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.

This was Rafael dos Anjos' 36th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2008.

Rafael dos Anjos' UFC record stood at 21-15-0, 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 40 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 25 more professional rounds, 140 to Lawler's 115.

Anjos vs Lawler form

Rafael dos Anjos had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Paul Felder at UFC Vegas 14 on 14th November 2020 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at PNC Arena, Raleigh.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC on ESPN 4 on 20th July 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at AT&T Center, San Antonio.

Before that, he had beaten Kevin Lee at UFC on ESPN+ 10 on 18th May 2019 by submission in the 4th round at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester.

He had been defeated by 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.

Robbie Lawler had beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Neil Magny at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

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

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

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Donald Cerrone at UFC 214 on 29th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Rafael dos Anjos had last fought 4 years, 5 months and 23 days ago, while Robbie Lawler's last outing had been 4 years, 8 months and 8 days ago.

Anjos' last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Lawler's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 8 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 21 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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