Result
Ring of Combat 74
· Fri 22 Oct 2021 · Ring of Combat
Dennis Buzukja vs Michael Lawrence
W
Dennis Buzukja
“The Great”
5-2
1,368Elo
KO/TKO
R1 · 1:06
Featherweight
Title fight
Michael Lawrence
“Sho'Nuff”
7-5
1,231Elo
Our model
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litDennis BuzukjaMichael Lawrence
1,368
Elo
1,231
1,208
KO rating
1,091
1,072
Sub rating
945
1,092
Dec rating
1,094
Wins by
2
KO/TKO
1
0
Submission
1
3
Decision
5
Losses by
0
KO/TKO
1
0
Submission
3
2
Decision
1
Prices
The closing prices; the outcome that happened is outlinedDennis BuzukjaMichael Lawrence
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Moneyline
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What the model makes of it
At the prices aboveThe model has no priced opinion on this bout.
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Dennis Buzukja
5-2 going in · 13 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 2026-08-01 | L |
 Bogdan Grad
|
SubArm Triangle Choke | R29:33 | 28.8 | 1,457-56 | 1,588 | +169 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 283: Medic vs. Rodriguez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2026-04-18 | L |
 Márcio Barbosa
|
KO/TKOCounter Left Hook | R11:20 | 28.5 | 1,491-34 | 1,738 | +290 | Featherweight | UFC Fight Night 273: Burns vs. Malott Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2024-08-24 | L |
Francis Marshall
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 26.9 | 1,573-66 | 1,474 | +142 | Lightweight | UFC on ESPN 62: Cannonier vs. Borralho Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2024-03-30 | W |
Connor Matthews
|
KO/TKOLeft Hook to Hammerfists | R310:22 | 26.5 | 1,482+92 | 1,499 | -116 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 54: Blanchfield vs. Fiorot Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2023-11-11 | L |
Jamall Emmers
|
KO/TKOStraight Right & Hammerfists | R10:49 | 26.1 | 1,522-40 | 1,731 | +210 | Featherweight | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2023-08-05 | L |
Sean Woodson
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 25.8 | 1,617-95 | 1,550 | +153 | Featherweight | UFC on ESPN 50: Sandhagen vs. Font Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2023-06-16 | W |
Soslan Abanokov
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R26:29 | 25.7 | 1,591+27 | 1,292 | -700 | Featherweight | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 120: Ndregjoni vs. Araujo Cage Fury FC |
| 18 | 2023-02-25 | W |
 Mark Gregory Valerio
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R13:57 | 25.4 | 1,585+6 | 992 | -1000 | Featherweight | UAE Warriors 36: Machado vs. Jung UAE Warriors |
| 17 | 2022-11-19 | W |
 Boimah Karmo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R420:00 | 25.1 | 1,547+38 | 1,459 | -- | Featherweight | Maverick MMA 21: Buzukja vs. Karmo Maverick MMA |
| 16 | 2022-07-26 | W |
Kaleio Romero
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.8 | 1,498+49 | 1,457 | -209 | Featherweight | Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2022: Week 1 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 15 | 2022-02-18 | W |
Josh Rohler
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 24.4 | 1,423+75 | 1,485 | -649 | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 75 Ring of Combat |
| 14 | 2021-10-22 | W |
Michael Lawrence
this fight
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:06 | 24.1 | 1,368+55 | 1,231 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 74 Ring of Combat |
| 13 | 2021-03-27 | W |
Shaquan Moore
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.5 | 1,362+6 | 1,117 | -- | Featherweight | Triton Fights 18 Triton Fights |
| 12 | 2020-09-01 | L |
 Melsik Baghdasaryan
