Karl Williams

Virgin Islands, U.S.

Mediocre effort as huge favorite
HeavyweightUFC
May 13, 2023
Williams defeated Chase Sherman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) at UFC on ABC 4 on Saturday in Charlotte.
ANALYSIS
Williams looked nothing like the part of a -425 favorite, third-largest on the entire card. A wrestler by trade, Karl should consider himself fortunate he emerged victorious in a fight in which he landed just 1-of-10 takedown attempts, good for 2:35 worth of control time. One can't help but think he wouldn't have been so lucky if he were going up against an opponent a bit better than Sherman. Williams is 33 years of age and has all of ten professional fights under his belt. His 9-1 record is exceptional, but the Atlanta native has no history of facing quality competition, let alone defeating them. Williams is best viewed as quality roster depth in a deceptively-thin heavyweight division.
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Fight rescheduled
HeavyweightUFC
April 14, 2023
Williams will face off with Chase Sherman at UFC Charlotte on May 13, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Williams and Chase Sherman's scheduled bout has been rescheduled after Sherman was forced to withdraw due to a medical issue. The fight will now take place at UFC Charlotte on May 13.
Doesn't face Sherman
HeavyweightUFC
April 8, 2023
Williams' fight against Chase Sherman on Saturday has been canceled due to a medical issue related to Sherman, MMA Junkie reports.
ANALYSIS
Williams (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) stepped in on short notice in place of Chris Barnett, who withdrew from a matchup vs. Sherman for undisclosed reasons, and he has been compensated by the cancellation in what would've been his second fight in the UFC. He made his UFC debut March 11 when he defeated Lukasz Brzeski by unanimous decision.
Now fighting Chase Sherman
HeavyweightUFC
April 1, 2023
Williams will fight Chase Sherman on April 8, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Williams will replace Chris Barnett in next Sunday's bout. Williams compete in just his second fight after defeating Lukasz Brzeski in early March.
Leans on wrestling in debut win
HeavyweightUFC
March 11, 2023
Williams defeated Lukasz Brzeski via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27) at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
The rare heavyweight that is reliant on his wrestling game for success, Williams landed 8-of-13 takedown attempts in his official UFC debut. Those eight successful tries turned into 10:13 worth of control time, and while Williams didn't look all that impressive given his constant positional advantage, it also resulted in a no-doubt unanimous decision victory. Williams needs to improve his cardio and work on his ground-and-pound. He has just nine professional fights under his belt at age 33, so growing pains should be expected.
First UFC fight set for March
HeavyweightUFC
December 5, 2022
Williams will square off against Lukasz Brzeski in a heavyweight bout at the UFC's March 11 event in Las Vegas, Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl reports.
ANALYSIS
Williams is set to make his UFC debut after being awarded a contract following his victory over Jimmy Lawson in September. Williams owns a 7-1 record in professional fights and hasn't lost a bout since December of 2021 against Jason Butcher.