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Robbie Lawler
Fighter

Robbie Lawler

"Ruthless"
30-16-0★ 6bonusesUnited StatesUnited StatesLast 5
Amateur MMA 2-0
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CAREER SUMMARY

Robbie Lawler holds a professional MMA record of 30-16-0. Their full professional MMA career spans 47 bouts on record. Robbie Lawler has won 30 fights: 22 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission, 7 by decision. Of 16 career losses, 3 came by KO/TKO and 6 by submission. In the UFC, Robbie Lawler lands 3.85 significant strikes per minute with 47% accuracy and averages 0.65 takedowns per 15 minutes. Most recent fight: July 8, 2023. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
5'11"180 cm
Weight
170 lbs77 kg
Reach
74"188 cm
Stance
Southpaw
DOB
1982-03-20
Age
44
Nationality
United States
Birthplace
San Diego, California, United States

Fight DNA

Knockout Artist

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (21 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
One-Shot Power
97 · top 14% in division
Fast Hands
96 · top 10% in division
Punch power97
Kick power90
Punch speed96
Kick speed93
Accuracy94
Takedowns92
Ground striking98
Submissions83
Chin94
Body strength90
Cardio91

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

By the numbers

UFC careerRecord: 30-16-0 (1 NC) · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed3.85per min
47% accuracy
Strikes absorbed4.67per min
59% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed0.65per 15 min
64% success
Takedowns stuffed65%
Submission attempts0.0per 15 min

Bonus résumé

Robbie Lawler has won 6 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $300,000.

★ FOTN ×5★ KOTN ×1
  1. ★ FOTNvs Bryan Barberena · UFC 276: Adesanya vs CannonierJul 2, 2022
  2. ★ FOTNvs Carlos Condit · UFC 195: Lawler vs ConditJan 2, 2016
  3. ★ FOTNvs Rory MacDonald · UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregorJul 11, 2015
  4. ★ FOTNvs Matt Brown · UFC on FOX: Lawler vs BrownJul 26, 2014
  5. ★ FOTNvs Johny Hendricks · UFC 171: Hendricks vs LawlerMar 15, 2014
  6. ★ KOTNvs Josh Koscheck · UFC 157: Rousey vs CarmoucheFeb 23, 2013

