Lawal vs Petruzelli Result: Lawal wins by TKO R1 · Bellator MMA, Tue, Jun 18, 2013

BellatorBellator MMA: Bellator 96

Muhammed LawalWIN

“King Mo” · 21-10-0

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 1:35

Light Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Seth Petruzelli

“The Silverback” · 14-8-0

Tuesday, June 18, 2013WinStar World Casino, Thackerville, United States

Muhammed Lawal defeated Seth Petruzelli by TKO in round 1 (1:35) in the Light Heavyweight bout of Bellator MMA: Bellator 96, held Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

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Insights

Seth Petruzelli's last two losses were both stopped early.
Muhammed Lawal absorbs 5.54 significant strikes a minute, more than 92% of UFC fighters.
Muhammed Lawal's last two losses were both stopped early.

Style & credentials

Muhammed Lawal

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Seth Petruzelli

No background on record

Camp · Jungle MMA

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%

Head

65%

18%

Body

18%

Leg

17%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Muhammed Lawallast 1 fight

39%61%

Seth Petruzellilast 4 fights

64%18%18%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Muhammed Lawal· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC Seth Petruzelli

Strikes landed / min

4.192.03

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Muhammed Lawal · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersSeth Petruzelli · Poor · better than 11% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

5.542.09

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersSeth Petruzelli · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.000.46

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersSeth Petruzelli · Below avg · better than 20% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.002.30

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersSeth Petruzelli · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.19

Strikes landed / min

2.03

5.54

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.09

0.00

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.46 / 0.9

2:09

Control time / fight

0:24

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

2.30

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.

Seth Petruzelli4 UFC fights · 66 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

35%23/91

15%10/13

14%9/11

Clinch

12%8/18

3%2/2

Ground

18%12/23

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

Muhammed Lawal9 of 11 ended early · 82%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Seth Petruzelli19 of 21 ended early · 90%2 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

10 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Muhammed Lawal2-2

L
Emanuel Newton
Bellator MMA: Bellator 90· Feb 20, 2013
Knockout · R1 · 2:35 · Light Heavyweight
W
Przemyslaw Mysiala
Bellator MMA: Bellator 86· Jan 23, 2013
Knockout · R1 · 3:52 · Light Heavyweight
NC
Lorenz Larkin
Strikeforce: Rockhold vs Jardine· Jan 6, 2012
No Contest · R2 · 1:32 · Light Heavyweight
W
Roger Gracie
Strikeforce: Barnett vs Kharitonov· Sep 10, 2011
TKO · R1 · 4:33 · Light Heavyweight
L
Rafael Cavalcante
Strikeforce: Houston· Aug 20, 2010
TKO · R3 · 1:14 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 12 fights

W
Gegard Mousasi
Strikeforce: Nashville· Apr 16, 2010
UD · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Mike Whitehead
Strikeforce: Evolution· Dec 18, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Heavyweight
W
Mark Kerr
M-1: Breakthrough· Aug 28, 2009
TKO · R1 · 0:25 · Heavyweight
W
Ryo Kawamura
Sengoku 7· Mar 20, 2009
UD · Light Heavyweight
W
Yukiya Naito
Sengoku no Ran 2009· Jan 4, 2009
TKO · R1 · 3:54 · Light Heavyweight
W
Fabio Silva
Sengoku 6· Nov 1, 2008
TKO · R3 · 0:41 · Light Heavyweight
W
Travis Wiuff
Sengoku 5· Sep 28, 2008
TKO · R1 · 2:11 · Heavyweight

Seth Petruzelli2-3

L
Jacob Noe
Bellator MMA: Bellator 85· Jan 16, 2013
TKO · R1 · 2:51 · Light Heavyweight
W
Ricco Rodriguez
BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 48· Aug 20, 2011
TKO · R1 · 4:21 · Light Heavyweight
W
Dave Mewborn
World Extreme Fighting· Apr 21, 2011
TKO
L
Karlos Vemola
UFC 122: Marquardt vs Okami· Nov 13, 2010
TKO · R1 · 3:46 · Light Heavyweight
L
Ricardo Romero
UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin· Jul 3, 2010
Submission · R2 · 3:05 · Light Heavyweight

Full record · 21 fights

W
Ryan White
BAMMA· May 15, 2010
Submission
W
Chris Baten
Art of Fighting· Aug 22, 2009
TKO
W
Kimbo Slice
EliteXC: Heat· Oct 4, 2008
TKO · R1 · 0:14 · Heavyweight
W
Sean Sallee
Florida Regional· Oct 27, 2007
TKO
L
Wilson Gouveia
UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard· Apr 5, 2007
Submission · R2 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
W
Bernard Rutherford
Florida Regional· Feb 2, 2007
TKO
L
Matt Hamill
Ortiz vs Shamrock 3: The Final Chapter· Oct 10, 2006
UD · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Dan Severn
KOTC: Bringing Heat· Jan 24, 2004
UD · Heavyweight
W
Brian Hawkins
KOTC: Invasion· Feb 21, 2003
TKO · R1 · 2:21 · Heavyweight
W
Rocky Batastini
KOTC: Sudden Impact· Nov 1, 2002
TKO · R1 · 4:04 · Heavyweight
W
Mike Ward
United Kingdom Regional· Feb 23, 2002
TKO
W
TBA
World Extreme Fighting· Dec 29, 2001
TKO
W
TBA
Florida Regional· Nov 10, 2001
TKO
L
Gan McGee
WEC 1: Princes of Pain· Jun 29, 2001
Submission · R1 · 1:25 · Light Heavyweight
L
Mario Neto
World Vale Tudo Championship· Jun 9, 2001
Submission
W
TBA
Florida Regional· Aug 26, 2000
TKO

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Who won Muhammed Lawal vs Seth Petruzelli?

Muhammed Lawal defeated Seth Petruzelli by TKO in round 1 (1:35) in the Light Heavyweight bout of Bellator MMA: Bellator 96, held Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at WinStar World Casino, Thackerville.

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