Muhammed Lawal

Last fought: Jan 2012

RECORD

Pro

21-6-0 (1 NC)

UFC

0-0-0

Strikeforce, Other, M-1 Global

8-1-0

Age

Height

6'0"

Weight

205 lbs

Reach

78"

Stance

Southpaw

Career Stats (Strikeforce, Other, M-1 Global)

No UFC bouts yet — these are Strikeforce, Other, M-1 Global numbers, not UFC numbers.

Statistic	Muhammed Lawal
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	51.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.5
Strike Differential	2.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	76.0%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	6.9
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	4:41
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	75.0%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	25.0%
Avg Fight Time	8:15
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.5
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Takedown Accuracy	62.5%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	5:09

Fight History

No UFC fight history. Showing M-1 Global, Other, Strikeforce fight data.

vs. Lorenz Larkin

Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine • Jan 2012

Overturned • Rd 2, 1:32

Muhammed Lawal39/5867%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:27

Lorenz Larkin3/1127%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	21/37	57%	1/1	3:28	—
	Lorenz Larkin	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Muhammed Lawal	18/21	86%	1/3	0:59	—
	Lorenz Larkin	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Roger Gracie

Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov • Sep 2011

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:33

Muhammed Lawal11/2938%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

Roger Gracie8/3921%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	11/29	38%	0/0	0:02	1
	Roger Gracie	8/39	21%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Rafael Cavalcante

Strikeforce - Houston • Aug 2010

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 1:14

Muhammed Lawal54/10452%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:33

Rafael Cavalcante39/7552%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	21/40	52%	1/3	1:14	—
	Rafael Cavalcante	8/24	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Muhammed Lawal	27/52	52%	1/2	0:59	—
	Rafael Cavalcante	7/19	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Muhammed Lawal	6/12	50%	0/1	0:20	—
	Rafael Cavalcante	24/32	75%	0/0	0:17	1

WIN

vs. Gegard Mousasi

Strikeforce - Nashville • Apr 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Muhammed Lawal66/16340%TD 11/14Ctrl 18:37

Gegard Mousasi45/12337%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	17/57	30%	2/3	3:28	—
	Gegard Mousasi	8/19	42%	0/0	0:07	—

R2	Muhammed Lawal	8/18	44%	3/3	3:49	—
	Gegard Mousasi	17/40	42%	0/0	0:23	—

R3	Muhammed Lawal	19/44	43%	1/1	3:25	—
	Gegard Mousasi	8/23	35%	0/0	0:05	—

R4	Muhammed Lawal	15/27	56%	2/2	4:03	—
	Gegard Mousasi	3/13	23%	0/0	0:05	—

R5	Muhammed Lawal	7/17	41%	3/5	3:52	—
	Gegard Mousasi	9/28	32%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Mike Whitehead

Strikeforce - Evolution • Dec 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:08

Muhammed Lawal12/2744%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Mike Whitehead10/2050%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	12/27	44%	0/0	0:09	1
	Mike Whitehead	10/20	50%	0/1	0:06	—

WIN

vs. Mark Kerr

M-1 Global - Breakthrough • Aug 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 0:25

Muhammed Lawal8/8100%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00

Mark Kerr1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	8/8	100%	1/1	0:00	—
	Mark Kerr	1/1	100%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ryo Kawamura

Sengoku - Seventh Battle • Mar 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Muhammed Lawal59/9761%TD 15/16Ctrl 0:00

Ryo Kawamura9/5317%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	20/29	69%	8/9	0:00	—
	Ryo Kawamura	3/13	23%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Muhammed Lawal	21/37	57%	3/3	0:00	—
	Ryo Kawamura	4/24	17%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Muhammed Lawal	18/31	58%	4/4	0:00	—
	Ryo Kawamura	2/16	12%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yukiya Naito

Sengoku - no Ran 2009 • Jan 2009

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:54

Muhammed Lawal20/5139%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Yukiya Naito6/1833%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	1
	Yukiya Naito	6/18	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Fabio Silva

Sengoku - Sixth Battle • Nov 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 0:41

Muhammed Lawal63/10361%TD 6/6Ctrl 0:00

Fabio Silva1/911%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	31/57	54%	3/3	0:00	—
	Fabio Silva	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Muhammed Lawal	20/25	80%	2/2	0:00	—
	Fabio Silva	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Muhammed Lawal	12/21	57%	1/1	0:00	—
	Fabio Silva	0/3	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Travis Wiuff

Sengoku - Fifth Battle • Sep 2008

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:11

Muhammed Lawal8/2040%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00

Travis Wiuff3/1421%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Muhammed Lawal	8/20	40%	1/3	0:00	—
	Travis Wiuff	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com