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.
Erislandy Lara vs Paul Williams — record, stats and common opponents compared
Head to Head
Paul Williams leads 1–0- Paul Williams wonLara vs WilliamsJul 9, 2011 · MD
The Numbers
- 32-3-3
- Record
- 41-2 (edge)
- 88.2%
- Win %
- 95.3% (edge)
- 19
- Wins by knockout
- 27 (edge)
- 59.38%
- KO rate
- 65.85% (edge)
- 61%
- Stoppage rate (tracked wins)
- 64% (edge)
- 0 (edge)
- Times stopped
- 1
- 4 (edge)
- Title reigns
- 2
- 2.2
- Bouts per year
- 3.8 (edge)
- 39
- Bouts tracked
- 44
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Counted from bouts Kill The Body has ingested, not a career total.
Across each fighter's tracked career span.
Tale of the Tape
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Height
- 6′2″ (188 cm) (edge)
- 76″ (192 cm)
- Reach
- 78″ (198 cm) (edge)
- 43
- Age
- 45
- Southpaw
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Middleweight
- Division
- —
- Cuban (until 2017) American (since 2017) American (since 2017)
- Nationality
- United States
How They Win
Tracked bouts onlyErislandy Lara · 33 wins
KO/TKO
20
Decision
13
Other
0
Paul Williams · 42 wins
KO/TKO
27
Decision
13
Other
2
Counted from the bouts Kill The Body has ingested for each fighter (39 and 44 respectively), 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
Erislandy Lara
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W7 streak · last fought Dec 6, 2025
Paul Williams
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W2 streak · last fought Feb 18, 2012
Common Questions
- 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.
- Who has the better record, Erislandy Lara or Paul Williams?
- Erislandy Lara is 32-3-3 and Paul Williams is 41-2. Paul Williams has the higher win percentage.
- Who has more knockouts, Erislandy Lara or Paul Williams?
- Erislandy Lara has 19 knockout wins and Paul Williams has 27. Paul Williams has more.
- Do Erislandy Lara and Paul 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, Erislandy Lara or Paul 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.
- How much fight data does Kill The Body have on Erislandy Lara and Paul Williams?
- This comparison is drawn from 39 bouts tracked for Erislandy Lara and 44 bouts tracked for Paul Williams. Method and activity splits reflect those bouts only.