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and our model's estimate of what Robbie Lawler earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. WIN
    vs Niko Price
    UFCUFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez· Jul 8, 2023· Welterweight· 29-16 vs 15-6
    TKO
    R1 · 0:38
  2. LOSS
    vs Bryan Barberena
    UFCUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier· Jul 2, 2022· Welterweight· 29-15 vs 17-8
    TKO
    R2 · 4:47
    FOTN
  3. WIN
    vs Nick Diaz
    UFCUFC 266: Volkanovski vs Ortega· Sep 25, 2021· Middleweight· 28-15 vs 26-9
    TKO
    R3 · 0:44
  4. LOSS
    vs Neil Magny
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Smith vs Rakic· Aug 30, 2020· Welterweight· 28-14 vs 23-7
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  5. LOSS
    vs Colby Covington
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Covington vs Lawler· Aug 3, 2019· Welterweight· 28-13 vs 14-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  6. LOSS
    vs Ben Askren
    UFCUFC 235: Jones vs Smith· Mar 3, 2019· Welterweight· 28-12 vs 18-0
    SUB
    R1 · 3:20
  7. LOSS
    vs Rafael Dos Anjos
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos· Dec 17, 2017· Welterweight· 28-11 vs 27-9
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  8. WIN
    vs Donald Cerrone
    UFCUFC 214: Cormier vs Jones 2· Jul 30, 2017· Welterweight· 27-11 vs 32-8
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  9. LOSS
    vs Tyron WoodleyTitle bout
    UFCUFC 201: Lawler vs Woodley· Jul 31, 2016· Welterweight· 27-10 vs 15-3
    TKO
    R1 · 2:12
  10. WIN
    vs Carlos Condit×4Title bout · Title win #4
    UFCUFC 195: Lawler vs Condit· Jan 2, 2016· Welterweight· 26-10 vs 30-8
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
    FOTN
  11. WIN
    vs Rory MacDonald×3Title bout · Title win #3
    UFCUFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor· Jul 11, 2015· Welterweight· 25-10 vs 18-2
    TKO
    R5 · 1:00
    FOTN
  12. WIN
    vs Johny Hendricks×2Title bout · Title win #2
    UFCUFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II· Dec 6, 2014· Welterweight· 24-10 vs 16-2
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
  13. WIN
    vs Matt Brown
    UFCUFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown· Jul 26, 2014· Welterweight· 23-10 vs 19-11
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
    FOTN
  14. WIN
    vs Jake Ellenberger
    UFCUFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw· May 24, 2014· Welterweight· 22-10 vs 29-7
    TKO
    R3 · 3:06
  15. LOSS
    vs Johny HendricksTitle bout
    UFCUFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler· Mar 15, 2014· Welterweight· 22-9 vs 15-2
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
    FOTN
  16. WIN
    vs Rory MacDonald
    UFCUFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks· Nov 16, 2013· Welterweight· 21-9 vs 15-1
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  17. WIN
    vs Bobby Voelker
    UFCUFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga· Jul 27, 2013· Welterweight· 20-9 vs 24-9
    TKO
    R2 · 0:24
  18. WIN
    vs Josh Koscheck
    UFCUFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche· Feb 23, 2013· Welterweight· 19-9 vs 17-6
    TKO
    R1 · 3:57
    KOTN
  19. LOSS
    vs Lorenz Larkin
    Strikeforce· Jul 14, 2012· Middleweight· 19-8 vs 12-0
