Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold

Luke Rockhold

6-5

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 11, 2018 · Catchweight (187.7 lb) · Completed

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Next Fight

Age 49

Height 6' 0"

Reach 73.0"

Weight 185 lbs.

Stance Southpaw

UFC SD

Age 41

Height 6' 3"

Reach 77.0"

Weight 185 lbs.

Stance Southpaw

UFC SD

Career Averages - Yoel Romero

3.44 SLpM

49.0% Str. Acc.

3.05 SApM

60.0% Str. Def.

1.57 TD Avg

30.0% TD Acc.

78.0% TD Def.

0.0 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Luke Rockhold

4.1 SLpM

49.0% Str. Acc.

2.68 SApM

53.0% Str. Def.

0.7 TD Avg

29.0% TD Acc.

65.0% TD Def.

1.0 Sub. Avg

Yoel Romero - Fight History

LOSS vs Israel Adesanya

Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) R5 5:00 · UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · Mar 07, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Israel Adesanya	0	48 of 132	36%	48 of 132	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Yoel Romero	0	40 of 89	44%	40 of 89	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Israel Adesanya	2 of 11	18%	2 of 11	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Yoel Romero	4 of 6	66%	4 of 6	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Israel Adesanya	11 of 29	37%	11 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	7 of 14	50%	7 of 14	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Israel Adesanya	12 of 30	40%	12 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	9 of 14	64%	9 of 14	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Israel Adesanya	11 of 33	33%	11 of 33	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	6 of 22	0 of 2	0%	0:00
5	Israel Adesanya	12 of 29	41%	12 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Yoel Romero	14 of 33	42%	14 of 33	0 of 1	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Israel Adesanya	48 of 132	36%	14 of 81	9 of 22	25 of 29	48 of 132	0 of 0	0 of 0
Yoel Romero	40 of 89	44%	20 of 58	7 of 13	13 of 18	35 of 82	5 of 7	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Israel Adesanya	2 of 11	18%	0 of 7	0 of 0	2 of 4	2 of 11	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	4 of 6	66%	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 3	4 of 6	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Israel Adesanya	11 of 29	37%	3 of 18	3 of 5	5 of 6	11 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	7 of 14	50%	5 of 11	0 of 0	2 of 3	3 of 10	4 of 4	0 of 0
3	Israel Adesanya	12 of 30	40%	3 of 18	4 of 7	5 of 5	12 of 30	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	9 of 14	64%	2 of 5	2 of 3	5 of 6	9 of 14	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Israel Adesanya	11 of 33	33%	4 of 22	1 of 4	6 of 7	11 of 33	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	4 of 15	1 of 5	1 of 2	5 of 20	1 of 2	0 of 0
5	Israel Adesanya	12 of 29	41%	4 of 16	1 of 6	7 of 7	12 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Yoel Romero	14 of 33	42%	8 of 25	3 of 4	3 of 4	14 of 32	0 of 1	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Mar 5, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Israel Adesanya

Daniel believes Adesanya's volume and distance management will be too much for Romero. He thinks Adesanya will pick Romero apart with kicks and win a lopsided decision, though he acknowledges Romero is always live for a knockout. He notes that Romero doesn't do well in fights that go the distance and that Adesanya's takedown defense and get-up game are underrated.

Daniel says he doesn't feel comfortable putting money against Romero because he's such a beast as a dog, but he understands both sides. He mentions that a parlay on Adesanya is understandable but also sees the appeal of Romero at +230.

"I think he's gonna pick apart Yoel Romero but I'm also curious to see if this is the last time that you got an under -300 line on him."

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Mar 5, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Israel Adesanya

Adesanya's distance management, kicking, and ability to read opponents are key. He will target Romero's body to drain his cardio, then mix in head strikes. Adesanya's takedown defense is excellent; he gets back up quickly. A fourth-round TKO is likely, but a decision is also possible. The host considered a parlay with Jamall Emmers.

Parlay with Jamall Emmers at around +115 to +160 for 2-2.5 units. Also considered straight bet at -250 but line not ideal.

"I think he's just so good at reading his opponents and capitalizing on those situations... I'm gonna go with Adesanya a fourth round TKO and a possible parlay piece with Jamall Emmers."

