Ultimate Fighting Calendar
LightweightFight of the Night3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Joe Lauzon
J-Lau
28-16-0
RESULT

Joe Lauzon def. Michael Chiesa (TKO)

TKO · Round 2 · 2:14
Michael Chiesa
Maverick
20-7-0
Friday, September 5, 2014
Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, United States

Joe Lauzon defeated Michael Chiesa by TKO in round 2 (2:14) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi, held Friday, September 5, 2014 at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket.

Fight stats

Joe Lauzon
Michael Chiesa
0
Knockdowns
0
21 of 41
Significant strikes
30 of 57
51%
Sig. strike accuracy
53%
42 of 66
Total strikes
42 of 70
2 of 7
Takedowns
1 of 4
29%
Takedown accuracy
25%
0
Submission attempts
0
1
Reversals
0
2:43
Control time
1:23
Significant strikes by target
17 of 37
Head
14 of 40
4 of 4
Body
10 of 11
0 of 0
Leg
6 of 6
10 of 27
Distance
19 of 43
4 of 4
Clinch
11 of 14
7 of 10
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
9 of 21
Sig. str.
19 of 35
25 of 41
Total str.
27 of 43
1 of 5
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
2:31
Ctrl
0:59
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 20
Sig. str.
11 of 22
17 of 25
Total str.
15 of 27
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
0:24

Frequently asked questions

Who won Joe Lauzon vs Michael Chiesa?

Joe Lauzon defeated Michael Chiesa by TKO in round 2 (2:14) in the Lightweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi, held Friday, September 5, 2014 at Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Joe Lauzon 41%59% Michael Chiesa

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Joe Lauzon
Submission Ace
3 edges
Michael Chiesa
Grappling Specialist
7 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

57Power52
49Speed62
49Precision69
78Durability75
67Engine84
92Wrestling97
97Ground97

Biggest edge Michael Chiesa, Accuracy +20

Attribute by attribute

Joe Lauzon is on the left of every row, Michael Chiesa on the right.
66Punch power49
48Kick power54
50Punch speed63
47Kick speed61
49Accuracy69
92Takedowns97
96Ground striking96
98Submissions97
96Chin81
60Body strength68
67Cardio84

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

28-16-0
Record
20-7-0
1788
Power Index rating
1849
1
Win Streak
4
42
Age
38
5'10"
178 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
71"
180 cm
Reach
75"
191 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
Lightweight
Weight Class
Lightweight
United States
Nationality
United States

Striking Profile

2.84
SLpM
2.02
39%
Str. Acc.
40%
5.39
SApM
1.73
54%
Str. Def.
57%

Grappling Profile

2.39
TD Avg.
3.11
45%
TD Acc.
47%
54%
TD Def.
65%
2.00
Sub. Avg.
1.00

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Joe Lauzon · 2-3
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman · Oct 19, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 1:33 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC 223: Khabib vs Iaquinta · Apr 7, 2018
    TKO · R2 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis · Nov 11, 2017
    TKO · R1 · 1:07 · Lightweight
  • L
    UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov · Apr 23, 2017
    Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn · Jan 16, 2017
    Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Lightweight
Michael Chiesa · 4-1
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · Mar 28, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 1:03 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Usman vs Buckley · Jun 14, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura · Dec 7, 2024
    Submission · R3 · 1:56 · Welterweight
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs Nurmagomedov · Aug 3, 2024
    Submission · R1 · 3:44 · Welterweight
  • L
    UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
    Submission · R1 · 2:39 · Welterweight

Career Averages

Based on 27 fights · 22 fights
22.4
Avg sig. strikes
18.6
1.26
Avg takedowns
1.91
1:55
Avg control time
3:41
54
Career high strikes
72
5
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Joe Lauzon
Strike target
Michael Chiesa
89%
Head
73%
9%
Body
22%
2%
Leg
5%
Joe Lauzon
Strike position
Michael Chiesa
54%
Distance
61%
16%
Clinch
16%
30%
Ground
23%