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Joseph E. Lauzon Jr. is an American

United States

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Mixed martial arts

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from Brockton, Massachusetts

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. He currently lives in Massachusetts and is training at Lauzon MMA in Bridgewater, Massachusetts

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Early life and background

Lauzon grew up in Brockton

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, Massachusetts

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until the third grade, when he moved to East Bridgewater, Massachusetts

Massachusetts

. Lauzon lived on a small farm.

Lauzon graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology

Wentworth Institute of Technology

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is an independent, co-educational, technical design and engineering college located in Boston, Massachusetts...

in 2006 with a Bachelor's degree in computer science

Computer science

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. He worked as a network administrator

Network administrator

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in Cambridge, MA before he began training in mixed martial arts full-time.

Joe's younger brother, Dan Lauzon

Dan Lauzon

Dan Lauzon is an American mixed martial artist from East Bridgewater, Massachusetts. He is the younger brother of fellow MMA fighter Joe Lauzon.-First stint in Ultimate Fighting Championship:...

, is also a mixed martial artist.

Mixed martial arts career

Lauzon did not start his training martial arts until his junior year of high school. Beginning with learning grappling techniques, his first amateur fight was in 2002.

In 2004, Lauzon had his first professional fight. Winning with a first round armbar in a local Massachusetts promotion, Mass Destruction. 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. Lauzon was also named 2004 Massachusetts fighter of the year by local Massachusetts MMA outlets.

Lauzon made his debut in the UFC by upsetting former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver

Jens Pulver

Jens Johnnie Pulver is an American mixed martial artist . He was the first Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion and was a coach on the The Ultimate Fighter 5 reality show, which aired on Spike TV. He was formerly signed as a featherweight with World Extreme Cagefighting , which is...

at UFC 63
UFC 63
UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 23, 2006. The event took place at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada....

on September 23, 2006, winning by KO

Knockout

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in 48 seconds and in doing so, beat 7-to-1 odds

Odds

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The Ultimate Fighter

Joe Lauzon was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 5
The Ultimate Fighter 5
The Ultimate Fighter 5 was the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter...

, which featured lightweights exclusively. He was on B.J. Penn's team, against a team coached by Jens Pulver

Jens Pulver

. Lauzon defeated Brian Geraghty in the preliminary round. He then defeated Cole Miller

Cole Miller

Jeremiah Cole Miller is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division in the UFC. His nickname "Magrinho" means "skinny" in Portuguese....

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. 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. In the semi-finals, Lauzon lost a unanimous decision to Manvel Gamburyan

Manvel Gamburyan

Manvel "Manny" Gamburyan is an Armenian American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter 5. Besides The Ultimate Fighter, Gamburyan has fought for notable promotions such as King of the Cage and the Ultimate Fighting Championship.Gamburyan is fighting in the...

. In the finale, he defeated Brandon Melendez

Brandon Melendez

Brandon Melendez is an American Mixed Martial Artist. Melendez was a castmember on The Ultimate Fighter 5.-The Ultimate Fighter:...

via submission (Triangle choke) at 2:09 of round two.

UFC career

At UFC 78

UFC 78

UFC 78: Validation was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , that took place on November 17, 2007 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey...

Lauzon defeated previously undefeated Jason Reinhardt

Jason Reinhardt

Jason Reinhardt is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2000, Reinhardt fought in regional promotions before signing with Zuffa in 2007...

by rear naked choke in the first round. Lauzon got Reinhardt in a clinch and took him down before moving to the north-south position. Reinhardt rolled, giving Lauzon his back, and Lauzon quickly sunk in the rear naked choke for a quick submission victory.

On April 2, 2008, Kenny Florian

Kenny Florian

Kenneth Alan Florian is a Peruvian-American mixed martial artist who competes as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He has a background in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and is known for his cerebral approach to the sport based on his meticulous game plans and...

defeated Lauzon at UFC Fight Night 13

UFC Fight Night 13

UFC Fight Night: Florian vs Lauzon referred to by the media as UFC Fight Night 13 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on April 2, 2008 at the Broomfield Event Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event was a lead-in to the premiere of The Ultimate Fighter 7 on...

by TKO from strikes from mount. In the fight, Lauzon took down Florian to the mat but while there Florian landed several elbows to the head that cut Lauzon. 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. 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. 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

Kyle Bradley

Kyle James Bradley is an American mixed martial artist. He competes in the Lightweight division.- Career In The UFC :Bradley had a rough start in the UFC as he was knocked out quickly in the first by UFC vet Chris Lytle....

by TKO (strikes) in round two at Ultimate Fight Night 15. In the first round Bradley connected with a punch and rocked Lauzon. Lauzon managed to recover and continued to trade with Bradley in a close first round. In the second round Lauzon scored a takedown and transitioned quickly into mount before taking Bradley's back. Lauzon landed several punches from this position until the referee stepped in to save Bradley.

