Robbie Lawler

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Robbie Lawler
Statistics
Nickname Ruthless
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg/13.2 st)
Nationality Flag of the United States American
Born March 20, 1982 (1982-03-20) (age 26)
Fighting out of Bettendorf, Iowa
Town of birth San Diego, California
Team/Association H.I.T. Squad[1]
Fighting style Freestyle
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 15
  By knockout 12
  By submission 1
Losses 4
Draws 0
No contests 1

Robert Glen Lawler ,known as "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler (born March 20, 1982) ,is an American mixed martial arts fighter. Lawler is the current EliteXC middleweight champion. He is a member of Team Hughes fighting out of H.I.T. Squad, a Granite City, Illinois gym, which he co-owns with teammate and former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes, Matt Pena, and Marc Fiore. [2]

He is known for his aggressiveness, KO punching power, strength, athleticism and border line reckless style.

On March 31, 2007, he fought Frank Trigg for the ICON Sport middleweight championship and won by KO in the fourth round. On September 15, 2007, he fought PRIDE Fighting Championships veteran Murilo "Ninja" Rua for the EliteXC middleweight championship and won by TKO in the third round.

Robbie Lawler was scheduled to fight Hawaii's Kala Hose for the ICON Sport Middleweight Championship on December 15, 2007 in Honolulu, Hawaii, he however pulled out of the fight due to an injury. Icon Sport has stripped him of the middleweight title on February 9, 2008 for failing to defending the title.[3]

Lawler defended his EliteXC Middleweight Championship against Scott Smith at EliteXC: Primetime on May 31st at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, wich ended in a no contest, after Smith caught an accidental finger in the eye from Lawler.[4]

Sherdog and MMAWeekly currently rank Lawler as the #5 middleweight fighter in the world. [5][6]

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[edit] Personal life

Lawler is married.[7]

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
NC 15-4,
1 NC		 Flag of the United States Scott Smith No contest (Unintentional foul) EliteXC: Primetime 02008-05-31 31 May 2008 3 3:26 Flag of the United States New Jersey, United States Retained EliteXC middleweight championship.
Win 15-4 Flag of Brazil Murilo Rua TKO (Strikes) EliteXC: Uprising 02007-09-15 15 September 2007 3 2:04 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States Won EliteXC middleweight championship.
Win 14-4 Flag of the United States Frank Trigg KO (Punches) Icon Sport - Epic 02007-03-31 31 March 2007 4 1:40 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States Won ICON Sport middleweight championship.
Win 13-4 Flag of Brazil Eduardo Pamplona TKO IFL - Atlanta 02007-02-23 23 February 2007 3 1:36 Flag of the United States Georgia, United States
Win 12-4 Flag of the United States Joey Villasenor KO (Flying Knee) PRIDE 32 - The Real Deal 02006-10-21 21 October 2006 1 0:22 Flag of the United States Nevada, United States
Loss 11-4 Flag of the United States Jason Miller Submission (Arm Triangle) Icon Sport - Mayhem vs Lawler 02006-09-02 2 September 2006 3 2:50 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States Lost ICON Sport middleweight championship.
Win 11-3 Flag of the United States Falaniko Vitale KO Icon Sport - Lawler vs. Niko 2 02006-02-25 25 February 2006 1 3:38 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States Won ICON Sport middleweight championship.
Win 10-3 Flag of the United States Jeremy Brown Submission (Armbar) KOTC - Xtreme Edge 02005-09-17 17 September 2005 1 2:48 Flag of the United States Indiana, United States
Win 9-3 Flag of the United States Falaniko Vitale KO Superbrawl - Icon 02005-07-23 23 July 2005 2 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Loss 8-3 Flag of the United States Evan Tanner Submission (Triangle Choke) UFC 50 - The War of '04 02004-10-22 22 October 2004 1 2:22 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ
Loss 8-2 Flag of the United States Nick Diaz KO (Punches) UFC 47 - It's On 02004-04-02 2 April 2004 2 1:31 Flag of the United States Nevada, United States
Win 8-1 Flag of the United States Chris Lytle Decision (Unanimous) UFC 45 - Revolution 02003-11-21 21 November 2003 3 5:00 Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Conneticut
Loss 7-1 Flag of the United States Pete Spratt Submission (Injury) UFC 42 - Sudden Impact 02003-04-25 25 April 2003 2 2:28 Flag of the United States Florida, United States
Win 7-0 Flag of the United States Tiki Ghosn TKO (Strikes) UFC 40 - Vendetta 02002-11-22 22 November 2002 1 1:29 Flag of the United States Nevada, United States
Win 6-0 Flag of the United States Steve Berger TKO (Strikes) UFC 37.5 - As Real As It Gets 02002-06-22 22 June 2002 2 0:27 Flag of the United States Nevada, United States
Win 5-0 Flag of the United States Aaron Riley Decision (Unanimous) UFC 37 - High Impact 02002-05-10 10 May 2002 3 5:00 Flag of the United States Louisiana, United States
Win 4-0 Flag of Japan Saburo Kawakatsu TKO (Punches) Shogun 1 - Shogun 1 02001-12-15 15 December 2001 1 4:49 Flag of the United States Hawaii, United States
Win 3-0 Flag of the United States Marco Macera TKO EC 41 - Extreme Challenge 41 02001-07-13 13 July 2001 1 1:19 Flag of the United States Iowa, United States
Win 2-0 Flag of the United States Landon Showalter KO IFC WC 13 - Warriors Challenge 13 02001-06-15 15 June 2001 1 0:14 Flag of the United States California, United States
Win 1-0 John Reed TKO EC 39 - Extreme Challenge 39 02001-04-07 7 April 2001 1 2:14

[edit] References

  1. ^ Robbie "Ruthless" Lawler's Mixed Martial Arts Statistics. Sherdog.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  2. ^ Matt Hughes opens H.I.T. Squad, starts Team Hughes. MMAFighting.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
  3. ^ LAWLER STRIPPED OF ICON SPORT TITLE
  4. ^ http://fight.proelite.com/elitexc-primetime.html
  5. ^ Sherdog.com Divisional Rankings
  6. ^ MMA WEEKLY - Your #1 Source for Daily MMA News, Interviews, Multimedia, and More: - MMAWEEKLY WORLD MMA RANKINGS UPDATED
  7. ^ Meanwhile, Lawler and his wife will be relocating.

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