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Joe Lauzon
“J-Lau”
United States
28-16-0W-L-D
- Age
- 42
- Height
- 5'10"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 71"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- WelterweightWelterweight: 156 to 170 lb (71 to 77 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Lauzon MMA
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1721
Scouting Report
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Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Lauzon is a finisher. Submissions are his bread and butter at 18, with 8 KO/TKO wins and 2 decisions, a 93% finish rate. He attempts 2 submissions per 15 minutes and taps people.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he beat Jonathan Pearce (14-7-0) by first-round KO/TKO. Before that, he lost to Chris Gruetzemacher (15-5-0) by second-round KO/TKO, and to Clay Guida (38-25-0) by first-round KO/TKO.
- Style
- Orthodox at 5'10" with a 71" reach. Lauzon lands 2.98 significant strikes a minute at 40% accuracy but absorbs 5.45, with 55% striking defense. He shoots 2.36 takedowns per 15 minutes, landing 45%, and stops 55% of them.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (32%)
- 15 Submission (60%)
- 2 Decision (8%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 92%
- Last fought
- 7 years ago
25 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 98-48 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1687
- Winvs Jonathan Pearce14-7-0 · Power Index 1756KO/TKO · R1 · 1:33Oct 19, 2019 · UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Weidman
- Lossvs Chris Gruetzemacher15-5-0 · Power Index 1569KO/TKO · R2 · 5:00Apr 7, 2018 · UFC 223: Khabib vs Iaquinta
- Lossvs Clay Guida38-25-0 · Power Index 1696KO/TKO · R1 · 1:07Nov 11, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis
- Lossvs Stevie RayDecision - Majority · R3 · 5:00Apr 23, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs Lobov
- Winvs Marcin Held31-11-0 · Power Index 1725Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Jan 16, 2017 · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs Penn
Career Stats
Based on 27 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 2.84
- Striking accuracy
- 40%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.39
- Striking defense
- 55%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.39
- Takedown accuracy
- 45%
- Takedown defense
- 55%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 2.00