Lauzon was scheduled to fight Hermes Franca

Hermes Franca

Hermes França Barros is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes as a lightweight.-Early career:França made his professional MMA debut in November 2001. He quickly earned an undefeated streak of 6-0, drawing the attention of the UFC.-First UFC run:...

on February 7, 2009, in the main event for UFC Fight Night 17. However, Franca pulled out of the event with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Dean Stephens is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter from Des Moines, Iowa. Stephens is currently signed under the Ultimate Fighting Championship promotion, fighting in their lightweight division....

stepped in as a late replacement. Lauzon defeated Stephens by armbar in the second round.

Joe Lauzon also fought and won against Woodysgamertag in his own personal Octagon this past summer. Woody escaped with only minor damage to the nose.

Lauzon fought Sam Stout

Sam Stout

Samuel James "Hands of Stone" Stout is a Canadian mixed martial artist from London, Ontario. Currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, he is primarily known as a striker with an iron chin.- Mixed martial arts career :...

on January 2, 2010, at UFC 108

UFC 108

UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.- Background :...

and lost in a very entertaining fight by decision, which also won Fight of the Night.

Lauzon was expected to face Terry Etim

Terry Etim

Terence Lee "Terry" Etim is an English mixed martial artist and Thai boxer who trains with Team Kaobon and RFT. He is trained by Colin Heron and Marcelo Brigadeiro...

on August 28, 2010, at UFC 118

UFC 118

UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 28, 2010 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The third UFC Fan Expo coincided with the event...

, but Etim had to withdraw from the bout due to injury. Lauzon was instead set to fight fellow Ultimate Fighter season 5 castmate Gabe Ruediger

Gabe Ruediger

Gabriel G. "Gabe" Ruediger is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

. During the UFC 118 weigh ins Ruediger brought Lauzon a cake that read "Sorry for your loss". Lauzon defeated Ruediger, who is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, by armbar in 2:01 of round 1 having completely dominated him for the entire fight. According to Joe Rogan, Gabe "was never in it for a second."

Lauzon faced George Sotiropoulos

George Sotiropoulos

George Sotiropoulos is an Australian mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the UFC in the lightweight division. He is well known for appearing as a fighter on the TV show The Ultimate Fighter: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra, fighting on Team Serra...

on November 20, 2010, at UFC 123

UFC 123

UFC 123: Rampage vs. Machida was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 20, 2010 at The Palace of Auburn Hills in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan...

. The fight began with an action-packed first round, that saw Lauzon set the pace. However, by the end of the round, Lauzon began to tire and saw Sotiropoulos began to gain momentum. The second round saw a fatigued and passive Joe Lauzon. After a scramble, Sotiropoulous ended up on top position and torqued a kimura to force the tap-out.

Lauzon faced Curt Warburton on June 26 at UFC on Versus 4. Lauzon defeated Warburton via first round kimura.

Lauzon was briefly linked to a bout with Charles Oliveira

Charles Oliveira

Charles Oliveira is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Oliveira has mainly fought in small Brazilian promotions until his move to the UFC.-Early career:...

on November 19, 2011 at UFC 138

UFC 138

UFC 138: Leben vs. Muñoz was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on November 5, 2011 at LG Arena in Birmingham, England. The event aired on the same day, via tape delay, on Spike TV in the U.S. and live on Sportsnet in Canada...

. However, Oliveira instead faced Donald Cerrone

Donald Cerrone

Donald Anthony Cerrone is an American mixed martial artist and Muay Thai kickboxer who fights out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and currently competes as a lightweight in the UFC...

on August 14, 2011 at UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle, replacing an injured Paul Taylor

Paul Taylor (fighter)

Paul Simon Taylor is an English mixed martial artist from Walsall. He stands 6'0" and weighs . He has fought regularly for Ultimate Fighting Championship. He holds notable wins over Jess Liaudin and Gabe Ruediger....

.

Lauzon defeated Melvin Guillard

Melvin Guillard

Melvin Paul Guillard, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He debuted with the company on The Ultimate Fighter 2 television series, losing in the first welterweight elimination bout to Josh Burkman...

on October 8, 2011 by rear naked choke at UFC 136

UFC 136

UFC 136: Edgar vs. Maynard III was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 8, 2011, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The event coincided with a two day UFC Fan Expo held at the George R...

, earning his fifth Submission of the Night honor and sixth straight UFC Bonus award.

Lauzon is expected to face Anthony Pettis

Anthony Pettis

Anthony Pettis is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Pettis has made a name for himself mainly fighting in his home state of Wisconsin. He is a former fighter for the World Extreme Cagefighting , where he was the...

on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144

UFC 144

UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event is expected to take place on February 26, 2012 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan....

Ultimate Fighting Championship

5x Submission of the Night Honors
3x Fight of the Night Honors

World Fighting League

WFL Grand Prix Champion

Massachusetts MMA outlets

2004 Massachusetts Fighter of the Year honors

Mixed martial arts record

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|Melvin Guillard

Melvin Guillard

|Submission (rear naked choke)
|UFC 136

UFC 136

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George Sotiropoulos

|Submission (kimura)
|UFC 123

UFC 123

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, United States
|Fight of the Night
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|Win
|align=center|19–5
|Gabe Ruediger

Gabe Ruediger

Gabriel G. "Gabe" Ruediger is an American mixed martial artist, currently competing in the lightweight division.-Mixed martial arts career:...

|Submission (armbar)
|UFC 118

UFC 118

Sam Stout

|Decision (unanimous)
|UFC 108

UFC 108

UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.- Background :...

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, United States
|Fight of the Night
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| Win
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| Jeremy Stephens

Jeremy Stephens

| Submission (armbar)
|UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens

UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens, also referred to as UFC Fight Night 17 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7 2009. Originally named UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs...

Tampa, Florida

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, United States
|Submission of the Night
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| Win
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| Kyle Bradley

Kyle Bradley

Omaha, Nebraska

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Kenny Florian

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, United States
|Fight of the Night
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| Win
|align=center|16–3
| Jason Reinhardt

Jason Reinhardt

Jason Reinhardt is an American mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2000, Reinhardt fought in regional promotions before signing with Zuffa in 2007...

| Submission (rear-naked choke)
|UFC 78

UFC 78

UFC 78: Validation was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship , that took place on November 17, 2007 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey...

Newark, New Jersey

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, United States
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| Win
|align=center|15–3
| Brandon Melendez

Brandon Melendez

Brandon Melendez is an American Mixed Martial Artist. Melendez was a castmember on The Ultimate Fighter 5.-The Ultimate Fighter:...

| Submission (triangle choke)
|The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale

The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 23, 2007. Featured were the finals from The Ultimate Fighter 5 in the Lightweight division as well as a main event between B.J. Penn and Jens Pulver.- Preliminary card :*Lightweight...

Las Vegas, Nevada

, United States
|Submission of the Night
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| Win
|align=center|14–3
| Jens Pulver

Jens Pulver

| KO (punch)
|UFC 63

UFC 63

UFC 63: Hughes vs. Penn was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on September 23, 2006. The event took place at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California and was broadcast live on pay-per-view in the United States and Canada....

Anaheim, California

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Revere, Massachusetts

Revere, Massachusetts

Revere, Massachusetts

Ivan Menjivar

Ivan Menjivar is a Salvadoran-Canadian professional mixed martial artist currently fighting in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Mixed martial arts career:...

Jorge Masvidal

Jorge Masvidal is an American mixed martial artist of Cuban descent who trains with American Top Team. Currently signed to Strikeforce, Masvidal's record includes notable wins over Yves Edwards, Joe Lauzon, Satoru Kitaoka, Ryan Schultz, Billy Evangelista and K.J...

Revere, Massachusetts

, United States
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| Win
|align=center|6–0
| Mike Brown

Mike Brown (fighter)

Mike Thomas Brown is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship organization and is a former WEC Featherweight Champion...

Revere, Massachusetts

Revere, Massachusetts

Taunton, Massachusetts

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Lowell, Massachusetts

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