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Tom Lawlor "Filthy"

Inactive · age 43 · Southpaw · 6'0" 183 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 74" 188 cm
At a glance
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 67% of wins by KO or submission
  • 33% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2008
Elo rating
1483
Global Elo 1532 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
6-5-0
KO 2 · Sub 2 · Dec 2
Streak
-1
Δ90d +2 · Δ1y +2
Last fight
Mar 5, 2016
Loss by Decision · R3
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 38m
Avg fight time
8:52
Bonuses
4
Fights per year
1.5
Ground control
37m
Since last fight
10y 4mo

Honest Elo history

11 fights · tap & drag
Dec 13, 2008 — W vs Kyle Kingsbury Δ+29Jul 11, 2009 — W vs CB Dollaway Δ+34Jan 11, 2010 — L vs Aaron Simpson Δ-29May 8, 2010 — L vs Joe Doerksen Δ-44Oct 23, 2010 — W vs Patrick Cote Δ+27Nov 19, 2011 — L vs Chris Weidman Δ-16May 15, 2012 — W vs Jason MacDonald Δ+19Nov 17, 2012 — L vs Francis Carmont Δ-13Apr 6, 2013 — W vs Michael Kuiper Δ+18Jul 25, 2015 — W vs Gian Villante Δ+19Mar 5, 2016 — L vs Corey Anderson Δ-14 1400142514501475150015251550 2010201220142016 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":235.7,"elo":1482,"date":"2008-12-13","opp":"Kyle Kingsbury","result":"W","delta":29},{"i":1,"x":147.3,"y":164.2,"elo":1515,"date":"2009-07-11","opp":"CB Dollaway","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":2,"x":197.5,"y":225.3,"elo":1487,"date":"2010-01-11","opp":"Aaron Simpson","result":"L","delta":-29},{"i":3,"x":229.4,"y":319.3,"elo":1443,"date":"2010-05-08","opp":"Joe Doerksen","result":"L","delta":-44},{"i":4,"x":275.3,"y":261.3,"elo":1470,"date":"2010-10-23","opp":"Patrick Cote","result":"W","delta":27},{"i":5,"x":382.2,"y":295.4,"elo":1454,"date":"2011-11-19","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"L","delta":-16},{"i":6,"x":430.8,"y":255.5,"elo":1472,"date":"2012-05-15","opp":"Jason MacDonald","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":7,"x":481.5,"y":283.1,"elo":1460,"date":"2012-11-17","opp":"Francis Carmont","result":"L","delta":-13},{"i":8,"x":519.7,"y":243.8,"elo":1478,"date":"2013-04-06","opp":"Michael Kuiper","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":9,"x":748.9,"y":202.4,"elo":1497,"date":"2015-07-25","opp":"Gian Villante","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":10,"x":810,"y":233.1,"elo":1483,"date":"2016-03-05","opp":"Corey Anderson","result":"L","delta":-14}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 5, 2016 Corey Anderson L -14
Jul 25, 2015 Gian Villante W +19
Apr 6, 2013 Michael Kuiper W +18
Nov 17, 2012 Francis Carmont L -13
May 15, 2012 Jason MacDonald W +19

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.
67%
4 / 6
Finish rate
KO
2
33% of wins
SUB
2
33% of wins
DEC
2
33% of wins
KO: 2 (33%) 2 Sub: 2 (33%) 2 Dec: 2 (33%) 2
Finishes by round
4 total
R1
2 50%
R2
2 50%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 244 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
85% Head
  • Head 85%
  • Body 7%
  • Leg 8%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
49% Distance
  • Distance 49%
  • Clinch 32%
  • Ground 19%

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.
40%
of losses by finish
2 of 5
0 KO/TKO 2 Sub 3 Dec Never been KO'd

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.
1545
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.
0
of 6 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Gian Villante
Elo 1544 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.
5.4
+0.6 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 11 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1580

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