Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. (born May 22, 1984) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from Brockton, Massachusetts. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[1]
Early life[]
Lauzon grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts until the third grade, when he moved to East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.[2] Lauzon lived on a small farm.[2]
Lauzon graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in Computer science. He worked as a Network administrator in Cambridge, MA before he began training in mixed martial arts full-time.[3]
Joe's younger brother, Dan Lauzon, is also a mixed martial artist.[4]
Mixed martial arts career[]
Lauzon did not start training martial arts until his junior year of high school.[2] Beginning with learning grappling techniques, his first amateur fight was in 2002.[2]
In 2004, Lauzon had his first professional fight. Winning with a first round arm bar in a local Massachusetts promotion, Mass Destruction.[5] Lauzon then went on an eight fight winning streak with all of the fights ended via submission. Lauzon won an eight-man tournament, defeating three fighters in one night in the World Fighting League, and was crowned the WFL Grand Prix Champion.[2] Lauzon was also named 2004 Massachusetts fighter of the year by local Massachusetts MMA outlets.[6]
Lauzon made his debut in the UFC by upsetting former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver at UFC 63 on September 23, 2006, winning by KO in 48 seconds and, in doing so, beat 7-to-1 odds. [7]
The Ultimate Fighter[]
Joe Lauzon was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5, which featured lightweights exclusively. He was on B.J. Penn's team, against a team coached by Jens Pulver. Lauzon defeated Brian Geraghty in the preliminary round. He then defeated Cole Miller in the quarterfinals. The win was somewhat controversial due to an illegal strike to the back of Miller's head. Miller appeared obviously dazed by the illegal strike and was given time to recover.[8] However, when action was restarted, it was clear that Cole was still feeling the effects of the strike. Joe Lauzon, then, capitalized and won the fight.[9] In the semi-finals, Lauzon lost a unanimous decision to Manvel Gamburyan. In the finale, he defeated Brandon Melendez via submission (Triangle choke) at 2:09 of round two.
UFC career[]
At UFC 78 Lauzon defeated previously undefeated Jason Reinhardt by rear naked choke in the first round.[10] Lauzon got Reinhardt in a clinch and took him down before moving to the north-south position.[11] Reinhardt rolled, giving Lauzon his back, and Lauzon quickly sunk in the rear naked choke for a quick submission victory.[11]
On April 2, 2008 Kenny Florian defeated Lauzon at UFC Fight Night 13 by TKO from Strikes from Mount.[12] In the fight, Lauzon took down Florian to the mat but while there Florian landed several elbows to the head that cut Lauzon.[13] The 1st round was back and forth as Florian landed a body kick and took Lauzon's back and Lauzon landed several take downs and looked for knee bars and heel hooks.[14] Florian finished the round with some hard shots to Lauzon's head. Florian opened the 2nd round with a takedown and punches on Lauzon from the mount position.[14] Lauzon attempted another heel hook but Florian continued to strike Lauzon from both the mount and side control at which point the fight was stopped.
Lauzon defeated Kyle Bradley by TKO (Strikes) in Round 2 at Ultimate Fight Night 15.[15] In the first round Bradley connected with a punch and rocked Lauzon.[16] Lauzon managed to recover and continued to trade with Bradley in a close first round.[17] In the second round Lauzon scored a takedown and transitioned quickly into mount before taking Bradley's back.[16] Lauzon landed several punches from this position until the referee stepped in to save Bradley.[17]
Lauzon was scheduled to fight Hermes Franca on February 7, 2009 in the main event for UFC Fight Night 17.[18] However, Franca pulled out of the event with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.[19] Jeremy Stephens stepped in as a late replacement. [20] Lauzon defeated Stephens by armbar in the second round.
In his most recent bout, Lauzon fought Sam Stout on January 2, 2010 at UFC 108, and lost in a very entertaining fight by decision.[21] [22]
Mixed martial arts record[]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 28 | 18 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 2 |
| By submission | 14 | 2 |
| By decision | 0 | 1 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 18-5 |  Sam Stout
|
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva | 2010-01-02 | 3 | 5:00 | Fight of the Night |
| Win | 18–4 |  Jeremy Stephens
|
Submission (Armbar) | UFC Fight Night 17: Lauzon vs. Stephens | 2009-02-07 | 2 | 4:42 | Submission of the Night |
| Win | 17–4 | Kyle Bradley
|
TKO (Punches) | UFC Fight Night 15: Diaz vs Neer | 2008-09-18 | 2 | 1:34 | |
| Loss | 16–4 | Kenny Florian
|
TKO (Punches and Elbows) | UFC Fight Night 13: Florian vs Lauzon | 2008-04-02 | 2 | 3:28 | Fight of the Night |
| Win | 16–3 | Jason Reinhardt
|
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UFC 78: Validation | 2007-11-17 | 1 | 1:14 | |
| Win | 15–3 | Brandon Melendez
|
Submission (Triangle Choke) | The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale | 2007-06-23 | 2 | 2:09 | |
| Win | 14–3 | Jens Pulver
|
KO (Punch) | UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn | 2006-09-23 | 1 | 0:47 | UFC Debut |
| Win | 13–3 | Douglas Brown
|
Submission (Armbar) | WFL – Real: No Fooling Around | 2006-04-01 | 1 | 1:57 | Became WFL Grand Prix Champion |
| Win | 12–3 | Zane Baker
|
KO (Slam) | WFL – Real: No Fooling Around | 2006-04-01 | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Win | 11–3 | Adam Comfort
|
Submission (Achilles Lock) | WFL – Real: No Fooling Around | 2006-04-01 | 1 | ||
| Loss | 10–3 |  Rafael Assuncao
|
Submission | AFC 15 – Absolute Fighting Championships 15 | 2006-02-18 | 2 | 3:08 | |
| Win | 10–2 | Antoine Skinner
|
Submission (Triangle Choke) | CZ 12 – Night of Champions | 2005-11-05 | 1 | 1:00 | |
| Loss | 9–2 | Ivan Menjivar
|
Submission (Calf Slicer) | APEX – Undisputed | 2005-09-03 | 1 | 0:54 | |
| Win | 9–1 | Tim Honeycutt
|
TKO (punches) | AFC 13 – Absolute Fighting Championships 13 | 2005-07-30 | 1 | 0:11 | |
| Loss | 8–1 | Jorge Masvidal
|
TKO (knees) | AFC 12 – Absolute Fighting Championships 12 | 2005-04-30 | 2 | 3:57 | |
| Win | 8–0 | Joe Ahlert
|
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | MD 19 – Mass Destruction 19 | 2005-02-26 | 3 | 3:47 | |
| Win | 7–0 | Ryan Ciotoli
|
Submission | CZ 9 – Hot Like Fire | 2004-12-14 | 3 | 0:34 | |
| Win | 6–0 | Mike Thomas Brown
|
Submission | CZ 8 – Street Justice | 2004-10-02 | 3 | 1:28 | |
| Win | 5–0 | Justin Blasich
|
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | MD 17 – Mass Destruction 17 | 2004-08-28 | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Win | 4–0 |  Renat Myzabekov
|
Submission (Ankle Lock) | CZ 7 – Gravel Pit | 2004-07-10 | 1 | 0:40 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Kyle Sprouse
|
Submission | CZ 6 – Rampage | 2004-06-26 | 1 | 0:18 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Jerry Mosquea
|
Submission | MMA – Eruption | 2004-04-30 | 1 | 2:11 | |
| Win | 1–0 | David Gilrein
|
Submission (Armbar) | MD 15 – Mass Destruction 15 | 2004-02-21 | 1 | 3:42 |
References[]
- ↑ Mulligan, Matt (2009-02-03). Ready for his closeup. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Butler, Rhett (2008-03-22). Joe Lauzon: Redefinition. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ Template:Cite news
- ↑ Dan "The Upgrade" Lauzon. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ SHERDOG FIGHTFINDER. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ Lauzon positioning himself for UFC title run in 2009. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ Template:Cite news
- ↑ Stupp, Dann (2007-05-25). The Ultimate Fighter 5: Episode Eight Recap. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ Rowles, Randy (2007-05-25). UFC's The Ultimate Fighter 5: Rowles's Review of Marlon Sims vs. Noah Thomas Streetfight Episode. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ UFC 78 'Validation' Play-by-Play (2007-11-17). Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Boone, Matt (2007-11-18). UFC 78 "VALIDATION" RESULTS. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ UFC Fight Night: Kenny Florian vs Joe Lauzon. UFC.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ↑ Trowbridge, Casey (2008-04-02). UFC 'Fight Night 13' - 2008-04-02 - Round-by-Round Coverage. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT 13 LIVE RESULTS FROM COLORADO (2008-04-02). Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ http://www.cageplay.com/blog/2008/09/18/ultimate-fight-night-15-results-and-bonuses/
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/UFC-Fight-Night-Play-by-Play-14425
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 http://archive.is/20120710044340/mmajunkie.com/news/5304/ufc-fight-night-15-round-by-round-updates-and-live-results.mma
- ↑ Buhl, John (2009-01-27). Hermes Franca Injured, Out of UFC Fight Night Bout with Joe Lauzon. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ Injury forces Hermes Franca off UFC Fight Night 17 card (2009-01-27). Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ Gerbasi, Thomas (2009-01-27). Franca Out, Stephens Steps in to Face Lauzon on Feb.7. Retrieved on 2009-02-06.
- ↑ Joe Lauzon vs Sam Stout in the works for UFC 108 on Jan. 2. MMAMania.com (2009-09-28). Retrieved on 2009-09-29.
- ↑ FLD Exclusive Interview with Joe Lauzon. FightLockdown. Retrieved on 2009-09-29.
External links[]
- Official site
- MySpace site
- UFC profile
Professional MMA record for Joe Lauzon from Sherdog Fight Finder
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