Williams vs Caruso Result & Stats: Caruso wins by KO R1 · BKFC 51 Salem, Fri, Sep 29, 2023

BKFCBKFC 51 Salem

Landon Williams

“ALMOST FAMOUS”

KOKO

RESULT

Knockout

ROUND 1 · 1:43

Bantamweight5 rounds scheduled

Full card

Rick CarusoWIN

“SLICK” · 0-4-0

TKOTKOKO

Friday, September 29, 2023Salem Civic Center, Salem, United States

Rick Caruso defeated Landon Williams by Knockout in round 1 (01:43) in the Bantamweight bout of BKFC 51 Salem, held Friday, September 29, 2023 at Salem Civic Center, Salem.

The result

Rick CarusoWIN

def. Landon Williams

Knockout

Round 1 · 01:43

Referee: Eric Irizarry
Time format: 5 Rnd (2-2-2-2-2)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Landon WilliamsRick Caruso

34%Market · 4 sportsbooks✓ Called it66%

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Landon Williams

+174

36% implied win probability · Open: -105

Rick Caruso

-231

70% implied win probability · Open: -103

Line Movement

Landon WilliamsRick Caruso

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Rick Caruso dropped Landon Williams once.
Rick Caruso out-landed Landon Williams 56 to 27 in significant strikes.
Rick Caruso landed 84% of significant strikes to Landon Williams's 59%.

Tale of the tape

70" · 178 cm

Reach

71" · 180 cm

Win Streak

0-2

Last 5

1-4

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Landon WilliamsRick Caruso

Knockdowns

27 / 46

Significant strikes

56 / 67

59%

Sig. strike accuracy

84%

27 / 46

Total strikes

56 / 67

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Landon WilliamsRick Caruso

2489%

Head

3664%

311%

Body

2036%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Landon Williams

67%33%

Rick Caruso

61%39%

■ Distance■ Clinch

Betting Odds

Landon Williams

+174

36% implied win probability

Open: -105Best: +185

Rick Caruso

-231

70% implied win probability

Open: -103Best: -206

Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Landon WilliamsRick Caruso

Sportsbook	Landon Williams	Rick Caruso
BetOnline	+166	-206
BetUS	+175	-250
Betway	+170	-225
mybookie	+185	-250

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Insights

Rick Caruso's last two losses were both stopped early.
Landon Williams's last two losses were both stopped early.

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

89%

Head

60%

11%

Body

40%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Landon Williamslast 2 fights

68%32%

Rick Carusolast 6 fights

52%48%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

14.24

Strikes landed / min

11.54

30.51

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

10.97

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Landon Williams2 fights · by range and by target

Range

68%Distance · 19

32%Clinch · 9

0%Ground · 0

Target

89%Head · 25

11%Body · 3

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Rick Caruso6 fights · by range and by target

Range

52%Distance · 149

48%Clinch · 135

0%Ground · 0

Target

60%Head · 169

40%Body · 115

0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Rick Caruso4 of 4 ended early · 100%0 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

1 early stoppage has no logged time

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Landon Williams0-2

L
Justin Ibarrola
BKFC 57 Hollywood · Feb 2, 2024
Knockout · R1 · 0:15 · Featherweight
L
Rick Caruso
BKFC 51 Salem · Sep 29, 2023
Knockout · R1 · 1:43 · Bantamweight

Rick Caruso1-4

L
Derek Perez
BKFC 75 Albuquerque: Mundell vs Sanchez · Jun 6, 2025
TKO · R3 · Featherweight
L
Justin Ibarrola
BKFC 62 Hollywood · Jun 21, 2024
TKO · R2 · 1:28 · Bantamweight
W
Landon Williams
BKFC 51 Salem · Sep 29, 2023
Knockout · R1 · 1:43 · Bantamweight
L
Ryan Reber
BKFC Fight Night : Tampa 2 · Jul 23, 2022
TKO · R4 · 2:00 · Bantamweight
L
Jack Claffey
BKFC 25: Adams vs Cleckler · May 6, 2022
Knockout · R3 · 1:15 · Featherweight

Full record · 6 fights

L
Abdiel Velazquez
BKFC 8 :: Silva vs Gonzaga · Oct 19, 2019
TKO · R2 · 0:11 · Lightweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Landon Williams vs Rick Caruso?

Rick Caruso defeated Landon Williams by Knockout in round 1 (01:43) in the Bantamweight bout of BKFC 51 Salem, held Friday, September 29, 2023 at Salem Civic Center, Salem.