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Muhammed Lawal
United States
Muhammed Lawal
“King Mo” · 21-10-0
Loss · TKOLoss · TKOLoss · TKO
RESULT
TKO
ROUND 3 · 1:14
Light HeavyweightTitle bout5 rounds scheduled
Full card
Rafael Cavalcante
Brazil
Rafael CavalcanteWIN
“Feijao” · 12-7-0 (1 NC)
Win · TKOLoss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · TKO
Friday, August 20, 2010Toyota Center (Houston), Houston, United States

Rafael Cavalcante defeated Muhammed Lawal by TKO in round 3 (1:14) in the Light Heavyweight bout of Strikeforce: Houston, held Friday, August 20, 2010 at Toyota Center (Houston), Houston.

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Muhammed Lawal vs Rafael Cavalcante

Insights

  • Rafael Cavalcante absorbs 4.28 significant strikes a minute, more than 76% 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)
Rafael Cavalcante

No background on record

Camp · Team Nogueira

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

82%
Head
82%
18%
Body
8%
0%
Leg
10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Muhammed Lawallast 1 fight
39%61%
Rafael Cavalcantelast 5 fights
67%19%13%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Muhammed Lawal· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC Rafael Cavalcante
Strikes landed / min
4.191.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
5.544.28
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 8% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Muhammed Lawal · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 0% 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
1.78
5.54
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.28
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
2:09
Control time / fight
0:07
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.

Rafael Cavalcante5 UFC fights · 96 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%48/132
5%5/10
16%15/20
Clinch
10%10/18
3%3/3
2%2/2
Ground
14%13/15
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

Muhammed Lawal5 of 7 ended early · 71%2 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Rafael Cavalcante11 of 11 ended early · 100%0 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

Muhammed Lawal5-0
  • W
    Gegard Mousasi
    Strikeforce: Nashville· Apr 16, 2010
    Unanimous Decision · 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
    Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Yukiya Naito
    Sengoku no Ran 2009· Jan 4, 2009
    TKO · R1 · 3:54 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 7 fights
  • 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
Rafael Cavalcante4-1
  • W
    Antwain Britt
    Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery· May 14, 2010
    TKO · R1 · 3:45 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Aaron Rosa
    Strikeforce: Challengers 5· Nov 19, 2009
    TKO · R2 · 3:25 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Mike Kyle
    Strikeforce: Lawler vs Shields· Jun 5, 2009
    TKO · R2 · 4:05 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Travis Galbraith
    EliteXC: Unfinished Business· Jul 26, 2008
    TKO · R1 · 3:01 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Wayne Cole
    EliteXC: Return of the King· Jun 14, 2008
    TKO · R1 · 1:47 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 11 fights
  • W
    John Doyle
    EliteXC: Street Certified· Feb 16, 2008
    TKO · R1 · 2:17 · Light Heavyweight
  • L
    Marcio Cruz
    IFL 15: Las Vegas· Jun 16, 2007
    DQ · R3 · 3:42 · Heavyweight
  • W
    Devin Cole
    IFL 9: Atlanta· Feb 23, 2007
    TKO · R2 · 0:26
  • W
    Rubens Xavier
    Sao Paulo Regional· Dec 9, 2006
    SUB
  • W
    Miodrag Petkovic
    World Freefight Challenge· May 20, 2006
    TKO
  • W
    Eduardo Maiorino
    Mato Grosso Regional· Feb 10, 2006
    TKO
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Who won Muhammed Lawal vs Rafael Cavalcante?

Rafael Cavalcante defeated Muhammed Lawal by TKO in round 3 (1:14) in the Light Heavyweight bout of Strikeforce: Houston, held Friday, August 20, 2010 at Toyota Center (Houston), Houston.

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