Aaron Williams
UFC DebutNickname“Yoda”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ocean Springs, Mississippi
- Born
- United States
- Camp
- Remix MMA
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 cm
Before the UFC
Aaron Williams makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
ModerateOpponents' combined record
435-419-9
.509 win rate
Winning-record opponents
21 of 38
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
53
38 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 53 bouts · 34 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 14 sub · 9 decAtlas Fights · FFI · NLE · RCF · AF 35 +29
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Diego Silva17-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AF 35 | May 18, 2019 |
| W | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | AF 33 | Jul 21, 2018 | |
| L | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | AF 30 | May 6, 2017 | |
| W | Jonathan Mackles | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | AF 29 | Oct 22, 2016 |
| W | Chris Pham5-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AF 27 | May 14, 2016 |
| L | Jonathan Mackles | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R4 | 3:45 | Atlas Fights | Oct 24, 2015 |
| W | Chris Pham5-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Atlas Fights | Mar 21, 2015 |
| L | Chris Pham5-7 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:28 | Atlas Fights | Oct 24, 2014 |
| W | Rudy Flores2-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 5:00 | AFC 3 | Jun 14, 2014 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:35 | AFC 2 | Mar 15, 2014 | |
| L | Anton Yalch | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Atlas Fights | Nov 16, 2013 |
| W | Michael Roberts8-9-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | AFC 1 | Oct 12, 2013 |
| W | Derek Arcement | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Atlas Fights | Jun 15, 2013 |
| L | Andy Hudson | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:00 | FFI | May 18, 2013 |
| L | Martin Brown14-6 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 3:35 | Atlas Fights | Mar 2, 2013 |
| L | Shah Bobonis17-13 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Atlas Fights | Jul 14, 2012 |
| L | Bryan Goldsby17-16 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:58 | Atlas Fights | Feb 11, 2012 |
| W | Tito Jones11-9 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Atlas Fights | Oct 1, 2011 |
| W | Eric Luke6-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Atlas Fights | Jul 16, 2011 |
| L | Bryan Goldsby17-16 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Atlas Fights | Feb 18, 2011 |
| W | James Wynn | Submission | Choke | R2 | 2:03 | Atlas Fights | Aug 14, 2010 |
| W | Wally Jones | Submission | Choke | R1 | 3:11 | FFI | Jul 17, 2010 |
| L | Marcus Andrusia8-24 | Submission | Choke | R1 | 2:21 | Atlas Fights | Jun 19, 2010 |
| L | Jarrod Card15-9-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Atlas Fights | Feb 6, 2010 |
| L | Matt McCook10-10 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 3:57 | Atlas Fights | Sep 6, 2009 |
| W | J.C. Pennington25-19-1 | Submission | Kneebar | R3 | 2:33 | NLE | Aug 1, 2009 |
| L | Chris Jones10-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:45 | XKO | Mar 14, 2009 |
| L | Jeremy Dodd1-2 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:14 | SWC 2 | Nov 28, 2008 |
| L | Anthony Njokuani18-16 | KO/TKO | Knees | R1 | 2:28 | SWC 1 | Sep 19, 2008 |
| W | Bryan Goldsby17-16 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R3 | 0:00 | XTC 4 | May 31, 2008 |
| L | Raphael Assuncao28-10 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:22 | AFL | Mar 7, 2008 |
| L | Submission | — | R4 | 3:20 | MOTC 16 | Sep 28, 2007 | |
| W | Brad Dillon | KO/TKO | Corner Stoppage | R1 | — | FFI | Aug 4, 2007 |
| W | Sergio Correra | KO/TKO | Retirement | R2 | 3:34 | MOTC 14 | Jun 23, 2007 |
| L | J.C. Pennington25-19-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | FFI | Apr 14, 2007 |
| L | Ruslan Machukov | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | NLE | Mar 3, 2007 |
| W | Adam Johnson3-14 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:29 | MOTC 11 | Feb 17, 2007 |
| W | James White5-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:25 | MOTC 7 | Dec 2, 2006 |
| L | Jeremy Stephens29-23 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | UGC 4 | Sep 22, 2006 |
| L | Roli Delgado11-6-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | MR | Jul 23, 2005 |
| L | Rinat Mirzabekov | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:05 | SI | Mar 18, 2005 |
| W | Ray Totorico5-26 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:53 | FFC 13 | Dec 10, 2004 |
| W | Ray Totorico5-26 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:52 | RCF | Nov 13, 2004 |
| L | Jeff Bedard13-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ISCF | Aug 7, 2004 |
| W | Cedric Stewart9-9-2 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:18 | CFC 1 | Jul 24, 2004 |
| W | Bijon Demmings | Submission | Kneebar | R0 | — | RCF | Feb 13, 2004 |
| W | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 1:36 | FFC 6 | Jul 11, 2003 | |
| L | Melvin Guillard33-24-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:43 | FFC 5 | Apr 25, 2003 |
| W | Josh McDonald | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | FFC 4 | Jan 31, 2003 |
| W | Lane Yarbrough11-8 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | RCF 20 | Sep 28, 2002 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:00 | FFC 2 | May 4, 2002 | |
| W | Trey Desmuke | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | — | FFC 1 | Jan 12, 2002 |
| W | Marc Knowles | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 2:37 | SI 2 | Apr 13, 2001 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
3-0across 3 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsRCF 11 · RCF 10 · RCF 9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | David Whitney | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:20 | RCF 11 | May 10, 2001 |
| W | Josh McDonald | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 3:22 | RCF 10 | Mar 31, 2001 |
| W | James Wakefield | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:35 | RCF 9 | Jan 27, 2001 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.