Luke Rockhold (16-6, 14) was born in Santa Cruz, California, U.S. on October 17, 1984. At the age of 22 years on July 24, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Mike Martinez, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On May 18, 2013, 28-year old Luke Rockhold made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold against a 36-year old Vitor Belfort but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
He became the UFC middleweight champion on December 12, 2015 at age 31 on his 17th professional MMA fight at UFC 194 after defeating a 31-year old Chris Weidman via 4th-round TKO.
Rockhold's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Paulo Costa at UFC 278 at age 37 on August 20, 2022. He retired on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 11 times in the UFC, and has a record of 6 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Luke Rockhold's best fights have been against Chris Weidman, Keith Jardine, Costas Philippou, Tim Boetsch, David Branch, Michael Bisping and Lyoto Machida. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Luke Rockhold".
Rockhold has 6 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Luke Rockhold Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22  | Aug 20, 2022 37 years, 10 months 16-6 (14) | 31 years, 3 months 13-2 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Jul 6, 2019 34 years, 8 months 16-5 (14) | 36 years, 4 months 23-8 (14) | UFC | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
20 | Feb 10, 2018 33 years, 3 months 16-4 (14) | Yoel Romero | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | LOSS Punches For UFC middleweight title Interim |
19  | Sep 16, 2017 32 years, 10 months 16-3 (14) | 35 years, 11 months 21-3 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
18  | Jun 4, 2016 31 years, 7 months 15-3 (13) | 37 years, 3 months 28-7 (19) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC middleweight title |
17  | Dec 12, 2015 31 years, 1 months 15-2 (13) | 31 years, 5 months 13-0 (8) | UFC | MD | 4 | TKO | WIN Punches Won UFC middleweight title |
16  | Apr 18, 2015 30 years, 6 months 14-2 (12) | 36 years, 10 months 22-5 (11) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
15 | Nov 8, 2014 30 years 13-2 (11) | 35 years, 8 months 25-6 (19) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke |
14  | Apr 26, 2014 29 years, 6 months 12-2 (10) | 33 years, 2 months 17-6 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Inverted triangle kimura |
13  | Jan 15, 2014 29 years, 2 months 11-2 (9) | 34 years, 1 months 12-3 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Body kick |
12  | May 18, 2013 28 years, 7 months 10-2 (8) | 36 years, 1 months 22-10 (18) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Spinning heel kick and punches |
11  | Jul 14, 2012 27 years, 8 months 10-1 (8) | 32 years, 10 months 14-3 (12) | Strikeforce | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Defended Strikeforce middleweight title |
10  | Jan 7, 2012 27 years, 2 months 9-1 (8) | 36 years, 2 months 17-9-2 (10) | Strikeforce | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Defended Strikeforce middleweight title |
9  | Sep 10, 2011 26 years, 10 months 8-1 (7) | 31 years, 9 months 14-2 (10) | Strikeforce | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Won Strikeforce middleweight title |
8  | Feb 26, 2010 25 years, 4 months 7-1 (7) | 26 years, 8 months 13-1 (7) | Strikeforce | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees to the body | |
7  | Nov 6, 2009 25 years 6-1 (6) | 26 years, 10 months 13-4 (10) | Strikeforce | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6  | Jun 19, 2009 24 years, 8 months 5-1 (5) | 25 years, 1 months 11-3 (8) | Strikeforce | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Apr 11, 2009 24 years, 5 months 4-1 (4) | Buck Meredith | Strikeforce | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Nov 21, 2008 24 years, 1 months 3-1 (3) | Nik Theotikos | Strikeforce | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
3 | Feb 1, 2008 23 years, 3 months 2-1 (2) | Josh Neal | Strikeforce | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | |
2 | Nov 6, 2007 23 years 1-1 (1) | Tony Rubalcava | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
1 | Jul 24, 2007 22 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Mike Martinez | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
