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Jesse Taylor vs Luke Rockhold

Jesse Taylor is 31-15-0; Luke Rockhold is 16-6-0. Jesse Taylor is 1 year older than Luke Rockhold. Luke Rockhold has a 4" · 10 cm reach advantage over Jesse Taylor. Luke Rockhold is 3" · 8 cm taller than Jesse Taylor. They have met once: Jesse Taylor 0, Luke Rockhold 1.

Jesse Taylor
United States
Jesse Taylor
“JT Money” · 31-15-0
Loss · TKOLoss · SubmissionWin · Submission
Met once
Luke Rockhold
United States
Luke Rockhold
16-6-0
Loss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · TKOLoss · TKO
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Style & credentials

Jesse Taylor

No background on record

Camp · The Arena
Luke Rockhold

No background on record

Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy)

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

92%
Head
60%
4%
Body
26%
4%
Leg
15%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Jesse Taylorlast 2 fights
12%84%
Luke Rockholdlast 12 fights
61%32%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Jesse Taylor Luke Rockhold· incl. 1 fight outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.584.42
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jesse Taylor · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersLuke Rockhold · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
0.833.35
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jesse Taylor · Elite · better than 100% of UFC fightersLuke Rockhold · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
4.651.06
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jesse Taylor · Elite · better than 97% of UFC fightersLuke Rockhold · Average · better than 46% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
50%30%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jesse Taylor · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersLuke Rockhold · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
100%54%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jesse Taylor · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fightersLuke Rockhold · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
3.101.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jesse Taylor · Elite · better than 99% of UFC fightersLuke Rockhold · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1490 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.58
Strikes landed / min
4.42
0.83
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.35
4.65 / 9.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.06 / 3.5
50%
Takedown accuracy
30%
100%
Takedown defence
54%
3:54
Control time / fight
1:42
3.10
Submission attempts / 15 min
1.10

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Jesse Taylor1 UFC fight · 4 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
0%0/2
0%0/0
0%0/0
Clinch
25%1/2
25%1/1
25%1/1
Ground
25%1/7
0%0/0
0%0/0
Luke Rockhold11 UFC fights · 376 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
25%95/295
19%73/94
15%55/65
Clinch
2%6/9
5%17/23
1%3/3
Ground
32%120/165
2%7/7
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Jesse Taylor and Luke Rockhold ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Strikeforce: Challengers 4 (Thu, Nov 5, 2009), where Luke Rockhold won by Submission.

What are the records of Jesse Taylor and Luke Rockhold?

Jesse Taylor is 31-15-0 and Luke Rockhold is 16-6-0.

Who has the longer reach, Jesse Taylor or Luke Rockhold?

Luke Rockhold has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Jesse Taylor, a 4" · 10 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Jesse Taylor or Luke Rockhold?

Luke Rockhold is taller at 6'3" · 191 cm; Jesse Taylor stands 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Jesse Taylor or Luke Rockhold?

Jesse Taylor is 43 and Luke Rockhold is 42.

Who has more finishes, Jesse Taylor or Luke Rockhold?

Jesse Taylor has 24 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 19 by submission); Luke Rockhold has 14 wins (6 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission).

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