Luke Rockhold
| Luke Rockhold | |
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Rockhold in 2016
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| Born |
October 17, 1984 Santa Cruz, California, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Reach | 77.0 in (196 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Judo, Muay Thai |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Fighting out of | San Jose, California, United States |
| Team | American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) |
| Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Leandro Vieira |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 18 |
| Wins | 15 |
| By knockout | 4 |
| By submission | 9 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Representing  United States
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| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | ||
| IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championships | ||
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2007 Long Beach | -91.5 kg (No-Gi) |
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2007 Long Beach | -94.30 kg |
| Pan American Championship | ||
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2006 Long Beach | -88.3 kg |
Luke Skyler Rockhold (born October 17, 1984) is an American model, and mixed martial artist competing in the UFC, where he is the former UFC Middleweight Champion. He won the title on December 12, 2015 by defeating prior champion, the undefeated Chris Weidman via 4th round TKO. A two-time world champion, Rockhold also won the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship by defeating Ronaldo Souza on September 10, 2011 via unanimous decision. Rockhold defended the title twice and was the last man to hold it. He is currently ranked the #2 middleweight and #12 official pound-for-pound fighter by the UFC and other publications like Fight Matrix and Sherdog. Luke is also an ardent surfer and skateboarder.
Rockhold was born in the Bay Area city of Santa Cruz, California and hails from an athletic family. Growing up, Luke and his older brother, pro-surfer Matt Rockhold, surfed their local breaks together. His father, was a professional basketball player in Europe and his mother was an avid tennis player. Luke started training in judo when he was 6 years old but quit upon turning ten. When he entered the seventh grade, he joined his school's wrestling team and stuck with the sport all through Soquel High School while taking jiu-jitsu classes.
Rockhold tried wrestling for a local community college but he felt the sport wasn't for him and instead took jiu-jitsu on full-time. After winning a few BJJ tournaments, he decided to wander into mixed martial arts. In 2006, a friend invited Rockhold to train at the American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, California. His raw talent and kicking displays immediately caught the eye of AKA head coach Javier Mendez, who touted Rockhold as a potential future champion.
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