Muhammed Lawal (21-10, 13) was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. on January 11, 1981. At the age of 27 years on September 28, 2008, he made his professional MMA debut against Travis Wiuff, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Lawal's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Andrew Kapel at Bellator 233 at age 38 on November 8, 2019. He retired on a 4-fight losing streak.
Some of Muhammed Lawal's best fights have been against Jiří Procházka, Mark Kerr, Brett McDermott, Mike Whitehead, Roger Gracie, Seth Petruzelli and Gegard Mousasi.
Lawal has 10 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | Nov 8, 2019 38 years, 9 months 21-10 (13) | Andrew Kapel | Bellator | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
31  | Apr 21, 2019 38 years, 3 months 21-9 (13) | 26 years, 6 months 23-3-1 (22) | Rizin | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches For Rizin light-heavyweight title |
30  | Dec 15, 2018 37 years, 11 months 21-8 (13) | 36 years, 2 months 12-3 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
29  | May 12, 2018 37 years, 4 months 21-7 (13) | 34 years, 11 months 24-5 (13) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
28  | Mar 31, 2017 36 years, 2 months 21-6 (13) | 38 years, 9 months 37-11 (23) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Dec 29, 2016 35 years, 11 months 20-6 (13) | 42 years, 3 months 32-11-2 (29) | Rizin | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
26  | Dec 16, 2016 35 years, 11 months 20-5 (13) | 29 years, 11 months 14-6-1 (6) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | May 14, 2016 35 years, 4 months 19-5 (13) | 31 years, 7 months 15-3 (8) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24 | Dec 31, 2015 34 years, 11 months 19-4 (13) | 23 years, 2 months 16-2-1 (16) | Rizin | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
23 | Dec 31, 2015 34 years, 11 months 18-4 (12) | Teodoras Aukstuolis | Rizin | HW | 2 | UD | WIN |
22  | Dec 29, 2015 34 years, 11 months 17-4 (12) | 37 years, 3 months 5-2 (4) | Rizin | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
21  | Sep 19, 2015 34 years, 8 months 16-4 (11) | 32 years, 3 months 15-4 (13) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | UD | WIN |
20  | Feb 27, 2015 34 years, 1 months 15-4 (11) | 39 years, 9 months 22-9-2 (16) | Bellator | HW | 3 | SD | WIN |
19  | Nov 15, 2014 33 years, 10 months 14-4 (11) | 31 years, 10 months 17-8 (13) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
18  | Sep 5, 2014 33 years, 7 months 13-4 (10) | 26 years, 5 months 10-3 (9) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
17 | May 17, 2014 33 years, 4 months 12-4 (9) | 35 years, 10 months 34-11 (23) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Feb 28, 2014 33 years, 1 months 12-3 (9) | 32 years, 4 months 22-7 (16) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Nov 2, 2013 32 years, 9 months 11-3 (9) | 29 years, 9 months 21-7-1 (10) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For Bellator light-heavyweight title Interim |
14  | Jul 31, 2013 32 years, 6 months 11-2 (9) | 33 years 11-2 (10) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Retirement |
13  | Jun 19, 2013 32 years, 5 months 10-2 (8) | 33 years, 6 months 14-7 (13) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
12 | Feb 21, 2013 32 years, 1 months 9-2 (7) | 29 years 19-7-1 (9) | Bellator | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Spinning back fist |
11 | Jan 24, 2013 32 years 9-1 (7) | Przemyslaw Mysiala | Bellator | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10  | Jan 7, 2012 30 years, 11 months 8-1 (6) | 25 years, 4 months 12-0 (8) | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | NC | NC Overturned |
9  | Sep 10, 2011 30 years, 7 months 8-1 (6) | 29 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
8  | Aug 21, 2010 29 years, 7 months 7-1 (5) | 30 years, 4 months 9-2 (9) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows Lost Strikeforce light-heavyweight title |
7  | Apr 17, 2010 29 years, 3 months 7-0 (5) | 24 years, 8 months 28-2-1 (26) | Strikeforce | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN Won Strikeforce light-heavyweight title |
6  | Dec 19, 2009 28 years, 11 months 6-0 (5) | 28 years, 5 months 24-6 (19) | Strikeforce | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
5  | Aug 28, 2009 28 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | 40 years, 8 months 15-10 (10) | M-1 | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
4  | Mar 20, 2009 28 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | 27 years, 8 months 9-3-2 (5) | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Jan 4, 2009 27 years, 11 months 3-0 (3) | Yukiya Naito | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
2  | Nov 1, 2008 27 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | 26 years, 7 months 11-5 (8) | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1  | Sep 28, 2008 27 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | 30 years, 6 months 54-11 (36) | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
