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Friday, December 18, 2009SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, United States
Muhammed Lawal defeated Mike Whitehead by TKO in round 1 (3:08) in the Heavyweight bout of Strikeforce: Evolution, held Friday, December 18, 2009 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose.
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Muhammed Lawal vs Mike Whitehead
Insights
- Mike Whitehead lands 5.00 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 98% of UFC fighters.
- 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)Mike Whitehead
No background on record
Camp · Xtreme Couture · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
82%56%
Head
18%30%
Body
0%15%
Leg
Time in position
Where their significant strikes are thrown
Muhammed Lawallast 1 fight
39%61%
Mike Whiteheadlast 1 fight
81%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Muhammed Lawal· from fights outside the UFC Mike Whitehead· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.191.80
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Good · better than 72% of UFC fightersMike Whitehead · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.542.93
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersMike Whitehead · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.005.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMike Whitehead · Elite · better than 98% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersMike Whitehead · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.19
Strikes landed / min1.80
5.54
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.93
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min5.00 / 11.9
2:09
Control time / fight6:20
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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.
Mike Whitehead1 UFC fight · 27 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
48%13/52
19%5/5
15%4/6
Clinch
7%2/5
4%1/2
0%0/0
Ground
0%0/1
7%2/2
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 Lawal20 of 31 ended early · 65%11 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Mike Whitehead25 of 35 ended early · 71%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
15 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Muhammed Lawal1-4
Full record · 31 fightsShow less
- LRizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round · Dec 29, 2016TKO · R2 · 1:41 · Heavyweight
- WBellator 169: Lawal vs. Ishii · Dec 16, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LBellator 154: Davis vs. Lawal · May 14, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WRizin Fighting Federation - Iza no Mai · Dec 31, 2015Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Heavyweight
- W
- WBrett McDermottRizin Fighting Federation - Saraba no Utake · Dec 29, 2015KO · R1 · 9:10 · Heavyweight
- WBellator 142: Dynamite · Sep 19, 2015Unanimous Decision · R2 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- LBellator MMA: Bellator 120 · May 16, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WBellator MMA: Bellator 110 · Feb 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LBellator MMA: Bellator 106 · Nov 1, 2013Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
- WStrikeforce: Nashville · Apr 16, 2010Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WRyo KawamuraSengoku 7 · Mar 20, 2009Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
- WYukiya NaitoSengoku no Ran 2009 · Jan 4, 2009TKO · R1 · 3:54 · Light Heavyweight
- WFabio SilvaSengoku 6 · Nov 1, 2008TKO · R3 · 0:41 · Light Heavyweight
- W
Mike Whitehead3-2
- LBrian HedenDakota FC: Winter Brawl 2015 · Dec 5, 2015Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WJojo ThompsonRage in the Cage · Oct 22, 2011Submission
- W
- W
- L
Full record · 35 fightsShow less
- WStrikeforce: Lawler vs. Shields · Jun 5, 2009Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WLeo PlaM-1 Challenge 8 · Oct 29, 2008Submission · R1 · 1:20 · Heavyweight
- L
- WZach JensenExtreme Beatdown · May 10, 2008Submission
- WTBAShowdown Fights · Apr 18, 2008Submission
- W
- W
- WWojtek KaszowskiIFL 12: Connecticut · Apr 13, 2007TKO · R1 · 2:43
- W
- W
- WMichael BuchkovichFlorida Regional · Sep 23, 2006Submission
- WRuben VillarealCalifornia Regional · Sep 15, 2006Submission
- WRich BeecroftRage in the Cage · Aug 5, 2006Submission
- WRocky BatastiniRage in the Cage · Jun 10, 2006Submission
- WMike BourkeCalifornia Regional · May 20, 2006TKO
- WRobert BeraunRage in the Cage · Mar 18, 2006Submission
- LUFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 · Feb 4, 2006Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WMatt BearVictory Fighting Championship · Mar 5, 2005Submission
- WTerroll DeesWEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion · Jan 22, 2005Submission · R1 · 3:43 · Heavyweight
- L
- WDemian DecorahExtreme Challenge · Sep 24, 2004TKO
- WBrian StrombergSportFight 5 · Aug 28, 2004Submission · Heavyweight
- WKarl KnotheExtreme Challenge · Jun 11, 2004Submission
- LAlex PazAbsolute Fighting Championship · Mar 28, 2003Decision
- L
- W
- L
- WTBAIdaho Regional · Mar 10, 2001TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Muhammed Lawal vs Mike Whitehead?
Muhammed Lawal defeated Mike Whitehead by TKO in round 1 (3:08) in the Heavyweight bout of Strikeforce: Evolution, held Friday, December 18, 2009 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose.