Kunle Lawal
NigeriaKunle Lawal, “The Nigerian Ninja”, is a Welterweight from Nigeria with an official record of 3-2. Cage Brothers holds 7 of those bouts: 4 wins, 2 losses and 1 no contest, the wins coming 1 by knockout and 2 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a bout with Rivaldo Pereira at 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria on 10 April 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | Rivaldo Pereira | NC | Could Not Continue | — | 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Eliezer Kubanza | WIN | Could Not Continue | — | 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Rivaldo Pereira | LOSS | KOTKO (Elbows) | R1 · 2:09 | 2026 PFL Africa: Pretoria |
| Aug 9, 2025 | Desmond Tamungang | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | 2025 PFL Africa: Johannesburg |
| Mar 29, 2025 | Haraldur Arnarson | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 · 5:00 | Caged Steel 39 |
| Jun 1, 2024 | Michael Reali | LOSS | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 0:10 | Caestus MMA 3 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Konrad Nowicki | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 · 2:12 | Caestus MMA 2 |
Wins, losses and draws are Kunle Lawal’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 7 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Kunle Lawal’s record, in numbers
Kunle Lawal’s official record is 3-2. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 7 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 4 wins, 2 losses and 1 no contest — because the history we hold carries 2 more bouts than the official record lists.
The 4 wins break down as 1 by knockout and 2 by decision — 1 of 4 inside the distance, a finish rate of 25%.
Kunle Lawal has been stopped twice in the 7 bouts on file — 2 by knockout — which is 29% of them.
Of the 7 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. Five of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 568 Welterweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Kunle Lawal has a finish rate above 4% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 20% of them and a two-year bout count above 96% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Kunle Lawal is listed at 6ft 1in with a reach of 75in.
These figures are recomputed from Kunle Lawal’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.