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.9 | 1,438-76 | 1,324 | -125 | Featherweight | Dana White's Contender Series - Contender Series 2020: Week 5 Dana White's Contender Series |
| 11 | 2020-02-21 | W |
Tim Dooling
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.4 | 1,353+85 | 1,458 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 71 Ring of Combat |
| 10 | 2019-11-23 | W |
William Calhoun III
|
KO/TKOSpinning Backfist | R12:38 | 22.1 | 1,295+58 | 1,174 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 70 Ring of Combat |
| 9 | 2019-02-22 | W |
Shaquan Moore
|
DecisionUnanimous | R312:00 | 21.4 | 1,267+28 | 1,095 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 67 Ring of Combat |
| 8 | 2018-11-16 | L |
Nick Rodrigues
|
DecisionUnanimous | R312:00 | 21.1 | 1,326-59 | 1,327 | -- | Lightweight | Ring of Combat 66 Ring of Combat |
| 7 | 2018-10-13 | W |
Ryan Castro
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:53 | 21.0 | 1,262+65 | 1,169 | -- | Lightweight | Bellator 208: Fedor vs. Sonnen Bellator MMA |
| 6 | 2018-07-27 | W |
 Gabriel Rosero
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:45 | 20.8 | 1,240+22 | 957 | -- | Bantamweight | Ring of Combat - Combat at the Capitale 41 Ring of Combat am |
| 5 | 2018-05-25 | W |
Mike Martinez
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R12:04 | 20.6 | 1,167+73 | 1,205 | -- | Featherweight | Triton Fights 7 Triton Fights am |
| 4 | 2018-02-02 | W |
Vernal McCalla
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R10:28 | 20.3 | 1,118+49 | 1,028 | -- | Lightweight | Ring of Combat AM 27 Ring of Combat am |
| 3 | 2017-12-02 | W |
Christian Acerbo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 20.2 | 1,063+55 | 1,121 | -- | Featherweight | Triton Fights 5 Triton Fights am |
| 2 | 2016-10-01 | L |
Joey Tizzano
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 19.0 | 1,117-54 | 1,069 | -- | Lightweight | Dead Serious MMA - Dead Serious 21 Dead Serious MMA am |
| 1 | 2016-04-30 | W |
Andrew Noia
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R23:00 | 18.6 | 1,052+66 | 1,052 | -- | Lightweight | KTFO 13 KTFO MMA am |
Michael Lawrence
7-5 going in · 28 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 2022-02-18 | L |
Francis Marshall
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R313:26 | 40.1 | 1,176-28 | 1,466 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 75 Ring of Combat |
| 29 | 2021-10-22 | L |
Dennis Buzukja
this fight
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:06 | 39.7 | 1,231-55 | 1,368 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 74 Ring of Combat |
| 28 | 2019-10-19 | W |
Thomas Blair
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 37.7 | 1,210+33 | 1,100 | -- | Featherweight | Fight Night Challenge Fight Night Challenge |
| 27 | 2019-05-17 | L |
Ryan Cafaro
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R28:36 | 37.3 | 1,280-71 | 1,348 | -- | Featherweight | Cage Fury Fighting Championships 74 Cage Fury FC |
| 26 | 2018-07-27 | W |
Chris Rollins
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 36.5 | 1,268+13 | 1,060 | -- | Featherweight | LFA 46: Nakashima vs. Stewart Legacy Fighting Alliance |
| 25 | 2018-06-08 | L |
Frank Buenafuente
|
SubGuillotine Choke | R12:23 | 36.4 | 1,324-57 | 1,453 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 63 Ring of Combat |
| 24 | 2017-11-17 | W |
Joseph Schick
|
KO/TKOKnee | R38:17 | 35.8 | 1,259+66 | 1,170 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 61 Ring of Combat |
| 23 | 2017-06-02 | L |
James Gonzalez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R312:00 | 35.4 | 1,275-16 | 1,465 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 59 Ring of Combat |
| 22 | 2017-02-24 | L |
Pat Sabatini
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R26:49 | 35.1 | 1,308-33 | 1,561 | -- | Featherweight | Ring of Combat 58 Ring of Combat |
| 21 | 2016-12-17 | W |
 Sambet Naimanbayev
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 34.9 | 1,239+69 | 1,274 | -- | Featherweight | Global Proving Ground 27: Gladiator Series 3 Global Proving Ground Inc. |
| 20 | 2016-03-26 | L |
Jonathan Vinyard
|
KO/TKOReferee Stoppage (Strikes) | R10:50 | 34.2 | 1,368-129 | 1,190 | -- | Lightweight | Strike Off 7 Strike Off Fighting Championships |
| 19 | 2015-11-07 | W |
Bennett Balcer
|
SubModified D'arce Choke | R311:46 | 33.8 | 1,274+94 | 1,299 | -- | Featherweight | Odyssey Fights - Round 2 Odyssey Fights |
| 18 | 2015-06-20 | W |
Remington Miles
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.4 | 1,278-5 | 953 | -- | Featherweight | Odyssey Fights - Round 1 Odyssey Fights |
| 17 | 2015-02-28 | W |
Grant Shanaman
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 33.1 | 1,252+26 | 1,113 | -- | Lightweight | Rings of Dreams - Fight Night 15 Rings of Dreams |
| 16 | 2014-10-18 | W |
Anthony Wright
|
KO/TKOKnockout | R26:22 | 32.7 | 1,204+48 | 1,110 | -- | Featherweight | Spartyka Fight League 17: War Zone Spartyka Fight League am |
| 15 | 2014-08-09 | W |
Cory Shannon
|
KO/TKOReferee Stoppage | R314:02 | 32.5 | 1,132+71 | 1,162 | -- | Featherweight | Revolution Fight Series 9 Revolution Fight Series am |
| 14 | 2014-04-05 | W |
Donaven McCoy
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R13:51 | 32.2 | 1,092+40 | 951 | -- | Featherweight | Spartyka Fight League 15: TKO for the Ta-Tas Spartyka Fight League am |
| 13 | 2013-10-19 | L |
Brandon Pennington
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.7 | 1,103-11 | 1,299 | -- | Lightweight | Spartyka Fight League 13: Miracles for Maddox Spartyka Fight League am |
| 12 | 2013-07-27 | W |
 Ardit Hysa
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.5 | 1,027+76 | 1,208 | -- | Featherweight | Spartyka Fight League 12: Fight for the Warriors Spartyka Fight League am |
| 11 | 2013-05-18 | L |
Joseph Bayer
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 31.3 | 1,038-11 | 1,238 | -- | Lightweight | Fight Night TV Fight Night Challenge am |
| 10 | 2012-09-10 | L |
Somner Martin
|
DecisionSplit | R39:00 | 30.6 | 1,023+15 | 1,149 | -- | Featherweight | Battle of the Spartans 3 Battle of the Spartans am |
| 9 | 2012-07-28 | L |
Jonathan DelBrugge
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R14:20 | 30.5 | 1,057-34 | 1,240 | -- | Lightweight | Operation Octagon 20 OO Fights am |
| 8 | 2012-05-26 | L |
Peter Petties
|
Decision | -- | 30.3 | 1,108-50 | 1,048 | -- | -- | -- Virginia Regional am |
| 7 | 2012-05-05 | L |
Myron Baker
|
Sub | R11:22 | 30.3 | 1,198-90 | 1,060 | -- | -- | -- am |
| 6 | 2012-04-14 | L |
Brandon Pennington
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 30.2 | 1,242-44 | 1,245 | -- | Lightweight | Spartyka Fight League 7: TKO for the Ta-Tas Spartyka Fight League am |
| 5 | 2012-03-31 | W |
Francisco Isata
|
KO/TKOKnockout | R14:46 | 30.2 | 1,196+47 | 1,092 | -- | Lightweight | Operation Octagon 19 OO Fights am |
| 4 | 2011-12-10 | W |
Troy Wittman
|
SubArmbar | R310:57 | 29.9 | 1,154+42 | 1,023 | -- | Lightweight | Fight Night TV Fight Night TV am |
| 3 | 2011-10-07 | W |
Nate Grebb
|
Decision | R315:00 | 29.7 | 1,091+63 | 1,220 | -- | -- | -- Virginia Regional am |
| 2 | 2011-09-24 | W |
Brad Mountain
|
Decision | -- | 29.7 | 1,041+50 | 1,099 | -- | -- | -- Virginia Regional am |
| 1 | 2011-07-16 | L | Mike Guiliani | DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 29.5 | 1,085-45 | 1,085 | -- | Lightweight | Modern Gladiators FC Far Eastern Modern Pankration Federation am |