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Joe Lauzon

"J-Lau"
28-15-0★ 15bonusesUnited StatesUnited StatesLast 5
Amateur MMA 4-3Grappling 0-1BKFC record 0-0-0
28-15-0 · 26 finishes · Full stats →
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CAREER SUMMARY

Joe Lauzon holds a professional MMA record of 28-15-0. Joe Lauzon has won 28 fights: 8 by KO/TKO, 18 by submission, 2 by decision. Of 15 career losses, 6 came by KO/TKO and 3 by submission. In the UFC, Joe Lauzon lands 2.84 significant strikes per minute with 40% accuracy and averages 2.39 takedowns per 15 minutes. Joe Lauzon also has 1 recorded Grappling bout. Joe Lauzon also has 1 recorded Bare-Knuckle Boxing bout. Most recent fight: August 29, 2026. Tracked organizations: BKFC, UFC.

Profile

Height
5'10"178 cm
Weight
155 lbs70 kg
Reach
71"180 cm
Stance
Orthodox
DOB
1984-05-22
Age
42
Nationality
United States
Birthplace
Brockton, Massachusetts, United States

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseBJJ
  • 2007Semifinalist · The Ultimate Fighter
  • WFL Grand Prix Championship · World Fighting League
  • Mass Destruction title · Mass Destruction
  • Combat Zone title · Combat Zone
  • Black belt · BJJ · Danny Savery
  • Most all-time UFC Submission of the Night awards (6) and most finishes in UFC lightweight history (13), per his Lauzon MMA bio; consistent with DB prior of most post-fight bonuses tied.
  • Amateur MMA 5-3 · Record
  • AGE 16Started in MMA

Camp

  • Lauzon MMA · Easton, Massachusetts, US Owner

Coaches

  • Joe Pomfret · Head coach
  • Danny Savery · Grappling coach

Training partners

  • Dan Lauzon

Fight DNA

Submission Ace

UFCalendar's style model · Lightweight roster (302 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Submission Threat
98 · top 3% in division
Iron Chin
96 · top 1% in division
Punch power66
Kick power48
Punch speed50
Kick speed47
Accuracy49
Takedowns92
Ground striking96
Submissions98
Chin96
Body strength60
Cardio67

