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2. Robbie Lawler vs. Carlos Condit
UFC 195 “Lawler vs. Condit”
Jan. 2, 2016 | Las Vegas
Lawler and Condit gave until they could give no more, as the “Ruthless” one retained the Ultimate Fighting Championship welterweight title with a split decision over Condit in the UFC 195 headliner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. In a bout destined to show up on year-end awards lists, scores were 48-47 for Condit, 48-47 and 48-47 for Lawler. Condit utilized output and diversity to keep the champion at bay for extended chunks of time. According to FightMetric figures, the “Natural Born Killer” outdistanced Lawler in total strikes, 177-93, and significant strikes, 176-92. Condit was the far busier fighter, throwing 319 more strikes than the champion. Yet it was not enough to sway the judges completely. Lawler knocked down the challenger with a stiff right hand in the second round, smashed him with a forearm shiver in the third and made his final pitch for a decision in the fifth, where he unleashed a violent burst of elbows, punches, knees and kicks. Condit stayed upright, withstood the onslaught and reached the final bell. Near exhaustion by the time they were done, the two welterweights propped themselves up against the cage, side by side, when the horn sounded.

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