Pace: 5.5 vs 3.5 landed / min
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The evidence points to a volume gap (2.4 vs 3.9 strikes per minute); that is the read to test in the first five minutes.
Opposite stances create an open-side geometry from the first exchange — lead-foot position and the rear-hand lane matter more than usual.
Supporting evidenceExperience: 5 vs 0 five-round fights
| Attribute | Woodley | Lawler |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 34 | 34 |
| Height | 5′9″ | 5′11″ |
| Reach | 74″ | 74″ |
| Stance | Orthodox | Southpaw |
| Rank | Unranked | Unranked |
Highlighted rows mark a meaningful factual difference, not an advantage. Unpublished values stay unpublished.
Lawler has 5 archived five-round fights to Woodley’s 0; championship rounds are familiar territory for one side.
Favors LawlerLawler has been finished 3 times in the archive and absorbs 4.7 strikes per minute; Woodley has never been stopped in the stored record.
Favors WoodleyLawler lands 3.9 significant strikes per minute to Woodley’s 2.4: a real volume gap.
Favors LawlerWoodley has 2 first-round finishes in the last 5 archived results — the opening minutes carry real finishing risk.
The middle rounds belong to whoever sets the pace: Lawler averages 3.9 landed per minute to Woodley at 2.4, so Woodley needs the counters to land clean (48% accuracy on record).
Scheduled for five rounds: 25 minutes changes the pace math, and a fighter who banks two early rounds can afford to manage the fourth.
