Result
LFA 163: Johns vs. Garcia
· Fri 21 Jul 2023 · Legacy Fighting Alliance
William Starks vs Johnny Hopper
W
William Starks
“Will I Am”
9-3 · -300
1,525Elo
Unanimous decision
R3 · 5:00
Lightweight
Johnny Hopper
“Showstopper”
7-2 · +250
1,479Elo
Our model
Market said
The scorecards
How the decision was scoredElo counted this as 84% of a win for William Starks — the average for a unanimous decision, as no scorecards are on record.
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litWilliam StarksJohnny Hopper
1,525
Elo
1,479
1,156
KO rating
1,309
1,222
Sub rating
1,058
1,197
Dec rating
1,122
Wins by
2
KO/TKO
5
3
Submission
2
4
Decision
0
Losses by
1
KO/TKO
0
0
Submission
1
2
Decision
1
The crowd
88%
Picked by
12%
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedWilliam StarksJohnny Hopper
-300
Moneyline
+250opened +240
Method
--Win by sub+1600
--Win by dec+550
How long it went
Over 1.5-175
Under 1.5+145
Over 2.5+116
Under 2.5-142
Decision+125
Inside-165
What the model makes of it
At the prices above Every bet →- Johnny Hoppermoneyline 33% v 26% 4.3% +250 -1.00u
- Over 1.5 rounds1.5 rounds 64% v 61% -0.1% -175 won
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
William Starks
9-3 going in · 28 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 2026-05-29 | L |
Kevin Pease
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:30 | 32.8 | 1,634-102 | 1,574 | -160 | Lightweight | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 154: Starks vs. Pease Cage Fury FC |
| 35 | 2026-02-06 | W |
 Nikita Leshukov
|
KO/TKOPunches & Elbows | R314:51 | 32.5 | 1,559+74 | 1,507 | -110 | Lightweight | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 150: Zhumagul vs. Morrison Cage Fury FC |
| 34 | 2025-06-21 | L |
 Gheorghe Balaur
|
-- | -- | 31.9 | 1,650-91 | 1,511 | -- | Catchweight | GAMMA: World Championships 2025 (Semi Finals) Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts am |
| 33 | 2025-06-20 | W | Samuel Valencia | -- | -- | 31.9 | 1,645+5 | 1,092 | -- | Catchweight | GAMMA: World Championships 2025 (Semi Finals) Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts am |
| 32 | 2025-06-19 | W |
 Emin Omic
|
-- | -- | 31.9 | 1,633+12 | 1,229 | -- | Catchweight | GAMMA: World Championships 2025 (Preliminaries) Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts am |
| 31 | 2025-06-19 | W | Juan Card | -- | -- | 31.9 | 1,626+8 | 1,140 | -- | Catchweight | GAMMA: World Championships 2025 (Preliminaries) Global Association of Mixed Martial Arts am |
| 30 | 2025-03-15 | W |
Nick Browne
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.6 | 1,554+71 | 1,601 | -- | Lightweight | Live MMA at Waterfront Place 5 Made Men Promotions |
| 29 | 2023-07-21 | W |
Johnny Hopper
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.0 | 1,525+48 | 1,479 | -300 | Lightweight | LFA 163: Johns vs. Garcia Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 28 | 2023-02-10 | W |
Manny Muro
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.5 | 1,463+62 | 1,473 | -425 | Open Weight | LFA 152: Valente vs. Bekoev Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 27 | 2022-11-18 | W |
Ben Halder
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R14:55 | 29.3 | 1,389+74 | 1,334 | -330 | Lightweight | LFA 147: Melo vs. Costa Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 26 | 2022-01-21 | L |
 Gláucio Eliziário
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.5 | 1,507-118 | 1,225 | -800 | Lightweight | LFA 122: Johnson vs. Mota Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 25 | 2021-10-08 | W |
 Milko Tucto
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.2 | 1,457+50 | 1,420 | -- | Lightweight | XKO 54: Xtreme Knockout 54 Xtreme Knockout |
| 24 | 2021-08-27 | W |
 Irfan Mulabitinović
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R29:16 | 28.1 | 1,389+68 | 1,310 | -300 | Lightweight | LFA 114: Souza vs. Garcia Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 23 | 2021-08-14 | W |
Cliff Wright
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:06 | 28.0 | 1,320+69 | 1,244 | -- | Welterweight | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League |
| 22 | 2021-01-15 | L |
 Abdurakhman Gitinovasov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.5 | 1,385-65 | 1,364 | -- | Lightweight | UAE Warriors 15 UAE Warriors |
| 21 | 2020-12-04 | W |
Viacheslav Borshchev
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 27.4 | 1,407-22 | 1,270 | +140 | Lightweight | LFA 96: Mendonça vs. Dagvadorj Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 20 | 2020-08-29 | W |
 Chuka Willis
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 27.1 | 1,394+13 | 1,404 | -- | Lightweight | Midwest Fight League: Battle at the Brewery Midwest Fight League |
| 19 | 2020-02-08 | W |
Steve Kinnison
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R13:26 | 26.5 | 1,350+44 | 1,160 | -- | Catchweight | Midwest Fight League: Battle at the Brewery Midwest Fight League |
| 18 | 2017-05-19 | L |
Michael Cora
|
KO/TKOPunch | R12:11 | 23.8 | 1,505-122 | 1,362 | -- | Welterweight | Titan FC 44 Titan FC |
| 17 | 2017-01-21 | W |
 Jose Andre Cortes
|
KO/TKOPunches | R14:55 | 23.5 | 1,492+12 | 1,046 | -- | Welterweight | Titan FC 43 Titan FC |
| 16 | 2016-07-10 | W |
 Alex Martinez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 23.0 | 1,457+35 | 1,405 | -- | Welterweight | 2016 IMMAF World Championships: Day 5 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation am |
| 15 | 2016-07-08 | W |
 Hardeep Rai
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 22.9 | 1,446+11 | 1,252 | -- | Welterweight | 2016 IMMAF World Championships: Day 4 Cage B International Mixed Martial Arts Federation am |
| 14 | 2016-07-07 | W |
 Joseph Luciano
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R38:58 | 22.9 | 1,415+31 | 1,209 | -- | Welterweight | IMMAF - 2016 IMMAF World Championships: Day 3, Cage 3 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation am |
| 13 | 2016-07-06 | W |
 Tyrone Quinn
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 22.9 | 1,415+0 | 1,126 | -- | Welterweight | IMMAF - 2016 IMMAF World Championships: Day 2, Cage 2 International Mixed Martial Arts Federation am |
| 12 | 2016-07-05 | W |
 Danny Mathiasen
|
DecisionSplit | R39:00 | 22.9 | 1,443-28 | 1,231 | -- | Welterweight | 2016 IMMAF World Championships: Day 1 Cage C International Mixed Martial Arts Federation am |
| 11 | 2016-04-03 | W |
Benjamin Bennett
|
DecisionSplit | R39:00 | 22.7 | 1,466-23 | 1,285 | -- | Welterweight | Arizona Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am |
| 10 | 2015-07-11 | W |
Alex Martinez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 22.0 | 1,435+31 | 1,360 | -- | Welterweight | IMMAF 2015 World Championships: Day 5, Cage B - Finals International Mixed Martial Arts Federation am |
| 9 | 2015-07-09 | W |
 Jake Constantinou
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 21.9 | 1,408+28 | 1,315 | -- | Welterweight | IMMAF 2015 World Championships: Day 4, Cage B - The Semi-Finals International Mixed Martial Arts Federation am |
| 8 | 2015-07-08 | W |
 Nikolai Grynchuk
|
SubArmbar | R24:25 | 21.9 | 1,313+95 | 1,478 | -- | Welterweight | IMMAF 2015 World Championships: Day 3, Cage B International Mixed Martial Arts Federation am |
| 7 | 2015-07-07 | W |
 Celik Kaan
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 21.9 | 1,303+10 | 1,096 | -- | Welterweight | IMMAF 2015 World Championships: Day 2, Cage B International Mixed Martial Arts Federation am |
| 6 | 2015-05-09 | W |
Lucas Clay
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:09 | 21.8 | 1,241+63 | 1,225 | -- | Welterweight | Midwest Fight League: 2015 US Nationals Day 3 Midwest Fight League am |
| 5 | 2015-05-07 | W |
Kenny Licea
|
KO/TKODidn't Answer Bell | R26:00 | 21.8 | 1,146+95 | 1,311 | -- | Welterweight | Midwest Fight League: 2015 US Nationals Day 1 Midwest Fight League am |
| 4 | 2014-01-10 | W |
Sam Burns
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:58 | 20.5 | 1,080+69 | 1,096 | -- | Lightweight | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 3 | 2013-10-11 | L |
Pierre Williams
