Aaron Riley vs Robbie Lawler

Aaron Riley is 30-14-1; Robbie Lawler is 30-16-0 (1 NC). Aaron Riley is 1 year older than Robbie Lawler. Robbie Lawler has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Aaron Riley. Robbie Lawler is 3" · 8 cm taller than Aaron Riley. They have met once: Aaron Riley 0, Robbie Lawler 1.

Aaron Riley

30-14-1

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Met once

Robbie Lawler

“Ruthless” · 30-16-0 (1 NC)

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Style & credentials

Aaron Riley

No background on record

Camp · Jackson-Wink MMA · United States

Robbie Lawler

Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingTaekwondoKarate

—Brown belt · BJJ
2014UFC Welterweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
2007EliteXC Middleweight ChampionshipEliteXC
2007ICON Sport Middleweight ChampionshipICON Sport

Camp · Kill Cliff FC · Deerfield Beach, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

47%

Head

76%

29%

Body

20%

24%

Leg

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Aaron Rileylast 9 fights

61%32%

Robbie Lawlerlast 25 fights

69%22%9%

■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Aaron Riley· from fights outside the UFC Robbie Lawler· from fights outside the UFC

Strikes landed / min

3.294.19

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Aaron Riley · Average · better than 46% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.915.18

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Aaron Riley · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

1.260.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Aaron Riley · Average · better than 52% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

35%74%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Aaron Riley · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

61%65%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Aaron Riley · Average · better than 44% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.200.00

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Aaron Riley · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

3.29

Strikes landed / min

4.19

3.91

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

5.18

1.26 / 3.6

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.80 / 1.1

35%

Takedown accuracy

74%

61%

Takedown defence

65%

2:04

Control time / fight

1:17

0.20

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Aaron Riley9 UFC fights · 314 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

28%88/540

12%37/76

21%65/98

Clinch

12%37/83

18%55/66

3%10/11

Ground

7%22/30

0%0/0

Robbie Lawler25 UFC fights · 1334 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

56%745/1945

10%129/170

4%53/61

Clinch

12%162/260

9%122/138

0%4/5

Ground

8%105/166

1%14/15

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Aaron Riley28 of 45 ended early · 62%17 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

16 early stoppages have no logged time

Robbie Lawler32 of 47 ended early · 68%15 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Aaron Riley2-3

L
Justin Salas
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga · Jul 27, 2013
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Tony Ferguson
UFC 135: JONES vs. RAMPAGE · Sep 24, 2011
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Joe Brammer
UFC 114: RAMPAGE vs EVANS · May 29, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
L
Ross Pearson
UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · Nov 14, 2009
TKO · R2 · 4:38 · Lightweight
W
Shane Nelson
UFC 101: DECLARATION · Aug 8, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight