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

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 28-15-0 · Source: UFCalendar
Striking
Strikes landed2.98per min
40% accuracy
Strikes absorbed5.45per min
55% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed2.36per 15 min
45% success
Takedowns stuffed55%
Submission attempts2.0per 15 min
UFC careerRecord: 15-12-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed2.84per min
40% accuracy
Strikes absorbed5.39per min
55% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed2.39per 15 min
45% success
Takedowns stuffed55%
Submission attempts2.0per 15 min
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Joe Lauzon sits in the top 25.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Joe Lauzon earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. WIN
    vs Jonathan Pearce
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman· Oct 18, 2019· Lightweight· 28-15 vs 9-4
    TKO
    R1 · 1:33
  2. LOSS
    vs Chris Gruetzemacher
    UFCUFC 223: Khabib vs Iaquinta· Apr 7, 2018· Lightweight· 27-15 vs 14-3
    TKO
    R2 · 5:00
  3. LOSS
    vs Clay Guida
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis· Nov 11, 2017· Lightweight· 27-14 vs 34-17
    TKO
    R1 · 1:07
  4. LOSS
    vs Stevie Ray
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov· Apr 22, 2017· Lightweight· 27-13 vs 21-6
    MD
    R3 · 5:00
  5. WIN
    vs Marcin Held
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn· Jan 15, 2017· Lightweight· 27-12 vs 22-6
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  6. LOSS
    vs Jim Miller
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Maia vs Condit· Aug 27, 2016· Lightweight· 26-12 vs 27-8
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
    FOTN
  7. WIN
    vs Diego Sanchez
    UFCUFC 200: Tate vs Nunes· Jul 9, 2016· Lightweight· 26-11 vs 26-9
    TKO
    R1 · 1:26
    POTN
  8. LOSS
    vs Evan Dunham
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Team McGregor vs Teab Faber· Dec 11, 2015· Lightweight· 25-11 vs 17-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  9. WIN
    vs Takanori Gomi
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Barao 2· Jul 25, 2015· Lightweight· 25-10 vs 34-11
    TKO
    R1 · 2:37
  10. LOSS
    vs Al Iaquinta
    UFCUFC 183: Silva vs Diaz· Jan 31, 2015· Lightweight· 24-10 vs 11-3-1
    TKO
    R2 · 3:34
  11. WIN
    vs Michael Chiesa
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi· Sep 5, 2014· Lightweight· 24-9 vs 9-2
    TKO
    R2 · 2:14
    FOTN
  12. WIN
    vs Mac Danzig
    UFCUFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2· Dec 14, 2013· Lightweight· 23-9 vs 21-12-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  13. LOSS
    vs Michael Johnson
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen· Aug 17, 2013· Lightweight· 22-9 vs 13-8
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  14. LOSS
    vs Jim Miller
    UFCUFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II· Dec 30, 2012· Lightweight· 22-8 vs 22-4
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
    FOTN
  15. WIN
    vs Jamie Varner
    UFCUFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera· Aug 4, 2012· Lightweight· 22-7 vs 20-7-1
    SUB
    R3 · 2:44
    FOTN + SOTN
  16. LOSS
    vs Anthony Pettis
    UFCUFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson· Feb 26, 2012· Lightweight· 21-7 vs 15-2
    TKO
    R1 · 1:21
  17. WIN
    vs Melvin Guillard
    UFCUFC 136: EDGAR vs. MAYNARD III· Oct 8, 2011· Lightweight· 21-6 vs 29-9-2
    SUB
    R1 · 0:47
    SOTN
  18. WIN
    vs Curt Warburton
    UFCUFC Live: Kongo vs Barry· Jun 26, 2011· Lightweight· 20-6 vs 7-3
    SUB
    R1 · 1:58
    SOTN
  19. LOSS
    vs George Sotiropoulos
    UFCUFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA· Nov 20, 2010· Lightweight· 19-6 vs 14-2
    SUB
    R2 · 2:43
    FOTN
  20. WIN
    vs Gabe Ruediger
    UFCUFC 118: EDGAR vs PENN 2· Aug 28, 2010· Lightweight· 19-5 vs 17-6
    SUB
    R1 · 2:01
    SOTN
  21. LOSS
    vs Sam Stout
    UFCUFC 108: Evans vs Silva· Jan 1, 2010· Lightweight· 18-5 vs 15-5-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
    FOTN
  22. WIN
    vs Jeremy Stephens
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens· Feb 7, 2009· Lightweight· 18-4 vs 16-4
    SUB
    R2 · 4:43
    SOTN
  23. WIN
    vs Kyle Bradley
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer· Sep 17, 2008· Lightweight· 17-4 vs 13-6
    TKO
    R2 · 1:34
  24. LOSS
    vs Kenny Florian
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon· Apr 2, 2008· Lightweight· 16-4 vs 9-3
    TKO
    R2 · 3:28
    FOTN
  25. WIN
    vs Jason Reinhardt
    UFCUFC 78: VALIDATION· Nov 17, 2007· Lightweight· 16-3 vs 18-1
    SUB
    R1 · 1:14
  26. WIN
    vs Brandon Melendez
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale· Jun 23, 2007· Lightweight· 15-3 vs 19-13
    SUB
    R2 · 2:09
    SOTN
  27. WIN
    vs Jens Pulver
    UFCUFC 63: Hughes vs Penn· Sep 22, 2006· Lightweight· 14-3 vs 21-7-1
    TKO
    R1 · 0:48
    KOTN
  28. WIN
    vs Adam Comfort
    World Fighting League· Apr 1, 2006· 11-3 vs 0-2
    SUB
  29. WIN
    vs Zane Baker
    World Fighting League· Apr 1, 2006· 11-3 vs 2-1
    TKO
  30. WIN
    vs Douglas Brown
    World Fighting League· Apr 1, 2006· 11-3 vs 1-5
    SUB
  31. LOSS
    vs Raphael Assuncao
    Absolute Fighting Championship· Feb 18, 2006· 10-3 vs 6-0
    SUB
  32. WIN
    vs Antoine Skinner×1Title bout · Title win #1
    Combat Zone 12· Nov 5, 2005· Lightweight· 10-2 vs 18-5-1
    SUB
    R1 · 1:00
  33. LOSS
    vs Ivan Menjivar
    Quebec Regional· Sep 3, 2005· 9-2 vs 17-4
    SUB
  34. WIN
    vs Tim Honeycutt
    Absolute Fighting Championship· Jul 30, 2005· 9-1 vs 0-3
    TKO
  35. LOSS
    vs Jorge Masvidal
    AFC 12· Apr 30, 2005· Lightweight· 8-1 vs 6-1
    TKO
    R2 · 3:57
  36. WIN
    vs Joe Ahlert
    Mass Destruction 19· Feb 26, 2005· Lightweight· 8-0 vs 1-1
    SUB
    R3 · 3:47
  37. WIN
    vs Ryan Ciotoli
    Combat Zone 9· Dec 4, 2004· Lightweight· 7-0 vs 3-1
    SUB
    R3 · 0:34
  38. WIN
    vs Mike Brown
    Combat Zone 8· Oct 2, 2004· Lightweight· 6-0 vs 8-3
    SUB
    R3 · 2:14
  39. WIN
    vs Justin Blasich
    Mass Destruction 17· Aug 28, 2004· 5-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 1:02
  40. WIN
    vs Renat Mirzabekov
    Combat Zone 7· Jul 10, 2004· 4-0 vs 2-3
    SUB
    R1 · 0:40
  41. WIN
    vs Kyle Sprouse
    Combat Zone 6· Jun 26, 2004· Lightweight· 3-0 vs 1-2
    SUB
    R1 · 0:26
  42. WIN
    vs Jerry Mosquea
    Massachusetts Regional· Apr 30, 2004· 2-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
  43. WIN
    vs David Gilrein
    Mass Destruction 15· Feb 21, 2004· 1-0 vs 0-1
    SUB
    R1 · 3:42

