Jeff Lawson (fighter) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Jeff Lawson is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

professional mixed martial artist

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

who competes in the featherweight

Featherweight (MMA)

The featherweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*UFC's & Pancrase's featherweight division, which groups competitors within 136 to 145 lb...

division, having formerly competed as a lightweight. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Lawson has mostly fought in England, as well as competing in The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight fighters ...

. Lawson is also well known for owning multiple victories via armbar.

The Ultimate Fighter

Lawson signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Ultimate Fighting Championship

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the largest mixed martial arts promotion company in the world that hosts most of the top-ranked fighters in the sport...

and was scheduled to make his debut against Shannon Gugerty

Shannon Gugerty

Shannon Kevin Gugerty is an American mixed martial artist. He has competed primarily in the Total Combat promotion, making his UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs...

at UFC 95

UFC 95

UFC 95: Sanchez vs. Stevenson was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 21, 2009 at The O2 Arena in London, England. It was broadcast live for viewers in Europe and Canada and later tape delayed for U.S. viewers on Spike...

. However, Lawson instead participated in The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom

The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight fighters ...

after Gugerty picked up an injury.

In the first episode of the season, Lawson earned a spot in the house as he defeated James Bryan via armbar after 1:45 of the first round.

Lawson then faced UFC veteran Jason Dent

Jason Dent

Jason William Dent is an American mixed martial artist. The Lightweight competitor has held several regional championships, most recently he won the IFBL Welterweight Championship. He runs the GriffonRawl MMA Academy in Mentor, Ohio, and previously hosted an MMA oriented radio talk show on WWGK...

for a spot in the semi finals. Lawson had the better of the first round, but was eventually defeated via anaconda choke in the second round.

Outside of the UFC, Lawson lost via knockout before recording two submission victories.

Sengoku

Lawson made his Sengoku debut against Hatsu Hioki

Hatsu Hioki

is a Japanese mixed martial artist signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship competing in the featherweight division. He is the former Shooto Lightweight Champion and former Sengoku Featherweight Champion...

at Sengoku 14. He lost the fight via submission.

Mixed martial arts record

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|Loss
|align=center|14–5
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Hatsu Hioki

|Submission (triangle choke)
|World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku Raiden Championships 14
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|align=center|1
|align=center|2:09
|Tokyo, Japan
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|-
|Win
|align=center|14–3
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David Lee

David Lee (fighter)

David Lee is an English professional mixed martial artist who has competed for Ultimate Fighting Championship, Cage Rage, BAMMA, Bushido and Cage Rage UK...

|Submission (armbar)
|BAMMA 3

BAMMA 3

BAMMA 3: WATSON vs. HORWICH was a mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on May 15, 2010 at the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. It featured three title fights, and was headlined by Matt Horwich and Tom Watson...

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|align=center|1
|align=center|0:57
|Birmingham, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|13–3
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Kenneth Rosfort
|KO (punch)
|Fighter Gala 10
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|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Odense, Denmark
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|-
|Win
|align=center|12–2
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Boscombe

Boscombe is a suburb of Bournemouth. Located to the east of Bournemouth town centre and west of Southbourne, It developed rapidly from a small village as a seaside resort alongside Bournemouth after the first Boscombe pier was built in 1888...

, England

England

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|-
|Win
|align=center|11–2
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Boscombe

, England

England

|
|-
|Win
|align=center|10–2
| Greg Loughran
|Submission (kneebar)
|Pain and Glory: ExCel London
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:00
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|9–2
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Sami Berik

Sami Berik is a Turkish professional mixed martial artist who is a Cage Rage veteran, and has competed in the Cage Rage Contenders series. Berik has fought current Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters Dan Hardy, Terry Etim, and Ross Pearson...

|Submission (armbar)
|AA: Seasons Beatings
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:30
|Bournemouth, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|8–2
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Vaclav Pribyl
|Submission (armbar)
|AA: Inferno
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Bournemouth, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|7–2
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Rodrigo Araujo
|Submission (armbar)
|AA: High Octane
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|align=center|2
|align=center|N/A
|Bournemouth, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|6–2
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England

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|-
|Win
|align=center|5–2
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Mark Dayrell
|Submission (armbar)
|Cage Rage

Cage Rage

Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...

Contenders 4
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|align=center|1
|align=center|1:23
|London, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|4–2
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Jordan Miller
|Submission (armbar)
|AA: Champions Unleashed
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Bournemouth, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3–2
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Andre Winner

Andre Winner is an English professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom, reaching the final. Winner is also a member of Team Rough House. He holds notable wins over Jeff Lawson, Rolando Delgado and Rafaello...

|Submission (eye injury)
|Cage Rage

Cage Rage

Rodrigo Araujo
|TKO (cut)
|AA: Game Over
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Bournemouth, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2–0
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Andy Dicks
|Submission (armbar)
|Cage Warriors 3
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|align=center|1
|align=center|N/A
|Southampton, England
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|-
|Win
|align=center|1–0
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