    UD
  20. WIN
    vs Adlan Amagov
    Strikeforce· Jan 7, 2012· Middleweight· 18-8 vs 10-1-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:48
  21. LOSS
    vs Tim Kennedy
    Strikeforce· Jul 30, 2011· Middleweight· 18-7 vs 13-3
    UD
  22. LOSS
    vs Jacare Souza
    Strikeforce· Jan 29, 2011· Middleweight· 18-6 vs 13-2
    SUB
    R3 · 2:00
  23. WIN
    vs Matt Lindland
    Strikeforce· Dec 4, 2010· Middleweight· 17-6 vs 22-7
    TKO
    R1 · 0:50
  24. LOSS
    vs Renato Sobral
    Strikeforce· Jun 17, 2010· Catchweight· 17-5 vs 35-9
    UD
  25. WIN
    vs Melvin Manhoef
    Strikeforce· Jan 30, 2010· Middleweight· 16-5 vs 24-6-1
    TKO
    R1 · 3:33
  26. LOSS
    vs Jake Shields
    Strikeforce· Jun 6, 2009· Middleweight· 16-4 vs 22-4-1
    SUB
    R1 · 2:02
  27. WIN
    vs Scott Smith×1Title bout · Title win #1
    EliteXC: Unfinished Business· Jul 26, 2008· Middleweight· 15-4 vs 14-4
    TKO
    R2 · 2:35
  28. NC
    vs Scott Smith
    EliteXC: Primetime· May 31, 2008· Middleweight· 15-4 vs 14-4
    NC
    R3 · 3:26
  29. WIN
    vs Murilo Rua
    EliteXC: Uprising· Sep 15, 2007· Middleweight· 14-4 vs 14-7-1
    TKO
    R3 · 2:04
  30. WIN
    vs Frank Trigg
    Icon 48: Epic· Mar 31, 2007· Middleweight· 13-4 vs 15-5
    TKO
    R4 · 1:40
  31. WIN
    vs Eduardo Pamplona
    IFL 9: Atlanta· Feb 23, 2007· 12-4 vs 5-1
    TKO
    R3 · 1:36
  32. WIN
    vs Joey Villasenor
    Pride 32: The Real Deal· Oct 21, 2006· Middleweight· 11-4 vs 22-4
    TKO
    R1 · 0:22
  33. LOSS
    vs Jason Miller
    Icon 45: Mayhem vs. Lawler· Sep 2, 2006· Middleweight· 11-3 vs 16-4
    SUB
    R3 · 2:50
  34. WIN
    vs Falaniko Vitale
    Icon 43: Lawler vs. Vitale 2· Feb 25, 2006· Middleweight· 10-3 vs 20-5
    TKO
    R1 · 3:38
  35. WIN
    vs Jeremy Brown
    KOTC: X-treme Edge· Sep 17, 2005· Welterweight· 9-3 vs 1-3
    SUB
    R1 · 2:48
  36. WIN
    vs Falaniko Vitale
    Superbrawl 41· Jul 23, 2005· Middleweight· 8-3 vs 20-3
    TKO
    R2 · 4:36
  37. LOSS
    vs Evan Tanner
    UFCUFC 50: The War of 04· Oct 22, 2004· Middleweight· 8-2 vs 29-4
    SUB
    R1 · 2:22
  38. LOSS
    vs Nick Diaz
    UFCUFC 47: IT'S ON· Apr 2, 2004· Welterweight· 8-1 vs 8-2
    TKO
    R2 · 1:31
  39. WIN
    vs Chris Lytle
    UFCUFC 45: Revolution· Nov 21, 2003· Welterweight· 7-1 vs 14-9-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  40. LOSS
    vs Pete Spratt
    UFCUFC 42: Sudden Impact· Apr 25, 2003· Welterweight· 7-0 vs 11-6
    SUB
    R2 · 2:28
  41. WIN
    vs Tiki Ghosn
    UFCUFC 40: Vendetta· Nov 22, 2002· Welterweight· 6-0 vs 6-3
    TKO
    R1 · 1:29
  42. WIN
    vs Steve Berger
    UFCUFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets®· Jun 22, 2002· Welterweight· 5-0 vs 15-7-2
    TKO
    R2 · 0:27
  43. WIN
    vs Aaron Riley
    UFCUFC 37: High Impact· May 10, 2002· Welterweight· 4-0 vs 17-4-1
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  44. WIN
    vs Saburo Kawakatsu
    IFC 16: Shogun· Dec 15, 2001· Welterweight· 3-0 vs 5-3-1
    TKO
    R1 · 4:49
  45. WIN
    vs Marco Macera
    Extreme Challenge 41· Jul 13, 2001· Welterweight· 2-0 vs 3-1
    TKO
    R1 · 1:19
  46. WIN
    vs Landon Showalter
    IFC: Warriors Challenge 13· Jun 15, 2001· Welterweight· 1-0 vs 0-0
    TKO
    R1 · 0:14
  47. WIN
    vs John Reed
    Extreme Challenge 39· Apr 7, 2001· Welterweight· 0-0 vs 0-1
    TKO
    R1 · 2:14

Career history data via Tapology.

Official UFC Ranking

Robbie Lawler's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
Champion Welterweight
First ranked
Feb 25, 2013
Times ranked
317

Men's Pound-for-Pound

#1#5#10#1520152016Dec 8, 2014 · #11Feb 2, 2015 · #10Mar 16, 2015 · #8Apr 13, 2015 · #9Apr 27, 2015 · #8Jul 20, 2015 · #7Aug 25, 2015 · #6Sep 7, 2015 · #7Sep 28, 2015 · #6Nov 23, 2015 · #7Dec 14, 2015 · #6Jan 4, 2016 · #5Jan 19, 2016 · #4Feb 8, 2016 · #6Feb 23, 2016 · #8Mar 7, 2016 · #7May 16, 2016 · #6May 31, 2016 · #5Jun 6, 2016 · #4Aug 3, 2016 · #12Aug 9, 2016 · #11Dec 14, 2016 · #15Dec 19, 2016 · #14#14

Welterweight

C#5#10#152014201620182020Feb 25, 2013 · #10Mar 4, 2013 · #9Aug 30, 2013 · #8Oct 11, 2013 · #9Oct 21, 2013 · #10Nov 18, 2013 · #3Dec 3, 2013 · #4Dec 9, 2013 · #3Mar 17, 2014 · #1Dec 8, 2014 · CAug 3, 2016 · #1Nov 16, 2016 · #2May 17, 2017 · #3Aug 2, 2017 · #1Aug 7, 2017 · #2Sep 13, 2017 · #1Nov 8, 2017 · #2Dec 18, 2017 · #4May 23, 2018 · #3May 30, 2018 · #5Nov 19, 2018 · #6Mar 5, 2019 · #8Mar 20, 2019 · #9Mar 26, 2019 · #10Jul 22, 2019 · #11Aug 12, 2019 · #12Aug 19, 2019 · #13Oct 28, 2019 · #12Nov 4, 2019 · #11Dec 24, 2019 · #10Jan 20, 2020 · #9Jan 27, 2020 · #10Mar 2, 2020 · #11May 11, 2020 · #12Jun 22, 2020 · #13Aug 31, 2020 · #15Nov 16, 2020 · #14Feb 15, 2021 · #15Apr 26, 2021 · #14May 24, 2021 · #14Aug 23, 2021 · #15#15

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1783▲14
Peak
1865Jan 2, 2016
Rated fights
46
150016501800200220062010201420182022Apr 7, 2001 · 1535Jun 15, 2001 · 1572Jul 13, 2001 · 1612Dec 15, 2001 · 1648May 10, 2002 · 1692Jun 22, 2002 · 1741Nov 22, 2002 · 1758Apr 25, 2003 · 1711Nov 21, 2003 · 1730Apr 2, 2004 · 1691Oct 22, 2004 · 1662Jul 23, 2005 · 1691Sep 17, 2005 · 1706Feb 25, 2006 · 1730Sep 2, 2006 · 1699Oct 21, 2006 · 1740Feb 23, 2007 · 1756Mar 31, 2007 · 1779Sep 15, 2007 · 1787Jul 26, 2008 · 1795Jun 6, 2009 · 1780Jan 30, 2010 · 1793Jun 17, 2010 · 1782Dec 4, 2010 · 1796Jan 29, 2011 · 1779Jul 30, 2011 · 1768Jan 7, 2012 · 1781Jul 14, 2012 · 1770Feb 23, 2013 · 1789Jul 27, 2013 · 1800Nov 16, 2013 · 1807Mar 15, 2014 · 1798May 24, 2014 · 1815Jul 26, 2014 · 1824Dec 6, 2014 · 1833Jul 11, 2015 · 1859Jan 2, 2016 · 1865Jul 31, 2016 · 1843Jul 30, 2017 · 1856Dec 17, 2017 · 1846Mar 3, 2019 · 1812Aug 3, 2019 · 1802Aug 30, 2020 · 1784Sep 25, 2021 · 1789Jul 2, 2022 · 1770Jul 8, 2023 · 17831783

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Frequently asked questions

When does Robbie Lawler fight next?

Robbie Lawler has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Robbie Lawler's record?

Robbie Lawler's professional MMA record is 30-16-0.

Who is Robbie Lawler fighting next?

Robbie Lawler's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Robbie Lawler fight last?

Robbie Lawler most recently fought Niko Price at UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez on Saturday, July 8, 2023, WIN (TKO).

What weight class does Robbie Lawler fight in?

Robbie Lawler fights at Welterweight.

How many knockouts does Robbie Lawler have?

Robbie Lawler has 22 wins by KO/TKO and 1 win by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Robbie Lawler won?

Robbie Lawler has won 6 UFC post-fight bonuses: 5× Fight of the Night, 1× KO of the Night.

How tall is Robbie Lawler?

Robbie Lawler is 5'11" (180 cm) tall.

How much does Robbie Lawler weigh?

Robbie Lawler weighs 170 lbs (77 kg).

What is Robbie Lawler's reach?

Robbie Lawler has a reach of 74" (188 cm).

How old is Robbie Lawler?

Robbie Lawler is 44 years old (born Mar 20, 1982).

Where is Robbie Lawler from?

Robbie Lawler is from United States.