Luke Rockhold: Biography in Details
Who is Luke Rockhold?
Luke Rockhold is an American model and mixed martial artist competing in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), where he is the former UFC Middleweight Champion.
Rockhold is currently ranked the #2 Middle-Weight 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.
Luke Rockhold: Body Measurements
He has a good height of 6 feet 3 inches with a body weight of 84kg. He has dark brown hair color and his eye color is hazel. He has a well-shaped body of 44-16-34 inches.
Luke Rockhold: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood
Rockhold was born in the Bay Area city of Santa Cruz, California on October 17, 1985. His ethnicity is a North American family and his nationality is American.
His birth name is Luke Skyler Rockhold. 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 Judo when he was just 6 years old but quit upon turning 10.
In which school did Luke Rockhold attend?
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.
Luke Rockhold: Professional Life and Career
Luke Rockhold tried wrestling for a local community 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.
In July 2007, Rockhold made his Professional debut against Mike Martinez for the Melee on the Mountain Promotion. He dominated the fight and won via Ambar Submission midway through the first round. The 2nd fight of Luke was not as successful as the 1st as he was defeated by Tony Rubalcava via TKO in November 2007.
He has been signed up by the New York model management agency, Soul Artist Management, the same agency that found fellow UFC fighter Alan Jouban and jumps started the career of Channing Tatum.
He has since had his first spread released as a professional model. He revealed that he would have no problem taking indefinite hiatus from the Octagon in order to pursue his newly found modeling career. He has won UFC middleweight Champion one time.
Is Luke Rockhold active on social media?
He is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. He has more than 34,748 followers on Facebook. He has more than 734k followers on Instagram and has more than 278k followers on Twitter.
Luke Rockhold: Salary and Net Worth 2024
Luke’s Net worth is $3 million as of 2024.
Rumors and Controversy
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Luke Rockhold's Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|
| 2024 | October | Thursday |
| 2025 | October | Friday |
| 2026 | October | Saturday |
| 2027 | October | Sunday |
| 2028 | October | Tuesday |
