Lawler vs Barberena

When is Lawler vs Barberena?

Robbie Lawler will square off against Bryan Barberena, during the prelims of UFC 276, on Saturday 2nd July 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which means the weight limit will be 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Lawler vs Barberena stats

Robbie Lawler steps into the ring with a record of 29 wins, 15 loses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Bryan Barberena will make his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 8 loses and 0 draws, with 10 of those wins by knock out and 2 by submission.

The stats suggest Lawler has advantage in power over Barberena, with a 72% knock out percentage over Barberena's 59%.

Robbie Lawler is the older man by 7 years, at 40 years old.

Barberena has a height advantage of 1 inch over Lawler. Despite this, he has 2-inch reach advantage.

Lawler is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 19 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 8 years and 6 months earlier than Barberena, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 49 more professional rounds, 112 to Barberena's 63.

Lawler vs Barberena form

Robbie Lawler has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won 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 beaten 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 unanimous decision in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had lost to 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.

Bryan Barberena has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Matt Brown at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Darian Weeks at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jason Witt at UFC Vegas 33 on 31st July 2021 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Randy Brown at UFC on ESPN+ 12 on 22nd June 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Bon Secours Wellness Arena, Greenville.

He had been beaten by Vicente Luque at UFC on ESPN 1 on 17th February 2019 by knockout in the 3rd round at Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Bryan Barberena has been fighting more than Robbie Lawler.

Robbie Lawler last fought 9 months and 3 days ago, while Bryan Barberena's last outing was 3 months and 2 days ago.

Lawler's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 12 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Barberena's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 11 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.