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Rafael Dos Anjos vs Robbie Lawler

Result, odds and stats · Welterweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Dec 16, 2017
Rafael Dos Anjos def. Robbie Lawler · decision, 5 rounds
 
Rafael
Dos Anjos
Lightweight
Record
27-9
UFC
16-7
Age
33
Height
5'8"
Reach
70"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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Dos AnjosLawler
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Robbie
Lawler
Welterweight
Record
28-11
UFC
13-5
Age
35
Height
5'11"
Reach
74"
Stance
Southpaw
Record and age going into this fight.
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Fight stats

Rafael Dos AnjosRobbie Lawler
Significant strikes172 of 29186 of 212
Knockdowns00
Takedowns2 of 70 of 0
Control time7:534:24
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

16
18
Round 1
15
14
Round 2
26
19
Round 3
■ Rafael Dos Anjos ■ Robbie Lawler Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Donald Cerrone
Rafael Dos Anjos
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Dec 2015 · landed 20.0 more significant strikes a minute
Robbie Lawler
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jul 2017 · Cerrone landed 0.3 more a minute

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