Michael Kuiper vs. Tom Lawlor
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Michael Kuiper
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 2 | 3 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 13 | 4 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.55 · 2 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 22 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record -0.5 wins over .500
Tom Lawlor
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 7 | 6 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.76 · 7 tier-1/2 wins · 8 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 2-4 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.5 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Michael Kuiper
Distance 61.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 17.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 20.5% (norm 10.3%)
Tom Lawlor
Distance 68.9% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 19.7% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 11.5% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Michael Kuiper
Head 79.5% (norm 78.0%) · Body 8.7% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 11.8% (norm 8.4%)
Tom Lawlor
Head 92.9% (norm 78.0%) · Body 3.8% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 3.3% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Kuiper L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Lawlor L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 60 / 120 | 50.0% | 40.5% | 120 / 396 | 30.3% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 20 / 35 | 57.1% | 70.3% | 77 / 113 | 68.1% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 27 / 40 | 67.5% | 69.1% | 47 / 66 | 71.2% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 78 / 155 | 50.3% | 38.9% | 207 / 534 | 38.8% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 12 / 17 | too few to rate | 71.7% | 18 / 22 | too few to rate | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 17 / 23 | too few to rate | 83.3% | 19 / 19 | too few to rate | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Kuiper L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Lawlor L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 219 | 42.0% | 39.5% | 152 / 454 | 33.5% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 25 / 36 | 69.4% | 70.9% | 60 / 103 | 58.3% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 1 / 2 | too few to rate | 69.0% | 23 / 38 | 60.5% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 84 / 214 | 39.3% | 37.9% | 148 / 467 | 31.7% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 19 / 25 | 76.0% | 71.3% | 56 / 88 | 63.6% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 15 / 18 | too few to rate | 82.1% | 31 / 40 | 77.5% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Lawlor has more cage time on record.