American mixed martial artist
Pete Williams Born (1975-07-10 ) July 10, 1975 (age 49) San Lorenzo, California , U.S.Other names El Duro (The Tough One) Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 235 lb (107 kg; 16.8 st) Fighting out of Dallas, Texas Team Lion's Den Years active 1996–2002 (MMA ) Total 18 Wins 12 By knockout 6 By submission 4 By decision 2 Losses 6 By knockout 2 By submission 1 By decision 3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Pete Williams (born July 10, 1975) is an American former mixed martial arts fighter who fought out of Ken Shamrock 's fight team the Lion's Den . Williams was ranked as high as the #6 top Heavyweight fighter in the world as of May 2000.[ 1]
He has competed in the KOTC , RINGS , Pancrase and the UFC, and was runner up in the 1996 Pancrase Neo Blood Tournament .
Biography
Williams and Jerry Bohlander were on the same high school wrestling team and Williams had started training at the Lion's Den about a month after Bohlander. Williams' favorite submission hold is the kneebar .
Williams was the winner of the "SuperBrawl 2" tournament in Honolulu, Hawaii. He beat Donald de la Cruz and Joe Charles by strikes and kneebar, respectively.
Fighting in the UFC, Williams defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Mark Coleman and met Kevin Randleman at UFC 23 for the UFC Heavyweight Championship after it was vacated by Bas Rutten . Williams lost the bout by judges' decision.
Williams has competed in the RINGS organization in Japan and was the runner up in the 1996 Pancrase Neo Blood Tournament .
Williams fight with Mark Coleman at UFC 17 , where he defeated Coleman by a head kick, is recognized in the UFC Hall of Fame in its 2016 Fight Wing class.
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
18 matches
12 wins
6 losses
By knockout
6
2
By submission
4
1
By decision
2
3
Res.
Record
Opponent
Method
Event
Date
Round
Time
Location
Notes
Loss
12–6
Frank Mir
Submission (inside shoulder lock)
UFC 36
March 22, 2002
1
0:46
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Loss
12–5
Ricco Rodriguez
TKO (punches)
UFC 34
November 2, 2001
2
4:02
Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
Loss
12–4
Semmy Schilt
TKO (body kick and punches)
UFC 31
May 4, 2001
2
1:28
Atlantic City, New Jersey , United States
Win
12–3
Rick Mathis
TKO (corner stoppage)
KOTC 7 - Wet and Wild
February 24, 2001
1
5:00
San Jacinto, California , United States
Win
11–3
Roger Neff
KO (punch)
KOTC 6 - Road Warriors
November 29, 2000
1
0:06
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan , United States
Loss
10–3
Kevin Randleman
Decision (unanimous)
UFC 23
November 19, 1999
5
5:00
Urayasu , Japan
For the vacant UFC Heavyweight Championship .
Win
10–2
Travis Fulton
Submission (armlock)
UFC 20
May 7, 1999
1
6:28
Birmingham, Alabama , United States
Win
9–2
Jason Godsey
Submission (kneebar)
UFC 19
March 5, 1999
1
1:46
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi , United States
Loss
8–2
Tsuyoshi Kohsaka
Decision
UFC Brazil
October 16, 1998
1
15:00
Sao Paulo , Brazil
Win
8–1
Mark Coleman
KO (head kick)
UFC 17
May 15, 1998
2
0:38
Mobile, Alabama , United States
Win
7–1
Scott McMullin
TKO (punches)
World Pankration Championships 2
January 16, 1998
1
N/A
Dallas, Texas , United States
Win
6–1
Joop Kasteel
TKO (knee injury)
Rings - Extension Fighting 7
September 26, 1997
1
8:25
Japan
Win
5–1
John Renfroe
Submission (armbar)
SuperBrawl 3
January 17, 1997
1
2:56
Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
Win
4–1
Joe Charles
Submission (kneebar)
SuperBrawl 2
October 11, 1996
1
1:39
Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
Won the Superbrawl 2 Heavyweight Tournament.
Win
3–1
Donald de la Cruz
TKO (punches)
SuperBrawl 2
October 11, 1996
1
6:12
Honolulu, Hawaii , United States
Superbrawl 2 Heavyweight Tournament First Round.
Loss
2–1
Yuki Kondo
Decision (unanimous)
Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
July 23, 1996
1
20:00
Tokyo , Japan
1996 Neo Blood Tournament Finals.
Win
2–0
Osami Shibuya
Decision (unanimous)
Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 2
July 23, 1996
1
10:00
Tokyo , Japan
1996 Neo Blood Tournament Semifinal.
Win
1–0
Kiuma Kunioku
Decision (unanimous)
Pancrase - 1996 Neo-Blood Tournament, Round 1
July 23, 1996
1
10:00
Tokyo , Japan
1996 Neo Blood Tournament First Round.
References
^ Bloody Knuckles MMA Top 10- May 2000
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