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Luke Rockhold

Inactive Retired · Southpaw · 191 cm · reach 196 cm
Retired. Ratings shown are a historical snapshot at the time of the last fight.
Elo rating
1590 ±44
LCB 1532
Rank
—
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UFC record
6-5-0
KO 3 · Sub 3 · Dec 0
Streak
-3
Δ90d -15 · Δ1y -15
Last fight
Aug 20, 2022
L by Decision

Elo history

11 fights · tap & drag
May 18, 2013 — L vs Vitor Belfort Δ-21Jan 15, 2014 — W vs Constantinos Philippou Δ+44Apr 26, 2014 — W vs Tim Boetsch Δ+38Nov 7, 2014 — W vs Michael Bisping Δ+40Apr 18, 2015 — W vs Lyoto Machida Δ+41Dec 12, 2015 — W vs Chris Weidman Δ+30Jun 4, 2016 — L vs Michael Bisping Δ-23Sep 16, 2017 — W vs David Branch Δ+13Feb 10, 2018 — L vs Yoel Romero Δ-17Jul 6, 2019 — L vs Jan Blachowicz Δ-24Aug 20, 2022 — L vs Paulo Costa Δ-16 14391507157516441712 2015201720192021 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":204.9,"elo":1479,"date":"2013-05-18","opp":"Vitor Belfort","result":"L","delta":-21},{"i":1,"x":85,"y":170.8,"elo":1523,"date":"2014-01-15","opp":"Constantinos Philippou","result":"W","delta":44},{"i":2,"x":110.4,"y":141.4,"elo":1561,"date":"2014-04-26","opp":"Tim Boetsch","result":"W","delta":38},{"i":3,"x":159.6,"y":110.2,"elo":1601,"date":"2014-11-07","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"W","delta":40},{"i":4,"x":200.4,"y":78.6,"elo":1642,"date":"2015-04-18","opp":"Lyoto Machida","result":"W","delta":41},{"i":5,"x":260.4,"y":55.1,"elo":1672,"date":"2015-12-12","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":6,"x":304.5,"y":73.3,"elo":1648,"date":"2016-06-04","opp":"Michael Bisping","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":7,"x":422.7,"y":63,"elo":1662,"date":"2017-09-16","opp":"David Branch","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":459.7,"y":76.1,"elo":1645,"date":"2018-02-10","opp":"Yoel Romero","result":"L","delta":-17},{"i":9,"x":588.5,"y":94.6,"elo":1621,"date":"2019-07-06","opp":"Jan Blachowicz","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":10,"x":876,"y":107.1,"elo":1605,"date":"2022-08-20","opp":"Paulo Costa","result":"L","delta":-16}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Aug 20, 2022 Paulo Costa L -16
Jul 6, 2019 Jan Blachowicz L -24
Feb 10, 2018 Yoel Romero L -17
Sep 16, 2017 David Branch W +13
Jun 4, 2016 Michael Bisping L -23

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
3.42 avg 3.84
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
57% avg 52%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.59 avg 3.07
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
48% avg 53%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.82 avg 1.41
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
30% avg 45%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
54% avg 70%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
0.82 avg 0.48
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
3 avg 3
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
6 / 6
Finish rate
KO
3
50% of wins
SUB
3
50% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 3 (50%) 3 Sub: 3 (50%) 3 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
2 33%
R2
3 50%
R3
R4
1 17%
R5

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1613
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
5.0
actual +1 vs expected