Joe Lauzon Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
W	Jonathan Pearce Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Back Control	R1	1:33	UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman	Oct 18, 2019
L	Chris Gruetzemacher Lightweight	KO/TKO	to Corner Stoppage	R2	5:00	UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta	Apr 7, 2018
L	Clay Guida Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	1:07	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis	Nov 11, 2017
L	Stevie Ray Lightweight	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov	Apr 22, 2017
W	Marcin Held Lightweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn	Jan 15, 2017
L	#14Jim Miller Lightweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit	Aug 27, 2016
W	#15Diego Sanchez Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	1:26	UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes	Jul 9, 2016
L	Evan Dunham Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale	Dec 11, 2015
W	Takanori Gomi Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Back Control	R1	2:37	UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II	Jul 25, 2015
L	Al Iaquinta Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head In Clinch	R2	3:34	UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz	Jan 31, 2015
W	Michael Chiesa Lightweight	KO/TKO	Facial Cut	R2	2:14	UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi	Sep 5, 2014
W	Mac Danzig Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2	Dec 14, 2013
L	Michael Johnson Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen	Aug 17, 2013
L	Jim Miller Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II	Dec 29, 2012
W	Jamie Varner Lightweight	Submission	Triangle Choke From Bottom	R3	2:44	UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera	Aug 4, 2012
L	Anthony Pettis Lightweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R1	1:21	UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson	Feb 25, 2012
W	Melvin Guillard Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	0:47	UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard 3	Oct 8, 2011
W	Curt Warburton Lightweight	Submission	Kimura From Guard	R1	1:58	UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry	Jun 26, 2011
L	George Sotiropoulos Lightweight	Submission	Kimura From Side Control	R2	2:43	UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida	Nov 20, 2010
W	Gabe Ruediger Lightweight	Submission	Armbar From Mount	R1	2:01	UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2	Aug 28, 2010
L	Sam Stout Lightweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva	Jan 2, 2010
W	Jeremy Stephens Lightweight	Submission	Armbar From Mount	R2	4:43	UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens	Feb 7, 2009
W	Kyle Bradley Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Back Control	R2	1:34	UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer	Sep 17, 2008
L	Kenny Florian Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Mount	R2	3:28	UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon	Apr 2, 2008
W	Jason Reinhardt Lightweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	1:14	UFC 78: Validation	Nov 17, 2007
W	BM Brandon Melendez Lightweight	Submission	Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard	R2	2:09	The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale	Jun 23, 2007
W	Jens Pulver Lightweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	0:48	UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn	Sep 23, 2006

Outside the UFC

13-3across 16 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 3 KO · 10 subWFL 6 · AFC 15 · CZ 12 · APEX · AFC 13 +9

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Douglas Brown5-6	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:47	WFL 6	Apr 1, 2006
W	Zane Baker3-2	KO/TKO	Slam	R1	3:39	WFL 6	Apr 1, 2006
W	Adam Comfort0-3	Submission	Achilles Lock	R1	1:44	WFL 6	Apr 1, 2006
L	Raphael Assuncao28-10	Submission	Armbar	R2	4:37	AFC 15	Feb 18, 2006
W	Antoine Skinner19-6-1	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	1:00	CZ 12	Nov 5, 2005
L	Ivan Menjivar25-12	Submission	Calf Slicer	R1	3:39	APEX	Sep 3, 2005
W	Tim Honeycutt0-8	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:11	AFC 13	Jul 30, 2005
L	Jorge Masvidal35-17	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:57	AFC 12	Apr 30, 2005
W	Joe Ahlert1-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	3:47	MD 19	Feb 26, 2005
W	Ryan Ciotoli3-1	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R3	0:34	CZ 9	Dec 4, 2004
W	Mike Thomas Brown26-9	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R3	2:14	CZ 8	Oct 2, 2004
W	Justin Blasich0-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:02	MD 17	Aug 28, 2004
W	Renat Myzabekov2-7	Submission	Ankle Lock	R1	0:40	CZ 7	Jul 10, 2004
W	Kyle Sprouse1-4	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	0:26	CZ 6	Jun 26, 2004
W	Jerry Mosquea0-1	KO/TKO	Submission to Punches	R1	2:37	MMA	Apr 30, 2004
W	David Gilrein4-2	Submission	Armbar	R1	3:42	MD 15	Feb 21, 2004

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Amateur

2-3across 5 amateur bouts · 5 promotionsMD 14 · HFC 2 · XF · MD 11 · RF 1

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Gesias Cavalcante22-12-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	—	MD 14	Dec 13, 2003
L	Gesias Cavalcante22-12-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	HFC 2	Oct 18, 2003
W	Scott Honecker0-1	Submission	—	R1	0:43	XF	Oct 3, 2003
W	Christian Montes3-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	MD 11	Jun 7, 2003
L	Andrew Curinga1-1	Decision	Unanimous	R2	5:00	RF 1	Jul 20, 2002

Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

9 wins, 6 losses

W9

L6

Submission

17 wins, 3 losses

W17

L3

Decision

2 wins, 6 losses

W2

L6

Finishes

UFC KOs

6

Above avg · 11%Lightweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.11

Below avg · 0.21Lightweight

UFC submissions

7

Above avg · 6%Lightweight

Submission attempts / fight

1.07

Above avg · 0.44Lightweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Joe Lauzon

