Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-08-20, tough and entertaining mma bout: Paulo Costa vs Luke Rockhold is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2022).
Rockhold vs Costa is scheduled to take place Saturday, August 20th, at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City (Utah, USA), in a 3-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; undercard of Kamaru Usman vs Leon Edwards 2 – UFC 278. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-07-06, pretty good finish between Luke Rockhold and Jan Blachowicz: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Strikeforce and Ufc Mw champion Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a professional record of 16-4-0 (87% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since February 10, 2018 when he was defeated by Yoel Romero (Yoel Romero Palacio vs Luke Rockhold); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat David Branch (Luke Rockhold vs David Branch).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Ksw light-Hw champ Jan Blachowicz, has a mma record of 23-8-0 (61% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Thiago Santos (Jan Blachowicz vs Thiago Santos); before this fight, in 2018, he had defeated Jimi Manuwa in March (Jimi Manuwa vs Jan Blachowicz 2) and Nikita Krylov in September (Jan Blachowicz vs Nikita Krylov). Rockhold vs Blachowicz is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Thiago Santos – UFC 239. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-02-11, Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold gets three stars only thanks to a good finish.The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Strikeforce and Ufc Mw champion Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a professional mma record of 16-3-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.3 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Georges St Pierre). Rockhold fought twice against former Ufc Mw champion Michael Bisping winning their first bout in 2014 (Rockhold vs Bisping) but then he lost the rematch in 2016 (Rockhold vs Bisping 2); after this fight he came back to win in 2017 against David Branch (Luke Rockhold vs David Branch).
His opponent, Yoel Romero Palacio, has an official record of 12-2-0 (83% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He beat Chris Weidman in 2016 (Weidman vs Romero) but then he was defeated by Robert Whittaker (Yoel Romero Palacio vs Robert Whittaker). Yoel Romero vs Rockhold, main event of the UFC 221, is valid for the interim UFC middleweight title (belt at stake only for Rockhold since at the weigh-ins Romero came in at 187.7 lbs, 2.7 pounds over the Mw limit). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-09-16, pretty good fight between Luke Rockhold and David Branch: it gets three stars.The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Strikeforce and Ufc Mw champion Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-3-0 (87% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 4, 2016 when he was defeated by current #1 Michael Bisping in their rematch (=Rockhold vs Bisping 2). In their first bout Rockhold had defeated Bisping in two rounds (November 8, 2014 Rockhold vs Bisping), after this fight he had also won over Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Rockhold) and Chris Weidman in 2015 (Weidman vs Rockhold).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj, former Wsof light-Hw and Mw champion David Branch, has an official record of 21-3-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Anthony Johnson in 2012 (=Johnson vs Branch), since then he has won eleven consecutive bouts beating Vinny Magalhaes (=Branch vs Magalhaes), Louis Taylor (=Branch vs Taylor) and Krzysztof Jotko in his last three (=Jotko vs Branch). Luke Rockhold vs David Branch is the main event of UFC Fight Night 116. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-06-04, good exchanges between Luke Rockhold and Michael Bisping: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, former Strikeforce and current Ufc Mw champion Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a professional mma record of 15-2-0 (87% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He suffered his last loss when he faced Vitor Belfort in 2013 (4-stars fight Belfort vs Rockhold), since then he has won five bouts beating Lyoto Machida (=Machida vs Rockhold) and Chris Weidman in 2015 (Weidman vs Rockhold).
