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Joe Lauzon
Born (1984-05-22) May 22, 1984 (age 40)
East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, U.S.
Other namesJ-Lau
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)
DivisionLightweight
Reach70 in (178 cm)
RankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Total29
Wins22
By knockout4
By submission18
Losses7
By knockout3
By submission3
By decision1
Notable relativesDan Lauzon, brother
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. (born May 22, 1984) is an American mixed martial artist from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He has 11 post-fight bonuses, which is the second highest total in the UFC. [1] Lauzon holds notable victories over former world champions Mike Brown, Jens Pulver and Jamie Varner.

Early life and background

Lauzon grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts until he was in third grade when he moved to Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[2] Lauzon lived on a small farm.[2]

Lauzon graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in computer science. He worked as a network administrator in Cambridge, MA before he began training in mixed martial arts full-time.[3]

Joe's younger brother, (an initiate in the RSK) Dan Lauzon, is also a mixed martial artist.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Lauzon did not start his training martial arts until his junior year of high school.[2] Beginning with learning grappling techniques, his first amateur fight was in 2002.[2]

In 2004, Lauzon had his first professional fight, winning with a first round armbar in a local Massachusetts promotion, Mass Destruction.[5] Lauzon then went on an eight fight winning streak with all of the fights ended via submission. Lauzon won an eight-man tournament, defeating three fighters in one night in the World Fighting League and was crowned the WFL Grand Prix Champion.[2] Lauzon was also named 2004 Massachusetts fighter of the year by local Massachusetts MMA outlets.[6]

Lauzon made his debut in the UFC upsetting former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver at UFC 63 on September 23, 2006, winning via KO in 48 seconds and in doing so, beat 7-to-1 odds.

Lauzon has been sponsored throughout his career by independent record label Deathwish Inc., which is based out of his home state.[7]

The Ultimate Fighter

Lauzon was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5, which featured lightweights exclusively. He was on B.J. Penn's team, against a team coached by Jens Pulver. Lauzon defeated Brian Geraghty in the preliminary round. He then defeated Cole Miller in the quarterfinals. The win was somewhat controversial due to an illegal strike to the back of Miller's head. Miller appeared obviously dazed by the illegal strike and was given time to recover.[8] However, when action was restarted, it was clear that Cole was still feeling the effects of the strike. Lauzon capitalized on it and won the fight.[9] In the semi-finals, Lauzon lost a unanimous decision to Manvel Gamburyan. In the finale, he defeated Brandon Melendez via submission (triangle choke) at 2:09 of round two.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

At UFC 78 Lauzon submitted previously undefeated Jason Reinhardt by rear naked choke in the first round. Lauzon quickly took Reinhardt down before moving to the north-south position. Reinhardt rolled, giving Lauzon his back, and Lauzon quickly sunk in the rear naked choke for a quick submission victory.

On April 2, 2008, Kenny Florian defeated Lauzon in the main event of UFC Fight Night 13 by TKO via strikes from mount in the second round. The first round was back and forth as Florian opened up a cut on Lauzon's head with elbows and took his back while Lauzon landed several takedowns and attempted several submissions. Florian opened the second round with a takedown and soon advanced to mount where he landed multiple unanswered strikes until the fight was waved off.

Lauzon defeated Kyle Bradley by TKO (punches) in round two at UFC Fight Night 15. In the first round Bradley connected with a punch and rocked Lauzon. Lauzon managed to recover and continued to trade with Bradley in a close first round. In the second round Lauzon scored a takedown and transitioned quickly into mount before taking Bradley's back. Lauzon landed several punches from this position until the referee stepped in to save Bradley.

Lauzon was scheduled to fight Hermes Franca on February 7, 2009, in the main event for UFC Fight Night 17.[10] However, Franca pulled out of the event with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.[11] Jeremy Stephens stepped in as a late replacement.[12] Lauzon defeated Stephens by armbar in the second round.

Lauzon fought Sam Stout on January 2, 2010, at UFC 108 and lost in a very entertaining fight by decision, which also won Fight of the Night.[13][14]

Lauzon was expected to face Terry Etim on August 28, 2010, at UFC 118, but Etim had to withdraw from the bout due to injury. Lauzon was instead set to fight fellow Ultimate Fighter season 5 castmate Gabe Ruediger.[15] During the UFC 118 weigh-ins Ruediger brought Lauzon a cake that read "Sorry for your loss". Lauzon defeated Ruediger, who is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, via armbar in 2:01 of round 1 having completely dominated him for the entire fight. According to Joe Rogan, Gabe "was never in it for a second."

