Middleweight · Men

Muhammed Lawal

“King Mo”
United States American Top Team debut 2008
Elo 1,579 peak 2,022 · 31 Dec 2015 443 below it
Tapology Sherdog id 3694212
21-10 (1)pro record
4L current streak
1,999best win, Elo
1,660average opponent
-- born 11 Jan 1981
72.0" / 79.0" height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,303 Sub1,227 Dec1,215

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Gegard Mousasi Decision R5 · 17 Apr 2010 · Strikeforce 1,999
  2. Travis Wiuff KO/TKO R1 · 28 Sep 2008 · Sengoku 1,849
  3. Mikhail Zayats Decision R3 · 28 Feb 2014 · Bellator MMA 1,827
  4. Cheick Kongo Decision R3 · 27 Feb 2015 · Bellator MMA 1,805
  5. Quinton Jackson Decision R3 · 31 Mar 2017 · Bellator MMA 1,792

Losses

The latest 5 of 10
  1. Andrew Kapel KO/TKO R1 · 8 Nov 2019 · Bellator MMA 1,685
  2. Jiří Procházka KO/TKO R3 · 21 Apr 2019 · RIZIN Fighting Federation 1,893
  3. Liam McGeary KO/TKO R3 · 15 Dec 2018 · Bellator MMA 1,643
  4. Ryan Bader KO/TKO R1 · 12 May 2018 · Bellator MMA 2,130
  5. Mirko Filipović KO/TKO R2 · 29 Dec 2016 · RIZIN Fighting Federation 1,784

