Last fight
UFC Fight Night
Win
Smith vs Rountree Jr.
Dec. 9, 2023
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
10
Wins by Knockout
7
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 451
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 1143
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- Takedowns Attempted
- 1
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
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Info
Status
Active
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, United States
Trains at
Syndicate MMA - Las Vegas, NV
Fighting style
MMA
Age
34
Height
73.00
Weight
204.00
Octagon Debut
Jul. 9, 2016
Reach
76.50
Leg reach
44.00
- Team Joanna on TUF 23
- 10 wins by KO
- Seven first round finishes
- 9-3, 1 NC in last 13 bouts
- On five-fight winning streak
- Pro since 2014
- Had 6-0 (4 KOs, 1 sub) amateur record
UFC Fight Night (12/9/23) Rountree stopped Anthony Smith via strikes at :56 of the third round
UFC on ESPN (8/12/23) Rountree stopped Chris Daukaus via strikes at 2:40 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (10/29/22) Rountree won a three round split decision over Dustin Jacoby
UFC Fight Night (3/12/22) Rountree stopped Karl Roberson via strikes at :25 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (9/4/21) Rountree stopped Modestas Bukauskas via strikes at 2:30 of the second round
UFC 257 (1/24/21) Rountree lost a three round unanimous decision to Marcin Prachnio
UFC Fight Night (9/28/19) Rountree was stopped by Ion Cutelaba via strikes at 2:35 of the first round
UFC 236 (4/13/19) Rountree won a three round unanimous decision over Eryk Anders
UFC Fight Night (11/17/18) Rountree was knocked out by Johnny Walker at 1:57 of the first round
UFC 226 (7/6/18) Rountree stopped Gokhan Saki via strikes at 1:36 of the first round
UFC 219 (12/30/17) Rountree’s decision loss to Michal Oleksiejczuk was overturned to a no contest when Oleksiejczuk failed a drug test
UFC Fight Night (7/16/17) Rountree knocked out Paul Craig at 4:56 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (2/4/17) Rountree knocked out Daniel Jolly at :52 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (11/26/16) Rountree was submitted by Tyson Pedro via rear naked choke at 4:07 of the first round
TUF 23 Finale (7/8/16) Rountree lost a three round unanimous decision to Andrew Sanchez in the TUF 23 light heavyweight final
The Ultimate Fighter, Season 23
On episode 12 (semifinals), Rountree stopped Josh Stansbury via strikes at 4:15 of the first round
On episode two (quarterfinals), Rountree was submitted by Cory Hendricks via rear naked choke at 2:34 of the first round. When Hendricks was injured, Rountree was brought back for the semifinals
On episode one, Rountree stopped Muhammed Dereese via strikes in the second round
TRAINING:Conditioning, grappling, mitts, rest, grappling, meditation, sleep, repeat.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training in 2010 for weight loss.
What ranks and titles have you held? Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Light Heavyweight and Middleweight titles.
Do you have any heroes? My dad, Bruce Lee, Anderson Silva, and my brother Donavon
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It means that anything is possible with hard work and dedication. I declared that I would be in the UFC, and worked towards it, and it’s coming true. It also provides a stage for me to create more opportunities for my life in the future.
What was your job before you started fighting? Sandwich technician at Jimmy John’s
Favorite grappling technique: Suplex
Favorite Striking technique: Soccer kick
