Luke Rockhold

MiddleweightGrappler
6 - 5

11 UFC Fights | 55% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (100%)

Height
6' 3"
Reach
77"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
41
Southpaw

Luke Rockhold UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Luke Rockhold is 6-5 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 3 wins by knockout and 3 by submission. The full pro MMA record is 16-6, 10-1 of it outside the UFC. Rockhold competes at middleweight as a southpaw grappler, standing 6'3" with a 77" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Paulo Costa by decision in Aug 2022.

Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 87th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (57%).

Luke Rockhold's UFC win rate is 55% (6 of 11 fights), and 100% of those wins came by finish. Rockhold averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 30% accuracy and stops 54% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
16-6
UFC Record
6-5
Height
6'3"
Reach
77"
Age
41
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
L vs Paulo Costa · Decision · Aug 2022

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Luke Rockhold's Last 5 Fights

Rockhold is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Paulo Costa · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards · Aug 2022
  2. Loss vs Jan Blachowicz · KO/TKO · R2 1:39 · UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · Jul 2019
  3. Loss vs Yoel Romero · KO/TKO · R3 1:48 · UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 2018
  4. Win vs David Branch · KO/TKO · R2 4:05 · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · Sep 2017
  5. Loss vs Michael Bisping · KO/TKO · R1 3:36 · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 2016

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
4.4
+1.3x ratio
Accuracy
57%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.18

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.4
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+1.1
Opp. Accuracy Against
52%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.6
Takedown Accuracy
30%
Takedown Defense
54%
Control Time / Fight
1:42
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.6

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
9% KO
9% Sub
R2
9% KO
18% Sub
R3+
9% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Luke Rockhold vs Average

Luke Rockhold lands 11.7 strikes in R1 but 26.8 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Luke Rockhold's UFC Fight History

11 UFC fights on record (6-5), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LPaulo CostaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards2022-08-20
LJan BlachowiczKO/TKOR2 · 1:39UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos2019-07-06
LYoel RomeroKO/TKOR3 · 1:48UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold2018-02-10
WDavid BranchKO/TKOR2 · 4:05UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch2017-09-16
L★Michael BispingKO/TKOR1 · 3:36UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 22016-06-04
W★Chris WeidmanKO/TKOR4 · 3:12UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor2015-12-12
WLyoto MachidaSubmissionR2 · 2:31UFC on FOX: Machida vs Rockhold2015-04-18
WMichael BispingSubmissionR2 · 0:57UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping2014-11-07
WTim BoetschSubmissionR1 · 2:08UFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira2014-04-26
WConstantinos PhilippouKO/TKOR1 · 2:31UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou2014-01-15
LVitor BelfortKO/TKOR1 · 2:32UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold2013-05-18

How Rockhold Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume4.4 sig. strikes/min
82nd percentile
Striking accuracy57%
87th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.4/min
43rd percentile
Takedowns0.6/fight
37th percentile
Takedown defense54%
36th percentile
Knockdown power0.18/fight
50th percentile

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