Lawler vs Diaz II

Who won Lawler vs Diaz II?

Robbie Lawler beat Nick Diaz by knockout in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC 266, on Saturday 25th September 2021 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

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).

Lawler vs Diaz II stats

Robbie Lawler stepped into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 15 losses and 0 draws, 20 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 1 by submission.

Nick Diaz made his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Robbie Lawler's UFC record stood at 15-10-0, while Nick Diaz's came in at 7-7-0.

The stats suggested Lawler had a large advantage in power over Diaz, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Diaz's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Diaz had a large advantage over Lawler, boasting a 31% submission rate over Lawler's 4%.

Robbie Lawler was the older man by 2 years, at 43 years old.

Diaz had a height advantage of 1 inch over Lawler. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Lawler was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2001, 4 months earlier than Diaz, whose first professional fight was in 2001. He had fought 25 more professional rounds, 115 to Diaz's 90.

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Lawler's last 2 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 11 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Lawler vs Diaz II?

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