His opponent, the Tuf 3 light-Hw winner Michael Bisping, has an official record of 28-7-0 (68% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. In their first fight Bisping lost to Rockhold in two rounds (November 8, 2014 Rockhold vs Bisping), after this bout he has won three times defeating Anderson Silva in 2016 (=Silva vs Bisping). Rockhold vs Bisping 2, main event of the Ufc 199, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title (Rockhold’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-12-12, very nice fight between Chris Weidman and Luke Rockhold: it gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night).The undefeated black belt in Bjj Chris Weidman entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 13-0-0 (69% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 middleweight in the world. He won the Ufc Mw belt in 2013 beating Anderson Silva (4-stars-fight, Silva vs Weidman I) and he defended his title three times: against ‘The Spider’ in their rematch (=Weidman vs Silva II), with Lyoto Machida in 2014 (=Weidman vs Machida) and Vitor Belfort in 2015 (=Weidman vs Belfort).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Mw champion Luke Rockhold, has a record of 14-2-0 (86% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He suffered his last loss when he faced Vitor Belfort in 2013 (one of the best knockouts of the year, Belfort vs Rockhold) but since then he has won four consecutive fights defeating Lyoto Machida in his last one (=Machida vs Rockhold). Weidman vs Rockhold, co-main event of the “UFC 194 Aldo vs McGregor”, is valid for the Ufc middleweight title (Weidman’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2015-04-18, good fight between Lyoto Machida and Luke Rockhold: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in karate and Bjj and former Ufc light-Hw champion Lyoto Machida entered this fight with a professional mma record of 22-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 middleweight in the world. ‘The Dragon’ fought three times in 2014 beating Gegard Mousasi (=Machida vs Mousasi) and CB Dollaway (=Machida vs Dollaway) but between these two bouts he lost to #1 Ufc Mw champion Chris Weidman (=Weidman vs Machida).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce Mw champion Luke Rockhold, has an official record of 13-2-0 (85% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vitor Belfort (4-stars-fight Belfort vs Rockhold) but after losing he has won three fights beating Michael Bisping in his last bout (=Rockhold vs Bisping). Machida vs Rockhold is the main event of UFC on Fox 15. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-11-08, Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping gets three stars thanks to a good finish (UFC Performance of the Night). The black belt in Bjj and former Strikeforce Mw champion Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a professional mma record of 12-2-0 (83% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Chris Weidman); he suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Vitor Belfort (4-stars-fight Belfort vs Rockhold) but he came back to win in 2014 beating Costas Philippou (=Rockhold vs Philippou) and Tim Boetsch (=Rockhold vs Boetsch).
His opponent, Michael Bisping, has an official record of 25-6-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class, he has fought twice in 2014 as well but he lost the first bout, against Tim Kennedy (=Bisping vs Kennedy); after that fight he beat Cung Le (=Bisping vs Le). Rockhold vs Bisping is the main event of UFC Fight Night 55; they also faced each other a second time on June 4, 2016 (=Luke Rockhold vs Michael Bisping II). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-04-26, pretty good finish between Luke Rockhold and Tim Boetsch but it is not enough to get three stars. The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Luke Rockhold entered this fight with a record of 11-2-0 (82% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 middleweight in the world, he is the former Strikeforce Mw champion but last year, at his Ufc debut, he lost to Vitor Belfort (4 stars-fight Belfort vs Rockhold), he came back to victory in 2014 defeating Costas Philippou (=Rockhold vs Philippou).
His opponent, Tim Boetsch, has a record of 17-6-0 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class, he fought twice in 2013 losing the first bout against Mark Munoz (=Munoz vs Boetsch) but then he defeated CB Dollaway; currently the #1 in this division is Chris Weidman. Rockhold vs Boetsch is on the undercard of Jon Jones vs Glover Teixeira – UFC 172. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-01-15, some good exchanges and a nice finish: Luke Rockhold vs Costas Philippou gets three stars. The former Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold (10-2-0, 80% finishing rate) entered as the No.6 middleweight in the world, he fought just once in 2013 when he was defeated by Vitor Belfort with a spectacular spinning kick (one of the best knockouts of 2013, we rated it with four stars) but before that bout he had nine consecutive victories. His opponent, Constantinos Philippou, better known as Constas Philippou, (12-3-0, 58% finishing rate) entered as the No.15 (currently the #1 in this weight division is Chris Weidman) and he also fought just once in 2013 losing against Francis Carmont after five-fight win streak. Rockhold vs Philippou is the main event of “UFC Fight Night 35”. Watch the video!
