Bonfim vs Williams

Who won Bonfim vs Williams?

Gabriel Bonfim beat Khaos Williams by submission in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th February 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Bonfim vs Williams stats

Gabriel Bonfim stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Khaos Williams made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Gabriel Bonfim's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Khaos Williams marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Gabriel Bonfim's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Khaos Williams' came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Williams had a massive power advantage over Bonfim, boasting a 53% knock out percentage over Bonfim's 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bonfim had a massive advantage over Williams, boasting a 75% submission rate over Williams' 7%.

Gabriel Bonfim was the younger man by 4 years, at 27 years old.

Bonfim was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in , 8 years earlier than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 10 less professional rounds, 31 to Williams' 41.

Bonfim vs Williams form

Williams had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Carlston Harris at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rolando Bedoya at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Randy Brown at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Matt Semelsberger at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Bonfim's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.7 rounds on average.

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What time did Bonfim vs Williams start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:15 PM UTC , which was 5:15 PM EST or 2:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:15 PM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Bonfim vs Williams?

Gabriel Bonfim was a 9/20 (-220) favourite going into the contest, while Khaos Williams made his way into the ring at 9/5 (+180) with oddsmakers.