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United States
Las Vegas, Nevada
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
13
62%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
8
38%
Losses
10
KO
/
TKO
7
70%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
3
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
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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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