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The Clinch

United States of America “Ruthless” 2002-2023 · 97 rounds on file

Robbie Lawler

21-15-1 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 1,605/3,411
Takedown accuracy 18/28
Sig. strikes / round 16.5
Control / round 0:25
Inside the distance 67% 14 of 21 wins
Height
5′11″180.3 cm
Reach
74″188 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Southpaw
Age
4420 MAR 1982
Listed weight
170 lb77.1 kg
Pressure Striker Automatically assigned from data across 37 fights - 0.9 takedown attempts and 9% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 17 6-11-0 vs 1590 avg
Positional Controller 11 5-6-0
Submission Grappler 6 1-5-0
Hybrid 12 10-2-0 vs 1594 avg
Well-Rounded 12 10-2-0
Striking 8 5-2-1 vs 1527 avg
Pressure Striker 8 5-2-1

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 17 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

10 MAY 2002 - beat Aaron Riley · Decision (Unanimous) 22 JUN 2002 - beat Steve Berger · Technical Knockout 22 NOV 2002 - beat Tiki Ghosn · Technical Knockout 25 APR 2003 - lost to Pete Spratt · Submission 21 NOV 2003 - beat Chris Lytle · Decision (Unanimous) 02 APR 2004 - lost to Nick Diaz · Technical Knockout 22 OCT 2004 - lost to Evan Tanner · Submission 21 OCT 2006 - beat Joey Villasenor · Technical Knockout 15 SEP 2007 - beat Murilo Rua · Technical Knockout 31 MAY 2008 - drew with Scott Smith · No Contest 26 JUL 2008 - beat Scott Smith · Technical Knockout 06 JUN 2009 - lost to Jake Shields · Submission 30 JAN 2010 - beat Melvin Manhoef · Technical Knockout 16 JUN 2010 - lost to Renato Sobral · Decision (Unanimous) 04 DEC 2010 - beat Matt Lindland · Technical Knockout 29 JAN 2011 - lost to Jacare Souza · Submission 30 JUL 2011 - lost to Tim Kennedy · Decision (Unanimous) 07 JAN 2012 - beat Adlan Amagov · Technical Knockout 14 JUL 2012 - lost to Lorenz Larkin · Decision (Unanimous) 23 FEB 2013 - beat Josh Koscheck · Technical Knockout 27 JUL 2013 - beat Bobby Voelker · Technical Knockout 16 NOV 2013 - beat Rory MacDonald · Decision (Split) 15 MAR 2014 - lost to Johny Hendricks · Decision (Unanimous) 24 MAY 2014 - beat Jake Ellenberger · Technical Knockout 26 JUL 2014 - beat Matt Brown · Decision (Unanimous) 06 DEC 2014 - beat Johny Hendricks · Decision (Split) 11 JUL 2015 - beat Rory MacDonald · Technical Knockout 02 JAN 2016 - beat Carlos Condit · Decision (Split) 30 JUL 2016 - lost to Tyron Woodley · Technical Knockout 29 JUL 2017 - beat Donald Cerrone · Decision (Unanimous) 16 DEC 2017 - lost to Rafael Dos Anjos · Decision (Unanimous) 02 MAR 2019 - lost to Ben Askren · Submission 03 AUG 2019 - lost to Colby Covington · Decision (Unanimous) 29 AUG 2020 - lost to Neil Magny · Decision (Unanimous) 25 SEP 2021 - beat Nick Diaz · Technical Knockout 02 JUL 2022 - lost to Bryan Barberena · Technical Knockout 08 JUL 2023 - beat Niko Price · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 97 rounds across 37 of 37 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 16.5
Sig. strikes absorbed 20.1
Takedowns landed 0.2
Knockdowns 0.2
Sub. attempts 0.0
Control time 0:25 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 47% 1,605/3,411
Takedowns 64% 18/28
Opponents’ accuracy 41% 1,946/4,802

