Tom Lawlor

MiddleweightClinch Fighter
6 - 5

11 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (67%)

Height
6' 0"
Reach
74"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
43
Southpaw

Tom Lawlor UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Tom Lawlor is 6-5 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 2 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 11-8 (1 NC), 5-3 of it outside the UFC. Lawlor competes at middleweight as a southpaw clinch fighter, standing 6'0" with a 74" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a win over Jordan Young by unanimous decision in Jun 2021.

Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 79th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (1.4/fight).

Tom Lawlor's UFC win rate is 55% (6 of 11 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Lawlor averages 1.4 takedowns per fight at 32% accuracy and stops 58% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
11-8 (1 NC)
UFC Record
6-5
Height
6'0"
Reach
74"
Age
43
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
W vs Jordan Young · Decision (Unanimous) · Jun 2021

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

Tom Lawlor's Last 5 Fights

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

  1. Loss vs Corey Anderson · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz · Mar 2016
  2. Win vs Gian Villante · KO/TKO · R2 0:27 · UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · Jul 2015
  3. Win vs Michael Kuiper · Submission · R2 1:05 · UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi · Apr 2013
  4. Loss vs Francis Carmont · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit · Nov 2012
  5. Win vs Jason MacDonald · KO/TKO · R1 0:50 · UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 2012

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.5
Accuracy
42%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.27

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
2.4
0.7x avg
Strike Differential
+0.1
Opp. Accuracy Against
40%
hard to hit

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
1.4
Takedown Accuracy
32%
Takedown Defense
58%
Control Time / Fight
3:23
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.8

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
9% KO
9% Sub
R2
9% KO
9% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Tom Lawlor vs Average

Tom Lawlor's UFC Fight History

11 UFC fights on record (6-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LCorey AndersonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 196: McGregor vs Diaz2016-03-05
WGian VillanteKO/TKOR2 · 0:27UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II2015-07-25
WMichael KuiperSubmissionR2 · 1:05UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs Latifi2013-04-06
LFrancis CarmontDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit2012-11-17
WJason MacDonaldKO/TKOR1 · 0:50UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier2012-05-15
LChris WeidmanSubmissionR1 · 2:07UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson2011-11-19
WPatrick CoteDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 121: Lesnar vs Velasquez2010-10-23
LJoe DoerksenSubmissionR2 · 2:10UFC 113: Machida vs Shogun 22010-05-08
LAaron SimpsonDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz2010-01-11
WCB DollawaySubmissionR1 · 0:55UFC 1002009-07-11
WKyle KingsburyDecisionR3 · 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale2008-12-13

How Lawlor Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.5 sig. strikes/min
33rd percentile
Striking accuracy42%
25th percentile
Strikes absorbed2.4/min
79th percentile
Takedowns1.4/fight
79th percentile
Takedown defense58%
42nd percentile
Knockdown power0.27/fight
61st percentile

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