Luke Rockhold
Luke Skyler Rockhold (born October 17, 1984) is an American retired mixed martial artist. He is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he competed in the Light Heavyweight and Middleweight divisions. He is a former UFC Middleweight Champion. A two-time world champion, Rockhold also won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. He defended the title twice and was the last man to hold the belt before Strikeforce was officially absorbed by the UFC in 2013. Rockhold is also an avid surfer, skateboarder, and a professional model, having modeled at the New York Fashion Week and as the face of Ralph Lauren's "Polo Blue" fragrance.
Luke Rockhold | |
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Luke Rockhold at UFC 229 press conference in October 2018 | |
Born | Luke Skyler Rockhold October 17, 1984 Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
Division | Middleweight (2007–2018, 2022) Light Heavyweight (2019) |
Reach | 77 in (196 cm) |
Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
Fighting out of | San Jose, California, U.S. |
Team | American Kickboxing Academy RVCA Training Center Sanford MMA |
Trainer | Javier Mendez Henri Hooft Jason Parillo |
Rank | 1st deg. black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Leandro Vieira and Dave Camarillo |
Years active | 2007–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 22 |
Wins | 16 |
By knockout | 6 |
By submission | 8 |
By decision | 2 |
Losses | 6 |
By knockout | 5 |
By decision | 1 |
Website | lukerockhold |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship | ||
2007 Long Beach | -91.5kg | |
World Jiu-Jitsu Championship | ||
2007 Long Beach | -94.3kg | |
Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championship | ||
2006 Long Beach | -88.3kg |
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