Welterweight · “Ruthless”
Robbie Lawler
30-16-0 (1 NC) UFC 15-10-0
Forward Pressure
Striker
Suspect Chin
Hittable
5'11"Height
74"Reach
SouthpawStance
44Age
8KO wins
0Sub wins
53.3%Finish rate
12:44Avg fight
Skill profile
striking
good
1 read
grappling
not yet read
wrestling
good
1 read
cardio
not yet read
durability
not yet read
138 MMA anchors Striking, Striking D, Durability, Wrestling · his tags and claims adjust TD Defense · stats alone on Accuracy, Grappling, Control.
Forward Pressure
4.2 landed and 5.2 absorbed per minute — he turns fights into firefights
Striker
above avg striking — rates 71 of 100 · 138 MMA: striking good · Jul 2023
Suspect Chin
138 MMA · Jul 2023 tags chin: suspect
Hittable
absorbs 5.2 significant strikes per minute
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.19
Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.18
Striking accuracy48.3%
Striking defense58.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.47
Takedowns / 15 min0.8
Takedown accuracy73.9%
Takedown defense64.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time10.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents10-8
Insider info
vs Niko Price coinflip UFC 290 Full Card Breakdown, Analysis, And Predictions · July 4, 2023
strikinggood
wrestlinggood
Calls this a genuinely tough call, says he'd lean against both men versus almost anyone else in the division, and leans Price mainly for being the younger man rather than for a clear stylistic edge; closes with the root-beer idiom paired with advice to stay off the fight outright, which reads as a true coinflip rather than a disguised lean.
Lawler still has good striking and heavy hands, but the analyst says his style is to brawl and that defending strikes is not a strength of his. His wrestling gets only a brief mention. The analyst describes him as past his best at this stage of his career, with real durability questions and a single victory across his past several outings.
Strengthheavy hands
Strengthsome wrestling in reserve
Weaknessprefers brawling over defense
Weaknessclear career decline
Weaknessdurability concerns
Striking trend
Fight history
W Niko Price 15-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:38 — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · July 8, 2023
8/10Sig. strikes
2/7Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Bryan Barberena 17-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:47 — UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · July 2, 2022
81/141Sig. strikes
147/316Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Nick Diaz 24-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 0:44 — UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · September 25, 2021
131/221Sig. strikes
150/339Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Neil Magny 23-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · August 29, 2020
26/45Sig. strikes
62/88Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Colby Covington 14-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · August 3, 2019
78/167Sig. strikes
179/515Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Ben Askren 18-0 walk-in Submission · R1 3:20 — UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith · March 2, 2019
26/29Sig. strikes
0/1Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:33Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Rafael Dos Anjos 26-9 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · December 16, 2017
86/212Sig. strikes
172/291Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
4:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Donald Cerrone 32-8 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2 · July 29, 2017
77/156Sig. strikes
82/166Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:21Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Tyron Woodley 15-3 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 2:12 — UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley · July 30, 2016
3/6Sig. strikes
8/11Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Carlos Condit 29-8 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · January 2, 2016
92/177Sig. strikes
176/495Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:41Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rory MacDonald 18-2 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R5 1:00 — UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · July 11, 2015
70/156Sig. strikes
86/222Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Johny Hendricks 16-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II · December 6, 2014
116/201Sig. strikes
111/228Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Brown 19-11 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown · July 26, 2014
80/200Sig. strikes
82/242Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:57Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Jake Ellenberger 29-7 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 3:06 — UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
68/155Sig. strikes
29/89Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:11Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Johny Hendricks 15-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · March 15, 2014
150/331Sig. strikes
158/397Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Rory MacDonald 15-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · November 16, 2013
44/102Sig. strikes
37/107Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:22Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Bobby Voelker 24-9 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:24 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga · July 27, 2013
28/46Sig. strikes
10/42Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:13Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Josh Koscheck 17-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:57 — UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · February 23, 2013
9/15Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Evan Tanner 23-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:22 — UFC 50: The War Of '04 · October 22, 2004
3/14Sig. strikes
6/17Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:34Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Nick Diaz 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:31 — UFC 47: It's On! · April 2, 2004
16/64Sig. strikes
22/75Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Chris Lytle 14-9-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 45: Revolution · November 21, 2003
30/72Sig. strikes
37/97Absorbed
3/4Takedowns
4:52Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Pete Spratt 11-6 walk-in Submission · R2 2:28 — UFC 42: Sudden Impact · April 25, 2003
