Lyle Karam
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Johannesburg, Gauteng
- Born
- South Africa
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Lyle Karam 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
61-44-1
.581 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 of 7
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
7 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 9 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 1 sub · 3 decEFC · Diamondback Fighting Championship · EFC 84 · AFC 23 · EFC 81
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Matt Vaile15-6 | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 4:10 | Diamondback Fighting Championship | Mar 9, 2025 |
| W | Damon Upton-Greer5-7-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Diamondback Fighting Championship | Mar 11, 2022 |
| L | Themba Gorimbo14-7 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:06 | EFC 84 | Mar 14, 2020 |
| W | Luke Howard5-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 4:53 | AFC 23 | Dec 1, 2019 |
| W | Stefan Pretorius5-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC 81 | Aug 10, 2019 |
| W | Wallace Okosso | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:29 | EFC | Apr 22, 2016 |
| W | Mark Hulme13-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | EFC | Jul 11, 2015 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:18 | EFC | Feb 21, 2015 | |
| W | Tyron Bester | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:20 | EFC | Oct 2, 2014 |
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
1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionFightstar FC 6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Cole Henning | Submission | D'Arce Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Fightstar FC 6 | Mar 8, 2014 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.