Clay Guida vs Joe Lauzon
Clay Guida is 38-22-0; Joe Lauzon is 28-16-0. Clay Guida is 2 years older than Joe Lauzon. Joe Lauzon has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Clay Guida. Joe Lauzon is 3" · 8 cm taller than Clay Guida. They have met once: Clay Guida 1, Joe Lauzon 0.
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Style & credentials
Clay Guida
Folkstyle Wrestling
- 2006Strikeforce Lightweight Championship (inaugural)Strikeforce
- —XFO Lightweight Championship (2x)XFO (Xtreme Fighting Organization)
- —XKK Lightweight ChampionshipXtreme Kage Kombat
- —Combat-Do Lightweight ChampionshipCombat-Do
Joe Lauzon
BJJ
- —Black belt · BJJDanny Savery
- —WFL Grand Prix ChampionshipWorld Fighting League
- —Mass Destruction titleMass Destruction
- —Combat Zone titleCombat Zone
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
60%88%
Head
16%10%
Body
24%2%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Clay Guidalast 37 fights
65%14%21%
Joe Lauzonlast 28 fights
56%16%28%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Clay Guida· from fights outside the UFC Joe Lauzon· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.732.98
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersJoe Lauzon · Below avg · better than 36% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.185.45
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersJoe Lauzon · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
2.762.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 84% of UFC fightersJoe Lauzon · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
34%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Average · better than 41% of UFC fightersJoe Lauzon · Good · better than 66% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%55%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersJoe Lauzon · Below avg · better than 33% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.602.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Clay Guida · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersJoe Lauzon · Elite · better than 95% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
2.73
Strikes landed / min2.98
3.18
Strikes taken / minfewer is better5.45
2.76 / 8.1
Takedowns landed / 15 min2.36 / 5.2
34%
Takedown accuracy45%
69%
Takedown defence55%
4:14
Control time / fight1:55
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min2.00
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
Clay Guida37 UFC fights · 1156 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
40%458/2440
8%88/183
18%207/239
Clinch
5%60/115
3%38/45
5%60/63
Ground
15%173/326
5%60/63
1%12/12
Joe Lauzon26 UFC fights · 563 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%260/1011
4%23/34
2%10/16
Clinch
13%74/114
3%16/17
0%0/0
Ground
29%166/206
2%14/14
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
Clay Guida37 of 63 ended early · 59%26 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
18 early stoppages have no logged time
Joe Lauzon35 of 43 ended early · 81%8 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
7 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Clay Guida1-4
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Dariush vs Tsarukyan · Dec 2, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Holloway vs Allen · Apr 15, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland · Dec 3, 2022Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
Full record · 63 fightsShow less
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum · Aug 21, 2021Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Volkov · Feb 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov · Jun 20, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Belfort vs Henderson · Nov 7, 2015Submission · R1 · 0:39 · Featherweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas · Apr 4, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Nelson · Apr 11, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Featherweight
- L
- W
- L
- LUFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos · Nov 12, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs Team dos Santos Finale · Jun 4, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- W
- L
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom Finale · Jun 20, 2009Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- W
- WSamy SchiavoUFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon · Apr 2, 2008TKO · R1 · 4:15 · Lightweight
- LThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Serra vs Team Hughes FINALE · Dec 9, 2007Submission · R3 · 0:51 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Evans vs Salmon · Jan 25, 2007Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WJustin JamesUFC 64: UNSTOPPABLE · Oct 14, 2006Submission · R2 · 4:42 · Lightweight
