Ultimate Fighting Calendar
StrikeforceStrikeforce: Destruction
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Eric LawsonWIN
SUBSUBTKO
RESULT
Submission
ROUND 1 · 1:28
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Full card
T
United States
Tony Johnson
9-4-0
UDUDTKO
Thursday, November 20, 2008SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, United States

Eric Lawson defeated Tony Johnson by Submission in round 1 (1:28) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Destruction, held Thursday, November 20, 2008 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose.

Eric Lawson vs Tony Johnson

Insights

  • Tony Johnson stops 90% of takedowns, better than 95% of UFC fighters.
  • Eric Lawson's last two losses were both stopped early.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Tony Johnson1 UFC fight · 60 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%15/19
2%1/1
5%3/3
Clinch
38%23/24
23%14/14
0%0/0
Ground
7%4/4
0%0/0
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

Eric Lawson7 of 7 ended early · 100%0 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Tony Johnson7 of 13 ended early · 54%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5

3 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Eric Lawson3-2
  • L
    Ron Keslar
    Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Cyborg · Jan 28, 2011
    Submission · R1 · 1:57 · Catchweight
  • L
    Wayne Phillips
    Strikeforce: Challengers 6 · Feb 25, 2010
    Submission · R1 · 4:27 · Middleweight
  • W
    Waylon Kennell
    Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz · Apr 10, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 4:54 · Middleweight
  • W
    Tony Johnson
    Strikeforce: Destruction · Nov 20, 2008
    Submission · R1 · 1:28 · Middleweight
  • W
    Kenneth Seegrist
    Strikeforce - At the Mansion 2 · Sep 19, 2008
    Submission · R1 · 3:07 · Middleweight
Full record · 7 fights
  • W
    Jesse Gillespie
    Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson · Jun 26, 2008
    Submission · R1 · 1:03 · Middleweight
  • W
    Josh Neal
    Strikeforce: Four Men Enter, One Man Survives · Nov 15, 2007
    Submission · R2 · 0:20 · Middleweight
Tony Johnson3-2
  • L
    Khalid Murtazaliev
    Bellator 292: Nurmagomedov vs. Henderson · Mar 10, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
  • L
    Dalton Rosta
    Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 · Apr 9, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00
  • W
    Joe Schilling
    Bellator 229: Koreshkov vs. Larkin · Oct 4, 2019
    TKO · R3 · 2:07 · Middleweight
  • W
    Alton Cunningham
    Dana White's Contender Series 18 · Jun 25, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Jaquis Williams
    MCF 16: Validation · Oct 27, 2018
    Majority Decision · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 13 fights
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Frequently asked questions

Who won Eric Lawson vs Tony Johnson?

Eric Lawson defeated Tony Johnson by Submission in round 1 (1:28) in the Middleweight bout of Strikeforce: Destruction, held Thursday, November 20, 2008 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose.