Askren vs Lawler

Who won Askren vs Lawler?

Ben Askren beat Robbie Lawler by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 235, on Saturday 2nd March 2019 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).

Askren vs Lawler stats

Ben Askren stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 18 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Robbie Lawler made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Ben Askren's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Robbie Lawler's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Lawler had a massive power advantage over Askren, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Askren's 33%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Askren had a large advantage over Lawler, boasting a 28% submission rate over Lawler's 4%.

Ben Askren was the younger man by 3 years, at 40 years old.

Lawler had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Askren was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2009, 7 years and 10 months later than Lawler, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 63 less professional rounds, 52 to Lawler's 115.

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Lawler's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 8 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years and 10 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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