Where the strikes land

Head 76% 1,220
Body 20% 315
Leg 4% 70

And from where

At distance 68% 1,089
In the clinch 23% 374
On the ground 9% 142

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 14 won Technical Knockout · 14-3
Submission 0 won Submission · 0-5
Decision 7 won Decision (Unanimous) · 4-7 Decision (Split) · 3-0
Other 0 won No Contest · 0-0

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
08 JUL 2023 Niko Price Won Technical Knockout R1 0:38 8 2 UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
02 JUL 2022 Bryan Barberena Lost Technical Knockout R2 4:47 81 147 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
25 SEP 2021 Nick Diaz Won Technical Knockout R3 0:44 131 150 UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
29 AUG 2020 Neil Magny Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 26 62 UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
03 AUG 2019 Colby Covington Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 78 179 UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
02 MAR 2019 Ben Askren Lost Submission R1 3:20 26 0 UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
16 DEC 2017 Rafael Dos Anjos Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 86 172 UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
29 JUL 2017 Donald Cerrone Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 77 82 UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
30 JUL 2016 Tyron Woodley Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:12 3 8 UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
02 JAN 2016 Carlos Condit Won Decision (Split) R5 5:00 92 176 UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit
11 JUL 2015 Rory MacDonald Won Technical Knockout R5 1:00 70 86 UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
06 DEC 2014 Johny Hendricks Won Decision (Split) R5 5:00 116 111 UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II
26 JUL 2014 Matt Brown Won Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 80 82 UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown
24 MAY 2014 Jake Ellenberger Won Technical Knockout R3 3:06 68 29 UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
15 MAR 2014 Johny Hendricks Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 150 158 UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
16 NOV 2013 Rory MacDonald Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 44 37 UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks
27 JUL 2013 Bobby Voelker Won Technical Knockout R2 0:24 28 10 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga
23 FEB 2013 Josh Koscheck Won Technical Knockout R1 3:57 9 2 UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche
14 JUL 2012 Lorenz Larkin Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 24 50 Strikeforce - Rockhold vs Kennedy
07 JAN 2012 Adlan Amagov Won Technical Knockout R1 1:48 6 1 Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine
30 JUL 2011 Tim Kennedy Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 11 32 Strikeforce - Fedor vs. Henderson
29 JAN 2011 Jacare Souza Lost Submission R3 2:00 14 12 Strikeforce - Diaz vs. Cyborg
04 DEC 2010 Matt Lindland Won Technical Knockout R1 0:50 8 4 Strikeforce - Henderson vs. Babalu
16 JUN 2010 Renato Sobral Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 33 54 Strikeforce - Los Angeles
30 JAN 2010 Melvin Manhoef Won Technical Knockout R1 3:33 3 23 Strikeforce - Miami
06 JUN 2009 Jake Shields Lost Submission R1 2:02 4 17 Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields
26 JUL 2008 Scott Smith Won Technical Knockout R2 2:35 43 18 EliteXC - Unfinished Business
31 MAY 2008 Scott Smith No decision No Contest R3 3:26 69 34 EliteXC - Primetime
15 SEP 2007 Murilo Rua Won Technical Knockout R3 2:04 53 51 EliteXC - Uprising
21 OCT 2006 Joey Villasenor Won Technical Knockout R1 0:22 3 0 PRIDE 32: The Real Deal
22 OCT 2004 Evan Tanner Lost Submission R1 2:22 3 6 UFC 50: The War Of '04
02 APR 2004 Nick Diaz Lost Technical Knockout R2 1:31 16 22 UFC 47: It's On!
21 NOV 2003 Chris Lytle Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 30 37 UFC 45: Revolution
25 APR 2003 Pete Spratt Lost Submission R2 2:28 15 19 UFC 42: Sudden Impact
22 NOV 2002 Tiki Ghosn Won Technical Knockout R1 1:29 5 7 UFC 40: Vendetta
22 JUN 2002 Steve Berger Won Technical Knockout R2 0:27 28 11 UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
10 MAY 2002 Aaron Riley Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 64 55 UFC 37: High Impact