Carlos Condit
Carlos Condit does have an interim welterweight title in his trophy cabinet, but he fell just short of being crowned an undisputed champion.
Condit’s first title opportunity came against Georges St-Pierre at UFC 154 in 2012 and he did rock the champion with a head kick during that fight, but ultimately lost out by unanimous decision.
Over three years later Condit had another opportunity to claim the belt, this time fighting against Robbie Lawler at UFC 195.
It proved to be an all-out war between the two, with Condit offering up a dazzling display of high-output striking, while Lawler’s deadly led to knocking down ‘The Natural Born Killer’ in the second round and launching into a ferocious onslaught in the final five minutes.
That led to a nailbiting wait for the verdict from the judges, but ultimately Condit’s heart was broken as he lost out by split decision.
Condit certainly had a right to feel hard-done-by as Fightmetric stats showed he’d landed more significant strikes than Lawler in every round, while the vast majority of media outlets had scored the fight in his favor.
