Williams vs Sherman

Who won Williams vs Sherman?

Karl Williams beat Chase Sherman by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida, on Saturday 13th May 2023 at Spectrum Center in Charlotte.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Karl Williams.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Williams vs Sherman stats

Karl Williams stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Chase Sherman made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.

Karl Williams' UFC record stood at 2-0-0, while Chase Sherman's came in at 4-11-0.

The stats suggested Sherman had a massive power advantage over Williams, boasting a 94% knock out percentage over Williams' 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Williams and Sherman would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Karl Williams was the same age as Chase Sherman, at 34 years old.

Sherman had a height advantage of 1 inch over Williams.

Williams was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 10 years and 3 months earlier than Sherman, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 27 less professional rounds, 22 to Sherman's 49.

Williams vs Sherman form

Chase Sherman had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Spivak on 19th November 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jared Vanderaa at UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev on 9th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexander Romanov at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on 30th April 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jake Collier at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Parker Porter at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Activity check

Williams' last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Sherman's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Williams vs Sherman?

Karl Williams was a 1/4 (-400) favourite going into the contest, while Chase Sherman made his way into the ring at 31/10 (+310) with oddsmakers.