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Lavar Johnson

18-10-0 UFC 2-2-0
6'4"Height
82"Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:16Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Average, rated 56.7 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 56.7 of 100 Striking D — Average, rated 56.7 of 100 Durability — Average, rated 56.7 of 100 Wrestling — Weak, rated 16.4 of 100 TD Defense — Below avg, rated 29.2 of 100 Grappling — Below avg, rated 28.1 of 100 Control — Below avg, rated 43.2 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking Average 57
  2. Accuracy Average 57
  3. Striking D Average 57
  4. Durability Average 57
  5. Control Below avg 43
  6. TD Defense Below avg 29
  7. Grappling Below avg 28
  8. Wrestling Weak 16

Built on 25 minutes of tracked cage time across 4 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min5.73
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.19
Striking accuracy64.9%
Striking defense55.6%
Knockdowns / 15 min1.19
Takedowns / 15 min0.6
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense58.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time14.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
January 28, 2012 vs Joey Beltran — 14.77/min (W) — only 4.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '12 May 5, 2012 vs Pat Barry — 8.42/min (W) — only 4.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '12 May 26, 2012 vs Stefan Struve — 3.69/min (L) — only 1.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '12 February 23, 2013 vs Brendan Schaub — 2.4/min (L) Feb '13

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Brendan Schaub 8-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · February 23, 2013
36/52Sig. strikes
18/31Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Stefan Struve 22-5 walk-in Submission · R1 1:05 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · May 26, 2012
4/7Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Pat Barry 7-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:38 — UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller · May 5, 2012
39/71Sig. strikes
15/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Joey Beltran 13-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:24 — UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · January 28, 2012
65/92Sig. strikes
22/71Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:05Control
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

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
18-10-0Pro record
JL3 Elite, AKAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 16
Submission 2
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 7
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

WEC 6
Bellator 4
UFC 4
Strikeforce Challengers 4
PFC 3
War Gods 2
Strikeforce 1
Freedom Fight 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Cheick Kongo Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 123
September 5, 2014
 Bellator 1 3:27
L Blagoy Ivanov Submission (americana) Bellator 116
April 11, 2014
 Bellator 1 4:08
W Ryan Martinez TKO (punches) Bellator 111
March 7, 2014
 Bellator 1 4:22
L Vinicius Queiroz KO (punch) Bellator 102
October 4, 2013
 Bellator 1 0:23
L Brendan Schaub Decision (unanimous) UFC 157
February 23, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
L Stefan Struve Submission (armbar) UFC 146
May 26, 2012
 UFC 1 1:05
W Pat Barry TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller
May 5, 2012
 UFC 1 4:38
W Joey Beltran KO (punches) UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
January 28, 2012
 UFC 1 4:24
L Shawn Jordan Submission (americana) Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough
September 23, 2011
 Strikeforce Challengers 2 3:08
L Shane del Rosario Submission (armbar) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
February 12, 2011
 Strikeforce 1 4:31
W Virgil Zwicker KO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker
October 22, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 1 2:17
W Lolohea Mahe TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe
March 26, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 2 3:29
W Carl Seumanutafa KO (punch) Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina
May 15, 2009
 Strikeforce Challengers 1 0:18
W Dave Huckaba TKO (corner stoppage) PFC 12: High Stakes
January 22, 2009
 PFC 1 3:00
W Sean Souza KO (punch) War Gods: Do or Die
November 8, 2008
 War Gods 1 2:51
W Vince Lucero KO (punch) PFC 10: Explosive
September 26, 2008
 PFC 1 1:16
W Sal Farnetti TKO (punches) PFC: Bias vs. Blood
August 21, 2008
 PFC 1 2:14
L Alijah Reni Submission (rear-naked choke) War Gods
July 26, 2008
 War Gods 1 1:31
L Brian Olsen Submission (knee injury) WEC 18
January 13, 2006
 WEC 2 0:14
W Corey Salter TKO (submission to strikes) WEC 17
October 14, 2005
 WEC 1 3:37
W Todd Gouwenberg TKO (punches) Freedom Fight: Canada vs USA
July 9, 2005
 Freedom Fight 3 2:53
W Carlos Garcia TKO (punches) WEC 15
May 19, 2005
 WEC 1 1:09
W Lace Pele TKO (punches) GC 33: Brutal Force
December 12, 2004
 GC 1 0:54
W Terry Pettek Submission (guillotine choke) Venom: First Strike
September 18, 2004
 Venom 1 0:21
W Fred Diaz KO (punches) WEC 11
August 20, 2004
 WEC 1 1:33
W Kyle Keeney KO (punches) Lords of the Cage
June 5, 2004
 Lords of the Cage 1 1:36
W Levi Thornbrue TKO (punches) WEC 10
May 21, 2004
 WEC 1 2:32
L Doug Marshall TKO (corner stoppage) WEC 9
January 16, 2004
 WEC 1 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Lavar Johnson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 100 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 5.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 64.9% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 55.6% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 0.6 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 37.6%
Takedown defense 58.3% avg 61.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 14.3% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.7%