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:18 | 20.2 | 1,166-86 | 1,054 | -- | Welterweight | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 2 | 2013-09-06 | W |
Henry Brewer
|
SubSubmission | R10:21 | 20.1 | 1,143+23 | 877 | -- | Welterweight | Midwest Fight League Midwest Fight League am |
| 1 | 2012-04-28 | W |
James Register
|
KO/TKOPunches | R10:46 | 18.8 | 1,080+66 | 1,080 | -- | Welterweight | Missouri Regional Regional / Unaffiliated am |
Johnny Hopper
7-2 going in · 14 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2025-03-20 | L |
James Martin
|
KO/TKOVerbal | R14:05 | 28.8 | 1,301-36 | 1,539 | -- | Lightweight | Caged Aggression 39 - The Triad: The Origins Caged Aggression MMA |
| 18 | 2024-11-30 | L |
 John Ramirez
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:26 | 28.5 | 1,416-114 | 1,306 | -- | Lightweight | NIF MMA 20: North Iowa Fights 20 North Iowa Fights |
| 17 | 2024-02-17 | L |
Ashkan Morvari
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R310:18 | 27.8 | 1,556-140 | 1,314 | +115 | Welterweight | Ignite Fights - Mecca 21 Ignite Fights |
| 16 | 2023-11-11 | W |
Bobby Lee
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R418:09 | 27.5 | 1,431+125 | 1,591 | -- | Welterweight | Ignite Fights - Mecca 20 Ignite Fights |
| 15 | 2023-07-21 | L |
William Starks
this fight
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DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.2 | 1,479-48 | 1,525 | +250 | Lightweight | LFA 163: Johns vs. Garcia Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 14 | 2023-04-23 | L |
Josh Rohler
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R14:36 | 26.9 | 1,590-112 | 1,491 | -- | Lightweight | Anthony Pettis FC 4: Night of Champions Anthony Pettis FC |
| 13 | 2022-11-18 | W |
 Juan Roman
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R314:28 | 26.5 | 1,513+78 | 1,473 | -295 | Lightweight | Anthony Pettis FC 3: Milwaukee Fight Night Anthony Pettis FC |
| 12 | 2022-08-12 | W |
Jacob Kindig
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R11:50 | 26.2 | 1,480+33 | 1,228 | -- | Lightweight | Anthony Pettis FC 2: Midwest Invitational 2022 Anthony Pettis FC |
| 11 | 2022-05-21 | W |
Kurstan Davenport
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:39 | 26.0 | 1,475+5 | 865 | -- | Lightweight | True Revelation 46 True Revelation MMA |
| 10 | 2021-12-17 | W |
Brandt Cooper
|
SubTriangle Choke | R13:52 | 25.6 | 1,404+71 | 1,337 | -- | Lightweight | True Revelation 45 True Revelation MMA |
| 9 | 2021-06-12 | L |
Aaron Mitchell
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 25.1 | 1,428-24 | 1,374 | -- | Lightweight | True Revelation 43 True Revelation MMA |
| 8 | 2021-03-06 | W |
Jesse Hannam
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R12:25 | 24.8 | 1,381+47 | 1,207 | -- | Catchweight | True Revelation 42: Day 2 True Revelation MMA |
| 7 | 2020-11-14 | W |
Jessy Ebrecht
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R1 | 24.5 | 1,356+24 | 1,040 | -- | Catchweight | Ascendancy Fighting Championship 22 Ascendancy FC |
| 6 | 2020-02-29 | W |
Kurstan Davenport
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R11:51 | 23.8 | 1,349+7 | 801 | -- | Lightweight | Tru Rev MMA - True Revelation MMA 41 True Revelation MMA |
| 5 | 2019-10-12 | W |
Max Choriev
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R11:22 | 23.4 | 1,262+88 | 1,382 | -- | Welterweight | True Revelation 40 True Revelation MMA am |
| 4 | 2019-05-11 | W |
Jose Colon
|
KO/TKOPunches | R11:41 | 23.0 | 1,224+38 | 1,069 | -- | Welterweight | True Revelation 39 True Revelation MMA am |
| 3 | 2017-05-06 | W |
Jesse Hannam
|
KO/TKOPunches | R24:33 | 21.0 | 1,195+40 | 1,053 | -- | Welterweight | True Revelation MMA 32 True Revelation MMA am |
| 2 | 2016-10-15 | W |
Ian Smith
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:59 | 20.4 | 1,123+73 | 1,160 | -- | Welterweight | True Revelation MMA 31 True Revelation MMA am |
| 1 | 2015-10-17 | W |
Jon Osher
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R23:21 | 19.4 | 1,057+66 | 1,057 | -- | Welterweight | Iowa Challenge 120 Iowa Challenge am |