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Muhammed Lawal

UFC DebutNickname“King Mo”
Record
21-10, 1 NC
Streak
L4
Age
45
Date of birth
Jan 11, 1981
Fighting out of
Carlsbad
Born
United States
Weight class
Light Heavyweight
Height
6'0" · 183 cm
Reach
80" · 203 cm
Before the UFC

Muhammed Lawal makes their UFC debut

Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.

UFC debut
Aug 19, 2026
Pre-UFC opposition
Strong
Opponents' combined record
799-295-19
.730 win rate
Winning-record opponents
32 of 32
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
32
all opponents have records on file

A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.

UFC fight history

No UFC bouts on record yet.

Outside the UFC

21-10, 1 NCacross 32 bouts · 5 promotions · wins by 13 KO · 8 decBellator · RIZIN · Strikeforce · Sengoku · M-1
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
L
Andrew Kapel16-7
KO/TKOPunchesR11:22
Bellator
Nov 8, 2019
L
Jiri Prochazka32-6-1
KO/TKOPunchesR33:02
RIZIN
Apr 21, 2019
L
Liam McGeary13-4
KO/TKOPunchesR30:53
Bellator
Dec 15, 2018
L
Ryan Bader31-8
KO/TKOPunchesR10:15
Bellator
May 12, 2018
W
Quinton Jackson38-14
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Mar 31, 2017
L
Mirko Filipovic38-11-2
KO/TKOPunchesR21:41
RIZIN
Dec 29, 2016
W
Satoshi Ishii25-13-1
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Dec 16, 2016
L
Phil Davis25-8
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
May 14, 2016
W
Jiri Prochazka32-6-1
KO/TKOPunchR15:09
RIZIN
Dec 31, 2015
W
Teodoras Aukstuolis11-7
DecisionUnanimousR25:00
RIZIN
Dec 31, 2015
W
Brett McDermott9-5
KO/TKOPunchesR19:10
RIZIN
Dec 29, 2015
W
Linton Vassell26-10
DecisionUnanimousR25:00
Bellator
Sep 19, 2015
W
Cheick Kongo31-12-2
DecisionSplitR35:00
Bellator
Feb 27, 2015
W
Joe Vedepo20-10
KO/TKOPunchesR30:39
Bellator
Nov 15, 2014
W
Dustin Jacoby22-9-1
KO/TKOPunchesR21:13
Bellator
Sep 5, 2014
L
Quinton Jackson38-14
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
May 17, 2014
W
Mikhail Zayats24-8
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Bellator
Feb 28, 2014
L
Emanuel Newton26-13-1
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
Bellator
Nov 2, 2013
W
Jacob Noe11-3
KO/TKORetirementR32:51
Bellator
Jul 31, 2013
W
Seth Petruzelli14-8
KO/TKOPunchR11:35
Bellator
Jun 19, 2013
L
Emanuel Newton26-13-1
KO/TKOSpinning BackfistR12:35
Bellator
Feb 21, 2013
W
Przemyslaw Mysiala25-13-1
KO/TKOPunchesR13:52
Bellator
Jan 24, 2013
NC
Lorenz Larkin27-8
No ContestOverturnedR21:32
Strikeforce
Jan 7, 2012
W
Roger Gracie8-2
KO/TKOPunchesR14:33
Strikeforce
Sep 10, 2011
L
Rafael Cavalcante13-7
KO/TKOPunches and ElbowsR31:14
Strikeforce
Aug 21, 2010
W
Gegard Mousasi49-9-2
DecisionUnanimousR55:00
Strikeforce
Apr 17, 2010
W
Mike Whitehead27-8
KO/TKOPunchesR13:08
Strikeforce
Dec 19, 2009
W
Mark Kerr15-11
KO/TKOPunchesR10:25
M-1
Aug 28, 2009
W
Ryo Kawamura19-11-4
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Sengoku
Mar 20, 2009
W
Yukiya Naito15-6-2
KO/TKOPunchesR13:54
Sengoku
Jan 4, 2009
W
Fabio Silva15-9
KO/TKOPunchesR30:41
Sengoku
Nov 1, 2008
W
Travis Wiuff78-22
KO/TKOPunchesR12:11
Sengoku
Sep 28, 2008

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

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