Robbie Lawler (30-16, 23) was born in San Diego, California, U.S. on March 20, 1982. At the age of 19 years on April 7, 2001, he made his professional MMA debut against John Reed, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 10, 2002, 20-year old Robbie Lawler made his UFC debut on his 5th professional MMA fight at UFC 37 against a 21-year old Aaron Riley, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On his 33rd career fight at 31 years old, Robbie Lawler got a shot at the UFC Championship welterweight titles against Johny Hendricks on March 15, 2014 but lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
He became the UFC welterweight champion on December 6, 2014 at age 32 on his 36th professional MMA fight at UFC 181 after defeating a 31-year old Johny Hendricks via 5-round split decision.
Lawler's last fight was a 1st-round KO win against Niko Price at UFC 290 at age 41 on July 8, 2023. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 25 times in the UFC, and has a record of 15 wins and 10 losses in the promotion.
Some of Robbie Lawler's best fights have been against Rory MacDonald, Carlos Condit, Johny Hendricks, Tiki Ghosn, Niko Price, Josh Koscheck and Falaniko Vitale. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Robbie Lawler".
Lawler has 16 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Robbie Lawler Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Jul 8, 2023 41 years, 3 months 30-16 (23) | 33 years, 9 months 15-6 (13) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | Win Punches |
46  | Jul 2, 2022 40 years, 3 months 29-16 (22) | 33 years, 1 month 17-8 (12) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | Loss Punches |
45  | Sep 25, 2021 39 years, 6 months 29-15 (22) | 38 years, 1 month 26-9 (21) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | Win Retirement |
44  | Aug 29, 2020 38 years, 5 months 28-15 (21) | 33 years 23-7 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Loss |
43  | Aug 3, 2019 37 years, 4 months 28-14 (21) | 31 years, 5 months 14-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | Loss |
42  | Mar 2, 2019 36 years, 11 months 28-13 (21) | 34 years, 7 months 18-0 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | CKO | Loss Bulldog choke |
41  | Dec 16, 2017 35 years, 8 months 28-12 (21) | 33 years, 1 month 27-9 (14) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | Loss |
40  | Jul 29, 2017 35 years, 4 months 28-11 (21) | 34 years, 4 months 32-8 (24) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
39  | Jul 30, 2016 34 years, 4 months 27-11 (21) | 34 years, 3 months 15-3 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | Loss Punches Lost UFC welterweight title |
38  | Jan 2, 2016 33 years, 9 months 27-10 (21) | 31 years, 8 months 30-8 (28) | UFC | WL | 5 | SD | Win Defended UFC welterweight title |
37  | Jul 11, 2015 33 years, 3 months 26-10 (21) | 25 years, 11 months 18-2 (13) | UFC | WL | 5 | TKO | Win Punches Defended UFC welterweight title |
36  | Dec 6, 2014 32 years, 8 months 25-10 (20) | 31 years, 2 months 16-2 (9) | UFC | WL | 5 | SD | Win Won UFC welterweight title |
35  | Jul 26, 2014 32 years, 4 months 24-10 (20) | 33 years, 6 months 19-11 (17) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | Win |
34  | May 24, 2014 32 years, 2 months 23-10 (20) | 29 years, 1 month 29-7 (23) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | Win Knee and punches |
33 | Mar 15, 2014 31 years, 11 months 22-10 (19) | 30 years, 6 months 15-2 (9) | UFC | WL | 5 | UD | Loss For UFC welterweight title Vacant |
32 | Nov 16, 2013 31 years, 7 months 22-9 (19) | 24 years, 3 months 15-1 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | Win |
31  | Jul 27, 2013 31 years, 4 months 21-9 (19) | 34 years, 3 months 24-9 (19) | UFC | WL | 2 | KO | Win Head kick and punch |
