Carter Williams
| Carter Williams | |
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| Born | Carter Lee Williams March 30, 1980 |
| Other names | The Beast, American Hurricane |
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17.8 st) |
| Division | Super Heavyweight |
| Style | Kickboxing, Boxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Modesto, California, U.S. |
| Team | Modesto Power Thrive |
| Trainer | Chewy Ybarra Ganyao Fairtex |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 2 |
| Wins | 2 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 0 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 60 |
| Wins | 34 |
| By knockout | 17 |
| Losses | 23 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 9 |
| Wins | 4 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Carter Lee Williams (born 30 March 1980) is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, who fights out of Modesto Power in Modesto, California. He is a former North American Muay Thai Champion and K-1 World GP in Las Vegas Tournament Champion.
Williams is known for his constant pushing, attacking and knockout-focused style. He has good high kick attacks and boxing, especially his right hook which he uses to overwhelm his opponents.
Williams began his kickboxing career in 1998. On September 9, 2001 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, he defeated John Grantham and Kurt Hasely at the 2001 IKF National Amateur Kickboxing Championships to win the IKF Amateur US Super Heavyweight (+215.1 lbs) Muay Thai Championship.
On November 3, 2001, Williams knocked out Andre Beaulieu in the second round to win the WKA Amateur North American Super Heavyweight Championship in Canada.
He made his K-1 debut in the eight-man tournament at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary North America in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 2002. He defeated Dan Lucas with low kicks in the quarter-finals, before losing to Giuseppe DeNatale via doctor stoppage in the semifinals.
He bounced back by winning a four-man tournament in South Carolina on July 27, 2002, knocking out Ramaz Kikalishvili in the semi-finals and beating Jeff Ford by decision in the final.
Following a draw with Pedro Fernandez in Mexico City, Mexico in December 2002, he was invited to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas on May 2, 2003. He defeated Michael McDonald by split decision the semi-finals, and knocked out Yusuke Fujimoto in the semis. In the final, he faced American Rick Roufus, and knocked him out with a right hook in the first round to become the 2003 Las Vegas Grand Prix Champion.
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