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Welterweight
5 Rounds
Title Bout
Robbie Lawler won · S-DEC R5
Elo1362
Johny Hendricks
Elo1499
Robbie Lawler

Johny HendricksvsRobbie LawlerUFC Prediction Result

UFC 181: Hendricks vs Lawler II · Saturday, December 6, 2014Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Official fight result

Robbie Lawler won

S-DEC · Round 5 · 5:00

Style matchupJohny Hendricks: WrestlervsRobbie Lawler: Well-rounded

Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.

Model Prediction: Johny Hendricks wins(60.8%)

Actual result: Robbie Lawler wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Incorrect

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Johny Hendricks at -220 American odds

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Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Robbie Lawler has a 13cm reach advantage.

Tale of the Tape

Johny Hendricks
Red Corner
VS
Robbie Lawler
Blue Corner
-220
(69%)
Vegas Odds
+200
(33%)
1362
Elo
1499
42
Age
44
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
5'9"
Height
5'11"
175.26 cm
Reach
187.96 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Johny HendricksL2 streak
oldest →
L
vs Kelvin Gastelum · Jul 16
L
vs Neil Magny · Dec 16
W
vs Hector Lombard · Feb 17
L
KOvs Tim Boetsch · Jun 17
L
KOvs Paulo Costa · Nov 17
latest
Robbie Lawler
oldest →
L
vs Colby Covington · Aug 19
L
SUBvs Neil Magny · Aug 20
W
KOvs Nick Diaz · Sep 21
L
KOvs Bryan Barberena · Jul 22
W
KOvs Niko Price · Jul 23
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Johny HendricksMetricRobbie Lawler
3.49
Strikes / min
3.85
3.99
Strikes absorbed / min
4.67
53%
Strike defense
59%
3.83
TDs / 15 min
0.65
63%
Takedown defense
65%
0.30
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.50evenly matched on net striking-0.82

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1618 vs 1581Strikes42.7 vs 41.5Takedowns3.1 vs 1.2Sub Atts0.38 vs 0.00Form0.5 vs 0.6
Johny HendricksRobbie Lawler

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801490150015101520← oldermost recent →
Johny Hendricks(10 fights)Robbie Lawler(10 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red -136.6|Blue +136.6
Recent Form
Red -0.2|Blue +0.2
Striker Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Grappler Score
Red +0.3|Blue -0.3
Layoff
Red +133.0|Blue -133.0
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Johny HendricksTargetRobbie Lawler

By target zone

66
38% acc · 59%
Head
71
48% acc · 61%
6
60% acc · 5%
Body
45
87% acc · 39%
39
93% acc · 35%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

97
47% acc · 87%
Distance
54
42% acc · 47%
13
65% acc · 12%
Clinch
36
80% acc · 31%
1
50% acc · 1%
Ground
26
93% acc · 22%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

3
Johny Hendricks rounds
0
even
2
Robbie Lawler rounds
Round 1Robbie Lawler edged it
Sig. strikes14
Takedowns1
Control3:16
34Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 2Johny Hendricks edged it
Sig. strikes35
Takedowns1
Control1:57
13Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 3Johny Hendricks edged it
Sig. strikes26
Takedowns2
Control1:30
8Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
Round 4Johny Hendricks edged it
Sig. strikes23
Takedowns1
Control1:43
19Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:17Control
Round 5Robbie Lawler edged it
Sig. strikes13
Takedowns0
Control1:55
42Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:45Control
Statistical round count disagrees with the official result — could indicate a contested decision or finish that doesn't follow round-count logic.

Fight Stats

Totals

0
KD
0
111 / 228
Sig Strikes
116 / 201
47.4%
Sig Str %
53.8%
145 / 264
Total Strikes
167 / 253
5 / 17
TDs
0 / 0
37.2%
TD %
1
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
10:21
Ctrl Time
1:02

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Robbie Lawler34 / 5243 / 610 / 00
1Johny Hendricks14 / 2933 / 501 / 50
2Robbie Lawler13 / 2918 / 340 / 00
2Johny Hendricks35 / 6339 / 671 / 31
3Robbie Lawler8 / 1713 / 220 / 00
3Johny Hendricks26 / 5728 / 592 / 20
4Johny Hendricks23 / 4923 / 491 / 30
4Robbie Lawler19 / 4030 / 510 / 00
5Robbie Lawler42 / 6363 / 850 / 00
5Johny Hendricks13 / 3022 / 390 / 40

Johny Hendricks

StanceSouthpaw
Height69.0"
Reach69.0"
Fights19

Robbie Lawler

StanceSouthpaw
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights18