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Muhammed Lawal vs Ryan Bader

Muhammed Lawal is 21-10-0; Ryan Bader is 23-5-0. Muhammed Lawal is 2 years older than Ryan Bader. Muhammed Lawal has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Ryan Bader. Ryan Bader is 2" · 5 cm taller than Muhammed Lawal. They have met once: Muhammed Lawal 0, Ryan Bader 1.

Muhammed Lawal
United States
Muhammed Lawal
“King Mo” · 21-10-0
Loss · TKOLoss · TKOLoss · TKO
Met once
Ryan Bader
United States
Ryan Bader
“Darth” · 23-5-0
Loss · KnockoutWin · TKOWin · Unanimous Decision
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Style & credentials

Muhammed Lawal

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)
Ryan Bader
Folkstyle WrestlingBJJ
  • —Black belt · BJJJair Lourenco
  • 2019Bellator Heavyweight World ChampionshipBellator MMA
  • 2019Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix winnerBellator MMA
  • 2017Bellator Light Heavyweight World ChampionshipBellator MMA
Camp · Power MMA Team · Gilbert, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%
Head
73%
18%
Body
12%
0%
Leg
14%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Muhammed Lawallast 1 fight
54%44%
Ryan Baderlast 1 fight
100%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Muhammed Lawal· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC Ryan Bader· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.192.81
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersRyan Bader · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.541.44
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersRyan Bader · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.003.37
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRyan Bader · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRyan Bader · Average · better than 48% 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
2.81
5.54
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
1.44
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.37 / 7.7
2:09
Control time / fight
3:38
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.40

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.

Ryan Bader19 UFC fights · 540 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
33%180/724
4%23/42
9%49/65
Clinch
4%23/47
2%11/16
4%23/23
Ground
35%190/268
6%33/33
1%8/8

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 LawalRyan Bader

Frequently asked questions

Have Muhammed Lawal and Ryan Bader ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator 199: Bader vs King Mo (Sat, May 12, 2018), where Ryan Bader won by TKO.

What are the records of Muhammed Lawal and Ryan Bader?

Muhammed Lawal is 21-10-0 and Ryan Bader is 23-5-0.

Who has the longer reach, Muhammed Lawal or Ryan Bader?

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

Who is taller, Muhammed Lawal or Ryan Bader?

Ryan Bader is taller at 6'2" · 188 cm; Muhammed Lawal stands 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Muhammed Lawal or Ryan Bader?

Muhammed Lawal is 45 and Ryan Bader is 43.

Who has more finishes, Muhammed Lawal or Ryan Bader?

Muhammed Lawal has 13 wins inside the distance (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Ryan Bader has 16 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).

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