Chris Weidman vs Luke Rockhold

Chris Weidman vs Luke Rockhold: Matchup Breakdown

Chris Weidman is 12-8 in the Middleweight division with a 60.0% win rate. Luke Rockhold is 6-5 at Middleweight, winning 54.5% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Luke Rockhold leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor on Dec 12, 2015, won by Luke Rockhold by KO/TKO in round 4.

Luke Rockhold holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 1,002 to 953. Career peaks are 1,351 for Chris Weidman and 1,177 for Luke Rockhold. Chris Weidman has 4 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 12 victories, a 58.3% finish rate. Luke Rockhold has 3 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins, finishing 100.0% of the time.

Chris Weidman stands 6' 2" with a reach of 78" and fights orthodox. Luke Rockhold is 6' 3" with a reach of 77", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Chris Weidman. Chris Weidman is 42, Luke Rockhold is 41.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Chris Weidman has landed 626 significant strikes at 45.1% accuracy with 44 takedowns and 1h 04m of control time. Luke Rockhold has landed 376 at 56.9% with 6 takedowns and 0h 18m of control.

Chris Weidman has 5 title fights (4 won) against 2 (1 won) for Luke Rockhold. They share 3 common opponents: Yoel Romero, Vitor Belfort, Lyoto Machida.