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Feb 27, 2020 (9 days before fight)

Israel Adesanya

The MMA Guru picks Israel Adesanya, citing his striking level, reach advantage (7 inches), and ability to get up from takedowns. He notes Romero's recent close losses and age (42), and believes Adesanya will pick him apart with front kicks and knees, eventually finishing him in the third or fourth round by TKO. He also mentions Romero's tendency to leave himself open to uppercuts.

third or fourth round TKO

"I think he's gonna pick about y'all Romero from the outside with front kicks to the stomach eventually earning himself a finish in the third or fourth round once Romero has slowed down a little bit from all the damage …"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Paulo Costa

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 17, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paulo Costa	1	125 of 284	44%	125 of 284	1 of 4	25%	0	0	0:12
Yoel Romero	1	118 of 213	55%	118 of 213	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:06

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Paulo Costa	1	32 of 69	46%	32 of 69	0 of 2	0%	0:06
1	Yoel Romero	1	37 of 69	53%	37 of 69	0 of 0	---	0:04
2	Paulo Costa	0	40 of 91	43%	40 of 91	1 of 1	100%	0:01
2	Yoel Romero	0	37 of 71	52%	37 of 71	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Paulo Costa	0	53 of 124	42%	53 of 124	0 of 1	0%	0:05
3	Yoel Romero	0	44 of 73	60%	44 of 73	0 of 0	---	0:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paulo Costa	125 of 284	44%	96 of 244	11 of 20	18 of 20	118 of 276	7 of 8	0 of 0
Yoel Romero	118 of 213	55%	67 of 148	46 of 58	5 of 7	110 of 202	5 of 5	3 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paulo Costa	32 of 69	46%	23 of 54	2 of 7	7 of 8	31 of 68	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	37 of 69	53%	19 of 46	16 of 20	2 of 3	32 of 61	2 of 2	3 of 6
2	Paulo Costa	40 of 91	43%	28 of 77	6 of 7	6 of 7	39 of 90	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	37 of 71	52%	24 of 53	12 of 17	1 of 1	36 of 70	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Paulo Costa	53 of 124	42%	45 of 113	3 of 6	5 of 5	48 of 118	5 of 6	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	44 of 73	60%	24 of 49	18 of 21	2 of 3	42 of 71	2 of 2	0 of 0

LOSS vs Robert Whittaker

Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 09, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	128 of 326	39%	129 of 328	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:37
Yoel Romero	2	111 of 240	46%	149 of 287	3 of 10	30%	0	0	4:21

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Robert Whittaker	0	33 of 85	38%	33 of 85	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Yoel Romero	0	9 of 24	37%	9 of 24	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Robert Whittaker	0	29 of 77	37%	29 of 77	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	20 of 48	41%	20 of 48	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Robert Whittaker	0	18 of 42	42%	19 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:37
3	Yoel Romero	1	36 of 77	46%	54 of 97	2 of 6	33%	2:11
4	Robert Whittaker	0	34 of 93	36%	34 of 94	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Yoel Romero	0	20 of 44	45%	20 of 44	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Robert Whittaker	0	14 of 29	48%	14 of 29	0 of 1	0%	0:00
5	Yoel Romero	1	26 of 47	55%	46 of 74	1 of 3	33%	2:10

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	128 of 326	39%	57 of 225	23 of 39	48 of 62	119 of 308	9 of 17	0 of 1
Yoel Romero	111 of 240	46%	76 of 194	19 of 27	16 of 19	66 of 177	25 of 40	20 of 23

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Robert Whittaker	33 of 85	38%	12 of 58	2 of 4	19 of 23	33 of 85	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	9 of 24	37%	3 of 15	2 of 4	4 of 5	9 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Robert Whittaker	29 of 77	37%	14 of 57	6 of 8	9 of 12	28 of 73	1 of 4	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	20 of 48	41%	8 of 33	4 of 5	8 of 10	19 of 47	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Robert Whittaker	18 of 42	42%	10 of 28	5 of 9	3 of 5	10 of 29	8 of 13	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	36 of 77	46%	33 of 73	3 of 4	0 of 0	8 of 34	22 of 36	6 of 7
4	Robert Whittaker	34 of 93	36%	16 of 65	7 of 14	11 of 14	34 of 93	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Yoel Romero	20 of 44	45%	14 of 37	4 of 5	2 of 2	20 of 44	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Robert Whittaker	14 of 29	48%	5 of 17	3 of 4	6 of 8	14 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 1
5	Yoel Romero	26 of 47	55%	18 of 36	6 of 9	2 of 2	10 of 28	2 of 3	14 of 16

