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Luke Rockhold

Luke Rockhold

6W · 5L
Southpaw
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
100% finish rate56% as favorite50% as underdog
55%wins
1431
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1431.1Developing→

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

No recent fights — out of active rankings

Age

41
Oct 17, 1984

Height

6'3" (190.5 cm)

Reach

195.58 cm

Win Rate

54.5%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
4.10
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
2.68
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.42
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
53%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.70
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
65%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.00
Sub_Avg
Submission threat

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

14.9
Sig. Strikes
0.3
Takedowns
0.7
Sub Attempts

How They Win

KO/TKO3 (50%)
Submission3 (50%)
Decision0 (0%)

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO4 (80%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

56%

5W – 4L in 9 fights

As Underdog

50%

1W – 1L in 2 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Mid142014431465148815101431May 13Apr 14Apr 15Jun 16Feb 18Aug 22
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO11 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

lost to Paulo Costa
Aug 20, 2022
-1.51498
lost to Jan Blachowicz
Jul 6, 2019
-0.21500
lost to Yoel Romero
Feb 10, 2018
-0.11500
def. David Branch
Sep 16, 2017
0.01500
lost to Michael Bisping
Jun 4, 2016
0.01500
def. Chris Weidman
Dec 12, 2015
0.01500
def. Lyoto Machida
Apr 18, 2015
0.01500
def. Michael Bisping
Nov 7, 2014
0.01500
def. Tim Boetsch
Apr 26, 2014
0.01500
def. Costas Philippou
Jan 15, 2014
0.01500
lost to Vitor Belfort
May 18, 2013
0.01500

Division ELO Rankings

Middleweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

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1597
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1574
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1564
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1558
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1556
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1551
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1548
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1548
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1546
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1546
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Professional fight history

Fight History (11 fights)

vs Paulo Costa
UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · Aug 20, 2022
Middleweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Jan Blachowicz
UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · Jul 6, 2019
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Yoel Romero
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 10, 2018
Middleweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs David Branch
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · Sep 16, 2017
Middleweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Michael Bisping
UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 4, 2016
Middleweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Chris Weidman
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor · Dec 12, 2015
Middleweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 4View Analysis →
vs Lyoto Machida
UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015
Middleweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Michael Bisping
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping · Nov 7, 2014
Middleweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 2View Analysis →
vs Tim Boetsch
UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira · Apr 26, 2014
Middleweight
Win
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Costas Philippou
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · Jan 15, 2014
Middleweight
Win
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Vitor Belfort
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013
Middleweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →