# Pete Williams (fighter)

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.
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

* Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling
** 1996 Neo Blood Tournament Runner Up
* Icon Sport
** SuperBrawl 2 Heavyweight Tournament Winner
* Ultimate Fighting Championship
** UFC Hall of Fame (Fight Wing, Class of 2016) vs. Mark Coleman at UFC 17
** UFC Encyclopedia Awards
*** Knockout of the Night (One time) vs. Mark Coleman
*** Submission of the Night (One time) vs. Travis Fulton

## 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. |