15/25Sig. strikes
19/27Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
2:16Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tiki Ghosn 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:29 — UFC 40: Vendetta · November 22, 2002
5/11Sig. strikes
7/14Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Steve Berger 11-7-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:27 — UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets · June 22, 2002
28/51Sig. strikes
11/37Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Aaron Riley 17-4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
64/153Sig. strikes
55/130Absorbed
6/8Takedowns
4:27Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
22
Submission
1
Decision
7
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
5
Decision
7
Other
0
No contests: 1
Fights by organization
UFC
25
Strikeforce
8
EliteXC
3
ICON Sport
3
Extreme Challenge
2
IFL
1
PRIDE
1
KOTC
1
+ 3 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 47 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Niko Price | KO (punches) | UFC 290
July 8, 2023 |
UFC | 1 | 0:38 |
| L | Bryan Barberena | TKO (punches) | UFC 276
July 2, 2022 |
UFC | 2 | 4:47 |
| W | Nick Diaz | TKO (retirement) | UFC 266
September 25, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 0:44 |
| L | Neil Magny | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakić
August 29, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Colby Covington | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Covington vs. Lawler
August 3, 2019 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Ben Askren | Technical Submission (bulldog choke) | UFC 235
March 2, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 3:20 |
| L | Rafael dos Anjos | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos
December 16, 2017 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Donald Cerrone | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 214
July 29, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Tyron Woodley | KO (punches) | UFC 201
July 30, 2016 |
UFC | 1 | 2:12 |
| W | Carlos Condit | Decision (split) | UFC 195
January 2, 2016 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rory MacDonald | TKO (punches) | UFC 189
July 11, 2015 |
UFC | 5 | 1:00 |
| W | Johny Hendricks | Decision (split) | UFC 181
December 6, 2014 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Brown | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown
July 26, 2014 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Jake Ellenberger | TKO (knee and punches) | UFC 173
May 24, 2014 |
UFC | 3 | 3:06 |
| L | Johny Hendricks | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 171
March 15, 2014 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Rory MacDonald | Decision (split) | UFC 167
November 16, 2013 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bobby Voelker | KO (head kick and punch) | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Moraga
July 27, 2013 |
UFC | 2 | 0:24 |
| W | Josh Koscheck | TKO (punches) | UFC 157
February 23, 2013 |
UFC | 1 | 3:57 |
| L | Lorenz Larkin | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy
July 14, 2012 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Adlan Amagov | TKO (flying knee and punches) | Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine
January 7, 2012 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 1:48 |
| L | Tim Kennedy | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Henderson
July 30, 2011 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Ronaldo Souza | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg
January 29, 2011 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 2:00 |
| W | Matt Lindland | KO (punch) | Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu II
December 4, 2010 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 0:50 |
| L | Renato Sobral | Decision (unanimous) | Strikeforce: Los Angeles
June 16, 2010 |
Strikeforce | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Melvin Manhoef | KO (punch) | Strikeforce: Miami
January 30, 2010 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 3:33 |
| L | Jake Shields | Submission (guillotine choke) | Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields
June 6, 2009 |
Strikeforce | 1 | 2:02 |
| W | Scott Smith | TKO (kicks and punches) | EliteXC: Unfinished Business
July 26, 2008 |
EliteXC | 2 | 2:35 |
| NC | Scott Smith | NC (thumb in the eye) | EliteXC: Primetime
May 31, 2008 |
EliteXC | 3 | 3:26 |
| W | Murilo Rua | KO (punches) | EliteXC: Uprising
September 15, 2007 |
EliteXC | 3 | 2:04 |
| W | Frank Trigg | KO (punches) | ICON Sport: Epic
March 31, 2007 |
ICON Sport | 4 | 1:40 |
| W | Eduardo Pamplona | TKO (punches) | IFL: Atlanta
February 23, 2007 |
IFL | 3 | 1:36 |
| W | Joey Villaseñor | KO (flying knee and punches) | PRIDE 32
October 21, 2006 |
PRIDE | 1 | 0:22 |
| L | Jason Miller | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | ICON Sport: Mayhem vs. Lawler
September 2, 2006 |
ICON Sport | 3 | 2:50 |
| W | Falaniko Vitale | KO (punches) | ICON Sport: Lawler vs. Niko II
February 25, 2006 |
ICON Sport | 1 | 3:38 |
| W | Jeremy Brown | Submission (armbar) | KOTC: Xtreme Edge
September 17, 2005 |
KOTC | 1 | 2:48 |
| W | Falaniko Vitale | KO (punches) | SuperBrawl: Icon
July 23, 2005 |
SuperBrawl | 2 | 4:36 |
| L | Evan Tanner | Submission (triangle choke) | UFC 50
October 22, 2004 |
UFC | 1 | 2:22 |
| L | Nick Diaz | KO (punch) | UFC 47
April 2, 2004 |
UFC | 2 | 1:31 |
| W | Chris Lytle | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 45
November 21, 2003 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Pete Spratt | TKO (knee injury) | UFC 42
April 25, 2003 |
UFC | 2 | 2:28 |
| W | Tiki Ghosn | KO (punches) | UFC 40
November 22, 2002 |
UFC | 1 | 1:29 |
| W | Steve Berger | TKO (punches) | UFC 37.5
June 22, 2002 |
UFC | 2 | 0:27 |
| W | Aaron Riley | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 37
May 10, 2002 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Saburo Kawakatsu | TKO (punches) | Shogun 1
December 15, 2001 |
Shogun | 1 | 4:49 |
| W | Marco Macera | TKO (punches) | Extreme Challenge 41
July 13, 2001 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 1:19 |
| W | Landon Showalter | KO (punches) | IFC: Warriors Challenge 13
June 15, 2001 |
IFC | 1 | 0:14 |
| W | John Reed | TKO (punches) | Extreme Challenge 39
April 7, 2001 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 2:14 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Robbie Lawler) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Hero photo of Robbie Lawler by Atlanta Falcons · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons · resized