Robbie Lawler "Ruthless"

Welterweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record15-10 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record175-72 (70.9%) across 25 opponents
Last 5 opponents47-25 (65.3%) across 5 opponents
Age44
Height5' 11"
Reach74"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.19
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.18
Striking accuracy48%
Striking defense58%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.80
Takedowns landed / attempted74%
Takedown defense65%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time12.7 min

UFC wins: 8 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 7 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 3 submission, 4 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2023-07-08Niko Price7-6 (2 NC)StrikerWKO/TKO R1 0:38UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
2022-07-02Bryan Barberena8-6StrikerLKO/TKO R2 4:47UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2021-09-25Nick Diaz7-6 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R3 0:44UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
2020-08-29Neil Magny16-6WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
2019-08-03Colby Covington9-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
2019-03-02Ben AskrenUFC debut—LSubmission R1 3:20UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith
2017-12-16Rafael Dos Anjos16-7WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
2017-07-29Donald Cerrone19-5StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 2
2016-07-30Tyron Woodley5-2BalancedLKO/TKO R1 2:12 (title)UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley
2016-01-02Carlos Condit7-4StrikerWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit
2015-07-11Rory MacDonald9-2WrestlerWKO/TKO R5 1:00 (title)UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
2014-12-06Johny Hendricks11-2WrestlerWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II
2014-07-26Matt Brown12-5GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown
2014-05-24Jake Ellenberger8-3WrestlerWKO/TKO R3 3:06UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw
2014-03-15Johny Hendricks10-2WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
2013-11-16Rory MacDonald6-1WrestlerWDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks
2013-07-27Bobby Voelker0-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 0:24UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga
2013-02-23Josh Koscheck15-6WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 3:57UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche
2004-10-22Evan Tanner8-2GrapplerLSubmission R1 2:22UFC 50: The War Of '04
2004-04-02Nick Diaz1-0—LKO/TKO R2 1:31UFC 47: It's On!
2003-11-21Chris Lytle0-1—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 45: Revolution
2003-04-25Pete Spratt1-1—LSubmission R2 2:28UFC 42: Sudden Impact
2002-11-22Tiki Ghosn0-2BalancedWKO/TKO R1 1:29UFC 40: Vendetta
2002-06-22Steve Berger0-1 (1 NC)Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R2 0:27UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets
2002-05-10Aaron RileyUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 37: High Impact

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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