January 2nd, 2016
After a a back and forth battle, UFC Welterweight Champion Robbie Lawler (27-10) successfully defended his belt against No. 4 ranked Carlos Condit (30-9) at UFC 195 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both fighters came out swinging and left it all out on the canvas. Essentially the entire five rounds was a stand up fight, with a few clinches here and there. To some, it was controversial, as Lawler won by split decision.
Condit was likely ahead on the scorecard going into the fifth and final round. In the fifth round Lawler landed enough strikes to earn the decision from the judges. Condit landed 198 of 504 strikes and Lawler landed 98 of 177 strikes. 15 of 20 media outlets scored the fight in favor of Condit, and two others scored it a draw. Both fighters were awarded "performance of the night."
Condit (32) said after the fight that it may have been his last. Condit won an interim UFC Welterweight title at UFC 143 in 2012 against Nick Diaz. He also claimed a WEC Welterweight title.
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