WIN vs Luke Rockhold

KO (punches) R3 1:48 · UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 11, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	1	45 of 92	48%	52 of 99	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08
Luke Rockhold	0	45 of 119	37%	45 of 119	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	10 of 27	37%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Luke Rockhold	0	18 of 41	43%	18 of 41	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	24 of 46	52%	31 of 53	0 of 0	---	0:06
2	Luke Rockhold	0	17 of 51	33%	17 of 51	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	1	11 of 19	57%	11 of 19	0 of 0	---	0:02
3	Luke Rockhold	0	10 of 27	37%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	45 of 92	48%	23 of 60	10 of 17	12 of 15	31 of 73	13 of 18	1 of 1
Luke Rockhold	45 of 119	37%	22 of 87	10 of 15	13 of 17	44 of 118	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	10 of 27	37%	3 of 15	1 of 4	6 of 8	10 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Luke Rockhold	18 of 41	43%	3 of 21	4 of 7	11 of 13	18 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	24 of 46	52%	13 of 30	7 of 11	4 of 5	11 of 28	13 of 18	0 of 0
2	Luke Rockhold	17 of 51	33%	10 of 40	6 of 8	1 of 3	16 of 50	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 19	57%	7 of 15	2 of 2	2 of 2	10 of 18	0 of 0	1 of 1
3	Luke Rockhold	10 of 27	37%	9 of 26	0 of 0	1 of 1	10 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Robert Whittaker

Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · Jul 08, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	48 of 107	44%	114 of 175	4 of 18	22%	0	0	5:15
Yoel Romero	0	74 of 221	33%	94 of 244	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:33

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Robert Whittaker	12 of 18	66%	14 of 20	1 of 4	25%	0:53
1	Yoel Romero	7 of 25	28%	7 of 25	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Robert Whittaker	6 of 12	50%	49 of 55	2 of 6	33%	3:20
2	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Robert Whittaker	5 of 16	31%	5 of 16	0 of 3	0%	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 53	20%	13 of 55	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Robert Whittaker	7 of 18	38%	8 of 19	1 of 4	25%	1:02
4	Yoel Romero	19 of 42	45%	19 of 42	0 of 0	---	0:05
5	Robert Whittaker	18 of 43	41%	38 of 65	0 of 1	0%	0:00
5	Yoel Romero	31 of 79	39%	45 of 95	0 of 0	---	1:28

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	48 of 107	44%	20 of 68	12 of 18	16 of 21	41 of 100	3 of 3	4 of 4
Yoel Romero	74 of 221	33%	46 of 163	23 of 52	5 of 6	59 of 195	7 of 12	8 of 14

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Robert Whittaker	12 of 18	66%	2 of 8	3 of 3	7 of 7	10 of 16	2 of 2	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	7 of 25	28%	4 of 19	2 of 5	1 of 1	6 of 21	1 of 4	0 of 0
2	Robert Whittaker	6 of 12	50%	4 of 8	2 of 3	0 of 1	3 of 9	1 of 1	2 of 2
2	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	2 of 14	3 of 6	1 of 2	3 of 18	3 of 4	0 of 0
3	Robert Whittaker	5 of 16	31%	2 of 11	1 of 3	2 of 2	5 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 53	20%	8 of 36	2 of 16	1 of 1	10 of 51	1 of 2	0 of 0
4	Robert Whittaker	7 of 18	38%	2 of 10	1 of 1	4 of 7	5 of 16	0 of 0	2 of 2
4	Yoel Romero	19 of 42	45%	11 of 31	7 of 10	1 of 1	16 of 38	2 of 2	1 of 2
5	Robert Whittaker	18 of 43	41%	10 of 31	5 of 8	3 of 4	18 of 43	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Yoel Romero	31 of 79	39%	21 of 63	9 of 15	1 of 1	24 of 67	0 of 0	7 of 12

WIN vs Chris Weidman

KO (flying knee and punches) R3 0:24 · UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	12 of 47	25%	16 of 54	1 of 8	12%	0	0	0:25
Chris Weidman	1	18 of 40	45%	27 of 51	2 of 3	66%	0	0	1:52

