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Bert Lytell (71-23-7 across 101 tracked bouts) and Holman Williams (146-31-11) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met 4 times. They share 12 common opponents.

Bert Lytell vs Holman Williams — record, stats and common opponents compared

🇺🇸UNITED STATES

Bert Lytell

Tracked record

71–23–7

101 tracked bouts

🇺🇸AMERICAN

Holman Williams

146–31–11

189 tracked bouts

Heads up: at least one of these records is a tracked record — the wins and losses Kill The Body has ingested so far, not an independently verified career total. Treat the comparison as a read on the bouts we hold, not a settled ledger.

Head to Head

Bert Lytell leads 2–1

The Numbers

71-23-7
Record
146-31-11 (edge)

One or both records are tracked, not career-verified.

73.8%
Win %
80.6% (edge)
20
Wins by knockout
36 (edge)
KO rate
24.66%
34% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
25%

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

1 (edge)
Times stopped
3

Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.

0
Title reigns
0
15 (edge)
Bouts per year
11.9

Across each fighter's tracked career span.

101
Bouts tracked
189

Tale of the Tape

Reach
71″ (180 cm)
102
Age
111
Stance
Orthodox
United States
Nationality
American

How They Win

Tracked bouts only

Bert Lytell · 71 wins

KO/TKO
24
Decision
46
Other
1

Holman Williams · 146 wins

KO/TKO
36
Decision
110
Other
0

Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (101 and 189 respectively), not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

12 shared
  • Bert Lytell

    LUD · Jan 1950LUD · Jul 1947

    Archie Moore

    Holman Williams

    LTKO R11 · Nov 1945WMD · Oct 1945
  • Bert Lytell

    LPTS · Mar 1949LUD · Mar 1949DPTS · Feb 1949WPTS · Jan 1947

    Henry Hall

    Holman Williams

    WUD · Mar 1947DPTS · Mar 1947
  • Bert Lytell

    WUD · Oct 1948

    José Basora

    Holman Williams

    LTKO R4 · Mar 1948LPTS · Nov 1947DPTS · Oct 1944WPTS · Apr 1944LSD · Aug 1943WPTS · Jan 1942WPTS · Sep 1941
  • Bert Lytell

    WRTD R6 · May 1947WPTS · Jul 1946WPTS · Mar 1946

    Herbert Lewis Hardwick

    Holman Williams

    WUD · May 1945LSD · Mar 1945DPTS · Sep 1944LPTS · Jan 1943LPTS · Mar 1942LUD · Mar 1942WUD · Jan 1942DSD · Dec 1941LUD · Jan 1940LPTS · Jun 1937WPTS · Mar 1937LPTS · Apr 1936LMD · Mar 1936
  • Bert Lytell

    WUD · Apr 1947

    Sam Baroudi

    Holman Williams

    LSD · Oct 1946
  • Bert Lytell

    WUD · Feb 1947LUD · Aug 1946

    Charley Burley

    Holman Williams

    WUD · Jul 1945NCNC · May 1943WUD · Oct 1942LTKO R9 · Aug 1942LPTS · Jun 1942LUD · Feb 1942WPTS · Dec 1939
  • Bert Lytell

    WPTS · Nov 1946LTKO R2 · Sep 1946

    Deacon Johnny Brown

    Holman Williams

    WUD · Nov 1946
  • Bert Lytell

    LSD · Apr 1945

    Jake LaMotta

    Holman Williams

    LUD · Aug 1946
  • Bert Lytell

    LSD · Oct 1945

    Aaron Wade

    Holman Williams

    WKO R4 · Feb 1946WPTS · Oct 1944
  • Bert Lytell

    DPTS · Nov 1944

    Berlie Lanier

    Holman Williams

    WUD · Sep 1945
  • Bert Lytell

    WUD · Sep 1945

    Mario Raul Ochoa

    Holman Williams

    WPTS · Apr 1943
  • Bert Lytell

    WPTS · Jun 1945WPTS · Apr 1945

    Joe Reddick

    Holman Williams

    WUD · Aug 1944

Shared opponents are matched on fighter identity, not on name — two different fighters with the same name never merge into one row.

Current Form

Bert Lytell

LWWLL

L1 streak · last fought Apr 16, 1951

Holman Williams

LLWLL

L2 streak · last fought Jun 30, 1948

Common Questions

Have Bert Lytell and Holman Williams ever fought each other?
Yes. Bert Lytell and Holman Williams have met 4 times and Bert Lytell leads the series 2-1 with 1 draw.
Who has the better record, Bert Lytell or Holman Williams?
Bert Lytell is 71-23-7 across the 101 bouts Kill The Body has tracked and Holman Williams is 146-31-11. Holman Williams has the higher win percentage. Records shown as tracked have not yet been independently verified as complete career totals.
Who has more knockouts, Bert Lytell or Holman Williams?
Bert Lytell has 20 knockout wins and Holman Williams has 36. Holman Williams has more.
Do Bert Lytell and Holman Williams have any common opponents?
Bert Lytell and Holman Williams share 12 common opponents: Archie Moore, Henry Hall and José Basora (and 9 others). Neither fighter fared better across the shared opponents overall.
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Bert Lytell and Holman Williams?
This comparison is drawn from 101 bouts tracked for Bert Lytell and 189 bouts tracked for Holman Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.

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