Lauzon faced George Sotiropoulos on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123.[16] The fight began with an action-packed first round, that saw Lauzon set the pace. However, by the end of the round, Lauzon began to tire and saw Sotiropoulos began to gain momentum. The second round saw a fatigued and passive Joe Lauzon. After a scramble, Sotiropoulous ended up on top position and torqued a kimura to force the tap-out.[17]

Lauzon faced Curt Warburton on June 26 at UFC on Versus 4.[18] Lauzon defeated Warburton via first round kimura.

Lauzon was briefly linked to a bout with Charles Oliveira on November 19, 2011 at UFC 138.[19] However, Oliveira instead faced Donald Cerrone on August 14, 2011 at UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle, replacing an injured Paul Taylor.[20]

Lauzon defeated Melvin Guillard on October 8, 2011 by rear naked choke at UFC 136,[21] earning his fourth Submission of the Night honor and sixth straight UFC Bonus award.

Lauzon faced Anthony Pettis on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144[22] He lost the fight by KO due to a head kick in 91 seconds.

Lauzon was expected to face Terry Etim on August 4, 2012 at UFC on Fox 4.[23] However, Etim was forced out of the bout with an injury and replaced by Jamie Varner.[24] In a back-and-forth fight that saw both men rocked, Lauzon secured the victory after locking in a triangle choke on Varner at 2:44 of the third round. His performance earned him the Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night honors.

Lauzon was expected to face Gray Maynard on December 29, 2012 at UFC 155.[25] However, Maynard pulled out of the bout citing a knee injury and was replaced by Jim Miller.[26]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed Martial Arts

  • World Fighting League
    • WFL Grand Prix Champion
  • Massachusetts MMA outlets
    • 2004 Massachusetts Fighter of the Year Honors

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
29 matches 22 wins 7 losses
By knockout 4 3
By submission 18 3
By decision 0 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Jim Miller UFC 155 December 29, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 22–7 Jamie Varner Submission (triangle choke) UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera August 4, 2012 3 2:44 Los Angeles, California, United States Submission of the Night. Fight of the Night
Loss 21–7 Anthony Pettis KO (head kick) UFC 144 February 26, 2012 1 1:21 Saitama, Japan
Win 21–6 Melvin Guillard Submission (rear naked choke) UFC 136 October 8, 2011 1 0:47 Houston, Texas, United States Submission of the Night
Win 20–6 Curt Warburton Submission (triangle kimura) UFC Live: Kongo vs. Barry June 26, 2011 1 1:58 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Submission of the Night
Loss 19–6 George Sotiropoulos Submission (kimura) UFC 123 November 20, 2010 2 2:43 Auburn Hills, Michigan, United States Fight of the Night
Win 19–5 Gabe Ruediger Submission (armbar) UFC 118 August 28, 2010 1 2:01 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Submission of the Night
Loss 18–5 Sam Stout Decision (unanimous) UFC 108 January 2, 2010 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night
Win 18–4 Jeremy Stephens Submission (armbar) UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens February 7, 2009 2 4:43 Tampa, Florida, United States Submission of the Night
Win 17–4 Kyle Bradley TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Diaz vs Neer September 18, 2008 2 1:34 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Loss 16–4 Kenny Florian TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Lauzon April 2, 2008 2 3:28 Broomfield, Colorado, United States Fight of the Night
Win 16–3 Jason Reinhardt Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 78 November 17, 2007 1 1:14 Newark, New Jersey, United States
Win 15–3 Brandon Melendez Submission (triangle choke) The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale June 23, 2007 2 2:09 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 158 catchweight bout.Melendez missed weight. Submission of the Night
Win 14–3 Jens Pulver KO (punch) UFC 63 September 23, 2006 1 0:48 Anaheim, California, United States Knockout of the Night
Win 13–3 Douglas Brown Submission (armbar) WFL 6: Real: No Fooling Around April 1, 2006 1 1:47 Revere, Massachusetts, United States Became WFL Grand Prix Champion
Win 12–3 Zane Baker KO (slam) WFL 6: Real: No Fooling Around April 1, 2006 1 3:39 Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Win 11–3 Adam Comfort Submission (achilles lock) WFL 6: Real: No Fooling Around April 1, 2006 1 1:44 Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Loss 10–3 Raphael Assunção Submission (armbar) Absolute Fighting Championships 15 February 18, 2006 2 4:37 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 10–2 Antoine Skinner Submission (triangle choke) CZ 12: Night of Champions November 5, 2005 1 1:00 Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Loss 9–2 Ivan Menjivar Submission (calf slicer) APEX: Undisputed September 3, 2005 1 3:39 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 9–1 Tim Honeycutt TKO (punches) Absolute Fighting Championships 13 July 30, 2005 1 0:11 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Loss 8–1 Jorge Masvidal TKO (punches) Absolute Fighting Championships 12 April 30, 2005 2 3:57 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Win 8–0 Joe Ahlert Submission (rear-naked choke) Mass Destruction 19 February 26, 2005 3 3:47 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 7–0 Ryan Ciotoli Technical Submission (guillotine choke) CZ 9: Hot Like Fire December 14, 2004 3 0:34 Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Win 6–0 Mike Brown Submission (rear-naked choke) CZ 8: Street Justice October 2, 2004 3 2:14 Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Win 5–0 Justin Blasich Submission (rear-naked choke) Mass Destruction 17 August 28, 2004 1 1:02 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 4–0 Renat Myzabekov Submission (ankle lock) CZ 7: Gravel Pit July 10, 2004 1 0:40 Revere, Massachusetts, United States
Win 3–0 Kyle Sprouse Submission (heel hook) CZ 6: Rampage June 26, 2004 1 0:26 Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Win 2–0 Jerry Mosquea Submission (punches) MMA: Eruption April 30, 2004 1 2:37 Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
Win 1–0 David Gilrein Submission (armbar) Mass Destruction 15 February 21, 2004 1 3:42 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

References

  1. ^ FightMetric. "Upon further review, @JoeLauzon still one fight night bonus behind @SpiderAnderson". Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e Butler, Rhett (2008-03-22). "Joe Lauzon: Redefinition". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  3. ^ "With College Finished, Lauzon Readies for His MMA Graduation Day". UFC.com. 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2006-09-25.
  4. ^ "Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  5. ^ "SHERDOG FIGHTFINDER". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  6. ^ "Lauzon positioning himself for UFC title run in 2009". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  7. ^ "Deathwish sponsored fighter Joe Lauzon fighting in UFC 63 this Saturday". 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2011-12-03.
  8. ^ Stupp, Dann (2007-05-25). "The Ultimate Fighter 5: Episode Eight Recap". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  9. ^ Rowles, Randy (2007-05-25). "UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 5: Rowles's Review of Marlon Sims vs. Noah Thomas Streetfight Episode". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  10. ^ Buhl, John (2009-01-27). "Hermes Franca Injured, Out of UFC Fight Night Bout with Joe Lauzon". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  11. ^ "Injury forces Hermes Franca off UFC Fight Night 17 card". 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  12. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (2009-01-27). "Franca Out, Stephens Steps in to Face Lauzon on Feb.7". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
  13. ^ "Joe Lauzon vs Sam Stout in the works for UFC 108 on Jan. 2". MMAMania.com. 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  14. ^ "FLD Exclusive Interview with Joe Lauzon". FightLockdown. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
  15. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/20185/tuf-5-vet-gabe-ruediger-replaces-terry-etim-faces-joe-lauzon-at-ufc-118.mma
  16. ^ "George Sotiropoulos vs. Joe Lauzon slated for UFC 123, title shot may loom". mmajunkie.com. 2010-09-08.
  17. ^ UFC 123 play by play and live results. mmajunkie.com. November 20, 2010
  18. ^ "Joe Lauzon Draws Curt Warburton at UFC on Versus 4 in Pittsburgh". MMAWeekly.com. 2011-04-11.
  19. ^ "Charles Oliveira, Joe Lauzon likely to meet at UFC 138". tatame.com. 2011-07-06.
  20. ^ "Charles Oliveira replaces Paul Taylor, meets Donald Cerrone at UFC on Versus 5". mmajunkie.com. 2011-07-07.
  21. ^ "Melvin Guillard vs. Joe Lauzon in the works for UFC 136 in Houston". mmajunkie.com. 2011-07-15.
  22. ^ "Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon official for UFC 144 in Japan". mmajunkie.com. November 25, 2011.
  23. ^ "Joe Lauzon vs Terry Etim at UFC on FOX 4". fightersonly.com. March 28, 2012.
  24. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/29421/jamie-varner-replaces-injured-terry-etim-meets-joe-lauzon-at-ufc-on-fox-4.mma
  25. ^ "Joe Lauzon vs. Gray Maynard slated for UFC 155 in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.com. August 23, 2012.
  26. ^ "Gray Maynard injured, Jim Miller steps in to face Joe Lauzon at UFC 155". mmajunkie.com. November 14, 2012.

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