Middleweight

Luke

Rockhold

L UD
Rockhold
VS
OPPONENT
Paulo Costa
U-DEC
August 20, 2022
L KO
Rockhold
VS
OPPONENT
Jan Blachowicz
KO/TKO Punch
July 06, 2019
L KO
Rockhold
VS
OPPONENT
Yoel Romero
KO/TKO Punch
February 10, 2018
W KO
Rockhold
VS
OPPONENT
David Branch
KO/TKO Punches
September 16, 2017
L KO
Rockhold
VS
OPPONENT
Michael Bisping
KO/TKO Punch
June 04, 2016
16
WINS
6
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
AGE
41
HEIGHT
191 cm
WEIGHT
83.9 kg
REACH
196 cm
LEG REACH
45 cm
COUNTRY
United States

UFC HISTORY & CAREER

• UFC 278(8/20/22) Rockhold lost a three round unanimous decision to Paulo Costa
• UFC 239(7/6/19) Rockhold was knocked out by Jan Blachowicz at 1:39 of the second round
• UFC 221(2/10/18) Rockhold was knocked out by Yoel Romero at 1:48 of the third round in a fight for the interim UFC middleweight title
• UFC Fight Night(9/16/17) Rockhold defeated David Branch via submission due to strikes at 4:05 of the second round
• UFC 199(6/4/16) Rockhold was knocked out by Michael Bisping at 3:36 of the first round, losing his UFC middleweight title in the process
• UFC 194(12/12/15) Rockhold stopped Chris Weidman via strikes at 3:12 of the fourth round to win the UFC middleweight championship
• UFC on FOX(4/18/15) Rockhold submitted Lyoto Machida via rear naked choke at 2:31 of the second round
• UFC Fight Night(11/8/14) Rockhold submitted Michael Bisping via guillotine choke at :57 of the second round
• UFC 172(4/26/14) Rockhold submitted Tim Boetsch via inverted triangle kimura at 2:08 of the first round.
• UFC Fight Night(1/15/14) Rockhold stopped Costas Philippou via strikes at 2:31 of the first round
• UFC on FX(5/18/13) Rockhold was knocked out by Vitor Belfort at 2:32 of the first round
• STRIKEFORCE HISTORY:
• Rockhold vs. Kennedy(7/14/12) Rockhold defended his title with a five round unanimous decision over Tim Kennedy
• Rockhold vs. Jardine(1/7/12) Rockhold defended his title with a first round TKO via strikes win over Keith Jardine.
• Barnett vs. Kharitonov(9/10/11) Rockhold won a five round unanimous decision over Ronaldo Souza to win the Strikeforce middleweight championship.
• Challengers 6(2/26/10) Rockhold stopped Paul Bradley via strikes at 2:24 of the first round
• Challengers 4(11/6/09) Rockhold submitted Jesse Taylor via rear naked choke at 3:42 of the first round.
• Challengers 2(6/19/09) Rockhold submitted Cory Devela via rear naked choke at :30 of the first round.
• Shamrock vs. Diaz(4/11/09) Rockhold submitted Buck Meredith via rear naked choke at 4:07 of the first round.
• Destruction(11/21/08) Rockhold submitted Nik Theotikos via rear naked choke at 3:06 of the first round.
• Young Guns(2/1/08) Rockhold defeated Josh Neal via submission due to strikes at 1:49 of the first round.

IMPORTANT FACTS

Pro since 2007
Eight wins by submission (1 guillotine, 1 inverted triangle kimura, 5 RNC, 1 armbar), six by KO
Ten first round finishes
Has gone the five round championship distance twice

Q & A

Q: When and why did you start training for fighting?
ANSWER: I started training MMA when I was 22 because I liked to fight and needed a job. I also had been training different disciplines for most of my life, from judo to wrestling to jiu-jitsu, so I knew I could compete at a high level.
Q: What ranks and titles have you held?
ANSWER: Former UFC middleweight champion, Strikeforce middleweight champion, California high school wrestling state qualifier. Blue belt and purple belt world champion in jiu-jitsu. Black belt (Jiu-Jitsu), Red belt (Le-jitsu).
Q: Do you have any heroes?
ANSWER: No specific heroes, just a lot of people I look up to and try to learn from.
Q: What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC?
ANSWER: It means a lot. It’s been my job and my life for years.
Q: Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn?
ANSWER: Yes, no degrees though; I dropped out to fight and pursue my dreams.
Q: What was your job before you started fighting?
ANSWER: Construction / solar panel installation.
Q: Specific accomplishments in pro competition?
ANSWER: I never sat on the stool.
Q: Favorite grappling technique:
ANSWER: wrestling / jiu-jitsu
Q: Favorite Striking technique
ANSWER: kickboxing

STRIKING ANALYSIS

STRIKING ACCURACY49%
STRIKING DEFENSE53%
LANDED/MIN
4.1
STRIKES PER MINUTE
ABSORBED/MIN
2.68
STRIKES ABSORBED PER MINUTE

GRAPPLING & WRESTLING

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY29%
TAKEDOWN DEFENSE65%
TAKEDOWNS/FIGHT
0.7
15 MIN AVERAGE
SUBMISSIONS/FIGHT
1
15 MIN AVERAGE

GENERAL ANALYSIS

UFC RECORD
6 W - 5 L
ACTIVE STREAK
-3 Losses
WIN BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)3
Submission3
Decision0
LOSS BREAKDOWN
Knockout (KO)4
Submission0
Decision1
FIGHTING STYLE MMA
STANCE Southpaw
UFC DEBUT Jan. 8, 2012