Luke Rockhold
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Luke Rockhold is a 16-6-0 finisher. 86% finish rate.
Luke debuted Feb. 01, 2008 vs Josh Neal (win). Longest win streak: 9. On a 3-fight losing skid. 15 years active (Feb. 01, 2008–Aug. 20, 2022).
Best wins: Michael Bisping (SUB Guillotine Choke R2, Nov. 07, 2014); Jesse Taylor (SUB Rear Naked Choke R1, Nov. 06, 2009); Jacare Souza (U-DEC R5, Sep. 10, 2011).
Luke Skyler Rockhold (born October 17, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial artist who is currently signed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and Karate Combat. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. Rockhold has also competed for Strikeforce, where he was the final Strikeforce Middleweight Champion before the promotion merged with the UFC.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 20, 2022 | UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards | L Paulo Costa | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 51 73 | 1 2 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 06, 2019 | UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos | L Jan Blachowicz | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 1:39 | 0 1 | 14 30 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 10, 2018 | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold | L Yoel Romero | KO/TKO Punch | 3 | 1:48 | 0 1 | 45 45 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 16, 2017 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch | W David Branch | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 4:05 | 0 0 | 58 25 | 2 1 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 04, 2016 | UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 | L Michael Bisping | KO/TKO Punch | 1 | 3:36 | 0 2 | 17 21 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Dec. 12, 2015 | UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor | W Chris Weidman | KO/TKO Punches | 4 | 3:12 | 0 0 | 126 48 | 2 3 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 18, 2015 | UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold | W Lyoto Machida | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:31 | 0 0 | 23 13 | 1 0 | 2 0 |
| Nov. 07, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping | W Michael Bisping | SUB Guillotine Choke | 2 | 0:57 | 1 0 | 20 16 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 26, 2014 | UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira | W Tim Boetsch | SUB Kimura | 1 | 2:08 | 0 0 | 4 1 | 0 0 | 2 0 |
| Jan. 15, 2014 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou | W Constantinos Philippou | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 2:31 | 1 0 | 12 4 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| May. 18, 2013 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | L Vitor Belfort | KO/TKO Kick | 1 | 2:32 | 0 1 | 6 9 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 14, 2012 | Strikeforce - Rockhold vs Kennedy | W Tim Kennedy | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 60 46 | 1 2 | 1 0 |
| Jan. 07, 2012 | Strikeforce - Rockhold vs. Jardine | W Keith Jardine | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:26 | 2 0 | 34 14 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 10, 2011 | Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov | W Jacare Souza | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 97 49 | 0 5 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 26, 2010 | Strikeforce Challengers 6 | W Paul Bradley | KO/TKO Knees | 1 | 2:24 | 3 0 | 8 3 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 06, 2009 | Strikeforce Challengers 4 | W Jesse Taylor | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:42 | 0 0 | 0 1 | 0 3 | 1 0 |
| Jun. 19, 2009 | Strikeforce Challengers 2 | W Cory Devela | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 0:30 | 1 0 | 20 1 | 0 0 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 11, 2009 | Strikeforce - Shamrock vs. Diaz | W Buck Meredith | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 4:07 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
| Nov. 21, 2008 | Strikeforce - Destruction | W Nik Theotikos | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 3:06 | 0 0 | 17 0 | 0 0 | 1 1 |
| Feb. 01, 2008 | Strikeforce - Young Guns 2 | W Josh Neal | KO/TKO | 1 | 1:49 | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- | -- -- |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.