Lawrence Lui
Skill profile
Built on 20 minutes of tracked cage time across 2 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
Insider info
Lawrence Lui favored over Hector Santiago clear UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · August 19, 2026
States the pick directly, reasoning that his edge in the grappling exchanges tips a fight that is otherwise fairly even on the feet.
A Road to UFC winner whose counter-heavy, block-and-return striking looks like a small upgrade on a stylistically similar opponent, with a grappling advantage that should matter if the fight hits the mat.
Gap-fill reads
Hector Santiago favored — picked against Lawrence Lui lean 138 MMA picked Lawrence Lui Half The Battle · UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · August 27, 2026
Priced as a clear favourite on the strength of one thing: takedown ability. The striking assessment is poor: he was knocked down on more than one occasion during the regional series that fed him into the promotion, lost the striking exchanges in his first appearance, and is characterised as very hittable and often stationary. The conclusion drawn is a conditional one: if he can secure repeated takedowns the price makes sense, and if the fight stays on the feet it does not. Whether he can actually get those takedowns against this opponent is treated as an open question.
Fight history
L Hector Santiago 0-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 0:53 — UFC Fight Night: Nurmagomedov vs. Song · August 29, 2026
W Sulangrangbo 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2 · January 31, 2026
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
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Fights by organization
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.