Brzeski vs Williams

Who won Brzeski vs Williams?

Karl Williams beat Lukasz Brzeski by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 11th March 2023 at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.

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).

Brzeski vs Williams stats

Lukasz Brzeski stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Karl Williams made his way to the cage with a record of 6 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Lukasz Brzeski's 6th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022. Karl Williams marked his 4th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Lukasz Brzeski's UFC record stood at 1-5-0, while Karl Williams' came in at 3-1-0.

The stats suggested Brzeski had an advantage in power over Williams, with a 63% knock out percentage over Williams' 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brzeski had a large advantage over Williams, boasting a 25% submission rate over Williams' 0%.

Lukasz Brzeski was the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Brzeski had a height advantage of 1 inch over Williams.

Brzeski was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 12 years and 1 month later than Williams, whose first professional fight was in . He had fought 2 more professional rounds, 33 to Williams' 31.

Brzeski vs Williams form

Karl Williams had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Jhonata Diniz at UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 on 10th August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Justin Tafa at UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs. Namajunas on 23rd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chase Sherman at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Before that, he had defeated Lukasz Brzeski 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.

He was victorious against Miles Amos at PFL Challenger Series 1 on 18th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Orlando.

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Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Brzeski vs Williams?

Lukasz Brzeski was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Karl Williams made his way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.