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	7 of 24	29%	9 of 27	1 of 4	25%	0:25
1	Chris Weidman	0	3 of 10	30%	5 of 12	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	4 of 21	19%	6 of 25	0 of 4	0%	0:00
2	Chris Weidman	0	8 of 21	38%	15 of 30	2 of 3	66%	1:48
3	Yoel Romero	0	1 of 2	50%	1 of 2	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Chris Weidman	1	7 of 9	77%	7 of 9	0 of 0	---	0:04

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	12 of 47	25%	2 of 22	6 of 15	4 of 10	12 of 46	0 of 1	0 of 0
Chris Weidman	18 of 40	45%	13 of 32	2 of 3	3 of 5	9 of 24	1 of 2	8 of 14

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	7 of 24	29%	1 of 11	4 of 8	2 of 5	7 of 23	0 of 1	0 of 0
1	Chris Weidman	3 of 10	30%	2 of 6	1 of 2	0 of 2	3 of 9	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	4 of 21	19%	1 of 11	1 of 6	2 of 4	4 of 21	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Chris Weidman	8 of 21	38%	5 of 18	1 of 1	2 of 2	4 of 13	1 of 1	3 of 7
3	Yoel Romero	1 of 2	50%	0 of 0	1 of 1	0 of 1	1 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Chris Weidman	7 of 9	77%	6 of 8	0 of 0	1 of 1	2 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 7

WIN vs Jacare Souza

Decision (split) (29–27, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor · Dec 12, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	30 of 52	57%	42 of 67	1 of 7	14%	0	0	2:33
Jacare Souza	1	46 of 92	50%	56 of 104	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:58

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	5 of 16	31%	5 of 16	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Jacare Souza	1	27 of 57	47%	30 of 61	0 of 0	---	1:45
2	Yoel Romero	0	7 of 13	53%	7 of 13	0 of 4	0%	0:08
2	Jacare Souza	0	6 of 14	42%	6 of 14	0 of 1	0%	0:05
3	Yoel Romero	0	18 of 23	78%	30 of 38	1 of 3	33%	2:25
3	Jacare Souza	0	13 of 21	61%	20 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:08

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	30 of 52	57%	16 of 35	11 of 14	3 of 3	22 of 44	0 of 0	8 of 8
Jacare Souza	46 of 92	50%	37 of 80	5 of 6	4 of 6	24 of 50	0 of 1	22 of 41

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	5 of 16	31%	1 of 10	3 of 5	1 of 1	5 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Jacare Souza	27 of 57	47%	26 of 55	1 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 16	0 of 0	22 of 41
2	Yoel Romero	7 of 13	53%	3 of 8	3 of 4	1 of 1	7 of 13	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Jacare Souza	6 of 14	42%	2 of 8	2 of 2	2 of 4	6 of 14	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	18 of 23	78%	12 of 17	5 of 5	1 of 1	10 of 15	0 of 0	8 of 8
3	Jacare Souza	13 of 21	61%	9 of 17	2 of 2	2 of 2	13 of 20	0 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Lyoto Machida

KO (elbows) R3 1:38 · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero · Jun 27, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	31 of 64	48%	31 of 64	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Lyoto Machida	0	42 of 70	60%	44 of 72	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	12 of 28	42%	12 of 28	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Lyoto Machida	15 of 30	50%	15 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	16 of 26	61%	16 of 26	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Lyoto Machida	17 of 27	62%	17 of 27	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	3 of 10	30%	3 of 10	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Lyoto Machida	10 of 13	76%	12 of 15	1 of 1	100%	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	31 of 64	48%	6 of 27	11 of 20	14 of 17	31 of 63	0 of 1	0 of 0
Lyoto Machida	42 of 70	60%	16 of 31	9 of 18	17 of 21	35 of 63	1 of 1	6 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	12 of 28	42%	2 of 12	5 of 9	5 of 7	12 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Lyoto Machida	15 of 30	50%	1 of 7	5 of 11	9 of 12	15 of 30	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	16 of 26	61%	4 of 9	5 of 9	7 of 8	16 of 25	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Lyoto Machida	17 of 27	62%	8 of 15	3 of 5	6 of 7	16 of 26	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	3 of 10	30%	0 of 6	1 of 2	2 of 2	3 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Lyoto Machida	10 of 13	76%	7 of 9	1 of 2	2 of 2	4 of 7	0 of 0	6 of 6

