UFC Fight Night 201: Lawler vs. Woodley

Robbie Lawler (26-10-0, 1NC) vs. Tyron Woodley (15-3-0)

Robbie Lawler defends his belt against challenger Tyron Woodley at UFC Fight Night 201.

Robbie Lawler is the current UFC Welterweight Champion, having successfully defended his belt on two occasions since winning it from Johny Hendricks in December 2014. Overall, the 34-year-old American has won five straight fights and will be full of confidence heading into UFC Fight Night 201. His opponent will be Tyron Woodley, an experienced fighter with an impressive career record of 15 wins and just three defeats. Woodley has won four of his last five bouts, and has only been knocked out once in his career.

Lawler lands 3.51 significant strikes per minute at a 44.93 percent clip. He absorbs a greater number of such strikes per minute at 3.69, but he has a solid defense rate of 62.71 percent. The San Diego native averages 0.82 takedown attempts per 15 minutes at an accuracy of 68 percent, and defends takedowns at a 67.33 percent rate. Lawler has yet to record a submission attempt in his MMA career.

Woodley lands just 2.56 significant strikes per minute at a 50.40 percent rate. Like his opponent, Woodley absorbs more such strikes per minute than he doles out at 2.72, and has a defense rate of 58.71 percent. He averages 1.92 takedown attempts per 15 minutes at 44.19 percent clip, and remarkably defends takedowns successfully 91.67 percent of the time. The 34-year-old Missouri native averages 0.51 submission attempts per 15 minutes.