Joe Lauzon

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Joe Lauzon
Statistics
Nickname J-Lau or Baby Joe
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 155 lb (70 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States American
Born May 22, 1984 (1984-05-22) (age 24)
Fighting out of Hilo, Hawaii
Town of birth Brockton, Massachusetts
Fighting style Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Mixed martial arts record
Wins 16
  By knockout 3
  By submission 13
Losses 4
Draws 0

Joseph E. "Joe" Lauzon Jr. (born May 22, 1984) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from Brockton, Massachusetts.

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[edit] Mixed martial arts career

In April 2006, 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. Lauzon was also named 2004 Massachusetts fighter of the year by MassMMA.net, a site that is ran by his good friend Rick Caldwell. Lauzon made his debut in the UFC versus former UFC lightweight champion Jens "Little Evil" Pulver at UFC 63 on September 23, 2006. He won by KO in 48 seconds, an upset in which he was an underdog at 7 to 1 odds. [1]

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. Joe defeated Brian Geraghty in the preliminary round. Joe defeated Cole Miller in the quarterfinals. In the semi-finals, Joe lost a unanimous decision to Manvel Gamburyan. In the finale, he defeated Brandon Melendez via submission (triangle choke) at 2:09 of round two. Lauzon is currently living in Hilo, Hawaii and is training full-time with B.J. Penn.[2] At UFC 78, Lauzon defeated Jason Reinhardt via rear-naked choke in 1:14 seconds of round one. At UFC Fight Night 13, Lauzon was recently defeated by Kenny Florian by a TKO from a mount position. [3]

[edit] Personal life

Lauzon graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in computer networking. He worked as a network administrator before he began training in mixed martial arts full-time.[4]

Joe's younger brother, Dan Lauzon, is also a mixed martial artist.

[edit] MMA Record

16-4-0 (wins-losses-draws)
Result Opponent Method Event Title Date Round Time Notes
Loss Kenny Florian TKO (strikes) UFC Fight Night 13 04/02/2008 2 3:28 Won Fight of the Night Honors
Win Jason Reinhardt Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UFC 78: Validation 11/17/2007 1 1:14
Win Brandon Melendez Submission (Triangle Choke) The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale 06/23/2007 2 2:09
Win Jens Pulver KO (Punches) UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn 09/23/2006 1 0:47
Win Douglas Brown Submission (Armbar) WFL- Real: No Fooling Around 04/1/2006 1 N/A Became WFL Grand Prix Champion
Win Zane Baker KO (Slam) WFL- Real: No Fooling Around 04/1/2006 1 N/A
Win Adam Comfort Submission (Achilles Lock) WFL- Real: No Fooling Around 04/1/2006 1 N/A
Loss Rafael Assuncao Submission AFC 15- Absolute Fighting Championships 15 02/18/2006 2 N/A
Win Antonio Skinner Submission (Triangle Choke) CZ 12- Night of Champions 11/5/2005 1 1:00
Loss Ivan Menjivar Submission (Calf Slicer) APEX- Undisputed 09/3/2005 1 N/A
Win Tim Honeycutt TKO AFC 13- Absolute Fighting Championships 13 07/30/2005 1 0:11
Loss Jorge Masvidal TKO AFC 12- Absolute Fighting Championships 12 04/30/2005 2 3:57
Win Joe Ahlert Submission (Rear Naked Choke) MD 19-Mass Destruction 19 02/26/2005 N/A N/A
Win Ryan Ciotoli Submission CZ 9- Hot Like Fire 12/14/2004 3 0:34
Win Mike Thomas Brown Submission CZ 8- Street Justice 10/2/2004 3 N/A
Win Justin Blasich Submission (Rear Naked Choke) MD 17-Mass Destruction 17 08/28/2004 1 N/A
Win Renat Myzabekov Submission (Ankle Lock) CZ 7- Gravel Pit 07/10/2004 1 0:40
Win Kyle Sprouse Submission CZ 6- Rampage 06/26/2004 1 N/A
Win Jerry Mosquea Submission MMA- Eruption 04/30/2004 1 N/A
Win David Gilrein Submission (Armbar) MD 15 - Mass Destruction 15 02/21/2004 1 3:42

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gervasi, Thomas. "Redemption Song - Hughes Stops Penn in Three at UFC 63", UFC.com, 2006-09-24. Retrieved on 2006-09-25. 
  2. ^ Encarnacao, Jack. "Aloha: Quincy resident Joe Lauzon eyes big move to Hawaii", The Patriot Ledger, 2007-07-06. Retrieved on 2007-10-07. 
  3. ^ Stupp, Dann (January 11, 2008). Kenny Florian Confirms April 2 Fight with Joe Lauzon. MMA Junkie. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  4. ^ Gervasi, Thomas. "With College Finished, Lauzon Readies for His MMA Graduation Day", UFC.com, 2006-09-05. Retrieved on 2006-09-25. 

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v • d • e
The Ultimate Fighter - Season 5
Alan Berube · Nathan Diaz · Rob Emerson · Manvel Gamburyan · Brian Geraghty · Corey Hill · Joe Lauzon · Gray Maynard · Brandon Melendez · Cole Miller · Gabe Ruediger · Marlon Sims · Noah Thomas · Andy Wang · Wayne Weems · Matt Wiman
Coaches: B.J. Penn · Jens Pulver