Lawler vs Price

Who won Lawler vs Price?

Robbie Lawler beat Niko Price by knockout in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 290, on Saturday 8th July 2023 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Lawler vs Price stats

Robbie Lawler stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 16 losses and 0 draws, 21 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Niko Price made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Robbie Lawler's UFC record stood at 15-10-0, while Niko Price's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Lawler had a slight advantage in power over Price, with a 72% knock out percentage over Price's 67%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Price had an advantage over Lawler, with a 20% submission rate over Lawler's 3%.

Robbie Lawler was the older man by 8 years, at 42 years old.

Price had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lawler. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lawler was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 10 years and 10 months earlier than Price, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 73 more professional rounds, 115 to Price's 42.

Lawler vs Price form

Robbie Lawler had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Bryan Barberena at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Nick Diaz at UFC 266 on 25th September 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been defeated by Colby Covington at UFC on ESPN 5 on 3rd August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark.

He had lost to Ben Askren at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by submission in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Price had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by Philip Rowe at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amway Center, Orlando, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alex Oliveira at UFC Vegas 38 on 2nd October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Michel Pereira at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Donald Cerrone at UFC Vegas 11 on 19th September 2020 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated James Vick at UFC on ESPN+ 19 on 12th October 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Amalie Arena, Tampa.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Niko Price had been fighting more than Robbie Lawler.

Going to this contest, Robbie Lawler had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 24 days ago, while Niko Price's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 23 days ago.

Lawler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Price's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lawler vs Price?

Robbie Lawler was a 187/100 (+190) underdog going into the contest, while Niko Price made his way into the ring at 11/25 (-230) with oddsmakers.