Magny vs Lawler

Who won Magny vs Lawler?

Neil Magny beat Robbie Lawler by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC Vegas 8, on Saturday 29th August 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Neil Magny.

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).

Magny vs Lawler stats

Neil Magny stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 0 wins, zero losses and 0 draws.

Robbie Lawler made his way to the cage with a record of 28 wins, 14 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Neil Magny's 34th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Neil Magny's UFC record stood at 22-12-0, while Robbie Lawler's came in at 15-10-0.

The stats suggested Lawler had a massive power advantage over Magny, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Magny's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Lawler had a slight advantage over Magny, with a 4% submission rate over Magny's 0%.

Neil Magny was the younger man by 6 years, at 37 years old.

Magny had a height advantage of 4 inches over Lawler. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Magny was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 42 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 9 years and 4 months later than Lawler, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 7 less professional rounds, 108 to Lawler's 115.

Magny vs Lawler form

Neil Magny had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Michael Chiesa at UFC Fight Island 8 on 20th January 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Robbie Lawler at UFC Vegas 8 on 29th August 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Anthony Rocco Martin at UFC 250 on 6th June 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jingliang Li at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night 140 on 17th November 2018 by knockout in the 4th round at Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Activity check

Magny's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Lawler's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 8 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.5 rounds on average.

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