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Middleweight

Luke Rockhold

16-6-0 UFC 6-5-0
Finisher Sniper Accuracy KO-Prone Gets Dropped
6'3"Height
77"Reach
SouthpawStance
42Age
3KO wins
3Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
7:43Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Above avg, rated 72.3 of 100 Accuracy — Elite, rated 94.7 of 100 Striking D — Below avg, rated 31.8 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 7.7 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 47.2 of 100 TD Defense — Average, rated 44.7 of 100 Grappling — Above avg, rated 74.4 of 100 Control — Average, rated 58.9 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Accuracy Elite 95
  2. Grappling Above avg 74
  3. Striking Above avg 72
  4. Control Average 59
  5. Wrestling Average 47
  6. TD Defense Average 45
  7. Striking D Below avg 32
  8. Durability Weak 8

Built on 84 minutes of tracked cage time across 11 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Finisher 100% of wins by knockout or submission (3 KO, 3 sub)
Sniper Accuracy 57% of significant strikes land
KO-Prone 4 of 5 losses came by knockout
Gets Dropped knocked down 5 times in 84 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min4.42
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.35
Striking accuracy56.9%
Striking defense48.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.35
Takedowns / 15 min1.06
Takedown accuracy30.0%
Takedown defense53.8%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.06
Control time22.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-5

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
November 7, 2014 vs Michael Bisping — 3.36/min (W) Nov '14 April 18, 2015 vs Lyoto Machida — 3.06/min (W) Apr '15 December 12, 2015 vs Chris Weidman — 6.92/min (W) Dec '15 June 4, 2016 vs Michael Bisping — 4.72/min (L) — only 3.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jun '16 September 16, 2017 vs David Branch — 6.39/min (W) Sep '17 February 10, 2018 vs Yoel Romero — 3.81/min (L) Feb '18 July 6, 2019 vs Jan Blachowicz — 2.11/min (L) Jul '19 August 20, 2022 vs Paulo Costa — 3.4/min (L) Aug '22

Fight history

11 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Paulo Costa 13-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · August 20, 2022
51/70Sig. strikes
73/103Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Jan Blachowicz 18-8 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:39 — UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · July 6, 2019
14/36Sig. strikes
30/42Absorbed
0/5Takedowns
3:26Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Yoel Romero 12-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:48 — UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · February 10, 2018
45/119Sig. strikes
45/92Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W David Branch 21-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:05 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · September 16, 2017
58/85Sig. strikes
25/56Absorbed
2/5Takedowns
3:41Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Michael Bisping 28-7 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 3:36 — UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · June 4, 2016
17/37Sig. strikes
21/50Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Chris Weidman 13-0 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R4 3:12 — UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · December 12, 2015
126/191Sig. strikes
48/75Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
5:30Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Lyoto Machida 22-5 walk-in Submission · R2 2:31 — UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold · April 18, 2015
23/44Sig. strikes
13/27Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
3:11Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Michael Bisping 25-6 walk-in Submission · R2 0:57 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · November 7, 2014
20/41Sig. strikes
16/65Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Tim Boetsch 17-6 walk-in Submission · R1 2:08 — UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · April 26, 2014
4/4Sig. strikes
1/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:35Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Constantinos Philippou 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:31 — UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · January 15, 2014
12/19Sig. strikes
4/19Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:15Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Vitor Belfort 21-10 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:32 — UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013
6/15Sig. strikes
9/20Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
16-6-0Pro record
American Kickboxing Academy, RVCA Training Center, Sanford MMAGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 4
Submission 10
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 11
Strikeforce 6
Strikeforce Challengers 3
Melee on the Mountain 2
Full career — 22 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Paulo Costa Decision (unanimous) UFC 278
August 20, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jan Błachowicz KO (punches) UFC 239
July 6, 2019
 UFC 2 1:39
L Yoel Romero KO (punches) UFC 221
February 10, 2018
 UFC 3 1:48
W David Branch TKO (submission to punches) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch
September 16, 2017
 UFC 2 4:04
L Michael Bisping KO (punches) UFC 199
June 4, 2016
 UFC 1 3:36
W Chris Weidman TKO (punches) UFC 194
December 12, 2015
 UFC 4 3:12
W Lyoto Machida Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold
April 18, 2015
 UFC 2 2:31
W Michael Bisping Submission (guillotine choke) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping
November 8, 2014
 UFC 2 0:57
W Tim Boetsch Submission (inverted triangle kimura) UFC 172
April 26, 2014
 UFC 1 2:08
W Costas Philippou KO (body kick) UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou
January 15, 2014
 UFC 1 2:31
L Vitor Belfort KO (spinning heel kick and punches) UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
May 18, 2013
 UFC 1 2:32
W Tim Kennedy Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy
July 14, 2012
 Strikeforce 5 5:00
W Keith Jardine TKO (punches) Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine
January 7, 2012
 Strikeforce 1 4:26
W Ronaldo Souza Decision (unanimous) Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov
September 10, 2011
 Strikeforce 5 5:00
W Paul Bradley TKO (knees to the body) Strikeforce Challengers: Kaufman vs. Hashi
February 26, 2010
 Strikeforce Challengers 1 2:24
W Jesse Taylor Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce Challengers: Gurgel vs. Evangelista
November 6, 2009
 Strikeforce Challengers 1 3:42
W Cory Devela Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce Challengers: Villasenor vs. Cyborg
June 19, 2009
 Strikeforce Challengers 1 0:30
W Buck Meredith Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz
April 11, 2009
 Strikeforce 1 4:07
W Nik Theotikos Submission (rear-naked choke) Strikeforce: Destruction
November 21, 2008
 Strikeforce 1 3:06
W Josh Neal TKO (submission to punches) Strikeforce: Young Guns II
February 1, 2008
 Strikeforce 1 1:49
L Tony Rubalcava TKO (punches) Melee on the Mountain
November 6, 2007
 Melee on the Mountain 1 2:46
W Mike Martinez Submission (armbar) Melee on the Mountain
July 24, 2007
 Melee on the Mountain 1 2:44

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Luke Rockhold) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 167 qualified Middleweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 4.4 avg 3.3
Strikes absorbed /min 3.4 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 56.9% avg 46.9%
Striking defense 48.3% avg 53.5%
Takedowns /15 min 1.1 avg 1.6
Takedown accuracy 30.0% avg 40.5%
Takedown defense 53.8% avg 61.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.1 avg 0.7
Control time 22.0% avg 21.7%
Finish rate 100.0% avg 60.7%