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Luke Rockhold - Fight History

LOSS vs Paulo Costa

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 278: Usman vs. Edwards 2 · Aug 20, 2022

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paulo Costa	0	73 of 103	70%	106 of 137	2 of 2	100%	0	0	5:28
Luke Rockhold	0	51 of 70	72%	57 of 78	1 of 4	25%	0	1	0:47

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Paulo Costa	27 of 34	79%	56 of 64	1 of 1	100%	0	2:48
1	Luke Rockhold	19 of 23	82%	19 of 23	0 of 2	0%	0	0:03
2	Paulo Costa	30 of 42	71%	31 of 43	1 of 1	100%	0	0:17
2	Luke Rockhold	23 of 35	65%	23 of 35	1 of 1	100%	0	0:12
3	Paulo Costa	16 of 27	59%	19 of 30	0 of 0	---	0	2:23
3	Luke Rockhold	9 of 12	75%	15 of 20	0 of 1	0%	1	0:32

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paulo Costa	73 of 103	70%	37 of 61	33 of 39	3 of 3	53 of 80	3 of 4	17 of 19
Luke Rockhold	51 of 70	72%	23 of 40	23 of 25	5 of 5	48 of 67	2 of 2	1 of 1

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paulo Costa	27 of 34	79%	13 of 19	13 of 14	1 of 1	11 of 15	2 of 3	14 of 16
1	Luke Rockhold	19 of 23	82%	6 of 8	11 of 13	2 of 2	17 of 21	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Paulo Costa	30 of 42	71%	14 of 22	14 of 18	2 of 2	29 of 41	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Luke Rockhold	23 of 35	65%	11 of 23	9 of 9	3 of 3	23 of 35	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Paulo Costa	16 of 27	59%	10 of 20	6 of 7	0 of 0	13 of 24	0 of 0	3 of 3
3	Luke Rockhold	9 of 12	75%	6 of 9	3 of 3	0 of 0	8 of 11	0 of 0	1 of 1

Angelo Bodetti Expert Confident picked Aug 14, 2022 (6 days before fight)

Paulo Costa

Angelo picks Paulo Costa over Luke Rockhold. He describes Costa as a massive middleweight with power, output, and surprising cardio, noting his relentless pace even when exhausted. Angelo acknowledges Rockhold's credentials as a former champion and talented wrestler, but believes the three-year layoff and age (38) are too much to overcome against a top-ranked opponent. He mentions that Costa has good takedown defense (80%) and that he already placed a moneyline bet on Costa at better odds earlier.

Placed moneyline bet on Paulo Costa at better odds earlier in the week.

"palo costa absolutely the pick i love luke rockhold but man first fight back in three years is who they give you that's a tough go"

We Want Picks

Big Brady Expert Confident picked Aug 15, 2022 (5 days before fight)

Paulo Costa

Big Brady is confident in Paulo Costa. He notes that Luke Rockhold hasn't fought in three years, hasn't won in nearly five years, and was knocked out in his last fight. Rockhold's chin is gone, and he looked slow and washed against Jan Błachowicz. Costa is younger, more active, hits hard, and has solid cardio. Brady expects Costa to knock Rockhold out in the first or second round. He mentions Costa's takedown defense is good, so Rockhold's wrestling won't work.

Costa by KO, round 2

"i think costa knocks him out i think austin knocks him out in the first or second round"

DFS by the Numbers

Cody Saftic Expert Confident picked Aug 17, 2022 (3 days before fight)

Paulo Costa

Cody picks Costa but expresses concerns about Costa's weight cut and his poor grappling off his back. He notes Rockhold's durability issues but acknowledges Rockhold's BJJ could be a threat if Costa gets taken down. Ultimately, he trusts Costa's power and finishing ability.

"i'm back on the holocaust team yeah i think he'd be a fool not to it seems too good to be true but i try not to overthink it"

Bookie Beatdown

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Aug 17, 2022 (3 days before fight)

Paulo Costa

Daniel Levi picks Paulo Costa to knock out Luke Rockhold in the first round. He notes that Rockhold's chin has been suspect for a long time, citing knockouts by Vitor Belfort, Michael Bisping, Yoel Romero, and Jan Błachowicz. He believes Rockhold hasn't fought since 2019 and is coming back for a paycheck, which is a bad sign. Levi praises Costa's takedown defense (stuffing Yoel Romero's takedowns) and his power, and thinks Costa is catching Rockhold at the right time. He also mentions that Costa looked back to form in his last fight against Marvin Vettori.

