Bryan Barberena vs Robbie Lawler
Bryan Barberena is 18-12-0; Robbie Lawler is 30-16-0 (1 NC). Robbie Lawler is 7 years older than Bryan Barberena. Robbie Lawler has a 2" · 5 cm reach advantage over Bryan Barberena. Bryan Barberena is 1" · 3 cm taller than Robbie Lawler. They have met once: Bryan Barberena 1, Robbie Lawler 0.
Style & credentials
Bryan Barberena
MMA
- —Blue belt · BJJJohn Crouch (The MMA Lab)
- —185 lb ChampionshipDakota Fighting Championship (DFC)
- —Regional ranking listed on his UFC bio from his pre-UFC period, when he was based in the upper Midwest (Dakota Fighting Championships / Stomp Factory era). Year not given.
- —Amateur MMA 1-0Record
Robbie Lawler
Folkstyle WrestlingBoxingTaekwondoKarate
- —Brown belt · BJJ
- 2014UFC Welterweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
- 2007EliteXC Middleweight ChampionshipEliteXC
- 2007ICON Sport Middleweight ChampionshipICON Sport
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
70%76%
Head
13%20%
Body
17%4%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Bryan Barberenalast 5 fights
55%19%26%
Robbie Lawlerlast 2 fights
97%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Bryan Barberena Robbie Lawler
Strikes landed / min
5.353.85
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Bryan Barberena · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Good · better than 63% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.594.67
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Bryan Barberena · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Poor · better than 17% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.130.65
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Bryan Barberena · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Below avg · better than 28% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
22%64%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Bryan Barberena · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Elite · better than 92% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
50%65%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Bryan Barberena · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.300.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Bryan Barberena · Average · better than 40% of UFC fightersRobbie Lawler · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
5.35
Strikes landed / min3.85
4.59
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.67
0.13 / 0.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.65 / 1.0
22%
Takedown accuracy64%
50%
Takedown defence65%
0:55
Control time / fight1:17
0.30
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Bryan Barberena19 UFC fights · 1191 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%598/1650
9%107/159
16%192/256
Clinch
12%148/232
4%47/53
1%7/8
Ground
7%87/115
0%4/4
0%1/2
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
Bryan Barberena19 of 30 ended early · 63%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 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
Bryan Barberena1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs Tybura · Mar 16, 2024Submission · R2 · 4:23 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs Tybura · Jul 22, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland · Dec 3, 2022Submission · R2 · 3:20 · Welterweight
- W
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Font vs Aldo · Dec 4, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Waterson vs Hill · Sep 12, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Moicano vs The Korean Zombie · Jun 22, 2019TKO · R3 · 2:54 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve · Sep 2, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: VanZant vs Waterson · Dec 17, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- LUFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi · Apr 25, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WJoe EllenbergerUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic · Dec 13, 2014TKO · R3 · 3:24 · Lightweight
- WEric MoonKOTC: Radar Lock · Feb 22, 2014TKO · R1 · 4:07 · Welterweight
- WDamion HillDakota FC: Winter Brawl 2014 · Jan 11, 2014Submission · R3 · 2:17 · Catchweight
- WMarcos MarquezDakota FC: Fall Brawl 2013 · Aug 23, 2013TKO · R3 · 3:43 · Welterweight
- WDane SayersDakota Fighting Championships · Oct 13, 2012DEC
- WVernon HarrisonCrowbar MMA · Jun 25, 2011TKO
- WGarrett OlsonKOTC: Mainstream · Oct 29, 2010TKO · R2 · 4:24 · Middleweight
- LTyler KlejeskiCage Fighting Xtreme · May 15, 2010DEC
- WDavid BarnettKOTC Underground 53 · Mar 13, 2010TKO · R1 · 2:25 · Middleweight
- LDerek SmithKOTC Underground 49 · Feb 6, 2010Submission · R3 · 2:55 · Middleweight
- WDave AlvarezThe Cage Inc. · Dec 19, 2009TKO
- WDirk ThiedemanDakota Fighting Championships · Oct 10, 2009TKO
Robbie Lawler2-3
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic · Aug 29, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler · Aug 3, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
Full record · 48 fightsShow less
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2 · Jul 29, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LUFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · Mar 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- W
- W
- LStrikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy · Jul 13, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LStrikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson · Jul 29, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- NC
- W
- W
- WEduardo PamplonaIFL 9: Atlanta · Feb 23, 2007TKO · R3 · 1:36
- W
- L
- W
- WJeremy BrownKOTC: X-treme Edge · Sep 17, 2005Submission · R1 · 2:48 · Welterweight
- W
- L
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WSaburo KawakatsuIFC 16: Shogun · Dec 15, 2001TKO · R1 · 4:49 · Welterweight
- WMarco MaceraExtreme Challenge 41 · Jul 13, 2001TKO · R1 · 1:19 · Welterweight
- WLandon ShowalterIFC: Warriors Challenge 13 · Jun 15, 2001TKO · R1 · 0:14 · Welterweight
- WJohn ReedExtreme Challenge 39 · Apr 7, 2001TKO · R1 · 2:14 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Bryan BarberenaRobbie Lawler
- LSubmission · ROUND 2 · 3:20Sat, Dec 3, 2022LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Dec 16, 2017
- WSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Mar 26, 2022WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 26, 2014
- WTKO · ROUND 1 · 2:26Sat, Aug 25, 2018WTKO · ROUND 3 · 3:06Sat, May 24, 2014
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 17, 2016LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Aug 3, 2019
Frequently asked questions
Have Bryan Barberena and Robbie Lawler ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier (Sat, Jul 2, 2022), where Bryan Barberena won by TKO.
What are the records of Bryan Barberena and Robbie Lawler?
Bryan Barberena is 18-12-0 and Robbie Lawler is 30-16-0 (1 NC).
Who has the longer reach, Bryan Barberena or Robbie Lawler?
Robbie Lawler has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Bryan Barberena, a 2" · 5 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Bryan Barberena or Robbie Lawler?
Bryan Barberena is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Robbie Lawler stands 5'11" · 180 cm.
Who is older, Bryan Barberena or Robbie Lawler?
Robbie Lawler is 44 and Bryan Barberena is 37.
Who has more finishes, Bryan Barberena or Robbie Lawler?
Bryan Barberena has 13 wins inside the distance (11 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Robbie Lawler has 23 wins (22 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).
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