Robbie Lawler vs Ben Askren

Mar 3, 2019 · ESPN+

DateMar 3, 2019

DivisionWelterweight

StatusScheduled

VenueT-Mobile Arena

BroadcastESPN+

Start times & how to watch

Start time & how to watch

Main card starts Sunday, March 3, 2019 — watch on ESPN+.

US East (ET): Sun 9:00 PM
US West (PT): Sun 6:00 PM
United Kingdom: Mon 2:00 AM
Central Europe: Mon 3:00 AM
Australia (Sydney): Mon 1:00 PM
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Robbie LawlerRuthless |30-16-0Robbie Lawler vs Ben AskrenBen AskrenFunky |19-2-0

Robbie LawlerRuthless30-16-0

Fight Overview

RoundTBD

Time3:20

30-16-0Record19-2-0

44Age42

5'11"Height5'10"

74"Reach72"

170 lbsWeight170 lbs

WelterweightWeight ClassWelterweight

Ben AskrenFunky19-2-0

Combat Edge Intelligence

Fight Intelligence

Ben Askren owns a 7-point Elo edge (great). Neither side shows more surface-level statistical edges across the tracked UFC categories. There are no clean shared-opponent matches in tracked pro MMA history.

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Elo Recent career Elo trajectory

Recent three-year Elo paths for both fighters. Ratings shown here are current career context; the event-specific prediction or verified result remains on this Fight page.

Robbie LawlerBen Askren

Recent form

Robbie LawlerW L W W L · +5 Elo last 5

WLWWL

Ben AskrenL L W W W · +5 Elo last 5

LLWWW

Elo edge

Robbie Lawler1788+11 last move

Ben Askren1795-21 last move

Why they are ranked here

Robbie LawlerNot on the active ladder · 1788 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Nick Diaz (rated 1781 at the time): +14.
Costliest loss: Lost to Bryan Barberena (rated 1667 at the time): -20.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +5 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1725, not 1788: 63 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Ben AskrenNot on the active ladder · 1795 Elo

Biggest gain: Beat Shinya Aoki (rated 1832 at the time): +21.
Costliest loss: Lost to Jorge Masvidal (rated 1756 at the time): -24.
Last 5 fights: 3 wins, 2 losses, +5 Elo in total.
Inactivity: Placed on 1705, not 1795: 90 points are held back after more than 18 months without a fight, until the next one.

Every rated fight moves a rating by an amount set by the opponent's rating at the time, the result and how it ended. Places are counted among fighters active in the last 24 months. How the rating is calculated

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What's at stake

Robbie LawlerNow 1788

Wins by decision+12→ 1800

Loses by decision-12→ 1776

Ben AskrenNow 1795

Wins by decision+16→ 1811

Loses by decision-16→ 1779

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Projected with the same rules as the rankings, at today's ratings. Split decisions move ratings less and finishes more.

Stat advantages

Robbie LawlervsBen Askren

Takedown defense

65%vs0%

Submission average

0vs0.87

Takedown average

0.65vs4.33

Takedown accuracy

64%vs11%

Finishing profile

Robbie LawlerKO/TKO leads 73% of wins

Ben Askrendecision leads 37% of wins

Common opponents

No clean shared-opponent match found in tracked pro MMA history.

Tale of the tape

Robbie LawlerBen Askren

Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.

3.85Sig. strikes landed per min3.64

UFC welterweight average : 3.66

47Sig. strike accuracy49

UFC welterweight average : 46%

4.67Sig. strikes absorbed per min5.66

UFC welterweight average : 3.84

59Sig. strike defense36

UFC welterweight average : 53%

0.65Takedown average4.33

UFC welterweight average : 1.41

64Takedown accuracy11

UFC welterweight average : 30%

65Takedown defense0

UFC welterweight average : 59%

0Submission average0.87

UFC welterweight average : 0.54

22Wins by knockout6

1Wins by submission6

7Wins by decision7

4Losses by knockout1

5Losses by submission1

7Losses by decision0

Robbie Lawler vs Ben Askren is a scheduled Welterweight fight on UFC 235 : JONES VS SMITH. Robbie Lawler enters with a 30-16-0 record and Ben Askren enters with a 19-2-0 record. Combat Edge tracks the matchup preview, UFC stats, Elo edge, shared opponents, event date, venue, and full fight card.