Mentions he missed the line at -255 and now it's -360, so he's not betting but would have liked Costa at a better price. Says Costa will knock out Rockhold in the first round.

"I think he's gonna come out here and knock Luke rockhold out in the first round so yeah I got Paula Costa here"

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Aug 18, 2022 (2 days before fight)

Paulo Costa

Costa should knock out Rockhold, who has a weak chin and has been inactive for three years. However, the -350 price is too high for a finish-reliant fighter. The host prefers Costa by KO at -120 (now -170) but is passing on the moneyline. He warns that if Costa doesn't finish early, Rockhold could make it a tough fight.

Costa by KO was preferred at -120 but line moved to -170; host passes.

"I'm gonna go costa costa ko but please please please do not put all your eggs in this polycaster basket."

MMA Lock of the Night

Paul Shaughnessy Expert Confident picked Aug 17, 2022 (3 days before fight)

Paulo Costa

Paul picks Costa to knock out Rockhold inside the first two rounds. He notes Rockhold's chin issues and long layoff, and likes the under 10 minutes on Prize Picks. He mentions Costa's wild card nature but thinks he's in great shape for this fight.

under 10 minutes (fight time) on Prize Picks

"i think costa knocks them out inside the first two rounds on prize picks they've got uh this fight set at fight time 10 minutes and it's like at some of the books right now it's like minus 175 minus …"

Bookie Beatdown

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Aug 20, 2022 (fight day)

Paulo Costa

The Guru predicts Paulo Costa wins by first-round KO. He describes Costa rushing across the cage, landing a big kick, and then clipping Rockhold with a shot. He sees Costa slipping Rockhold's jab, landing a right hand and body shot, then a switch kick to the body. He envisions Costa blocking Rockhold's kicks and landing an inside leg kick, then a body kick, and finally a left hook that drops Rockhold about two and a half minutes into the first round.

KO in round 1

"i've got immediate paulo costa ko"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Jan Błachowicz

KO (punches) R2 1:39 · UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos · Jul 06, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Jan Błachowicz	1	30 of 42	71%	38 of 50	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:01
Luke Rockhold	0	14 of 36	38%	17 of 39	0 of 5	0%	0	0	3:26

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Jan Błachowicz	0	16 of 23	69%	20 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Luke Rockhold	0	8 of 26	30%	10 of 28	0 of 5	0%	2:43
2	Jan Błachowicz	1	14 of 19	73%	18 of 23	0 of 0	---	0:01
2	Luke Rockhold	0	6 of 10	60%	7 of 11	0 of 0	---	0:43

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Jan Błachowicz	30 of 42	71%	11 of 21	8 of 10	11 of 11	23 of 35	4 of 4	3 of 3
Luke Rockhold	14 of 36	38%	4 of 20	8 of 12	2 of 4	9 of 31	5 of 5	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Jan Błachowicz	16 of 23	69%	5 of 11	5 of 6	6 of 6	14 of 21	2 of 2	0 of 0
1	Luke Rockhold	8 of 26	30%	2 of 15	6 of 9	0 of 2	6 of 24	2 of 2	0 of 0
2	Jan Błachowicz	14 of 19	73%	6 of 10	3 of 4	5 of 5	9 of 14	2 of 2	3 of 3
2	Luke Rockhold	6 of 10	60%	2 of 5	2 of 3	2 of 2	3 of 7	3 of 3	0 of 0

LOSS vs Yoel Romero

KO (punches) R3 1:48 · UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 11, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	1	45 of 92	48%	52 of 99	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08
Luke Rockhold	0	45 of 119	37%	45 of 119	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	10 of 27	37%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Luke Rockhold	0	18 of 41	43%	18 of 41	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	24 of 46	52%	31 of 53	0 of 0	---	0:06
2	Luke Rockhold	0	17 of 51	33%	17 of 51	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	1	11 of 19	57%	11 of 19	0 of 0	---	0:02
3	Luke Rockhold	0	10 of 27	37%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	45 of 92	48%	23 of 60	10 of 17	12 of 15	31 of 73	13 of 18	1 of 1
Luke Rockhold	45 of 119	37%	22 of 87	10 of 15	13 of 17	44 of 118	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	10 of 27	37%	3 of 15	1 of 4	6 of 8	10 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Luke Rockhold	18 of 41	43%	3 of 21	4 of 7	11 of 13	18 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	24 of 46	52%	13 of 30	7 of 11	4 of 5	11 of 28	13 of 18	0 of 0
2	Luke Rockhold	17 of 51	33%	10 of 40	6 of 8	1 of 3	16 of 50	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 19	57%	7 of 15	2 of 2	2 of 2	10 of 18	0 of 0	1 of 1
3	Luke Rockhold	10 of 27	37%	9 of 26	0 of 0	1 of 1	10 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs David Branch

Submission (strikes) R2 4:05 · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch · Sep 16, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Luke Rockhold	0	58 of 85	68%	68 of 97	2 of 5	40%	0	0	3:41
David Branch	0	25 of 56	44%	51 of 82	1 of 2	50%	0	0	2:18

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Luke Rockhold	15 of 24	62%	19 of 30	1 of 2	50%	1:19
1	David Branch	19 of 36	52%	36 of 53	1 of 2	50%	1:48
2	Luke Rockhold	43 of 61	70%	49 of 67	1 of 3	33%	2:22
2	David Branch	6 of 20	30%	15 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:30

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Luke Rockhold	58 of 85	68%	40 of 61	8 of 13	10 of 11	21 of 32	3 of 7	34 of 46
David Branch	25 of 56	44%	13 of 42	10 of 12	2 of 2	17 of 46	8 of 10	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Luke Rockhold	15 of 24	62%	4 of 8	6 of 10	5 of 6	13 of 19	2 of 5	0 of 0
1	David Branch	19 of 36	52%	13 of 28	5 of 7	1 of 1	13 of 28	6 of 8	0 of 0
2	Luke Rockhold	43 of 61	70%	36 of 53	2 of 3	5 of 5	8 of 13	1 of 2	34 of 46
2	David Branch	6 of 20	30%	0 of 14	5 of 5	1 of 1	4 of 18	2 of 2	0 of 0

LOSS vs Michael Bisping

KO (punches) R1 3:36 · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2 · Jun 04, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Michael Bisping	0	17 of 37	45%	17 of 37	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Luke Rockhold	2	21 of 50	42%	21 of 50	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:03

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Michael Bisping	0	17 of 37	45%	17 of 37	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Luke Rockhold	2	21 of 50	42%	21 of 50	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:03

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Michael Bisping	17 of 37	45%	6 of 24	8 of 9	3 of 4	16 of 36	1 of 1	0 of 0
Luke Rockhold	21 of 50	42%	14 of 43	3 of 3	4 of 4	17 of 46	1 of 1	3 of 3

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Michael Bisping	17 of 37	45%	6 of 24	8 of 9	3 of 4	16 of 36	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Luke Rockhold	21 of 50	42%	14 of 43	3 of 3	4 of 4	17 of 46	1 of 1	3 of 3

WIN vs Chris Weidman

TKO (punches) R4 3:12 · UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor · Dec 12, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Luke Rockhold	0	48 of 75	64%	62 of 92	3 of 6	50%	0	0	4:27
Chris Weidman	0	126 of 191	65%	161 of 229	2 of 4	50%	1	0	5:30

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Luke Rockhold	10 of 12	83%	21 of 26	2 of 4	50%	0	3:07
1	Chris Weidman	7 of 9	77%	13 of 15	0 of 0	---	1	1:05
2	Luke Rockhold	14 of 31	45%	14 of 31	0 of 1	0%	0	0:14
2	Chris Weidman	31 of 60	51%	32 of 61	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
3	Luke Rockhold	21 of 29	72%	23 of 31	1 of 1	100%	0	1:06
3	Chris Weidman	68 of 99	68%	83 of 114	1 of 1	100%	0	1:35
4	Luke Rockhold	3 of 3	100%	4 of 4	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
4	Chris Weidman	20 of 23	86%	33 of 39	1 of 3	33%	0	2:50

