Lawal vs Whitehead Result: Lawal wins by TKO R1 · Strikeforce, Fri, Dec 18, 2009

StrikeforceStrikeforce: Evolution

Muhammed LawalWIN

“King Mo” · 21-10-0

RESULT

TKO

ROUND 1 · 3:08

Heavyweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Mike Whitehead

“Iron” · 27-8-0

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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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.

Style & credentials

Muhammed Lawal

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Mike Whitehead

No background on record

Camp · Xtreme Couture

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%

Head

56%

18%

Body

30%

Leg

15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Muhammed Lawallast 1 fight

39%61%

Mike Whiteheadlast 1 fight

81%11%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Muhammed Lawal· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC Mike Whitehead

Strikes landed / min

4.191.80

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Muhammed Lawal · Good · better than 73% 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 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.19

Strikes landed / min

1.80

5.54

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

2.93

0.00

Takedowns landed / 15 min

5.00 / 11.9

2:09

Control time / fight

6:20

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.

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 Lawal4 of 5 ended early · 80%1 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

Mike Whitehead22 of 30 ended early · 73%8 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

14 early stoppages have no logged time

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

Recent form · last 5

Muhammed Lawal5-0

W
Mark Kerr
M-1: Breakthrough· Aug 28, 2009
TKO · R1 · 0:25 · Heavyweight
W
Ryo Kawamura
Sengoku 7· Mar 20, 2009
Unanimous Decision · 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

Mike Whitehead4-1

W
Kevin Randleman
Strikeforce: Lawler vs Shields· Jun 5, 2009
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Leo Pla
M-1 Challenge 8· Oct 29, 2008
Submission · R1 · 1:20 · Heavyweight
L
Renato Sobral
Affliction 1· Jul 19, 2008
Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
W
Zach Jensen
Extreme Beatdown· May 10, 2008
Submission
W
TBA
Showdown Fights· Apr 18, 2008
Submission

Full record · 30 fights

W
Daniel Sarafian
Philippines Regional· Dec 9, 2007
DEC
W
Vernon White
IFL 15: Las Vegas· Jun 16, 2007
TKO · R2 · 0:54 · Light Heavyweight
W
Wojtek Kaszowski
IFL 12: Connecticut· Apr 13, 2007
TKO · R1 · 2:43
W
Krzysztof Soszynski
IFL 6· Dec 29, 2006
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
W
Mark Kerr
IFL 5· Nov 2, 2006
TKO · R1 · 2:40 · Heavyweight
W
Michael Buchkovich
Florida Regional· Sep 23, 2006
Submission
W
Ruben Villareal
California Regional· Sep 15, 2006
Submission
W
Rich Beecroft
Rage in the Cage· Aug 5, 2006
Submission
W
Rocky Batastini
Rage in the Cage· Jun 10, 2006
Submission
W
Mike Bourke
California Regional· May 20, 2006
TKO
W
Robert Beraun
Rage in the Cage· Mar 18, 2006
Submission
L
Keith Jardine
UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3· Feb 4, 2006
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
W
Travis Fulton
Extreme Challenge· Apr 22, 2005
Submission
W
Aaron Brink
California Regional· Mar 25, 2005
DEC
W
Matt Bear
Victory Fighting Championship· Mar 5, 2005
Submission
W
Terroll Dees
WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion· Jan 22, 2005
Submission · R1 · 3:43 · Heavyweight
L
Brandon Vera
WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion· Jan 21, 2005
TKO · R2 · 1:12 · Heavyweight
W
Demian Decorah
Extreme Challenge· Sep 24, 2004
TKO
W
Brian Stromberg
SportFight 5· Aug 28, 2004
Submission · Heavyweight
W
Karl Knothe
Extreme Challenge· Jun 11, 2004
Submission
L
Alex Paz
Absolute Fighting Championship· Mar 28, 2003
DEC
L
Tim Sylvia
Superbrawl 24· Apr 27, 2002
TKO · R1 · 2:38 · Heavyweight
W
Ben Rothwell
Superbrawl 24· Apr 27, 2002
Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
L
Tim Sylvia
Superbrawl 24· Apr 26, 2002
TKO · R1 · 3:46 · Heavyweight
W
TBA
Idaho Regional· Mar 10, 2001
TKO

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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.

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