Heavyweight · “Big”

Lavar Johnson

18-10-0 UFC 2-2-0
6'4"Height
82"Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
2KO wins
0Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
6:16Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min5.73
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.19
Striking accuracy64.9%
Striking defense55.6%
Takedowns / 15 min0.6
Takedown accuracy100.0%
Takedown defense58.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time14.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 4 fights · green = win
January 28, 2012 vs Joey Beltran — 14.77/min (W) — only 4.4 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '12 May 5, 2012 vs Pat Barry — 8.42/min (W) — only 4.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '12 May 26, 2012 vs Stefan Struve — 3.69/min (L) — only 1.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '12 February 23, 2013 vs Brendan Schaub — 2.4/min (L) Feb '13

Fight history

4 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Brendan Schaub 4-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · February 23, 2013
36/52Sig. strikes
18/31Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:56Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Stefan Struve 7-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:05 — UFC 146: Dos Santos vs Mir · May 26, 2012
4/7Sig. strikes
0/0Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Pat Barry 4-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:38 — UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller · May 5, 2012
39/71Sig. strikes
15/22Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:42Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Joey Beltran 3-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:24 — UFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis · January 28, 2012
65/92Sig. strikes
22/71Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:05Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
18-10-0Pro record
JL3 Elite, AKAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 16
Submission 2
Decision 0
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 7
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

WEC 6
Bellator 4
UFC 4
Strikeforce Challengers 4
PFC 3
War Gods 2
Strikeforce 1
Freedom Fight 1

+ 3 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Cheick Kongo Submission (rear-naked choke) Bellator 123
September 5, 2014
 Bellator 1 3:27
L Blagoy Ivanov Submission (americana) Bellator 116
April 11, 2014
 Bellator 1 4:08
W Ryan Martinez TKO (punches) Bellator 111
March 7, 2014
 Bellator 1 4:22
L Vinicius Queiroz KO (punch) Bellator 102
October 4, 2013
 Bellator 1 0:23
L Brendan Schaub Decision (unanimous) UFC 157
February 23, 2013
 UFC 3 5:00
L Stefan Struve Submission (armbar) UFC 146
May 26, 2012
 UFC 1 1:05
W Pat Barry TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller
May 5, 2012
 UFC 1 4:38
W Joey Beltran KO (punches) UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis
January 28, 2012
 UFC 1 4:24
L Shawn Jordan Submission (americana) Strikeforce Challengers: Larkin vs. Rossborough
September 23, 2011
 Strikeforce Challengers 2 3:08
L Shane del Rosario Submission (armbar) Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
February 12, 2011
 Strikeforce 1 4:31
W Virgil Zwicker KO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Bowling vs. Voelker
October 22, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 1 2:17
W Lolohea Mahe TKO (punches) Strikeforce Challengers: Johnson vs. Mahe
March 26, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 2 3:29
W Carl Seumanutafa KO (punch) Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina
May 15, 2009
 Strikeforce Challengers 1 0:18
W Dave Huckaba TKO (corner stoppage) PFC 12: High Stakes
January 22, 2009
 PFC 1 3:00
W Sean Souza KO (punch) War Gods: Do or Die
November 8, 2008
 War Gods 1 2:51
W Vince Lucero KO (punch) PFC 10: Explosive
September 26, 2008
 PFC 1 1:16
W Sal Farnetti TKO (punches) PFC: Bias vs. Blood
August 21, 2008
 PFC 1 2:14
L Alijah Reni Submission (rear-naked choke) War Gods
July 26, 2008
 War Gods 1 1:31
L Brian Olsen Submission (knee injury) WEC 18
January 13, 2006
 WEC 2 0:14
W Corey Salter TKO (submission to strikes) WEC 17
October 14, 2005
 WEC 1 3:37
W Todd Gouwenberg TKO (punches) Freedom Fight: Canada vs USA
July 9, 2005
 Freedom Fight 3 2:53
W Carlos Garcia TKO (punches) WEC 15
May 19, 2005
 WEC 1 1:09
W Lace Pele TKO (punches) GC 33: Brutal Force
December 12, 2004
 GC 1 0:54
W Terry Pettek Submission (guillotine choke) Venom: First Strike
September 18, 2004
 Venom 1 0:21
W Fred Diaz KO (punches) WEC 11
August 20, 2004
 WEC 1 1:33
W Kyle Keeney KO (punches) Lords of the Cage
June 5, 2004
 Lords of the Cage 1 1:36
W Levi Thornbrue TKO (punches) WEC 10
May 21, 2004
 WEC 1 2:32
L Doug Marshall TKO (corner stoppage) WEC 9
January 16, 2004
 WEC 1 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Lavar Johnson) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 99 qualified Heavyweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 5.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 64.9% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 55.6% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 0.6 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 100.0% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 58.3% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.4
Control time 14.3% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 63.4%