Last fight
UFC 300
Win
Pereira vs Hill
Apr. 13, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
7
Wins by Knockout
4
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 620
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 1137
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Place of Birth
Chicago, United States
Fighting style
MMA
Age
32
Height
76.00
Weight
204.50
Octagon Debut
Jan. 25, 2020
Reach
79.00
Leg reach
43.50
- Pro since 2017
- Seven wins by KO
- Four first round finishes
- Owns June 2018 win over UFC vet Dequan Townsend
- Origin of nickname: “A teammate suggested it before my first amateur fight and then I scored a 42-second KO, so it just stuck.”
UFC 300 (4/13/24) Hill was knocked out by Alex Pereira at 3:14 of the first round in a fight for the UFC light heavyweight title
UFC 283 (1/21/23) Hill won a five round unanimous decision over Glover Teixeira to win the UFC light heavyweight title. Vacated title due to injury
UFC on ESPN (8/6/22) Hill stopped Thiago Santos via strikes at 2:31 of the fourth round
UFC Fight Night (2/19/22) Hill knocked out Johnny Walker at 2:55 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (12/4/21) Hill knocked out Jimmy Crute at :48 of the first round
UFC 263 (6/12/21) Hill was stopped by Paul Craig via strikes at 1:59 of the first round
UFC on ESPN (12/5/20) Hill stopped Ovince Saint Preux via strikes at 3:37 of the second round
UFC on ESPN (5/30/20) Hill’s win over Klidson Abreu was overturned to a no contest when he failed a post-fight drug test
UFC Fight Night (1/25/20) Hill won a three round unanimous decision over Darko Stosic
Dana White's Contender Series, Seaoson 3
Episode five (7/23/19) Hill stopped Alexander Poppeck via strikes at 4:29 of the second round
When and why did you start training for fighting? January 3rd of 2010. I was supposed to go to college to play basketball but didn't know what I wanted to study and didn't want to be in debt, so I decided to take a year off, and then I saw Anderson Silva fight Forest Griffin and fell in love with the sport. Plus, I've always been into martial arts and I've been in a lot of fights, so I figured I might as well get paid for it.
What ranks and titles have you held? I held 2 amateur titles and 1 professional title
Do you have any heroes? My mom is my biggest hero, then Muhammad Ali, Anderson Silva and Lebron James I'm just a fan of greatness.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? A dream come true. All the hard work, sacrifices, blood, sweat, and tears were worth it. And it would mean that I'm on the right path for what I want in life.
What was your job before you started fighting? A lot of different factory jobs where I wasn’t happy. I'm happy when I'm in the gym and in the cage.
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? I held two titles for two of the best shows in West Michigan and was unbeaten with 11 wins - all finishes.
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Blue belt in Gracie BJJ and a brown belt in Mmatrix striking system
Favorite grappling technique: Whatever is open
Favorite striking technique: Whatever is open
