Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Almeida
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Karl Williams
Karl Williams
10-2-0
RESULT

Karl Williams def. Chase Sherman (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Chase Sherman
Chase Sherman
“The Vanilla Gorilla”
16-12-0
Saturday, May 13, 2023
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, United States

Karl Williams defeated Chase Sherman by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Almeida, held Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Fight stats

Karl Williams
Chase Sherman
0
Knockdowns
0
70 of 165
Significant strikes
54 of 158
42%
Sig. strike accuracy
34%
85 of 191
Total strikes
64 of 170
1 of 10
Takedowns
0 of 0
10%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
2:35
Control time
0:12
Significant strikes by target
53 of 147
Head
26 of 124
6 of 6
Body
10 of 15
11 of 12
Leg
18 of 19
65 of 159
Distance
46 of 148
2 of 3
Clinch
8 of 10
3 of 3
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
19 of 43
Sig. str.
11 of 39
34 of 69
Total str.
17 of 45
1 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:41
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
23 of 63
Sig. str.
13 of 56
23 of 63
Total str.
15 of 58
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:23
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
28 of 59
Sig. str.
30 of 63
28 of 59
Total str.
32 of 67
0 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:31
Ctrl
0:12

Judges' Scorecards

Bobby Harris
#WilliamsSherman
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Andrew Hopper Jr.
#WilliamsSherman
1109
2109
3109
Total3027
Junichiro Kamijo
#WilliamsSherman
1109
2910
3109
Total2928

Media Scores

14
Williams
–
0
Sherman
●29–28 Williams×14
All 14 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

54%
Williams
46%
Sherman
50 fan scorecards submitted
●29–28 Sherman44%●29–28 Williams32%●30–27 Williams22%●30–27 Sherman2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Williams
R2
70%
Sherman
R3
50%
Sherman

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee
Keith Peterson
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

10-2-0
Record
16-12-0
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
36
6'3"
191 cm
Height
6'4"
193 cm
79"
201 cm
Reach
78"
198 cm
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.68
SLpM
6.04
48%
Str. Acc.
45%
2.15
SApM
6.65
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

4.20
TD Avg.
0.09
48%
TD Acc.
50%
100%
TD Def.
74%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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Chase Sherman · 1-4
  • L
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    UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs AlmeidaSat, May 13, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Waldo Cortes Acosta
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Jared Vanderaa
    UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs FizievSat, Jul 9, 2022
    TKO · R3 · 3:10 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Alexandr Romanov
    UFC Fight Night: Font vs VeraSat, Apr 30, 2022
    Submission · R1 · 2:11 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Jake Collier
    UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs ChikadzeSat, Jan 15, 2022
    Submission · R1 · 2:26 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 6 fights · 15 fights
35.0
Avg sig. strikes
64.6
3.17
Avg takedowns
0.07
4:22
Avg control time
0:25
70
Career high strikes
137
8
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Karl Williams
Strike target
Chase Sherman
68%
Head
55%
13%
Body
21%
19%
Leg
25%
Karl Williams
Strike position
Chase Sherman
74%
Distance
91%
5%
Clinch
7%
21%
Ground
2%