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Lavar Johnson
“BIG”
United States
18-10-0W-L-D
- Age
- 49
- Height
- 6'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 82"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- HeavyweightHeavyweight: 206 to 265 lb (93 to 120 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
- Pro Buhawe
- 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.
- 1688
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- L
- L
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Johnson puts people to sleep. His wins come 16 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 0 by decision, a 100% finish rate. Fights end early when he connects, and he has never needed the scorecards.
- Recent Form
- Cheick Kongo (31-12-2), loss, submission in round 1. Blagoy Ivanov (19-7-0), loss, submission in round 1. Ryan Martinez, win, TKO in round 1. Johnson's recent run includes quick finishes in both directions.
- Style
- Orthodox with an 82" reach at 6'4". Lands 5.77 significant strikes a minute at 65% accuracy, absorbs 2.25, and defends 56% of strikes. Takedown defense sits at 58%, with 0.59 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 16 KO/TKO (89%)
- 2 Submission (11%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 100%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 12 years ago
18 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.: 68-28-2 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1720
- Lossvs Cheick Kongo31-12-2 · Power Index 1792Submission · R1 · 3:27Sep 5, 2014 · Bellator MMA: Bellator 123
- Lossvs Blagoy Ivanov19-7-0 · Power Index 1740Submission · R1 · 4:08Apr 11, 2014 · Bellator MMA: Bellator 116
- Winvs Ryan MartinezTKO · R1 · 4:22Mar 7, 2014 · Bellator MMA: Bellator 111
- Lossvs Vinicius Queiroz8-4-0 · Power Index 1605KO · R1 · 0:23Oct 4, 2013 · Bellator MMA: Bellator 102
- Lossvs Brendan Schaub10-5-0 · Power Index 1742Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Feb 23, 2013 · UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche
Fight stats
Stat Lavar Johnson Brendan Schaub Sig. strikes 36/52 18/31 Takedowns 1/1 5/8 Control time 0:56 12:01 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 16 4 Round 2 sig. strikes 13 7 Round 3 sig. strikes 7 7
Career Stats
Based on 4 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.73
- Striking accuracy
- 65%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 2.19
- Striking defense
- 56%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.60
- Takedown accuracy
- 100%
- Takedown defense
- 58%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00