30  | Feb 23, 2013 30 years, 11 months 20-9 (18) | 35 years, 2 months 17-6 (10) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
29  | Jul 14, 2012 30 years, 3 months 19-9 (17) | 25 years, 10 months 12-0 (8) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
28  | Jan 7, 2012 29 years, 9 months 19-8 (17) | 25 years, 2 months 10-1-1 (6) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Flying knee and punches |
27  | Jul 30, 2011 29 years, 4 months 18-8 (16) | 31 years, 10 months 13-3 (12) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
26  | Jan 29, 2011 28 years, 10 months 18-7 (16) | 31 years, 1 month 13-2 (9) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke For Strikeforce middleweight title |
25  | Dec 4, 2010 28 years, 8 months 18-6 (16) | 40 years, 6 months 22-7 (15) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
24  | Jun 16, 2010 28 years, 2 months 17-6 (15) | 34 years, 9 months 35-9 (22) | Strikeforce | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
23  | Jan 30, 2010 27 years, 10 months 17-5 (15) | 33 years, 8 months 24-6-1 (23) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | KO | Win Punch |
22  | Jun 6, 2009 27 years, 2 months 16-5 (14) | 30 years, 4 months 22-4-1 (12) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss Guillotine choke |
21  | Jul 26, 2008 26 years, 4 months 16-4 (14) | 29 years, 2 months 14-4 (14) | EliteXC | MD | 2 | TKO | Win Kicks and punches |
20 | May 31, 2008 26 years, 2 months 15-4 (13) | 29 years 14-4 (14) | EliteXC | MD | 3 | NC | NC Thumb in the eye |
19  | Sep 15, 2007 25 years, 5 months 15-4 (13) | 27 years, 3 months 14-7-1 (12) | EliteXC | MD | 3 | KO | Win Punches |
18  | Mar 31, 2007 25 years 14-4 (12) | 34 years, 10 months 15-5 (13) | MD | 4 | KO | Win Punches | |
17 | Feb 23, 2007 24 years, 11 months 13-4 (11) | Eduardo Pamplona | MD | 3 | TKO | Win Punches | |
16  | Oct 21, 2006 24 years, 7 months 12-4 (10) | 31 years 22-4 (20) | MD | 1 | KO | Win Flying knee and punches | |
15  | Sep 2, 2006 24 years, 5 months 11-4 (9) | 25 years, 8 months 15-4 (12) | MD | 3 | SUB | Loss Arm-triangle choke | |
14  | Feb 25, 2006 23 years, 11 months 11-3 (9) | 31 years, 7 months 20-5 (17) | MD | 1 | KO | Win Punches | |
13 | Sep 17, 2005 23 years, 5 months 10-3 (8) | Jeremy Brown | KOTC | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar |
12 | Jul 23, 2005 23 years, 4 months 9-3 (7) | 31 years 20-3 (17) | MD | 2 | KO | Win Punches | |
11  | Oct 22, 2004 22 years, 7 months 8-3 (6) | 33 years, 8 months 29-4 (25) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | Loss Triangle choke |
10 | Apr 2, 2004 22 years 8-2 (6) | 20 years, 8 months 8-2 (7) | UFC | 2 | KO | Loss Punch | |
9  | Nov 21, 2003 21 years, 8 months 8-1 (6) | 29 years, 3 months 14-9-5 (11) | UFC | 3 | UD | Win | |
8  | Apr 25, 2003 21 years, 1 months 7-1 (6) | 32 years, 3 months 11-6 (10) | UFC | 2 | TKO | Loss Knee injury | |
7  | Nov 22, 2002 20 years, 8 months 7-0 (6) | 25 years, 9 months 6-3 (3) | UFC | 1 | KO | Win Punches | |
6  | Jun 22, 2002 20 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | 29 years, 1 month 14-7-2 (11) | UFC | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
5  | May 10, 2002 20 years, 1 months 5-0 (4) | 21 years, 5 months 17-4-1 (14) | UFC | 3 | UD | Win | |
4  | Dec 15, 2001 19 years, 8 months 4-0 (4) | 27 years, 5 months 5-3-1 (1) | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
3 | Jul 13, 2001 19 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | Marco Macera | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | ||
2 | Jun 15, 2001 19 years, 2 months 2-0 (2) | Landon Showalter | 1 | KO | Win Punches | ||
1 | Apr 7, 2001 19 years 1-0 (1) | John Reed | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