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Luke Rockhold	48 of 75	64%	25 of 51	18 of 19	5 of 5	40 of 67	7 of 7	1 of 1
Chris Weidman	126 of 191	65%	96 of 157	18 of 22	12 of 12	44 of 83	9 of 13	73 of 95

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Luke Rockhold	10 of 12	83%	8 of 10	1 of 1	1 of 1	3 of 5	7 of 7	0 of 0
1	Chris Weidman	7 of 9	77%	1 of 2	4 of 5	2 of 2	4 of 5	3 of 4	0 of 0
2	Luke Rockhold	14 of 31	45%	6 of 23	6 of 6	2 of 2	14 of 31	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Chris Weidman	31 of 60	51%	14 of 43	8 of 8	9 of 9	26 of 53	5 of 7	0 of 0
3	Luke Rockhold	21 of 29	72%	9 of 16	10 of 11	2 of 2	20 of 28	0 of 0	1 of 1
3	Chris Weidman	68 of 99	68%	63 of 91	4 of 7	1 of 1	12 of 22	1 of 2	55 of 75
4	Luke Rockhold	3 of 3	100%	2 of 2	1 of 1	0 of 0	3 of 3	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Chris Weidman	20 of 23	86%	18 of 21	2 of 2	0 of 0	2 of 3	0 of 0	18 of 20

WIN vs Lyoto Machida

Submission (rear-naked choke) R2 2:31 · UFC on Fox: Machida vs. Rockhold · Apr 18, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Luke Rockhold	0	13 of 27	48%	19 of 33	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:25
Lyoto Machida	0	23 of 44	52%	39 of 63	1 of 1	100%	2	0	3:11

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Luke Rockhold	8 of 12	66%	14 of 18	0 of 0	---	0	1:25
1	Lyoto Machida	11 of 24	45%	20 of 36	1 of 1	100%	1	2:12
2	Luke Rockhold	5 of 15	33%	5 of 15	0 of 0	---	0	0:00
2	Lyoto Machida	12 of 20	60%	19 of 27	0 of 0	---	1	0:59

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Luke Rockhold	13 of 27	48%	7 of 20	0 of 1	6 of 6	12 of 25	0 of 0	1 of 2
Lyoto Machida	23 of 44	52%	14 of 34	4 of 4	5 of 6	11 of 23	1 of 1	11 of 20

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Luke Rockhold	8 of 12	66%	6 of 10	0 of 0	2 of 2	7 of 10	0 of 0	1 of 2
1	Lyoto Machida	11 of 24	45%	9 of 21	0 of 0	2 of 3	1 of 5	1 of 1	9 of 18
2	Luke Rockhold	5 of 15	33%	1 of 10	0 of 1	4 of 4	5 of 15	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Lyoto Machida	12 of 20	60%	5 of 13	4 of 4	3 of 3	10 of 18	0 of 0	2 of 2

WIN vs Michael Bisping

Submission (guillotine choke) R2 0:57 · UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping · Nov 08, 2014

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Luke Rockhold	1	20 of 41	48%	20 of 41	0 of 0	---	1	0	0:17
Michael Bisping	0	16 of 65	24%	16 of 65	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:11

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Ctrl
1	Luke Rockhold	0	12 of 30	40%	12 of 30	0 of 0	---	0	0:14
1	Michael Bisping	0	14 of 60	23%	14 of 60	0 of 2	0%	0	0:01
2	Luke Rockhold	1	8 of 11	72%	8 of 11	0 of 0	---	1	0:03
2	Michael Bisping	0	2 of 5	40%	2 of 5	0 of 0	---	0	0:10

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Luke Rockhold	20 of 41	48%	10 of 27	7 of 11	3 of 3	15 of 33	1 of 2	4 of 6
Michael Bisping	16 of 65	24%	10 of 53	1 of 7	5 of 5	15 of 64	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Luke Rockhold	12 of 30	40%	4 of 18	5 of 9	3 of 3	11 of 28	1 of 2	0 of 0
1	Michael Bisping	14 of 60	23%	10 of 51	0 of 5	4 of 4	13 of 59	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Luke Rockhold	8 of 11	72%	6 of 9	2 of 2	0 of 0	4 of 5	0 of 0	4 of 6
2	Michael Bisping	2 of 5	40%	0 of 2	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 5	0 of 0	0 of 0

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