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Bryan Barberena vs Robbie Lawler

A fight that actually happened — and everything both records say about it.

Meetings on record

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Bryan Barberena and Robbie Lawler met once (2022). Bryan Barberena won in 2022 by ko.

SOURCE·Bryan Barberena and Robbie Lawler — English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)·both records name the other·REVIEWED AUG 2026

How this head-to-head is established

  1. This pairing exists only because at least one of the two articles' own results tables names the other fighter. No matchup on this site is speculative and none is a hypothetical.
  2. Every figure in the comparison below comes from that fighter's own page and carries the same source line. A dash means the source states nothing, not that the value is zero.
  3. Common opponents are found by matching linked bout lists, which is only possible because every fight list here is linked to every other. A shared opponent is not a transitive result and this page does not treat it as one.
  4. Nothing on this page predicts an outcome. It is a comparison of what is on record.

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Side by side

What both records stateAUG 2026
Bryan BarberenaRobbie Lawler
—Reach—
72″ (182.9 cm)Height71″ (180.3 cm)
—Reach advantage—
18–12Record30–16
72%Finish rate77%
6Longest unbeaten run8
31Recorded bouts45
—StanceSouthpaw

A comparison of what is on record. Nothing here predicts a result.

Common opponents

Both fought these 4. This is the comparison the siloed databases cannot make, because it needs every fight list linked to every other.

OpponentBryan BarberenaRobbie Lawler
Colby Covington L L
Rafael dos Anjos L L
Matt Brown W W
Jake Ellenberger W W

Both records, drawn

The same ledger line on each: wins stamped above the rule, losses below, the mark's shape carrying how it ended.

Bryan Barberena

200020102020win v Dave Alvarez, 2009, kowin v Dirk Thiedeman, 2009, kowin v Brandon Rossbach, 2009, decisionwin v Garrett Olson, 2010, koloss v Tyler Klejeski, 2010, decisionwin v David Barnett, 2010, koloss v Derek Smith, 2010, submissionwin v Vernon Harrison, 2011, kowin v Dane Sayers, 2012, decisionwin v Marcos Marquez, 2013, kowin v Joe Ellenberger, 2014, kowin v Eric Moon, 2014, kowin v Damien Hill, 2014, submissionloss v Chad Laprise, 2015, decisionloss v Colby Covington, 2016, decisionwin v Warlley Alves, 2016, decisionwin v Sage Northcutt, 2016, submissionloss v Leon Edwards, 2017, decisionwin v Joe Proctor, 2017, kowin v Jake Ellenberger, 2018, koloss v Randy Brown, 2019, koloss v Vicente Luque, 2019, kowin v Anthony Ivy, 2020, decisionwin v Darian Weeks, 2021, decisionloss v Jason Witt, 2021, decisionloss v Rafael dos Anjos, 2022, submissionwin v Robbie Lawler, 2022, kowin v Matt Brown, 2022, decisionloss v Makhmud Muradov, 2023, decisionloss v Gunnar Nelson, 2023, submissionloss v Gerald Meerschaert, 2024, submission
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2009–2024
2010 2020 win vs Dave Alvarez (2009)win vs Dirk Thiedeman (2009)win vs Brandon Rossbach (2009)win vs Garrett Olson (2010)loss vs Tyler Klejeski (2010)win vs David Barnett (2010)loss vs Derek Smith (2010)win vs Vernon Harrison (2011)win vs Dane Sayers (2012)win vs Marcos Marquez (2013)win vs Joe Ellenberger (2014)win vs Eric Moon (2014)win vs Damien Hill (2014)loss vs Chad Laprise (2015)loss vs Colby Covington (2016)win vs Warlley Alves (2016)win vs Sage Northcutt (2016)loss vs Leon Edwards (2017)win vs Joe Proctor (2017)win vs Jake Ellenberger (2018)loss vs Randy Brown (2019)loss vs Vicente Luque (2019)win vs Anthony Ivy (2020)win vs Darian Weeks (2021)loss vs Jason Witt (2021)loss vs Rafael dos Anjos (2022)win vs Robbie Lawler (2022)win vs Matt Brown (2022)loss vs Makhmud Muradov (2023)loss vs Gunnar Nelson (2023)loss vs Gerald Meerschaert (2024)
winlossdraw / NC2009–2024

Robbie Lawler

200020102020win v Saburo Kawakatsu, 2001, kowin v Marco Macera, 2001, kowin v Landon Showalter, 2001, kowin v John Reed, 2001, kowin v Tiki Ghosn, 2002, kowin v Steve Berger, 2002, kowin v Aaron Riley, 2002, decisionwin v Chris Lytle, 2003, decisionloss v Pete Spratt, 2003, koloss v Evan Tanner, 2004, submissionloss v Nick Diaz, 2004, kowin v Jeremy Brown, 2005, submissionwin v Falaniko Vitale, 2005, kowin v Joey Villaseñor, 2006, koloss v Jason Miller, 2006, submissionwin v Falaniko Vitale, 2006, kowin v Murilo Rua, 2007, kowin v Frank Trigg, 2007, kowin v Eduardo Pamplona, 2007, kowin v Scott Smith, 2008, koloss v Jake Shields, 2009, submissionwin v Matt Lindland, 2010, koloss v Renato Sobral, 2010, decisionwin v Melvin Manhoef, 2010, koloss v Tim Kennedy, 2011, decisionloss v Ronaldo Souza, 2011, submissionloss v Lorenz Larkin, 2012, decisionwin v Adlan Amagov, 2012, kowin v Rory MacDonald, 2013, decisionwin v Bobby Voelker, 2013, kowin v Josh Koscheck, 2013, kowin v Johny Hendricks, 2014, decisionwin v Matt Brown, 2014, decisionwin v Jake Ellenberger, 2014, kowin v Rory MacDonald, 2015, koloss v Tyron Woodley, 2016, kowin v Carlos Condit, 2016, decisionloss v Rafael dos Anjos, 2017, decisionwin v Donald Cerrone, 2017, decisionloss v Colby Covington, 2019, decisionloss v Ben Askren, 2019, submissionloss v Neil Magny, 2020, decisionwin v Nick Diaz, 2021, koloss v Bryan Barberena, 2022, kowin v Niko Price, 2023, ko
WON ABOVE·LOST BELOW BAR = STOPPAGE·BROKEN BAR = SUBMISSION·TICK = DECISION 2001–2023
2010 2020 win vs Saburo Kawakatsu (2001)win vs Marco Macera (2001)win vs Landon Showalter (2001)win vs John Reed (2001)win vs Tiki Ghosn (2002)win vs Steve Berger (2002)win vs Aaron Riley (2002)win vs Chris Lytle (2003)loss vs Pete Spratt (2003)loss vs Evan Tanner (2004)loss vs Nick Diaz (2004)win vs Jeremy Brown (2005)win vs Falaniko Vitale (2005)win vs Joey Villaseñor (2006)loss vs Jason Miller (2006)win vs Falaniko Vitale (2006)win vs Murilo Rua (2007)win vs Frank Trigg (2007)win vs Eduardo Pamplona (2007)win vs Scott Smith (2008)loss vs Jake Shields (2009)win vs Matt Lindland (2010)loss vs Renato Sobral (2010)win vs Melvin Manhoef (2010)loss vs Tim Kennedy (2011)loss vs Ronaldo Souza (2011)loss vs Lorenz Larkin (2012)win vs Adlan Amagov (2012)win vs Rory MacDonald (2013)win vs Bobby Voelker (2013)win vs Josh Koscheck (2013)win vs Johny Hendricks (2014)win vs Matt Brown (2014)win vs Jake Ellenberger (2014)win vs Rory MacDonald (2015)loss vs Tyron Woodley (2016)win vs Carlos Condit (2016)loss vs Rafael dos Anjos (2017)win vs Donald Cerrone (2017)loss vs Colby Covington (2019)loss vs Ben Askren (2019)loss vs Neil Magny (2020)win vs Nick Diaz (2021)loss vs Bryan Barberena (2022)win vs Niko Price (2023)
winlossdraw / NC2001–2023

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