- W
- LYusuke EndoShooto · Jul 21, 2006Submission
- L
- WStrikeforce: Shamrock vs. Gracie · Mar 9, 2006Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LTristan YunkerKOTC: Redemption On The River · Feb 17, 2006Submission · R1 · 1:17 · Lightweight
- WJoe JordanXtreme Fighting Organization · Dec 10, 2005DEC
- WJeff CarstensIronheart Crown · Nov 19, 2005TKO
- WDave CochranKOTC: X-treme Edge · Sep 17, 2005Submission · R1 · 2:26 · Lightweight
- WJohn StrawnXtreme Fighting Organization · Aug 27, 2005Submission
- WJay EstradaCombat-Do Fighting Challenge · Aug 13, 2005Submission
- W
- WChris MickleXtreme Kage Kombat · May 20, 2005DEC
- W
- WAlex CarterCombat-Do Fighting Challenge · May 14, 2005Submission
- WBrandon AdamsonXtreme Fighting Organization · Mar 19, 2005Submission
- WBill GuardiolaCombat-Do Fighting Challenge · Feb 5, 2005Submission
- WDennis DavisMexico Regional · Dec 18, 2004TKO
- WVito WoodsXtreme Fighting Organization · Dec 3, 2004Submission
- WRandy HauerExtreme Challenge · Nov 12, 2004TKO
- WBill GuardiolaCombat-Do Fighting Challenge · Oct 23, 2004Submission
- LGabe LemleyXtreme Fighting Organization · Jun 26, 2004Submission
- WJed DenoUltimate Combat Sports · May 1, 2004Submission
- LDan DukeXtreme Kage Kombat · Apr 3, 2004
- WShawn NolanXtreme Kage Kombat · Apr 3, 2004
- WAdam BassXtreme Fighting Organization · Mar 14, 2004Submission
- LAdam CopenhaverIllinois Regional · Jul 26, 2003Submission
Joe Lauzon2-3
- W
- L
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov · Apr 22, 2017Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn · Jan 15, 2017Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Full record · 43 fightsShow less
- L
- W
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber · Dec 11, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- W
- WUFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · Dec 14, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- LUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 30, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens · Feb 7, 2009Submission · R2 · 4:43 · Lightweight
- W
- L
- W
- WBrandon MelendezThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · Jun 23, 2007Submission · R2 · 2:09 · Lightweight
- W
- WAdam ComfortWorld Fighting League · Apr 1, 2006Submission
- WZane BakerWorld Fighting League · Apr 1, 2006TKO
- WDouglas BrownWorld Fighting League · Apr 1, 2006Submission
- L
- WAntoine SkinnerCombat Zone 12 · Nov 5, 2005Submission · R1 · 1:00 · Lightweight
- L
- WTim HoneycuttAbsolute Fighting Championship · Jul 30, 2005TKO
- L
- WJoe AhlertMass Destruction 19 · Feb 26, 2005Submission · R3 · 3:47 · Lightweight
- WRyan CiotoliCombat Zone 9 · Dec 4, 2004Submission · R3 · 0:34 · Lightweight
- W
- WJustin BlasichMass Destruction 17 · Aug 28, 2004Submission · R1 · 1:02
- WRenat MirzabekovCombat Zone 7 · Jul 10, 2004Submission · R1 · 0:40
- WKyle SprouseCombat Zone 6 · Jun 26, 2004Submission · R1 · 0:26 · Lightweight
- WJerry MosqueaMassachusetts Regional · Apr 30, 2004Submission
- WDavid GilreinMass Destruction 15 · Feb 21, 2004Submission · R1 · 3:42
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Clay GuidaJoe Lauzon
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 6, 2021LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 17, 2013
- LSubmission · ROUND 1 · 0:58Sat, Aug 3, 2019LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 27, 2016
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Jun 4, 2011LTKO · ROUND 1 · 1:21Sun, Feb 26, 2012
- WSubmission · ROUND 2 · 4:27Sun, Jan 2, 2011WTKO · ROUND 1 · 2:37Sat, Jul 25, 2015
- LSubmission · ROUND 2 · 2:19Fri, Dec 11, 2009LTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:28Wed, Apr 2, 2008
Frequently asked questions
Have Clay Guida and Joe Lauzon ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis (Sat, Nov 11, 2017), where Clay Guida won by TKO.
What are the records of Clay Guida and Joe Lauzon?
Clay Guida is 38-22-0 and Joe Lauzon is 28-16-0.
Who has the longer reach, Clay Guida or Joe Lauzon?
Joe Lauzon has the longer reach: 71" · 180 cm against 70" · 178 cm for Clay Guida, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Clay Guida or Joe Lauzon?
Joe Lauzon is taller at 5'10" · 178 cm; Clay Guida stands 5'7" · 170 cm.
Who is older, Clay Guida or Joe Lauzon?
Clay Guida is 44 and Joe Lauzon is 42.
Who has more finishes, Clay Guida or Joe Lauzon?
Clay Guida has 21 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 16 by submission); Joe Lauzon has 26 wins (8 by KO/TKO, 18 by submission).
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