm (5′10″) |
| Reach | 185 cm (73″) |
| Stance | Not added yet |
| Years active | since 2018 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 4 May 2018 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Domingos Barros, 12 May 2023 |
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Titles and honours
- Former Premier FC Light Heavyweight Champion
- Performance of the Night (x1)
Background
American light heavyweight and heavyweight from Connecticut who earned a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series in 2020. He trains at Thornton MMA.
Fight history
17 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Domingos Barros | Decision (majority) | 5 | 5:00 | CES 73: Knight vs. Barros | 12 May 2023 | Beverly, Massachusetts, USA | For the vacant CES Heavyweight Championship |
| Loss | Marcin Prachnio | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield | 18 Feb 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Loss | Devin Clark | TKO (elbow and punches) | 3 | 3:21 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Muhammad | 16 Apr 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Heavyweight bout |
| Loss | Maxim Grishin | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | 12 Feb 2022 | Houston, Texas, USA | Knight missed weight (218 lb) |
| Win | Alonzo Menifield | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo | 4 Dec 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Fabio Cherant | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:58 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | 21 Aug 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Performance of the Night |
| Loss | Da Woon Jung | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Vettori vs. Holland | 10 Apr 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Aleksa Camur | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | 26 Sep 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | UFC debut |
| Win | Cody Brundage | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 2:23 | Dana White's Contender Series 31 | 1 Sep 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Contender Series – earned UFC contract |
| Win | Rocky Edwards | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:56 | CES 60 | 24 Jan 2020 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA | |
| Loss | Tafon Nchukwi | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:30 | CFFC 80 | 22 Nov 2019 | Hampton, Virginia, USA | Catchweight (225 lb) |
| Win | Jamelle Jones | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 4:27 | CES 59 | 25 Oct 2019 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA | Heavyweight debut |
| Win | Herdem Alacabek | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:34 | Dana White's Contender Series 24 | 13 Aug 2019 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Contender Series |
| Win | Kevin Haley | TKO (submission to punches) | 1 | 3:33 | CES 54 | 19 Jan 2019 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA | |
| Win | Walter Howard | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:12 | Premier FC 27 | 10 Nov 2018 | Westfield, Massachusetts, USA | Won the Premier FC Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Win | Terrance Jean-Jacques | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:35 | Premier FC 26 | 16 Jun 2018 | Springfield, Massachusetts, USA | |
| Win | Tom Velazquez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:08 | Reality Fighting | 4 May 2018 | Uncasville, Connecticut, USA | Pro debut |