Joe Lauzon

Nickname“J-Lau”

Record

28-15

Streak

Age

Date of birth

May 22, 1984

Fighting out of: Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Born: United States
Camp: Lauzon MMA
Weight class: Lightweight
Height: 5'10" · 178 cm
Reach: 71" · 180 cm
Stance: Orthodox
Last fight: Oct 18, 2019

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Jonathan Pearce

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R1 · 1:33

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman · Oct 18, 2019

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:33

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman

Oct 18, 2019

Chris Gruetzemacher

Lightweight · KO/TKO · to Corner Stoppage · R2 · 5:00

UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta · Apr 7, 2018

KO/TKO

R2 · 5:00

to Corner Stoppage

UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta

Apr 7, 2018

Clay Guida

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:07

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis · Nov 11, 2017

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:07

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis

Nov 11, 2017

Stevie Ray

Lightweight · Decision · Majority · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov · Apr 22, 2017

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Majority

UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov

Apr 22, 2017

Marcin Held

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn · Jan 15, 2017

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn

Jan 15, 2017

#14Jim Miller

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit · Aug 27, 2016

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit

Aug 27, 2016

#15Diego Sanchez

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:26

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes · Jul 9, 2016

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:26

Punches to Head At Distance

UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes

Jul 9, 2016

Evan Dunham

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale · Dec 11, 2015

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

The Ultimate Fighter: Team McGregor vs. Team Faber Finale

Dec 11, 2015

Takanori Gomi

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R1 · 2:37

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II · Jul 25, 2015

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:37

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II

Jul 25, 2015

Al Iaquinta

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R2 · 3:34

UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz · Jan 31, 2015

KO/TKO

R2 · 3:34

Punches to Head In Clinch

UFC 183: Silva vs. Diaz

Jan 31, 2015

Michael Chiesa

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Facial Cut · R2 · 2:14

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi · Sep 5, 2014

KO/TKO

R2 · 2:14

Facial Cut

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Mousasi

Sep 5, 2014

Mac Danzig

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2 · Dec 14, 2013

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2

Dec 14, 2013

Michael Johnson

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen · Aug 17, 2013

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen

Aug 17, 2013

Jim Miller

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II · Dec 29, 2012

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II

Dec 29, 2012

Jamie Varner

Lightweight · Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom · R3 · 2:44

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera · Aug 4, 2012

Submission

R3 · 2:44

Triangle Choke From Bottom

UFC on FOX: Shogun vs. Vera

Aug 4, 2012

Anthony Pettis

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Kick to Head At Distance · R1 · 1:21

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson · Feb 25, 2012

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:21

Kick to Head At Distance

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

Feb 25, 2012

Melvin Guillard

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 0:47

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard 3 · Oct 8, 2011

Submission

R1 · 0:47

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard 3

Oct 8, 2011

Curt Warburton

Lightweight · Submission · Kimura From Guard · R1 · 1:58

UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry · Jun 26, 2011

Submission

R1 · 1:58

Kimura From Guard

UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry

Jun 26, 2011

George Sotiropoulos

Lightweight · Submission · Kimura From Side Control · R2 · 2:43

UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida · Nov 20, 2010

Submission

R2 · 2:43

Kimura From Side Control

UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida

Nov 20, 2010

Gabe Ruediger

Lightweight · Submission · Armbar From Mount · R1 · 2:01

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 · Aug 28, 2010

Submission

R1 · 2:01

Armbar From Mount

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2

Aug 28, 2010

Sam Stout

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva · Jan 2, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva

Jan 2, 2010

Jeremy Stephens

Lightweight · Submission · Armbar From Mount · R2 · 4:43

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens · Feb 7, 2009

Submission

R2 · 4:43

Armbar From Mount

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens

Feb 7, 2009

Kyle Bradley

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Back Control · R2 · 1:34

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer · Sep 17, 2008

KO/TKO

R2 · 1:34

Punches to Head From Back Control

UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs. Neer

Sep 17, 2008

Kenny Florian

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount · R2 · 3:28

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon · Apr 2, 2008

KO/TKO

R2 · 3:28

Punches to Head From Mount

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon

Apr 2, 2008

Jason Reinhardt

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 1:14

UFC 78: Validation · Nov 17, 2007

Lightweight · Submission · Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard · R2 · 2:09

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale · Jun 23, 2007

Submission

R2 · 2:09

Triangle Choke From Bottom Guard

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Pulver vs. Team Penn Finale

Jun 23, 2007

Jens Pulver

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:48

UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn · Sep 23, 2006

KO/TKO

R1 · 0:48

Punch to Head At Distance

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) — 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.

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

77th

37.8

77th

Body

15th

3.9

15th

Leg

6th

0.8

6th

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

10th

55.8

10th

Body

10th

18.3

10th

Leg

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.

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

58th

35%

58th

Win quality

54th

41%

54th

Opponent quality distribution

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

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #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%
Ranked 6–15	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	Ranked 6–15	61	Jul 9, 2016
L	Evan Dunham	Ranked 6–15	58	Dec 11, 2015
W	Takanori Gomi	Unproven	12	Jul 25, 2015
L	Al Iaquinta	Top-5	63	Jan 31, 2015
W	Michael Chiesa	Ranked 6–15	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.

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

TDs defended	23 / 42
Control absorbed	38:17

Joe Lauzon

UFC fight history

Outside the UFC

Amateur

Method of victory & defeat

Finishes

KO history

Judging

Career striking

Striking zones

Grappling

Pace & fade

What drives the pace · per round

Schedule Score

Career cohorts

Activity & layoff

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring