Muhammed Lawal

"King Mo"

AGE	44 / Jan 11, 1981
HEIGHT	6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT	205 lbs / 92.99 kg

ASSOCIATION
American Top Team

CLASS
Light Heavyweight

Wins 21

KO / TKO

62%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

38%

Losses 10

KO / TKO

70%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

30%

N/C 1

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Andrew Kapel	Bellator 233 - Salter vs. van Steenis Nov / 08 / 2019	KO (Punches) Jerin Valel	1	1:22
loss	Jiri Prochazka	Rizin FF - Rizin 15 Apr / 21 / 2019	TKO (Punches) Minoru Toyonaga	3	3:02
loss	Liam McGeary	Bellator 213 - Macfarlane vs. Letourneau Dec / 15 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Chris West	3	0:53
loss	Ryan Bader	Bellator 199 - Bader vs. King Mo May / 12 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:15
win	Quinton Jackson	Bellator 175 - Rampage vs. King Mo 2 Mar / 31 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Mirko Filipovic	Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round Dec / 29 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	2	1:41
win	Satoshi Ishii	Bellator 169 - King Mo vs. Ishii Dec / 16 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta	3	5:00
loss	Phil Davis	Bellator 154 - Davis vs. King Mo May / 14 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Jiri Prochazka	Rizin Fighting Federation - Iza no Mai Dec / 31 / 2015	KO (Punch) John McCarthy	1	5:09
win	Teodoras Aukstuolis	Rizin Fighting Federation - Iza no Mai Dec / 31 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy	2	5:00
win	Brett McDermott	Rizin Fighting Federation - Saraba no Utake Dec / 29 / 2015	KO (Punches) John McCarthy	1	9:10
win	Linton Vassell	Bellator 142 - Dynamite Sep / 19 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Edward Collantes VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	5:00
win	Cheick Kongo	Bellator 134 - British Invasion Feb / 27 / 2015	Decision (Split) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Joe Vedepo	Bellator 131 - Tito vs. Bonnar Nov / 15 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	0:39
win	Dustin Jacoby	Bellator MMA - Bellator 123 Sep / 05 / 2014	TKO (Punches) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:13
loss	Quinton Jackson	Bellator MMA - Bellator 120 May / 17 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Mikhail Zayats	Bellator MMA - Bellator 110 Feb / 28 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Todd Anderson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Emanuel Newton	Bellator MMA - Bellator 106 Nov / 02 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Jacob Noe	Bellator MMA - Bellator 97 Jul / 31 / 2013	TKO (Retirement) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	2:51
win	Seth Petruzelli	Bellator MMA - Bellator 96 Jun / 19 / 2013	KO (Punch) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:35
loss	Emanuel Newton	Bellator MMA - Bellator 90 Feb / 21 / 2013	KO (Spinning Backfist) Rob Hinds VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:35
win	Przemyslaw Mysiala	Bellator MMA - Bellator 86 Jan / 24 / 2013	TKO (Punches) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:52
NC	Lorenz Larkin	Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine Jan / 07 / 2012	No Contest (Overturned) Kim Winslow VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:32
win	Roger Gracie	Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov Sep / 10 / 2011	KO (Punches) Jerry Poe VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:33
loss	Rafael Cavalcante	Strikeforce - Houston Aug / 21 / 2010	TKO (Punches and Elbows) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:14
win	Gegard Mousasi	Strikeforce - Nashville Apr / 17 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Mike Whitehead	Strikeforce - Evolution Dec / 19 / 2009	KO (Punches) Jon Schorle VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:08
win	Mark Kerr	M-1 Global - Breakthrough Aug / 28 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Chuck Wolfe	1	0:25
win	Ryo Kawamura	Sengoku - Seventh Battle Mar / 20 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Samio Kimura VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Yukiya Naito	Sengoku - No Ran 2009 Jan / 04 / 2009	TKO (Punches) Samio Kimura VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:54
win	Fabio Silva	Sengoku - Sixth Battle Nov / 01 / 2008	TKO (Punches) Kenichi Serizawa	3	0:41
win	Travis Wiuff	Sengoku - Fifth Battle Sep / 28 / 2008	TKO (Punches) Yoshinori Umeki	1	2:11

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