Joe Lauzon
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May 22, 1984
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Joe Lauzon Bio
Joseph Edward Lauzon Jr. (born on May 22, 1984, in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA) is an American mixed martial arts fighter, most renowned for competing in the UFC's Lightweight division.
Lauzon did not begin training in the martial arts until his junior year at East Bridgewater High School. His first amateur fight was in 2002. In 2004, Lauzon had his first cage fight, winning with a first round armbar in a local Massachusetts promotion, Mass Destruction. He was named 2004 Massachusetts fighter of the year by local Massachusetts MMA outlets. Lauzon made his debut in the UFC against former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver at UFC 63 on September 23, 2006, winning via KO in 48 seconds. He was awarded a Knockout of the Night award.
Prior to starting his full-time MMA career, Lauzon graduated from Wentworth Institute of Technology in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in computer science and worked as a network administrator in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While fighting in UFC, Lauzon defeated several opponents including Jason Reinhardt, Kyle Bradley, Hermes Franca, Curt Warburton, Melvin Guillard, Mac Danzig, and Michael Chiesa.