PowerChin

Knockout rate

22%

6 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

3

0.56 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

4

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

6

0.76 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

4 scorecards on file

Joe Lauzon

Scorecard luck

Even on close calls

Split their 2 coin-flip decisions evenly — no edge either way on the cards. Judges have given them 2 of 2 rounds they disagreed on (100%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

1–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

2–0

Won – Lost

100% went their way

Unanimous2 decisions · 50%

1W1L

Split1 decision · 25%

1W

Majority1 decision · 25%

1L

10-8 rounds

4 rounds total

2

Won

2

Lost

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC43rd

39%605 / 1,525

Striking accuracy

54%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-2.55 differential

Landed2.84

Absorbed5.39

54%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

-7%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head89%73rd537
Body9%22nd56
Leg2%12th12

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

54%Standing

Standing54%326
Clinch16%99
Ground30%180

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Joe Lauzon

Landed per 15

Head

A

77th

37.8

77th

Body

F

15th

3.9

15th

Leg

F

5th

0.8

5th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

F

9th

55.8

9th

Body

F

10th

18.3

10th

Leg

C

56th

6.8

56th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	37.8	537	1,436	37%
Body	3.9	56	71	79%
Leg	0.8	12	18	67%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	55.8	792	2,089	38%
Body	18.3	260	334	78%
Leg	6.8	96	113	85%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Joe Lauzon

45%

Takedown accuracy

55%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+0.9 min net

On top3.6

On bottom2.7

Offense

Takedowns

A

74th

2.4

74th

TD accuracy

B

68th

45%

68th

Sub attempts

A+

90th

2.0

90th

Control

B

66th

3.6 min

66th

Defense

TD defense

D

41st

55%

41st

Controlled

2.7 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	34 / 75
Submission attempts	29
Control time	51:43

Defense

TDs defended	23 / 42
Control absorbed	38:17

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (213min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Joe Lauzon

27 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 213 min

97%

R3 pace · 9 bouts

Lauzon fades (-11% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Lauzon sustains 97% of round-1 output by round 3 (9 bouts).

Lauzon ▼ FADESOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Lauzonlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Lauzonattempts / min

Control time

Lauzon% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.5	3.4	4.3	0.38	26%	27
R2	4.2	2.3	5.5	0.31	24%	17
R3	4.4	2.5	7.9	0.35	21%	9

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Joe Lauzon

27 resolved UFC bouts · 2 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

38/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

C

58th

35%

58th

Win quality

C

54th

41%

54th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

4

3

2

4

2

9

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Long-tenured vet12+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.60 win rate
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	1	0-1	0%
Top-5	4	0-4	0%
Top-15	3	2-1	67%
Cross-div ranked	2	1-1	50%
Long-tenured vet	1	0-1	0%
Contender-level	1	1-0	100%
Established	4	2-2	50%
Building	2	0-2	0%
Unproven	9	9-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
W	Jonathan Pearce	Established	22	Oct 18, 2019
L	Chris Gruetzemacher	Building	15	Apr 7, 2018
L	Clay Guida	Cross-div ranked	45	Nov 11, 2017
L	Stevie Ray	Established	26	Apr 22, 2017
W	Marcin Held	Unproven	8	Jan 15, 2017
L	Jim Miller#14	Top-5	74	Aug 27, 2016
W	Diego Sanchez#15	Top-15	61	Jul 9, 2016
L	Evan Dunham	Top-15	58	Dec 11, 2015
W	Takanori Gomi	Unproven	12	Jul 25, 2015
L	Al Iaquinta	Top-5	63	Jan 31, 2015
W	Michael Chiesa	Top-15	55	Sep 5, 2014
W	Mac Danzig	Unproven	12	Dec 14, 2013
L	Michael Johnson	Top-5	57	Aug 17, 2013
L	Jim Miller	Top-5	68	Dec 29, 2012
W	Jamie Varner	Unproven	12	Aug 4, 2012
L	Anthony Pettis	Champion	68	Feb 25, 2012
W	Melvin Guillard	Contender-level	45	Oct 8, 2011
W	Curt Warburton	Unproven	8	Jun 26, 2011
L	George Sotiropoulos	Established	30	Nov 20, 2010
W	Gabe Ruediger	Unproven	8	Aug 28, 2010
L	Sam Stout	Building	18	Jan 2, 2010
W	Jeremy Stephens	Cross-div ranked	36	Feb 7, 2009
W	Kyle Bradley	Unproven	8	Sep 17, 2008
L	Kenny Florian	Long-tenured vet	50	Apr 2, 2008
W	Jason Reinhardt	Unproven	8	Nov 17, 2007
W	Brandon Melendez	Unproven	8	Jun 23, 2007
W	Jens Pulver	Established	30	Sep 23, 2006

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

27 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

0-3

3 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

8-6

14 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

6-3

9 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

9-3

12 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

5-9

14 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

0-1

1 bout

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

0-1

1 bout

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

6y 8mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Joe Lauzon

Extended layoff

6y 8mosince last bout

vs Jonathan Pearce · Oct 18, 2019

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 8-4As underdog 4-8

66.0

DK avg

86.7

Median

106.8

Ceiling

14.4

Floor

52%

Boom

30%

Bust

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