Luke Rockhold, a seasoned mixed martial artist, competed with an impressive record of 16-6-0, primarily in the UFC's middleweight division at 185 lbs. Standing tall at 6'3" with a reach of 77", he adopted a southpaw stance in the octagon. In terms of performance, Rockhold demonstrated a striking rate of 4.1 significant strikes per minute and maintained an accuracy of 49%. However, his opponents managed to land an average of 2.68 strikes per minute against him, with a strike defense of 53%. He averaged 0.7 takedowns per 15 minutes, achieving success in 29% of his attempts. Additionally, Rockhold attempted one submission every 15 minutes on average. Throughout his UFC career, Rockhold achieved some notable victories, most notably over Chris Weidman, whose ELO rating was 1191 at the time of their encounter. In recent years, he competed in five fights, with a loss against Michael Bisping via KO/TKO punch in June 2016, followed by a win against David Branch via KO/TKO punches in September 2017. His streak took a turn for the worse as he suffered losses against Yoel Romero and Jan Blachowicz, both via KO/TKO punch, in February 2018 and July 2019 respectively. In August 2022, Rockhold faced Paulo Costa, resulting in a unanimous decision loss.