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Joe Lauzon
United StatesLightweightActiveage 42
28-16
64% win rate
W1 streak
Peak Vertex
2007-11-17 → 2007-11-1745held 3 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · Sub · 2007-11-17
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
15 wins12 losseslast 5: W L L L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2019
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(27) | R2(17) | R3(9) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 21.6 | 12.4 | 12.8 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 22.3 | 26.2 | 39.0 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 1.27 | 0.87 | 0.44 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.30 | 0.43 | 0.74 | — | — |
| Control time | 1:21 | 1:12 | 1:02 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman2019-10-18W·KO·R1 · 1:33
- UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta2018-04-07L·KO·R2 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis2017-11-11L·KO·R1 · 1:07
- UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov2017-04-22L·M-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Penn2017-01-15W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FOX: Maia vs. Condit2016-08-27L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes2016-07-09W·KO·R1 · 1:26
- L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FOX: Dillashaw vs. Barao II2015-07-25W·KO·R1 · 2:37
- UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz2015-01-31L·KO·R2 · 3:34
- UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi2014-09-05W·KO·R2 · 2:14
- UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 22013-12-14W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs Sonnen2013-08-17L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 155: Dos Santos vs Velasquez II2012-12-29L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FOX: Shogun vs Vera2012-08-04W·Sub·R3 · 2:44
- UFC 144: Edgar vs Henderson2012-02-25L·KO·R1 · 1:21
- UFC 136: Edgar vs Maynard 32011-10-08W·Sub·R1 · 0:47
- UFC Live: Kongo vs Barry2011-06-26W·Sub·R1 · 1:58
- UFC 123: Rampage vs Machida2010-11-20L·Sub·R2 · 2:43
- UFC 118: Edgar vs Penn 22010-08-28W·Sub·R1 · 2:01
- UFC 108: Evans vs Silva2010-01-02L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs Stephens2009-02-07W·Sub·R2 · 4:43
- UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer2008-09-17W·KO·R2 · 1:34
- UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon2008-04-02L·KO·R2 · 3:28
- UFC 78: Validation2007-11-17W·Sub·R1 · 1:14
- W·Sub·R2 · 2:09
- UFC 63: Hughes vs Penn2006-09-23W·KO·R1 · 0:48
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Joe Lauzon is making his long-awaited return to competition with a matchup now firmly in place.
- Sherdog
Joe Lauzon is making his Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship debut on August 29 at Fenway Park in Boston, with his opponent still to be announced.
- MMA Fighting
Joe Lauzon is stepping out of a seven-year UFC hiatus to make his bare-knuckle boxing debut with BKFC at Fenway Park on August 29, and he wanted to set the record straight: he never formally retired…
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