Tom Lawlor

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Tom Lawlor

Nickname“Filthy”

Record

11-8, 1 NC

Streak

W1

Age

43

Date of birth

May 15, 1983

Fighting out of: Fall River, Massachusetts
Born: United States
Camp: The Jungle MMA & Fitness
Weight class: Light Heavyweight
Height: 6'0" · 183 cm
Reach: 74" · 188 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Last fight: Mar 5, 2016

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

Corey Anderson

#12Corey Anderson

Light Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz · Mar 5, 2016

UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz

Gian Villante

#15Gian Villante

Light Heavyweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 0:27

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

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II

Michael Kuiper

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke On Ground · R2 · 1:05

UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi · Apr 6, 2013

Guillotine Choke On Ground

UFC on FUEL TV: Mousasi vs. Latifi

Francis Carmont

Francis Carmont

Middleweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit · Nov 17, 2012

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit

Jason MacDonald

Jason MacDonald

Middleweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:50

UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier · May 15, 2012

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier

Chris Weidman

Middleweight · Submission · D'Arce Choke On Ground Technical Submission · R1 · 2:07

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson · Nov 19, 2011

D'Arce Choke On Ground Technical Submission

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson

Patrick Cote

Middleweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez · Oct 23, 2010

UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez

Joe Doerksen

Middleweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 2:10

UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2 · May 8, 2010

Rear Naked Choke

UFC 113: Machida vs. Shogun 2

Aaron Simpson

Middleweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz · Jan 11, 2010

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz

CB Dollaway

Middleweight · Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard Technical Submission · R1 · 0:55

UFC 100 · Jul 11, 2009

Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard Technical Submission

Kyle Kingsbury

Light Heavyweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale · Dec 13, 2008

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale

Outside the UFC

5-3, 1 NCacross 9 bouts · 7 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 2 sub · 1 decPFL · FFP · Golden Boy MMA · WFC 6 · WFC 3 +2

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Jordan Young12-2	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	PFL	Jun 17, 2021
L	Antonio Carlos Jr.19-6	Submission	Guillotine Choke	R1	4:43	PFL	Apr 29, 2021
L	Deron Winn7-3	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Golden Boy MMA	Nov 24, 2018
W	Travis Bartlett5-4	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:10	FFP	Apr 12, 2008
L	Shane Primm5-5	DQ	Illegal Knee to the Head	R1	0:24	WFC 6	Mar 22, 2008
W	Cesar Barros4-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:10	FFP	Aug 25, 2007
W	Jason Barlog0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:59	WFC 3	Apr 7, 2007
W	Jonathan Fernandez1-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:20	XFC 1	Apr 3, 2007
NC	Ariel Gandulla7-9	No Contest	—	R1	—	KE	Mar 10, 2007

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

Amateur

1-0across 1 amateur bout · 1 promotionXF

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Rich Mitchell1-4	KO/TKO	—	R1	0:54	XF	Jul 26, 2003

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

Career striking

OverallC57th

42%244 / 575

Striking accuracy

60%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.09 differential

Landed2.50

Absorbed2.41

59%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+2%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head85%57th207
Body7%26th18
Leg8%32nd19

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

Sig. strikes by position

49%Standing

Standing49%120
Clinch32%77
Ground19%47

Striking zones

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

UFC only

Tom Lawlor

Tom Lawlor

Landed per 15

Head

C

57th

31.8

57th

Body

F

11th

2.8

11th

Leg

F

25th

2.9

25th

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

A

79th

22.8

79th

Body

B

58th

8.6

58th

Leg

A

74th

4.8

74th

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	31.8	207	534	39%
Body	2.8	18	22	82%
Leg	2.9	19	19	100%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	22.8	148	467	32%
Body	8.6	56	88	64%
Leg	4.8	31	40	78%

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

Tom Lawlor

Tom Lawlor

11 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 98 min

86%

R3 pace · 5 bouts

Lawlor fades (-7% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Lawlor keeps 86% of round-1 output by round 3 (5 bouts).

Tom Lawlor

Lawlor ▼ 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

Tom Lawlor

Lawlorlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Tom Lawlor

Lawlorattempts / min

Control time

Tom Lawlor

Lawlor% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.8	3.3	2.8	0.36	35%	11
R2	5.7	2.2	2.5	0.59	42%	8
R3	5.0	1.4	1.6	0.68	38%	5

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

Tom Lawlor

Tom Lawlor

11 resolved UFC bouts · 2 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

45/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A

74th

45%

74th

Win quality

B

65th

45%

65th

Opponent quality distribution

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

1

1

3

1

3

2

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
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	1	0-1	0%
Ranked 6–15	3	2-1	67%
Established	1	0-1	0%
Building	3	3-0	100%
Unproven	2	1-1	50%

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
L	Corey Anderson#12	Top-5	75	Mar 5, 2016
W	Gian Villante#15	Ranked 6–15	63	Jul 25, 2015
W	Michael Kuiper	Unproven	8	Apr 6, 2013
L	Francis Carmont	Ranked 6–15	54	Nov 17, 2012
W	Jason MacDonald	Building	18	May 15, 2012
L	Chris Weidman	Champion	68	Nov 19, 2011
W	Patrick Cote	Building	18	Oct 23, 2010
L	Joe Doerksen	Unproven	8	May 8, 2010
L	Aaron Simpson	Established	22	Jan 11, 2010
W	CB Dollaway	Ranked 6–15	52	Jul 11, 2009
W	Kyle Kingsbury	Building	15	Dec 13, 2008

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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