Robbie Lawler

WelterweightComplete Fighter
15 - 10

25 UFC Fights | 60% Win Rate | 8 Finishes (53%)

Height
5' 11"
Reach
74"
Weight
170 lbs.
Age
44
Southpaw

Robbie Lawler UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Robbie Lawler is 15-10 in the UFC across 25 fights, with 8 wins by knockout and 7 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 30-16 (1 NC), 15-6 of it outside the UFC. Lawler competes at welterweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 5'11" with a 74" reach at 44 years old. The last bout was a win over Niko Price by knockout in Jul 2023.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 79th percentile among 280 welterweight fighters (0.40/fight).

Robbie Lawler's UFC win rate is 60% (15 of 25 fights), and 53% of those wins came by finish. Lawler averages 0.7 takedowns per fight at 74% accuracy and stops 65% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
30-16 (1 NC)
UFC Record
15-10
Height
5'11"
Reach
74"
Age
44
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
W vs Niko Price · KO/TKO · Jul 2023

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Robbie Lawler's Last 5 Fights

Lawler is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Niko Price · KO/TKO · R1 0:38 · UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Jul 2023
  2. Loss vs Bryan Barberena · KO/TKO · R2 4:47 · UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 2022
  3. Win vs Nick Diaz · KO/TKO · R3 0:44 · UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega · Sep 2021
  4. Loss vs Neil Magny · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic · Aug 2020
  5. Loss vs Colby Covington · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler · Aug 2019

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.2
Accuracy
48%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.40

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
5.2
Strike Differential
+-1.0
Opp. Accuracy Against
42%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.7
Takedown Accuracy
74%
Takedown Defense
65%
Control Time / Fight
1:17
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.0

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
12% KO
0% Sub
R2
8% KO
0% Sub
R3+
12% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Robbie Lawler vs Average

Robbie Lawler lands 17.3 strikes in R1 but 21.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Robbie Lawler's UFC Fight History

25 UFC fights on record (15-10), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WNiko PriceKO/TKOR1 · 0:38UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez2023-07-08
LBryan BarberenaKO/TKOR2 · 4:47UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier2022-07-02
WNick DiazKO/TKOR3 · 0:44UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega2021-09-25
LNeil MagnyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic2020-08-29
LColby CovingtonDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler2019-08-03
LBen AskrenSubmissionR1 · 3:20UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith2019-03-02
LRafael Dos AnjosDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos2017-12-16
WDonald CerroneDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 214: Cormier vs. Jones 22017-07-29
L★Tyron WoodleyKO/TKOR1 · 2:12UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley2016-07-30
W★Carlos ConditDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 195: Lawler vs Condit2016-01-02
W★Rory MacDonaldKO/TKOR5 · 1:00UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor2015-07-11
W★Johny HendricksDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II2014-12-06
WMatt BrownDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown2014-07-26
WJake EllenbergerKO/TKOR3 · 3:06UFC 173: Barao vs Dillashaw2014-05-24
L★Johny HendricksDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler2014-03-15
WRory MacDonaldDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks2013-11-16
WBobby VoelkerKO/TKOR2 · 0:24UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga2013-07-27
WJosh KoscheckKO/TKOR1 · 3:57UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche2013-02-23
LEvan TannerSubmissionR1 · 2:22UFC 50: The War Of '042004-10-22
LNick DiazKO/TKOR2 · 1:31UFC 47: It's On!2004-04-02
WChris LytleDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 45: Revolution2003-11-21
LPete SprattSubmissionR2 · 2:28UFC 42: Sudden Impact2003-04-25
WTiki GhosnKO/TKOR1 · 1:29UFC 40: Vendetta2002-11-22
WSteve BergerKO/TKOR2 · 0:27UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets2002-06-22
WAaron RileyDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 37: High Impact2002-05-10

How Lawler Ranks at Welterweight

Percentile among the 280 welterweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.2 sig. strikes/min
78th percentile
Striking accuracy48%
66th percentile
Strikes absorbed5.2/min
11th percentile
Takedowns0.7/fight
42nd percentile
Takedown defense65%
54th percentile
Knockdown power0.40/fight
79th percentile

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