Justin Lawrence (11-5, 6) was born in Pacific, Missouri, U.S. on May 15, 1990. At the age of 20 years on December 4, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Max Martyniouk, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On August 11, 2012, 22-year old Justin Lawrence made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 150 against a 20-year old Max Holloway but lost the fight via TKO in the 2nd round.
Lawrence's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to A. J. McKee at Bellator 197 at age 27 on April 13, 2018. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought once in the UFC, and has a record of 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Justin Lawrence's best fights have been against Max Martyniouk, Sean Wilson, Isao Kobayashi, Treston Thomison and Andrew Natividad. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Justin Lawrence".
Lawrence has 5 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Justin Lawrence Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16  | Apr 13, 2018 27 years, 10 months 11-5 (6) | 23 years 10-0 (6) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
15 | Jan 26, 2018 27 years, 8 months 11-4 (6) | Andrew Natividad | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Jul 14, 2017 27 years, 1 months 10-4 (6) | Treston Thomison | Bellator | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
13  | Dec 3, 2016 26 years, 6 months 9-4 (5) | 30 years 20-1-2 (13) | Bellator | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | Jun 24, 2016 26 years, 1 months 9-3 (5) | Isao Kobayashi | Bellator | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
11  | Nov 6, 2015 25 years, 5 months 8-3 (4) | 25 years, 2 months 11-2 (6) | Bellator | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
10 | Jun 19, 2015 25 years, 1 months 8-2 (4) | Sean Wilson | Bellator | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches |
9 | Apr 10, 2015 24 years, 10 months 7-2 (3) | Sam Toomer | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body and punches Defended RFA featherweight title | |
8 | Aug 22, 2014 24 years, 3 months 6-2 (2) | Mark Dickman | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won RFA featherweight title | |
7  | Oct 25, 2013 23 years, 5 months 5-2 (2) | 22 years, 8 months 7-1 (7) | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6  | Apr 13, 2013 22 years, 10 months 4-2 (2) | 27 years, 8 months 17-9 (17) | FT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Kimura | |
5  | Aug 11, 2012 22 years, 2 months 4-1 (2) | 20 years, 8 months 5-1 (1) | UFC | FT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
4 | Jun 1, 2012 22 years 4-0 (2) | John Cofer | TUF | 3 | KO | WIN Head kick | |
3 | Nov 11, 2011 21 years, 5 months 3-0 (1) | Jason Webb | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
2 | Apr 9, 2011 20 years, 10 months 2-0 (0) | Pete Martin | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Dec 4, 2010 20 years, 6 months 1-0 (0) | Max Martyniouk | Strikeforce | 3 | UD | WIN |
