 Lauzon was briefly linked to a bout with Charles Oliveira on November 19, 2011 at UFC 138.However, Oliveira instead faced Donald Cerrone on August 14, 2011 at , replacing an injured Paul Taylor.Lauzon defeated Melvin Guillard on October 8, 2011 by rear-naked choke submission at UFC 136, earning his fourth "Submission of the Night" honor and sixth straight UFC Bonus award.