Who won Williams vs Harris?
Khaos Williams beat Carlston Harris by knockout in the 1st round during the co-main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 18th May 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).
Williams vs Harris stats
Khaos Williams stepped into the octagon with a record of 14 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.
Carlston Harris made his way to the cage with a record of 19 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
This was Khaos Williams' 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Carlston Harris marked his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.
Khaos Williams' UFC record stood at 6-2-0, while Carlston Harris' came in at 4-2-0.
The stats suggested Williams had a large advantage in power over Harris, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Harris' 26%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Harris had a large advantage over Williams, boasting a 32% submission rate over Williams' 7%.
Khaos Williams was the younger man by 7 years, at 30 years old.
Williams was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 6 months later than Harris, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 17 less professional rounds, 39 to Harris' 56.
Williams vs Harris form
Williams had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Rolando Bedoya at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to Randy Brown at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.
Before that, he had defeated Matt Semelsberger at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.
He had been beaten by Michel Pereira at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Harris had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.
In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Jeremiah Wells at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Jared Gooden at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC Fight Night on 5th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, he had beaten Impa Kasanganay at UFC Vegas 37 on 18th September 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Christian Aguilera at UFC Vegas 26 on 8th May 2021 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of activity leading into the fight, Carlston Harris had been fighting more than Khaos Williams.
Going to this contest, Khaos Williams had last fought 1 year, 4 months and 28 days ago, while Carlston Harris' last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 29 days ago.
Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.
Harris' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
What time did Williams vs Harris start?
The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:45 AM UTC , which was 8:45 PM EST or 5:45 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:45 AM BST in the UK.
What were the odds on Williams vs Harris?
Khaos Williams was a 4/5 (-130) favourite going into the contest, while Carlston Harris made his way into the ring at 1/1 (+100) with oddsmakers.
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