Official UFC Ranking

Joe Lauzon's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
#9 Lightweight
First ranked
Feb 4, 2013
Times ranked
19

Lightweight

#1#5#10#152014Feb 4, 2013 · #9Mar 18, 2013 · #10Apr 15, 2013 · #10May 5, 2014 · #15Jul 28, 2014 · #15#15

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1722▲14
Peak
1800Jan 16, 2017
Rated fights
43
150016001700180020052008201120142017Feb 21, 2004 · 1541Apr 30, 2004 · 1576Jun 26, 2004 · 1605Jul 10, 2004 · 1637Aug 28, 2004 · 1662Oct 2, 2004 · 1700Dec 4, 2004 · 1716Feb 26, 2005 · 1728Apr 30, 2005 · 1696Jul 30, 2005 · 1704Sep 3, 2005 · 1679Nov 5, 2005 · 1703Feb 18, 2006 · 1675Apr 1, 2006 · 1699Apr 1, 2006 · 1686Apr 1, 2006 · 1707Sep 23, 2006 · 1747Jun 23, 2007 · 1767Nov 17, 2007 · 1778Apr 2, 2008 · 1762Sep 17, 2008 · 1772Feb 7, 2009 · 1787Jan 2, 2010 · 1774Aug 29, 2010 · 1786Nov 21, 2010 · 1770Jun 26, 2011 · 1780Oct 9, 2011 · 1795Feb 25, 2012 · 1779Aug 4, 2012 · 1797Dec 30, 2012 · 1788Aug 18, 2013 · 1774Dec 14, 2013 · 1783Sep 5, 2014 · 1798Jan 31, 2015 · 1778Jul 25, 2015 · 1796Dec 11, 2015 · 1783Jul 10, 2016 · 1799Aug 28, 2016 · 1795Jan 16, 2017 · 1800Apr 23, 2017 · 1788Nov 11, 2017 · 1770Apr 7, 2018 · 1747Oct 19, 2019 · 17221722

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Frequently asked questions

When does Joe Lauzon fight next?

Joe Lauzon has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Joe Lauzon's record?

Joe Lauzon's professional MMA record is 28-15-0.

Who is Joe Lauzon fighting next?

Joe Lauzon's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Joe Lauzon fight last?

Joe Lauzon most recently fought Braeden Kuykendall at BKFC 92 Boston: Stewart vs Gigliotti on Saturday, August 29, 2026, WIN (TKO).

What weight class does Joe Lauzon fight in?

Joe Lauzon fights at Welterweight.

How many knockouts does Joe Lauzon have?

Joe Lauzon has 8 wins by KO/TKO and 18 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Joe Lauzon won?

Joe Lauzon has won 15 UFC post-fight bonuses: 7× Fight of the Night, 1× Performance of the Night, 1× KO of the Night, 6× Submission of the Night.

How tall is Joe Lauzon?

Joe Lauzon is 5'10" (178 cm) tall.

How much does Joe Lauzon weigh?

Joe Lauzon weighs 155 lbs (70 kg).

What is Joe Lauzon's reach?

Joe Lauzon has a reach of 71" (180 cm).

How old is Joe Lauzon?

Joe Lauzon is 42 years old (born May 22, 1984).

Where is Joe Lauzon from?

Joe Lauzon is from United States.