Full record · 45 fights

L
Shane Nelson
UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine · Mar 6, 2009
TKO · R1 · 0:44 · Lightweight
W
Jorge Gurgel
UFC 91: COUTURE vs LESNAR · Nov 15, 2008
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
W
Steve Claveau
Quebec Regional · Sep 13, 2008
DEC
W
Thiago Meller
Ultimate Warrior Challenge · Apr 26, 2008
DEC
L
Ryan Schultz
IFL 17: 2007 Team Championship Final · Sep 20, 2007
Unanimous Decision · Lightweight
L
Eddie Alvarez
Bodog Fight · Dec 2, 2006
TKO · R1 · 1:05 · Lightweight
W
Darrell Smith
Bodog Fight · Aug 22, 2006
SUB
L
Spencer Fisher
UFC Fight Night 3 · Jan 16, 2006
TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Michihiro Omigawa
PRIDE: Bushido 7 · May 22, 2005
TKO · R1 · 6:00 · Lightweight
W
Andrew Chappelle
HOOKnSHOOT · Mar 4, 2005
DEC
W
Maicon Alarcao
Rio de Janeiro Regional · Aug 28, 2004
TKO
W
Nuri Shakir
HOOKnSHOOT · Mar 27, 2004
DEC
L
Sammy Morgan
Shooto USA: Warrior Spirit · Nov 14, 2003
SUB · R1 · 2:41 · Lightweight
W
Cedric Marks
Combate Extremo · Aug 30, 2003
SUB
W
Nick Gilardi
PPKA: Ultimate Fight Night 1 · Jun 28, 2003
TKO · R2 · 1:49
L
Chris Lytle
HOOKnSHOOT: Boot Camp 1.1 · Mar 8, 2003
TKO · R1 · 3:31 · Welterweight
W
Alexandre Barros
Absolute Fighting Championship · Dec 13, 2002
DEC
L
Robbie Lawler
UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Mike Willus
HOOKnSHOOT · Nov 17, 2001
SUB
L
Yves Edwards
HOOKnSHOOT: Showdown · Jul 14, 2001
Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
W
Earl Thompson
UFCF: War 2001 · Apr 21, 2001
SUB · R1 · 2:08 · Lightweight
W
Steve Berger
HOOKnSHOOT · Aug 19, 2000
DEC
W
Aaron Stregles
Texas Regional · Jul 14, 2000
SUB
W
Jeremy Bennett
HOOKnSHOOT · Mar 17, 2000
TKO
W
Colin O'Rourke
World Extreme Fighting · Jan 15, 2000
DEC
L
Falaniko Vitale
Rage In The Cage 2 · Oct 15, 1999
TKO · R1 · 7:06 · Welterweight
L
Yves Edwards
HOOKnSHOOT · Oct 2, 1999
DEC
W
Joe Merit
Georgia Regional · Sep 1, 1999
SUB
D
CJ Fernandes
Illinois Regional · Aug 7, 1999
DRAW
W
Billy Johnson
HOOKnSHOOT · Jul 24, 1999
SUB
W
Rob Tallack
Kakidamishi 1 · Jul 11, 1999
TKO · R1 · 2:52 · Lightweight
W
TBA
Texas Regional · Jun 25, 1999
SUB
W
James Julian
Illinois Regional · Apr 30, 1999
SUB
W
Shane Garrett
HOOKnSHOOT · Mar 20, 1999
DEC
W
TBA
HOOKnSHOOT · Nov 7, 1998
SUB
W
TBA
HOOKnSHOOT · Aug 14, 1998
SUB
W
TBA
HOOKnSHOOT · Jun 12, 1998
SUB
W
Billy Johnson
HOOKnSHOOT · Sep 20, 1997
SUB
W
Chris Malgieri
HOOKnSHOOT · Jul 18, 1997
SUB
L
TBA
HOOKnSHOOT · Jul 18, 1997
SUB

Robbie Lawler2-3

W
Niko Price
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
TKO · R1 · 0:38 · Welterweight
L
Bryan Barberena
UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022
TKO · R2 · 4:47 · Welterweight
W
Nick Diaz
UFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega · Sep 25, 2021
TKO · R3 · 0:44 · Middleweight
L
Neil Magny
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic · Aug 29, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Colby Covington
UFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler · Aug 3, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight

