Rory MacDonald

“Red King”

Winner

Robbie Lawler

“Ruthless”

2 fights between them

Rory MacDonald vs. Robbie Lawler Results

Robbie Lawler def. Rory MacDonald

KO/TKOR5 · 1:00Title fight

UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregorJuly 11, 2015Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Robbie Lawler defeated Rory MacDonald by KO/TKO at 1:00 of round 5 at UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor on July 11, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The referee was John McCarthy.

Rory MacDonald vs. Robbie Lawler 2 — UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor (Jul 11, 2015)

Result: Robbie Lawler won
Method: KO/TKOKO/TKOPunch to Head At Distance
Round & time: R5 · 1:00
Referee: John McCarthy
Division: Welterweight · Title fight
Format: 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Event: UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Finish at 1:00 of round 5

Fight stats

Rory MacDonaldRobbie Lawler

0Knockdowns1
8686/222 · 39%Significant strikes70/156 · 45%70
8787/223 · 39%Total strikes76/163 · 47%76
00/4 · 0%Takedowns—0
0Submission attempts0
0Reversals0
0:02Control time0:11

Significant strikes by target

Rory MacDonaldHead 70 · Body 13 · Legs 3

Robbie LawlerHead 68 · Body 1 · Legs 1

Significant strikes by position

Rory MacDonaldDistance 71 · Clinch 15 · Ground 0

Robbie LawlerDistance 65 · Clinch 3 · Ground 2

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Knockdowns	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Control time
1	Rory MacDonald	0	11/41	11/41	0/1	0:00
	Robbie Lawler	0	9/17	9/17	0/0	0:00
2	Rory MacDonald	0	22/56	22/56	0/0	0:00
	Robbie Lawler	0	20/43	20/43	0/0	0:00
3	Rory MacDonald	0	26/56	26/56	0/1	0:01
	Robbie Lawler	0	15/40	19/45	0/0	0:08
4	Rory MacDonald	0	25/56	26/57	0/2	0:01
	Robbie Lawler	0	15/36	17/38	0/0	0:00
5	Rory MacDonald	0	2/13	2/13	0/0	0:00
	Robbie Lawler	1	11/20	11/20	0/0	0:03

Where it sat in their careers

Rory MacDonald

UFC record before: 9-2
UFC record after: 9-3
Streak coming in: 3 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 25

Last UFC bouts before this one

WTarec SaffiedineOct 4, 2014
WTyron WoodleyJun 14, 2014
WDemian MaiaFeb 22, 2014

Next fight: L vs. Stephen Thompson

Robbie Lawler

UFC record before: 10-4
UFC record after: 11-4
Streak coming in: 3 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 33

Last UFC bouts before this one

WJohny HendricksDec 6, 2014
WMatt BrownJul 26, 2014
WJake EllenbergerMay 24, 2014

Next fight: W vs. Carlos Condit

Rory MacDonald vs. Robbie Lawler — UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks (Nov 16, 2013)

Result: Robbie Lawler won
Method: DECSplit decision
Round & time: R3 · 5:00
Referee: Mario Yamasaki
Division: Welterweight
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Event: UFC 167: St-Pierre vs Hendricks
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Judges' scorecards

Cecil Peoples
29–28
For Robbie Lawler
Glenn Trowbridge
28–29
Dissenting card
Mark Smith
29–28
For Robbie Lawler

Fight stats

Rory MacDonaldRobbie Lawler

0Knockdowns1
3737/107 · 35%Significant strikes44/102 · 43%44
4141/111 · 37%Total strikes65/126 · 52%65
44/6 · 67%Takedowns—0
1Submission attempts0
0Reversals1
3:05Control time2:21

Significant strikes by target

Rory MacDonaldHead 21 · Body 15 · Legs 1

Robbie LawlerHead 25 · Body 5 · Legs 14

Significant strikes by position

Rory MacDonaldDistance 28 · Clinch 1 · Ground 8

Robbie LawlerDistance 32 · Clinch 3 · Ground 9

Round by round

Significant strikes landed in each round.

Show the round-by-round table

Round	Fighter	Knockdowns	Significant strikes	Total strikes	Takedowns	Submission attempts	Control time
1	Rory MacDonald	0	7/34	7/34	0/0	0	0:00
	Robbie Lawler	0	14/33	15/34	0/0	0	0:00
2	Rory MacDonald	0	17/42	18/43	1/2	0	2:01
	Robbie Lawler	0	8/20	16/29	0/0	0	0:00
3	Rory MacDonald	0	13/31	16/34	3/4	1	1:04
	Robbie Lawler	1	22/49	34/63	0/0	0	2:21

Where it sat in their careers

Rory MacDonald

UFC record before: 6-1
UFC record after: 6-2
Streak coming in: 5 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 24

Last UFC bouts before this one

WJake EllenbergerJul 27, 2013
WBJ PennDec 8, 2012
WChe MillsApr 21, 2012

Next fight: W vs. Demian Maia

Robbie Lawler

UFC record before: 6-3
UFC record after: 7-3
Streak coming in: 2 wins in a row
Age at the fight: 31

Last UFC bouts before this one

WBobby VoelkerJul 27, 2013
WJosh KoscheckFeb 23, 2013
LEvan TannerOct 22, 2004

Next fight: L vs. Johny Hendricks

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