Karl Etherington
UFC DebutNickname“The Wrecking Machine”
Record
Streak
W4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Blackpool, Lancashire
- Born
- England
- Camp
- Ludus Magnus
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'1" · 185 cm
Before the UFC
Karl Etherington 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
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
73-134
.353 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
14 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 19 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 8 KO · 7 subBellator · Budo 54 · FCC 25 · Budo 27 · Budo 26 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Felix Polianidis7-17 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R1 | 2:35 | Budo 54 | Feb 4, 2023 |
| W | Jan Lysak0-29 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:00 | FCC 25 | Feb 29, 2020 |
| W | Luke Morton2-7 | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 0:26 | Budo 27 | Feb 24, 2018 |
| W | Kevin Green0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | Budo 26 | Dec 16, 2017 |
| L | Ruan Potts11-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:33 | EFC 58 | Apr 8, 2017 |
| W | Kamil Bazelak13-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:26 | FCC 17 | Sep 24, 2016 |
| W | Darren Moffitt0-7 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 0:00 | ICE FC | Nov 20, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 0:15 | Budo 12 | Nov 1, 2015 | |
| L | Kamil Bazelak13-12 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:13 | BAMMA 19 | Mar 28, 2015 |
| L | Bobby Lashley15-2 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 1:31 | Bellator | Oct 24, 2014 |
| W | DQ | Punch to the Back of the Head | R1 | 4:14 | UCFC 5 | Jul 27, 2013 | |
| W | Jason Fish | KO/TKO | Retirement | R1 | 3:45 | Bellator | Jan 31, 2013 |
| W | Tomas Vaicickas1-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:16 | UCC 12 | Sep 14, 2012 |
| W | Chris Harman2-7 | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 0:38 | CFC 12 | Mar 17, 2012 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:07 | UCC 10 | Dec 16, 2011 | |
| W | Alex Forman | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:50 | CFC | Sep 24, 2011 |
| W | Joe Kattz | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:16 | UCC 9 | May 6, 2011 |
| W | Dan Lovatt | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:24 | CFC 9 | Mar 19, 2011 |
| W | Errol Brown | Submission | Neck Crank | R1 | 0:16 | UCC 3 | Sep 17, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.