Full record · 48 fights

L
Ben Askren
UFC 235: Jones vs Smith · Mar 2, 2019
SUB · R1 · 3:20 · Welterweight
L
Rafael Dos Anjos
UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Donald Cerrone
UFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 · Jul 29, 2017
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Tyron Woodley
UFC 201: Lawler vs Woodley · Jul 30, 2016
TKO · R1 · 2:12 · Welterweight
W
Carlos Condit
UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit · Jan 2, 2016
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Rory MacDonald
UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor · Jul 11, 2015
TKO · R5 · 1:00 · Welterweight
W
Johny Hendricks
UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II · Dec 6, 2014
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Matt Brown
UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown · Jul 26, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Jake Ellenberger
UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw · May 24, 2014
TKO · R3 · 3:06 · Welterweight
L
Johny Hendricks
UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · Mar 15, 2014
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Rory MacDonald
UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks · Nov 16, 2013
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Bobby Voelker
UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga · Jul 27, 2013
TKO · R2 · 0:24 · Welterweight
W
Josh Koscheck
UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · Feb 23, 2013
TKO · R1 · 3:57 · Welterweight
L
Lorenz Larkin
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy · Jul 13, 2012
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Adlan Amagov
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine · Jan 6, 2012
TKO · R1 · 1:48 · Middleweight
L
Tim Kennedy
Strikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson · Jul 29, 2011
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Jacare Souza
Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg · Jan 28, 2011
SUB · R3 · 2:00 · Middleweight
W
Matt Lindland
Strikeforce: Henderson vs. Babalu 2 · Dec 3, 2010
TKO · R1 · 0:50 · Middleweight
L
Renato Sobral
Strikeforce · Jun 17, 2010
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
L
Renato Sobral
Strikeforce: Los Angeles · Jun 15, 2010
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Catchweight
W
Melvin Manhoef
Strikeforce - Miami · Jan 30, 2010
TKO · R1 · 3:33 · Middleweight
L
Jake Shields
Strikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields · Jun 5, 2009
SUB · R1 · 2:02 · Catchweight
W
Scott Smith
EliteXC: Unfinished Business · Jul 26, 2008
TKO · R2 · 2:35 · Middleweight
NC
Scott Smith
EliteXC: Primetime · May 31, 2008
NC · R3 · 3:26 · Middleweight
W
Murilo Rua
EliteXC: Uprising · Sep 15, 2007
TKO · R3 · 2:04 · Middleweight
W
Frank Trigg
Icon 48: Epic · Mar 31, 2007
TKO · R4 · 1:40 · Middleweight
W
Eduardo Pamplona
IFL 9: Atlanta · Feb 23, 2007
TKO · R3 · 1:36
W
Joey Villasenor
PRIDE 32: The Real Deal · Oct 21, 2006
TKO · R1 · 0:22 · Middleweight
L
Jason Miller
Icon 45: Mayhem vs. Lawler · Sep 2, 2006
SUB · R3 · 2:50 · Middleweight
W
Falaniko Vitale
Icon 43: Lawler vs. Vitale 2 · Feb 25, 2006
TKO · R1 · 3:38 · Middleweight
W
Jeremy Brown
KOTC: X-treme Edge · Sep 17, 2005
SUB · R1 · 2:48 · Welterweight
W
Falaniko Vitale
Superbrawl 41 · Jul 23, 2005
TKO · R2 · 4:36 · Middleweight
L
Evan Tanner
UFC 50: The War of 04 · Oct 22, 2004
SUB · R1 · 2:22 · Middleweight
L
Nick Diaz
UFC 47: IT'S ON · Apr 2, 2004
TKO · R2 · 1:31 · Welterweight
W
Chris Lytle
UFC 45: Revolution · Nov 21, 2003
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
L
Pete Spratt
UFC 42: Sudden Impact · Apr 25, 2003
SUB · R2 · 2:28 · Welterweight
W
Tiki Ghosn
UFC 40: Vendetta · Nov 22, 2002
TKO · R1 · 1:29 · Welterweight
W
Steve Berger
UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets® · Jun 22, 2002
TKO · R2 · 0:27 · Welterweight
W
Aaron Riley
UFC 37: High Impact · May 10, 2002
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
W
Saburo Kawakatsu
IFC 16: Shogun · Dec 15, 2001
TKO · R1 · 4:49 · Welterweight
W
Marco Macera
Extreme Challenge 41 · Jul 13, 2001
TKO · R1 · 1:19 · Welterweight
W
Landon Showalter
IFC: Warriors Challenge 13 · Jun 15, 2001
TKO · R1 · 0:14 · Welterweight
W
John Reed
Extreme Challenge 39 · Apr 7, 2001
TKO · R1 · 2:14 · Welterweight

Head-to-Head History

UFC 37: High Impact
Fri, May 10, 2002
Robbie Lawler
Unanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00

Frequently asked questions

Have Aaron Riley and Robbie Lawler ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 37: High Impact (Fri, May 10, 2002), where Robbie Lawler won by Unanimous Decision.

What are the records of Aaron Riley and Robbie Lawler?

Aaron Riley is 30-14-1 and Robbie Lawler is 30-16-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Aaron Riley or Robbie Lawler?

Robbie Lawler has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 69" · 175 cm for Aaron Riley, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Aaron Riley or Robbie Lawler?

Robbie Lawler is taller at 5'11" · 180 cm; Aaron Riley stands 5'8" · 173 cm.

Who is older, Aaron Riley or Robbie Lawler?

Aaron Riley is 45 and Robbie Lawler is 44.

Who has more finishes, Aaron Riley or Robbie Lawler?

Aaron Riley has 19 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 14 by submission); Robbie Lawler has 23 wins (22 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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