Adames vs Williams

Who won Adames vs Williams?

Carlos Adames beat Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, March 21st, 2026, at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

The scorecards were announced as 117-109, 117-109, 118-108 in favor of winner Carlos Adames.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBC middleweight championship of the world.

Adames was making his 4th defense of the WBC World Middleweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in May 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 688 days (1 year, 10 months and 19 days).

Also on the undercard Omari Jones was victorious over Christian Gomez, Jaycob Bradley Gomez Zayas lost to Corey Marksman, and Teremoana Teremoana defeated Curtis Harper.

Adames vs Williams stats

Carlos Adames stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Carlos Adames was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Williams had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Carlos Adames fought out of the orthodox stance, while Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams was a southpaw.

Adames was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, totaling 151 compared to Williams' 138.

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams was ranked number 3 by the WBC in the 160lb division.

Adames vs Williams form

Adames had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had drawn with Hamzah Sheeraz on February 22, 2025, by split draw in their 12 round contest in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had defeated Terrell Gausha on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Julian Williams on June 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Before that, he had won against Juan Macias Montiel on October 8, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Home Depot Center, Carson.

He had beaten Sergiy Derevyanchenko on December 5, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Staples Center, California.

Williams had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Wendy Toussaint on January 31, 2026, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ivan Vazquez on July 19, 2025, by technical knockout in the 9th round at The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco.

Going into that contest, he had won against Patrice Volny on March 15, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

Before that, he had defeated Gian Garrido on November 9, 2024, by technical knockout in the 5th round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

He had been beaten by Hamzah Sheeraz on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams had been fighting more than Carlos Adames.

Going into this contest, Carlos Adames had last fought 1 year and 27 days ago, while Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams' last outing had been 1 month and 18 days ago.

Adames' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 3 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 10 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 46 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.2 rounds on average.

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

What time did Adames vs Williams start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:45 PM EST / 7:45 PM PST at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando, United States, which was around 2:45 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Adames vs Williams?

The DAZN show began at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 12:00 AM (GTM).

What were the odds on Adames vs Williams?

Carlos Adames was a 2/7 (-340) favorite going into the contest, while Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.