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Joe Lauzon

Inactive · age 42 · Orthodox · 5'10" 178 cm · 155 lb 70 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • 87% of wins by KO or submission
  • 53% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2006
Elo rating
1497
Global Elo 1549 ±40
Rank
—
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UFC record
15-12-0
KO 5 · Sub 7 · Dec 2
Streak
+1
Δ90d -3 · Δ1y -3
Last fight
Oct 18, 2019
Win by KO · R1
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 33m
Avg fight time
7:53
Bonuses
16
Fights per year
2.1
Ground control
52m
Since last fight
6y 8mo

Honest Elo history

27 fights · tap & drag
Sep 23, 2006 — W vs Jens Pulver Δ+47Jun 23, 2007 — W vs Brandon Melendez Δ+29Nov 17, 2007 — W vs Jason Reinhardt Δ+26Apr 2, 2008 — L vs Kenny Florian Δ-36Sep 17, 2008 — W vs Kyle Bradley Δ+24Feb 7, 2009 — W vs Jeremy Stephens Δ+16Jan 2, 2010 — L vs Sam Stout Δ-21Aug 28, 2010 — W vs Gabe Ruediger Δ+13Nov 20, 2010 — L vs George Sotiropoulos Δ-15Jun 26, 2011 — W vs Curt Warburton Δ+15Oct 8, 2011 — W vs Melvin Guillard Δ+19Feb 25, 2012 — L vs Anthony Pettis Δ-24Aug 4, 2012 — W vs Jamie Varner Δ+16Dec 29, 2012 — L vs Jim Miller Δ-15Aug 17, 2013 — L vs Michael Johnson Δ-19Dec 14, 2013 — W vs Mac Danzig Δ+12Sep 5, 2014 — W vs Michael Chiesa Δ+16Jan 31, 2015 — L vs Al Iaquinta Δ-21Jul 25, 2015 — W vs Takanori Gomi Δ+15Dec 11, 2015 — L vs Evan Dunham Δ-17Jul 9, 2016 — W vs Diego Sanchez Δ+21Aug 27, 2016 — L vs Jim Miller Δ-15Jan 15, 2017 — W vs Marcin Held Δ+11Apr 22, 2017 — L vs Stevie Ray Δ-17Nov 11, 2017 — L vs Clay Guida Δ-20Apr 7, 2018 — L vs Chris Gruetzemacher Δ-23Oct 18, 2019 — W vs Jonathan Pearce Δ+17 1450147515001525155015751600 2009201220152018 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":321,"elo":1492,"date":"2006-09-23","opp":"Jens Pulver","result":"W","delta":47},{"i":1,"x":131.2,"y":259.8,"elo":1520,"date":"2007-06-23","opp":"Brandon Melendez","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":2,"x":153.4,"y":204.3,"elo":1546,"date":"2007-11-17","opp":"Jason Reinhardt","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":3,"x":174,"y":280.5,"elo":1511,"date":"2008-04-02","opp":"Kenny Florian","result":"L","delta":-36},{"i":4,"x":199.4,"y":230.2,"elo":1534,"date":"2008-09-17","opp":"Kyle Bradley","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":5,"x":220.9,"y":196.2,"elo":1550,"date":"2009-02-07","opp":"Jeremy Stephens","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":6,"x":270.6,"y":241.9,"elo":1529,"date":"2010-01-02","opp":"Sam Stout","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":7,"x":306.5,"y":215,"elo":1541,"date":"2010-08-28","opp":"Gabe Ruediger","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":319.1,"y":247.4,"elo":1526,"date":"2010-11-20","opp":"George Sotiropoulos","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":9,"x":352,"y":216.5,"elo":1541,"date":"2011-06-26","opp":"Curt Warburton","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":367.7,"y":176.2,"elo":1560,"date":"2011-10-08","opp":"Melvin Guillard","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":11,"x":388.8,"y":226.7,"elo":1536,"date":"2012-02-25","opp":"Anthony Pettis","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":12,"x":413.1,"y":192,"elo":1552,"date":"2012-08-04","opp":"Jamie Varner","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":13,"x":435.3,"y":223.1,"elo":1538,"date":"2012-12-29","opp":"Jim Miller","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":14,"x":470.1,"y":264.3,"elo":1518,"date":"2013-08-17","opp":"Michael Johnson","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":15,"x":488.1,"y":239.8,"elo":1530,"date":"2013-12-14","opp":"Mac Danzig","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":16,"x":528.1,"y":205,"elo":1546,"date":"2014-09-05","opp":"Michael Chiesa","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":17,"x":550.4,"y":250,"elo":1525,"date":"2015-01-31","opp":"Al Iaquinta","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":18,"x":576.8,"y":218.2,"elo":1540,"date":"2015-07-25","opp":"Takanori Gomi","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":19,"x":597.8,"y":253.8,"elo":1523,"date":"2015-12-11","opp":"Evan Dunham","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":20,"x":629.6,"y":209,"elo":1544,"date":"2016-07-09","opp":"Diego Sanchez","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":21,"x":637,"y":241,"elo":1529,"date":"2016-08-27","opp":"Jim Miller","result":"L","delta":-15},{"i":22,"x":658.2,"y":216.9,"elo":1541,"date":"2017-01-15","opp":"Marcin Held","result":"W","delta":11},{"i":23,"x":672.9,"y":252.6,"elo":1524,"date":"2017-04-22","opp":"Stevie Ray","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":24,"x":703.5,"y":295.2,"elo":1504,"date":"2017-11-11","opp":"Clay Guida","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":25,"x":725.7,"y":344.5,"elo":1481,"date":"2018-04-07","opp":"Chris Gruetzemacher","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":26,"x":810,"y":309.3,"elo":1497,"date":"2019-10-18","opp":"Jonathan Pearce","result":"W","delta":17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 18, 2019 Jonathan Pearce W +17
Apr 7, 2018 Chris Gruetzemacher L -23
Nov 11, 2017 Clay Guida L -20
Apr 22, 2017 Stevie Ray L -17
Jan 15, 2017 Marcin Held W +11

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
80%
12 / 15
Finish rate
KO
5
33% of wins
SUB
7
47% of wins
DEC
2
13% of wins
KO: 5 (36%) 5 Sub: 7 (50%) 7 Dec: 2 (14%) 2
Finishes by round
13 total
R1
8 62%
R2
4 31%
R3
1 8%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 605 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
89% Head
  • Head 89%
  • Body 9%
  • Leg 2%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
54% Distance
  • Distance 54%
  • Clinch 16%
  • Ground 30%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
50%
of losses by finish
6 of 12 · usually R2
5 KO/TKO 1 Sub 6 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1515
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
3
of 15 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Jens Pulver
Elo 1650 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
14.9
+0.1 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 27 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1650
1500
Notable wins
Jens Pulver 1650 Diego Sanchez 1627 Melvin Guillard 1604

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#4 · Elo 1670
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Joe Lauzon on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.