Anjos vs Lawler

Who won Anjos vs Lawler?

Rafael dos Anjos beat Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC on FOX 26, on Saturday 16th December 2017 at MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Rafael dos Anjos.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Anjos vs Lawler stats

Rafael dos Anjos stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Robbie Lawler made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Rafael dos Anjos' UFC record stood at 21-14-0, while Robbie Lawler's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Lawler had a massive power advantage over Anjos, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Anjos' 19%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Anjos had a large advantage over Lawler, boasting a 33% submission rate over Lawler's 4%.

Rafael dos Anjos was the younger man by 3 years, at 39 years old.

Lawler had a height advantage of 3 inches over Anjos. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Anjos was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2004, 3 years and 5 months later than Lawler, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 139 to Lawler's 115.

Anjos vs Lawler form

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Kamaru Usman at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale on 30th November 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at The Pearl at the Palms, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Colby Covington at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at United Center, Chicago.

Before that, he had beaten Robbie Lawler at UFC on FOX 26 on 16th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.

He had defeated Neil Magny at UFC 215 on 9th September 2017 by submission in the 1st round at Rogers Place, Edmonton.

Robbie Lawler had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Nick Diaz at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Colby Covington at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

Before that, he had been beaten by Ben Askren at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been defeated by Rafael dos Anjos at UFC on FOX 26 on 16th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Canada.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Robbie Lawler had been fighting more than Rafael dos Anjos.

Going to this contest, Rafael dos Anjos had last fought 5 years, 2 months and 6 days ago, while Robbie Lawler's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 29 days ago.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 10 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Lawler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 7 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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