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UFCUFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas
Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Karl Williams
Karl Williams
10-2-0
RESULT

Karl Williams def. Justin Tafa (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Justin Tafa
Justin Tafa
“Bad Man”
7-5-0 (1 NC)
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Karl Williams defeated Justin Tafa by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Heavyweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs Namajunas, held Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Karl Williams
Justin Tafa
0
Knockdowns
0
40 of 61
Significant strikes
21 of 43
66%
Sig. strike accuracy
49%
123 of 176
Total strikes
27 of 50
7 of 12
Takedowns
0 of 0
58%
Takedown accuracy
—
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
10:31
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
26 of 47
Head
15 of 36
7 of 7
Body
6 of 7
7 of 7
Leg
0 of 0
19 of 29
Distance
18 of 39
3 of 4
Clinch
2 of 3
18 of 28
Ground
1 of 1

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
12 of 16
Sig. str.
6 of 12
35 of 51
Total str.
6 of 12
4 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:58
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
20 of 34
Sig. str.
9 of 15
54 of 81
Total str.
14 of 20
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
2:45
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
8 of 11
Sig. str.
6 of 16
34 of 44
Total str.
7 of 18
2 of 6
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:48
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

10-2-0
Record
7-5-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
32
6'3"
Height
6'0"
79"
Reach
74"
—
Stance
—
Heavyweight
Weight Class
Heavyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.68
SLpM
4.05
48%
Str. Acc.
54%
2.15
SApM
5.11
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

4.20
TD Avg.
0.00
48%
TD Acc.
0%
100%
TD Def.
53%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Karl Williams · 3-1
  • L
    Jhonata Diniz
    UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs Spivac 2Sat, Aug 10, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Justin Tafa
    UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs NamajunasSat, Mar 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Chase Sherman
    UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs AlmeidaSat, May 13, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Lukasz Brzeski
    UFC Fight Night: Yan vs DvalishviliSat, Mar 11, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
Justin Tafa · 3-2
  • L
    Tallison Teixeira
    UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 0:35 · Heavyweight
  • L
    Karl Williams
    UFC Fight Night: Ribas vs NamajunasSat, Mar 23, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Austen Lane
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Parker Porter
    UFC 284: Makhachev vs VolkanovskiSat, Feb 11, 2023
    TKO · R1 · 1:06 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Harry Hunsucker
    UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs DaukausSat, Dec 18, 2021
    TKO · R1 · 1:53 · Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 4 fights · 9 fights
44.3
Avg sig. strikes
24.6
4.50
Avg takedowns
0.00
6:30
Avg control time
0:29
70
Career high strikes
86
8
Career high TDs
0

Strike Distribution

Karl Williams
Strike target
Justin Tafa
75%
Head
58%
11%
Body
28%
15%
Leg
14%
Karl Williams
Strike position
Justin Tafa
74%
Distance
85%
4%
Clinch
12%
22%
Ground
4%