Williams vs Diniz

Who won Williams vs Diniz?

Jhonata Diniz beat Karl Williams by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 10th August 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jhonata Diniz.

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).

Williams vs Diniz stats

Karl Williams stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jhonata Diniz made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 6 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Karl Williams' 4th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Jhonata Diniz marked his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Karl Williams' UFC record stood at 3-1-0, while Jhonata Diniz's came in at 2-1-0.

The stats suggested Diniz had a massive power advantage over Williams, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Williams' 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Williams and Diniz would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Karl Williams was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Diniz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Williams.

Williams was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in , 3 years and 1 month earlier than Diniz, whose first professional fight was in 2022. He had fought 18 more professional rounds, 31 to Diniz's 13.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jhonata Diniz had been fighting more than Karl Williams.

Going to this contest, Karl Williams had last fought 2 years, 3 months and 16 days ago, while Jhonata Diniz's last outing had been 1 year and 2 months ago.

Williams' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Diniz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What time did Williams vs Diniz start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 9:50 PM UTC , which was 5:50 PM EST or 2:50 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 10:50 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Williams vs Diniz?

Karl Williams was a 53/100 (-190) favourite going into the contest, while Jhonata Diniz made his way into the ring at 81/50 (+160) with oddsmakers.