Fight history

32 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
32 8 Nov 201938.8 yrs L21-10 (1) Andrew Kapel 14-6 · 34.3 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunches R11:22 0.00 1,660→1,579 -81 1,685 -321→-310 Bellator 233: Salter vs. Van Steenis Bellator MMA
31 21 Apr 201938.3 yrs L21-9 (1) Jiří Procházka 23-3-1 · 26.5 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunch R313:02 0.00 1,704→1,660 -44 1,893 – Rizin FF - Rizin 15 RIZIN Fighting Federation
30 15 Dec 201837.9 yrs L21-8 (1) Liam McGeary 12-3 · 36.2 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R310:53 0.00 1,835→1,704 -132 1,643 -250→-239 Bellator 213: Macfarlane vs. Letourneau Bellator MMA
29 12 May 201837.3 yrs L21-7 (1) Ryan Bader 27-5 · 34.9 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:15 0.00 1,867→1,835 -31 2,130 +238→+262 Bellator 199: Bader vs. King Mo Bellator MMA
28 31 Mar 201736.2 yrs W21-6 (1) Quinton Jackson 36-11 · 38.8 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.62* 1,870→1,872 +2 1,792 -207→-315 Bellator 175: Rampage vs. King Mo 2 Bellator MMA
27 29 Dec 201636.0 yrs L20-6 (1) Mirko Filipović 32-11-2 (1) · 42.3 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R26:41 0.00 2,007→1,870 -137 1,784 -240→-240 Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round RIZIN Fighting Federation
26 16 Dec 201635.9 yrs W20-5 (1) Satoshi Ishii 15-7-1 · 30.0 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.87* 2,013→2,007 -6 1,634 -540→-540 Bellator 169: King Mo vs. Ishii Bellator MMA
25 14 May 201635.3 yrs L19-5 (1) Phil Davis 15-3 (1) · 31.6 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.44* 2,018→2,013 -5 2,041 +175→+190 Bellator 154: Davis vs. King Mo Bellator MMA
24 31 Dec 201535.0 yrs W19-4 (1) Teodoras Aukštuolis 8-3 · 24.1 yrs Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R215:00 0.95 2,022→2,018 -4 1,406 – Rizin Fighting Federation - Iza no Mai RIZIN Fighting Federation
23 31 Dec 201535.0 yrs W18-4 (1) Jiří Procházka 15-2-1 · 23.2 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R15:09 1.00 1,988→2,022 +35 1,745 – Rizin Fighting Federation - Iza no Mai RIZIN Fighting Federation
22 29 Dec 201535.0 yrs W17-4 (1) Brett McDermott 5-2 Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R19:10 1.00 1,984→1,988 +4 1,325 – Rizin Fighting Federation - Saraba no Utake RIZIN Fighting Federation
21 19 Sep 201534.7 yrs W16-4 (1) Linton Vassell 16-4 (1) · 32.3 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R210:00 1.00* 1,947→1,984 +36 1,716 -400→-373 Bellator 142: Dynamite 1 Bellator MMA
20 27 Feb 201534.1 yrs W15-4 (1) Cheick Kongo 22-9-2 · 39.8 yrs Heavyweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.93* 1,895→1,947 +52 1,805 +100→+100 Bellator 134: Newton vs. McGeary Bellator MMA
19 15 Nov 201433.8 yrs W14-4 (1) Joe Vedepo 16-9 · 31.9 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R310:39 1.00 1,887→1,895 +9 1,371 -900→-900 Bellator 131: Tito vs. Bonnar Bellator MMA
18 5 Sep 201433.6 yrs W13-4 (1) Dustin Jacoby 10-3 · 26.4 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R26:13 1.00 1,858→1,887 +28 1,574 -500→-500 Bellator 123: Curran vs. Pitbull 2 Bellator MMA
17 17 May 201433.3 yrs L12-4 (1) Quinton Jackson 33-11 · 35.9 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.57* 1,857→1,858 +1 1,814 +160→+160 Bellator 120: Rampage vs. King Mo Bellator MMA
16 28 Feb 201433.1 yrs W12-3 (1) Mikhail Zayats 22-7 · 32.4 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.66* 1,829→1,857 +28 1,827 -250→-250 Bellator 110: Rampage vs. M'Pumbu Bellator MMA
15 2 Nov 201332.8 yrs L11-3 (1) Emanuel Newton 22-7-1 · 29.8 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.37* 1,833→1,829 -3 1,911 -420→-420 Bellator 106: Chandler vs. Alvarez 2 Bellator MMA
14 31 Jul 201332.6 yrs W11-2 (1) Jacob Noe 11-2 (1) · 33.0 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches R312:51 1.00 1,775→1,833 +58 1,652 -917→-917 Bellator 97: Chandler vs. Rickels Bellator MMA
13 19 Jun 201332.4 yrs W10-2 (1) Seth Petruzelli 15-8 · 33.5 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R11:35 1.00 1,747→1,775 +28 1,461 -875→-875 Bellator 96: King Mo vs. Petruzelli Bellator MMA
12 21 Feb 201332.1 yrs L9-2 (1) Emanuel Newton 20-7-1 · 29.1 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOSpinning Backfist R12:35 0.00 1,839→1,747 -92 1,820 -1101→-1101 Bellator 90 Bellator MMA
11 24 Jan 201332.0 yrs W9-1 (1) Przemysław Mysiala 16-7 · 30.4 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunch R13:52 1.00 1,828→1,839 +11 1,356 -1575→-1575 Bellator 86 Bellator MMA
10 7 Jan 201231.0 yrs NC★8-1 (1) Lorenz Larkin 12-0 · 25.3 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKO R26:32 1.00 1,777→1,830 +53 1,632 – Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine Strikeforce
9 10 Sep 201130.7 yrs W8-1 Roger Gracie 4-0 · 30.0 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R14:33 1.00 1,711→1,777 +67 1,627 – Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov Strikeforce
8 21 Aug 201029.6 yrs L7-1 Rafael Cavalcante 9-2 · 29.6 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle KO/TKOPunches & Elbows R311:14 0.00 1,842→1,713 -130 1,660 – Strikeforce: Houston Strikeforce
7 17 Apr 201029.3 yrs W7-0 Gegard Mousasi 29-3-1 · 24.7 yrs Light Heavyweighttitle DecisionUnanimous R525:00 0.83* 1,727→1,842 +115 1,999 – Strikeforce: Nashville Strikeforce
6 19 Dec 200928.9 yrs W6-0 Mike Whitehead 24-6 · 28.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R13:08 1.00 1,633→1,727 +94 1,658 – Strikeforce: Evolution Strikeforce
5 28 Aug 200928.6 yrs W5-0 Mark Kerr 15-10 (1) · 40.7 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R10:25 1.00 1,628→1,633 +5 1,015 – M-1: Breakthrough M-1 Global
4 20 Mar 200928.2 yrs W4-0 Ryo Kawamura 9-3-2 · 27.7 yrs Light Heavyweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.84 1,617→1,628 +11 1,401 – Sengoku - Seventh Battle Sengoku
3 4 Jan 200928.0 yrs W3-0 Yukiya Naito 16-4-2 · 31.8 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R13:54 1.00 1,529→1,617 +87 1,528 – Sengoku - No Ran 2009 Sengoku
2 1 Nov 200827.8 yrs W2-0 Fábio Silva 11-5 · 26.6 yrs Light Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R310:41 1.00 1,467→1,529 +63 1,366 – Sengoku - Sixth Battle Sengoku
1 28 Sep 200827.7 yrs W1-0 Travis Wiuff 55-11 · 30.5 yrs Heavyweight KO/TKOPunches R12:11 1.00 1,299→1,467 +168 1,849 – Sengoku - Fifth Battle Sengoku