Lightweight

Joe Lauzon

15-12-0

5'10"Height

71"Reach

OrthodoxStance

1984-05-22Born

6KO wins

7Sub wins

86.7%Finish rate

7:53Avg fight

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Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.84

Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.39

Striking accuracy39.7%

Striking defense54.7%

Takedowns / 15 min2.39

Takedown accuracy45.3%

Takedown defense54.8%

Sub attempts / 15 min2.04

Control time24.3%

Record vs .500+ opponents6-8

Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

27 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

W Jonathan Pearce 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:33 — UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman · 2019-10-18

25/36Sig. strikes

8/19Absorbed

1/2Takedowns

0:41Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Chris Gruetzemacher 1-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 5:00 — UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta · 2018-04-07

48/137Sig. strikes

128/196Absorbed

0/2Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Clay Guida 13-11 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:07 — UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · 2017-11-11

1/7Sig. strikes

24/40Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Stevie Ray 4-1 walk-in Decision - Majority · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · 2017-04-22

46/76Sig. strikes

109/196Absorbed

5/7Takedowns

8:12Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Marcin Held 0-1 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · 2017-01-15

20/62Sig. strikes

23/78Absorbed

1/2Takedowns

1:37Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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L Jim Miller 15-7 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit · 2016-08-27

54/136Sig. strikes

80/166Absorbed

3/4Takedowns

6:11Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Diego Sanchez 15-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:26 — UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes · 2016-07-09

22/33Sig. strikes

6/10Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:17Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Evan Dunham 9-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · 2015-12-11

42/113Sig. strikes

127/291Absorbed

0/3Takedowns

0:14Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Takanori Gomi 4-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:37 — UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · 2015-07-25

15/26Sig. strikes

7/24Absorbed

1/1Takedowns

1:07Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Al Iaquinta 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:34 — UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz · 2015-01-31

32/86Sig. strikes

59/154Absorbed

0/1Takedowns

0:08Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Michael Chiesa 4-1 walk-in TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · R2 2:14 — UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi · 2014-09-05

21/41Sig. strikes

30/57Absorbed

2/7Takedowns

2:43Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Mac Danzig 5-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · 2013-12-14

43/75Sig. strikes

52/92Absorbed

3/3Takedowns

6:56Control

0Knockdowns

2Sub attempts

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L Michael Johnson 4-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · 2013-08-17

25/109Sig. strikes

116/255Absorbed

0/4Takedowns

0:28Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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L Jim Miller 10-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II · 2012-12-29

35/123Sig. strikes

91/204Absorbed

0/1Takedowns

2:06Control

0Knockdowns

3Sub attempts

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W Jamie Varner 2-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:44 — UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera · 2012-08-04

44/118Sig. strikes

82/177Absorbed

2/5Takedowns

2:09Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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L Anthony Pettis 1-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 1:21 — UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson · 2012-02-25

0/8Sig. strikes

9/20Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:00Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Melvin Guillard 10-4 walk-in Submission · R1 0:47 — UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 3 · 2011-10-08

2/6Sig. strikes

3/6Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:19Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Curt Warburton 1-1 walk-in Submission · R1 1:58 — UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry · 2011-06-26

12/33Sig. strikes

5/23Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:27Control

1Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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L George Sotiropoulos 6-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:43 — UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida · 2010-11-20

16/79Sig. strikes

19/70Absorbed

0/0Takedowns

0:45Control

0Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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W Gabe Ruediger 0-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:01 — UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 2 · 2010-08-28

19/28Sig. strikes

1/8Absorbed

2/3Takedowns

1:33Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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L Sam Stout 3-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 108: Evans vs Silva · 2010-01-02

26/81Sig. strikes

94/264Absorbed

4/16Takedowns

2:39Control

0Knockdowns

2Sub attempts

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W Jeremy Stephens 3-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:43 — UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · 2009-02-07

11/17Sig. strikes

15/37Absorbed

2/2Takedowns

5:11Control

0Knockdowns

4Sub attempts

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W Kyle Bradley 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:34 — UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer · 2008-09-17

23/54Sig. strikes

18/48Absorbed

1/2Takedowns

0:38Control

0Knockdowns

2Sub attempts

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L Kenny Florian 6-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 3:28 — UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · 2008-04-02

5/12Sig. strikes

35/74Absorbed

2/3Takedowns

1:51Control

0Knockdowns

2Sub attempts

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W Jason Reinhardt 0-0 walk-in Submission · R1 1:14 — UFC 78: Validation · 2007-11-17

5/7Sig. strikes

1/3Absorbed

1/2Takedowns

0:56Control

0Knockdowns

1Sub attempts

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W Brandon Melendez 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 2:09 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · 2007-06-23

4/11Sig. strikes

6/23Absorbed

3/4Takedowns

4:35Control

0Knockdowns

6Sub attempts

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W Jens Pulver 6-0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:48 — UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn · 2006-09-23

9/11Sig. strikes

0/1Absorbed

1/1Takedowns

0:00Control

1Knockdowns

0Sub attempts

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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

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

15-12-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 6

Submission 7

Decision 2

Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5

Submission 1

Decision 6

Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 27

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Lightweight average, over 191 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.8 avg 3.5

Strikes absorbed /min 5.4 avg 3.5

Striking accuracy 39.7% avg 43.8%

Striking defense 54.7% avg 55.7%

Takedowns /15 min 2.4 avg 1.6

Takedown accuracy 45.3% avg 37.9%

Takedown defense 54.8% avg 61.3%

Sub attempts /15 min 2.0 avg 0.6

Control time 24.3% avg 21.3%

Finish rate 86.7% avg 50.6%