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Muhammed Lawal vs Rafael Cavalcante

Muhammed Lawal is 21-10-0; Rafael Cavalcante is 12-7-0 (1 NC). Rafael Cavalcante is 1 year older than Muhammed Lawal. Muhammed Lawal has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Rafael Cavalcante. Rafael Cavalcante is 1" · 3 cm taller than Muhammed Lawal. They have met once: Muhammed Lawal 0, Rafael Cavalcante 1.

Muhammed Lawal
United States
Muhammed Lawal
“King Mo” · 21-10-0
Loss · TKOLoss · TKOLoss · TKO
Met once
Rafael Cavalcante
Brazil
Rafael Cavalcante
“Feijao” · 12-7-0 (1 NC)
Win · TKOLoss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · TKO
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Style & credentials

Muhammed Lawal

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)
Rafael Cavalcante

No background on record

Camp · Team Nogueira

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%
Head
82%
18%
Body
8%
0%
Leg
10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Muhammed Lawallast 1 fight
39%61%
Rafael Cavalcantelast 5 fights
67%19%13%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Muhammed Lawal· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC Rafael Cavalcante
Strikes landed / min
4.191.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.544.28
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1491 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.19
Strikes landed / min
1.78
5.54
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.28
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
2:09
Control time / fight
0:07
0.00
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

Muhammed Lawal1 fight · by range and by target
Range
39%Distance · 11
0%Clinch · 0
61%Ground · 17
Target
82%Head · 23
18%Body · 5
0%Leg · 0

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Rafael Cavalcante5 UFC fights · 96 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%48/132
5%5/10
16%15/20
Clinch
10%10/18
3%3/3
2%2/2
Ground
14%13/15
0%0/0
0%0/0

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

Head-to-Head History

Common Opponents

How each fared against the same opponents.

Muhammed LawalRafael Cavalcante

Frequently asked questions

Have Muhammed Lawal and Rafael Cavalcante ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Strikeforce: Houston (Fri, Aug 20, 2010), where Rafael Cavalcante won by TKO.

What are the records of Muhammed Lawal and Rafael Cavalcante?

Muhammed Lawal is 21-10-0 and Rafael Cavalcante is 12-7-0 (1 NC).

Who has the longer reach, Muhammed Lawal or Rafael Cavalcante?

Muhammed Lawal has the longer reach: 79" · 201 cm against 74" · 188 cm for Rafael Cavalcante, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Muhammed Lawal or Rafael Cavalcante?

Rafael Cavalcante is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Muhammed Lawal stands 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Muhammed Lawal or Rafael Cavalcante?

Rafael Cavalcante is 46 and Muhammed Lawal is 45.

Who has more finishes, Muhammed Lawal or Rafael Cavalcante?

Muhammed Lawal has 13 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Rafael Cavalcante has 13 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).

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