The UFC closes its insane six-event July schedule on Saturday when UFC 201 takes place at Philips Arena in Atlanta.July’s final event, which airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass, is headlined by a welterweight title collision between reigning champion Robbie Lawler (27-10 MMA, 12-4 UFC), who attempts to defend his belt for the third time, and challenger Tyron Woodley (15-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC).The two headliners share a high finishing rate throughout their careers, which is a theme for the majority of the fighters scheduled for the card. For more of the numbers behind those fighters, check below for 75 pre-fight facts about UFC 201.
Robbie Lawler : Lawler became the first fighter in UFC history to force a belt to change hands by split decision when he defeated Johny Hendricks at UFC 181 in December 2014. Lawler is one of two fighters in UFC history to win two championship fights by split decision. Benson Henderson has also accomplished the feat. Lawler is 8-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in February 2013. The lone defeat during that stretch came to Hendricks, a loss he later avenged. Lawler’s five-fight UFC winning streak in welterweight competition is tied with Demian Maia for the second longest active streak in the division behind Stephen Thompson (seven).
Tyron Woodley : Woodley has earned four of his five UFC victories by stoppage due to strikes
Woodley defends 67.8 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC welterweight competition, the highest rate among active fighters in the weight class and third highest overall in divisional history. Woodley has defended 95 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC welterweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history and second highest overall in UFC history behind Renan Barao (100 percent). Woodley landed 202 significant strikes during his Strikeforce career with 40.1 percent in the clinch, the largest clinch strike proportion in company history.
UFC 201 FULL CARD
1. WELTERWEIGHT BOUT : Lawler vs Woodley
2. WOMEN STRAWWEIGHT BOUT : Namajunas vs Kowalkiewicz
3. WELTERWEIGHT BOUT : Brown vs Ellenberger
4. BANTAMWEIGHT BOUT : Rivera vs Perez
5. FLYWEIGHT BOUT : McCall vs Scoggins
6. LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT : Krylov vs Herman
7. WELTERWEIGHT BOUT : Pearson vs Masvidal
8. HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT : Hamilton vs Grabowski
9. FLYWEIGHT BOUT : Reis vs Sandoval
10. WELTERWEIGHT BOUT : Graves vs Velickovic
11. FLYWEIGHT BOUT : Benoit vs Serrano
12. LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT : Arzamendia vs Brown