Welterweight · Men

Lyle Karam

“Krusher”
South Africa Team CIT debut 2014
Elo 1,181 peak 1,384 · 22 Apr 2016 203 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 1862402
7-2pro record
1L current streak
1,359best win, Elo
1,188average opponent
-- born 14 Aug 1996
72.0" / 76.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

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Rating by method KO1,111 Sub1,012 Dec1,165

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Mark Hulme Decision R3 · 11 Jul 2015 · EFC Worldwide 1,359
  2. Marcel Teniers KO/TKO R2 · 21 Feb 2015 · EFC Worldwide 1,234
  3. Luke Howard KO/TKO R3 · 1 Dec 2019 · Australian FC 1,182
  4. Tyron Bester Submission R1 · 2 Oct 2014 · EFC Worldwide 1,100
  5. Damon Upton-Greer Decision R3 · 12 Mar 2022 · Diamondback Fighting Championship 1,074

Losses

Newest first
  1. Matt Vaile KO/TKO R4 · 9 Mar 2025 · Diamondback Fighting Championship 1,312
  2. Themba Gorimbo Submission R2 · 14 Mar 2020 · EFC Worldwide 1,420

Fight history

10 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
10 9 Mar 202528.6 yrs L7-2 Matt Vaile 13-5 · 33.8 yrs Welterweighttitle KO/TKOKO/TKO R419:10 0.00 1,254→1,181 -73 1,312 – Diamondback Fighting Championship - DFC 22 Diamondback Fighting Championship
9 12 Mar 202225.6 yrs W7-1 Damon Upton-Greer 6-6-1 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,266→1,282 +16 1,074 – Diamondback Fighting Championship - DFC 13: Apex Sport Fest 2 Diamondback Fighting Championship
8 14 Mar 202023.6 yrs L6-1 Themba Gorimbo 8-2 · 29.1 yrs Welterweighttitle SubTriangle Choke R27:06 0.00 1,350→1,280 -70 1,420 – EFC Worldwide 84 EFC Worldwide
7 1 Dec 201923.3 yrs W6-0 Luke Howard 5-3 Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R314:53 1.00 1,289→1,350 +61 1,182 – Australian Fighting Championship 23 Australian FC
6 10 Aug 201923.0 yrs W5-0 Stefan Pretorius 3-4 · 26.4 yrs Middleweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,340→1,289 -51 1,036 – EFC Worldwide 81 EFC Worldwide
5 22 Apr 201619.7 yrs W4-0 Wallace Okosso 0-1 Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R28:29 1.00 1,363→1,384 +21 1,014 – EFC Worldwide 48 EFC Worldwide
4 11 Jul 201518.9 yrs W3-0 Mark Hulme 2-1 · 20.7 yrs Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,285→1,363 +78 1,359 – Extreme Fighting Championship 41 EFC Worldwide
3 21 Feb 201518.5 yrs W2-0 Marcel Teniers 4-1 Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R27:18 1.00 1,185→1,285 +100 1,234 – EFC Africa 37 EFC Worldwide
2 2 Oct 201418.1 yrs W1-0 Tyron Bester debut Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R11:20 1.00 1,097→1,185 +88 1,100 – EFC Africa 34 EFC Worldwide
1 8 Mar 201417.6 yrs W1-0 Cole Henning 3-1 · 20.5 yrs Welterweight SubD'arce Choke R1 1.00 1,007→1,097 +90 1,144 – Fightstar FC 6 FightStar FC am