Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen
Lightweight3 rounds scheduled
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon
28-16-0
RESULT

Michael Johnson def. Joe Lauzon (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson
“The Menace”
25-20-0
Sunday, August 18, 2013
TD Garden, Boston, United States

Michael Johnson defeated Joe Lauzon by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen, held Sunday, August 18, 2013 at TD Garden, Boston.

Fight stats

Joe Lauzon
Michael Johnson
0
Knockdowns
2
25 of 109
Significant strikes
116 of 255
23%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
28 of 112
Total strikes
119 of 259
0 of 4
Takedowns
2 of 2
0%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:28
Control time
1:01
Significant strikes by target
24 of 108
Head
81 of 208
1 of 1
Body
23 of 35
0 of 0
Leg
12 of 12
23 of 107
Distance
103 of 232
2 of 2
Clinch
11 of 18
0 of 0
Ground
2 of 5

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
2
7 of 26
Sig. str.
42 of 94
7 of 26
Total str.
42 of 94
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:14
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
11 of 46
Sig. str.
27 of 59
14 of 49
Total str.
29 of 62
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:28
Ctrl
0:40
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
7 of 37
Sig. str.
47 of 102
7 of 37
Total str.
48 of 103
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:07
Referee
Yves Lavigne
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

28-16-0
Record
25-20-0
1
Win Streak
0
42
Age
39
5'10"
Height
5'10"
71"
Reach
73"
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Stance
—
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

2.84
SLpM
4.27
39%
Str. Acc.
39%
5.39
SApM
3.78
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

2.39
TD Avg.
0.57
45%
TD Acc.
38%
54%
TD Def.
81%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

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  • L
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  • L
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  • L
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  • W
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Michael Johnson · 3-2
  • L
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    TKO · R2 · 1:53 · Lightweight
  • W
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  • W
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    TKO · R2 · 2:03 · Lightweight
  • W
    Darrius Flowers
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    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    Diego Ferreira
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    TKO · R2 · 1:50 · Lightweight

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 32 fights
22.4
Avg sig. strikes
49.0
1.26
Avg takedowns
0.44
1:55
Avg control time
0:54
54
Career high strikes
116
5
Career high TDs
4

Strike Distribution

Joe Lauzon
Strike target
Michael Johnson
89%
Head
53%
9%
Body
32%
2%
Leg
15%
Joe Lauzon
Strike position
Michael Johnson
54%
Distance
90%
16%
Clinch
6%
30%
Ground
4%