Lawrence vs Ward

Who won Lawrence vs Ward?

Lance Lawrence beat Landry Ward by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of LFA 180, on Friday 29th March 2024 at Broadbent Arena in Louisville.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Lance Lawrence.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Lawrence vs Ward stats

Lance Lawrence stepped into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Landry Ward made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.

Lance Lawrence's LFA record stood at 1-0-0, while Landry Ward's came in at 1-2-0.

The stats suggested Ward had a large advantage in power over Lawrence, boasting a 38% knock out percentage over Lawrence's 14%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lawrence had a massive advantage over Ward, boasting a 71% submission rate over Ward's 0%.

Lance Lawrence was the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

Lawrence was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Ward, whose first professional fight was in 2019. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 26 to Ward's 30.

Activity check

Ward's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lawrence vs Ward?

Lance Lawrence was a 17/5 (+340) underdog going into the contest, while Landry Ward made his way into the ring at 1/5 (-500) with oddsmakers.