Rockhold also has a black belt in jiu-jitsu and has competed in the discipline regularly. Most recently, the Soquel High alum dropped a decision to Jones' teammate, Nick Rodriguez, at Polaris 12 in 2019.

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Rockhold (16-6) won the UFC's middleweight championship in 2015 by defeating Chris Weidman via TKO. He went on to lose the belt in his first scheduled title defense against Michael Bisping in 2016 and then struggled to stay healthy amid a 1-3 skid from 2016 to 2022.

December 12, 2015 Rockhold next faced Chris Weidman for the UFC Middleweight Championship on December 12, 2015, at UFC 194. Rockhold won by technical knockout in the fourth round and became the 7th middleweight champion in UFC history. Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night honors.

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