Fighter profile

Lauren Murphy

“Lucky”

Women's Flyweight · UFC record 8-7 · 15 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 12 Jul 2025

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)71

Power67

Striking defense69

Takedown defense79

WrestlingProvisional measure70

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (15 detailed fights; as of Sat 12 Jul 2025). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED90.0

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED67.8

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Reach: 170 cm (5'7")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 43

Last 3: L W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

15 detailed UFC fights · 45 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 12 Jul 2025; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.2significant, per round

Strikes absorbed25.3per round

Striking differential-6.1per round

Takedown attempts1.44per round

Takedown defense67.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate37.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 25.3
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): -6.1
Striking accuracy: 38.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 56.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.02
Target: head / body / leg: 74.5% / 13.4% / 12.0%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 72.7% / 14.9% / 12.4%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.44
Takedowns landed per round: 0.36
Takedown accuracy: 24.6%
Takedown defense: 67.3%
Control time per round: 0:51
Submission attempts per round: 0.07
Reversals per round: 0.02

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-7-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 37.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 5
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 6
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 1 / 0
Average fight time: 15:05 (over 9 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Lauren Murphy — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 12 Jul 2025	Eduarda Moura	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Teixeira
Sat 21 Jan 2023	Jessica Andrade	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Sat 16 Jul 2022	Miesha Tate	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. Rodriguez
Sat 25 Sep 2021	Valentina Shevchenko	L	KO/TKO Punches	R4 4:00	UFC 266: Volkanovski vs. Ortega
Sat 12 Jun 2021	Joanne Wood	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

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Lauren Murphy — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 24 Oct 2020	Liliya Shakirova	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:31	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Sat 20 Jun 2020	Roxanne Modafferi	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov
Sat 8 Feb 2020	Andrea Lee	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes
Sat 3 Aug 2019	Mara Romero Borella	W	KO/TKO Knee	R3 1:46	UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Lawler
Fri 1 Jun 2018	Sijara Eubanks	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Rivera vs. Moraes
Fri 1 Dec 2017	Barb Honchak	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: A New World Champion Finale
Wed 13 Jul 2016	Katlyn Cerminara	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker
Sun 21 Feb 2016	Kelly Faszholz	W	KO/TKO Punches	R3 4:55	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy
Sat 4 Apr 2015	Liz Carmouche	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Mendes vs Lamas
Sat 16 Aug 2014	Sara McMann	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs Saint Preux

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