Daniel James Lauzon (born March 30, 1988) is a former American

mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, incorpo ...

who competed in the

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division, and has also formerly competed in the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

and

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. He is the younger brother of fellow MMA fighter

Joe Lauzon Joseph Edward Lauzon Jr. (born May 22, 1984) is an American professional mixed martial artist, competing in the UFC's Lightweight division. A well-rounded fighter, he has the fourth most post-fight bonus awards in UFC history, behind Donald Ce ...

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Lauzon began training at the age of 14. He made his

Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

(UFC) debut at '' UFC 64: Unstoppable'', losing to

Spencer Fisher Spencer William Fisher (born May 9, 1976) is a retired American mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 2002–2012, he is best known for his 17-fight tenure with the UFC, winning "Fight of the Night" honors three times. Backgroun ...

. At 18 years, seven months and 14 days old, Lauzon was the second youngest fighter ever to appear in the UFC. Lauzon is sponsored by TapouT and appeared in an episode of the television series '' TapouT''. The TapouT crew followed Lauzon through the final preparations for his fight with Frank Latina. While filming, the crew expressed doubts about Lauzon's trainer and introduced him to crosstown rival trainer

Mark DellaGrotte Mark DellaGrotte (born November 14, 1974) is an American former professional Muay Thai kickboxer and a trainer in Muay Thai. He is the owner and operator of the Sityodtong USA Branch in Somerville, Massachusetts, and was certified and appointed b ...

. After the episode aired, Lauzon's brother Joe criticized the episode and the TapouT crew's actions.

Affliction

Lauzon was originally scheduled to fight

Chris Horodecki Christopher Horodecki (born September 24, 1987) is a Polish-Canadian mixed martial artist. He has competed for the WEC, the IFL, Bellator, TKO Major League MMA, and Palace Fighting Championship. Background Horodecki was born in London, Ontari ...

at the '' Affliction: Day of Reckoning'' event on January 24, but Chris was denied his license for failing his physical.

Bobby Green Bobby Green (born September 9, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2008, Green is the former King ...

stepped up to take Horodecki's spot against Lauzon. During the fight against Green, Lauzon claimed he was kicked and kneed to the groin a total of three times, a fact openly questioned by bloggers, internet forums and live by the broadcast team.

Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz (; born January 23, 1975) is an American mixed martial artist and politician. He is currently signed to the Combate Americas promotion. Ortiz is best known for his stints with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...

was the color commentator for the event and, at one point, stated "Dan is faking". Referee Herb Dean and the ringside doctor asked Dan Lauzon if he wanted to continue to fight, and the fight was eventually restarted with Bobby Green having 2 points deducted. The crowd loudly booed the point deduction. While Bobby Green's unorthodox style managed to give Dan difficulties on the feet, Lauzon manage to control the fight on the ground and won due to a rear-naked choke with five seconds left in the first round.

Return to Ultimate Fighting Championship

With the demise of the Affliction fight organization, Dan became a free agent and as of July 28, 2009, was under contract with the UFC. Dan Lauzon faced

Cole Miller Cole Miller (born April 26, 1984) is a retired American mixed martial artist, who most recently competed in the featherweight division in the UFC. His nickname "Magrinho" means "skinny" in Portuguese. Mixed martial arts career Before giving ...

on January 2, 2010 at

UFC 108 ''UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 2, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Background The card for UFC 108 was plagued with numerous injur ...

. In a back-and-forth fight, Miller locked a kimura from an inverted triangle position, earning himself a $50,000 ''Submission of the Night'' bonus. At the same event, Dan's brother,

also lost his fight. After the event, Joe Lauzon said that a fight between them, or even at the same event, is "not an option anymore". Two weeks before his scheduled fight in

UFC 114 ''UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 29, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The UFC Fan Expo took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Backg ...

, Dan Lauzon told the

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that his coaches and his brother Joe Lauzon would not "be there to support me." Reportedly unsatisfied with Lauzon's commitment to training, his coaches gave him an ultimatum requiring that he follow the schedule laid out for him, otherwise they would not corner him for his fight. Joe Lauzon claimed they had clearly outlined what was expected and his brother had fallen short. Escudero defeated Lauzon via unanimous decision. In the aftermath off his loss at

, Lauzon was released from the promotion.

Post-UFC

After the loss, Lauzon was invited to train with Renzo Gracie and planned on taking Gracie up on his offer. Lauzon made his first post-UFC fight against John Ortolani which he won via KO (punches) in the 2nd round. His next fight came exactly 2 months later against Damien Trites, which he won again by guillotine choke in the 1st round. On February 17, 2011, Lauzon was stabbed outside a nightclub in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, sustaining non life-threatening injuries. According to Lauzon he did not reveal the identity of the attacker to the police. On June 18, 2011, Lauzon returned to action fighting in the main event for World Championship Fighting against Noah Weisman for the Lightweight belt. Lauzon dominated the stand-up and won by KO in the 1st round to become the Lightweight Champion of World Championship Fighting. On December 3, 2011, Lauzon defeated Anthony Kaponis via KO (punches) at 1:42 of round 1 in the main event of Premier FC 7. He has now won 5 straight fights since being released from the UFC, finishing 4 of his 5 opponents.

World Series of Fighting

Lauzon made his

debut against

vet

John Gunderson John Edward Gunderson (born May 1, 1980) is a retired American mixed martial artist. He used to fight with the UFC and SCC also numerous other organizations being a champion or fighting for the championship in many of them. Once he was a top ...

at WSOF 3 on June 14, 2013 headlined by former UFC vets

Josh Burkman Joshua Ray Burkman (born April 10, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist formerly competing in the Welterweight division. He formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the World Series of Fighting, the XFC, ...

and

Jon Fitch Jonathan Parker Fitch (born February 24, 1978) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He has competed in the Welterweight divisions of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the Professional Fighters League (PFL), and most recently for ...

. He won the fight via unanimous decision. At that point, he was riding a five-fight win streak. Lauzon faced undefeated prospect

Justin Gaethje Justin Ray Gaethje (; born November 14, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As o ...

at WSOF 6. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.

Mixed martial arts record

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Efrain Escudero Efraín Escudero (born January 15, 1986) is a Mexican mixed martial artist. He trains under Drew Fickett and competes in the 155 lb (70.3 kg) weight class. Efrain was the winner of season eight of Spike TV's reality show ''The Ultimate ...

, Decision (unanimous) ,

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, Submission (modified kimura) ,

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