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Erislandy Lara vs Paul Williams — record, stats and common opponents compared

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Erislandy Lara

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Paul Williams

Erislandy Lara (32-3-3) and Paul Williams (41-2) are compared on record, finishing method, activity, and common opponents on Kill The Body. The two have met once. They share no common opponents in Kill The Body's bout data.

Lara

32

Wins19 KO · 59%

3

Losses

3

Draws38 tracked bouts

Williams

41

Wins27 KO · 66%

2

Losses

0

Draws43 tracked bouts

Head to Head

Williams leads 1–0

Erislandy Lara and Paul Williams have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.

Erislandy Lara and Paul Williams have met 1 time; Williams leads 1–0.
Met2011Jul 9Series
Erislandy LaraFighter ALLost0–1W–L
Paul WilliamsFighter BWWon1–0W–L
ResultMD1Meeting

The Numbers

Lara 2 · Williams 6 of 8 measurable rows
LaraWilliams
Record
32-3-341-2 (edge)
Win %0–100%
88.2%
95.3% (edge)
Wins by knockoutmax 27
19
27 (edge)
KO rate0–100%
59.38%
65.85% (edge)
Stoppage rate (tracked wins)†0–100%
59%
66% (edge)
Times stopped†max 1
0 (edge)
1
Title reignsmax 7
7 (edge)
3
Bouts per year‡max 3.7
2.2
3.7 (edge)
Bouts trackedcoveragemax 43
38
43

† Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total. · ‡ Across each fighter's tracked career span. · Bars are scaled per row — percentages on 0–100, counts against the larger of the two. Every figure is also printed as text.

Tale of the Tape

Height+5″
Erislandy Lara: 5′9″
Paul Williams: 6′2″ (edge)
Reach+2″
Erislandy Lara: 76″
Paul Williams: 78″ (edge)
Age2 yrs apart
Erislandy Lara: 43
Paul Williams: 45
Stance
Erislandy Lara: Southpaw
Paul Williams: Southpaw

Erislandy Lara left, Paul Williams right, as everywhere on this page. Age is stated, not scored — neither age nor stance carries an edge.

How They Win

Tracked bouts only
Erislandy Lara32 wins · from 38 tracked bouts

Erislandy Lara: 32 tracked wins — 19 by KO/TKO (59%) and 13 on the cards (41%). Counted from 38 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

19 by KO/TKO 59%13 on the cards 41%

Paul Williams41 wins · from 43 tracked bouts

Paul Williams: 41 tracked wins — 27 by KO/TKO (66%), 12 on the cards (29%) and 2 by another method or unrecorded (5%). Counted from 43 bouts Kill The Body has ingested.

27 by KO/TKO 66%12 on the cards 29%2 by another method or unrecorded 5%

One square per tracked win. Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter — Erislandy Lara 38, Paul Williams 43 — not from a career-complete method table.

Common Opponents

No opponents in common across the bouts Kill The Body has tracked for these two.

Current Form

Oldest left · newest right

Erislandy Lara has won seven straight, the most recent against Johan Gonzalez. Lara last boxed on Dec 6, 2025 — 321 days ago.WWWWW

LaManna May 2021O'Sullivan May 2022Zerafa Mar 2024García Sep 2024Gonzalez Dec 20252.2 tracked bouts per year

Paul Williams last boxed on Feb 18, 2012 — 5,362 days ago. Williams had won two straight since losing by stoppage to Sergio Martínez.WWLWW

Martínez Dec 2009Cintrón May 2010Martínez Nov 2010Lara Jul 2011Ishida Feb 20123.7 tracked bouts per year

Common Questions

With the rows behind them
Have Erislandy Lara and Paul Williams ever fought each other?
Yes. Erislandy Lara and Paul Williams met once on July 9, 2011, and Paul Williams won by MD.
The meeting

LJul 9, 2011 · Williams · MD

Head to Head ↓
Who has the better record, Lara or Williams?
Erislandy Lara is 32-3-3 and Paul Williams is 41-2. Paul Williams has the higher win percentage.
Records · win %

Lara32–3–388.2%

Williams41–295.3%

The Numbers ↓
Who has more knockouts, Lara or Williams?
Erislandy Lara has 19 knockout wins and Paul Williams has 27. Paul Williams has more.
Knockout wins · KO rate

Lara1959.4%

Williams2765.9%

The Numbers ↓
Do Lara and Williams have any common opponents?
Kill The Body's bout data shows no opponents that both Erislandy Lara and Paul Williams have faced.
Who is bigger, Lara or Williams?
Paul Williams is the taller fighter at 188 cm, 13 cm above the other. Paul Williams also has the longer reach, by 6 cm.
Height · reach

Lara175 cm192 cm reach

Williams188 cm198 cm reach

Tale of the Tape ↓
How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Lara and Williams?
This comparison is drawn from 38 bouts tracked for Erislandy Lara and 43 bouts tracked for Paul Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.
Bouts tracked · no edge

Lara38bouts

Williams43bouts

How They Win ↓

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