Lightweight

Roosevelt Roberts

Last fought: Sep 2024

RECORD

Pro

12-6-0 (1 NC)

UFC

4-5-0

Age

Height

6'2"

Weight

155 lbs

Reach

73"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:25
Fight Completion Rate	62.8%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.89
% Fights Inside the Distance	50.0%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	37-24 (60.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	5-6 (45.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	32-18 (64.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	44.9%
% Time in Control	21.1%
% Time Controlled	34.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	38.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.75
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	5.03
Distance Striking Differential / Min	-0.28
Distance Strike Accuracy	37.0%
Distance Strike Defense	60.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.14
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.07
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.48
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.02
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.66

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Lightweight field

Roosevelt Roberts League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Roosevelt Roberts
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	-0.5/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	19.2%
Takedown Defense	47.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.6
Control Time/15min	3:10
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	0.0%
Submission % of Wins	50.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:25
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	34.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.6
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	20.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:37

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Ludovit Klein

UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint Denis • Sep 2024Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roosevelt Roberts24/6040%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:43

Ludovit Klein45/9547%TD 2/3Ctrl 8:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	12/34	35%	0/2	0:05	—
	Ludovit Klein	18/42	43%	0/1	1:18	—

R2	Roosevelt Roberts	1/6	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ludovit Klein	9/20	45%	0/0	4:47	—

R3	Roosevelt Roberts	11/20	55%	0/1	0:38	—
	Ludovit Klein	18/33	55%	2/2	2:46	—

LOSS

vs. Mateusz Rebecki

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023Lightweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 3:08

Roosevelt Roberts2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Mateusz Rebecki10/1662%TD 2/2Ctrl 2:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	2/7	29%	0/0	0:13	—
	Mateusz Rebecki	10/16	62%	2/2	2:14	—

LOSS

vs. Ignacio Bahamondes

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum • Aug 2021Lightweight

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 3, 4:55

Roosevelt Roberts55/16833%TD 0/12Ctrl 1:44

Ignacio Bahamondes105/22846%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:38KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	24/63	38%	0/6	1:11	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	33/70	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roosevelt Roberts	18/57	32%	0/1	0:33	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	38/87	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roosevelt Roberts	13/48	27%	0/5	0:00	—
	Ignacio Bahamondes	34/71	48%	0/0	1:38	1

vs. Kevin Croom

UFC Fight Night: Waterson vs. Hill • Sep 2020Lightweight

Overturned (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 0:31

Roosevelt Roberts2/540%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Kevin Croom5/683%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:15KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	2/5	40%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kevin Croom	5/6	83%	0/0	0:15	1

LOSS

vs. Jim Miller

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Volkov • Jun 2020Catch Weight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:25

Roosevelt Roberts1/250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:26

Jim Miller2/367%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	1/2	50%	0/0	0:26	—
	Jim Miller	2/3	67%	0/0	1:48	—

WIN

vs. Brok Weaver

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020Lightweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 3:26

Roosevelt Roberts40/6166%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:04

Brok Weaver14/4829%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	21/37	57%	0/1	0:44	—
	Brok Weaver	9/36	25%	0/0	1:58	—

R2	Roosevelt Roberts	19/24	79%	1/2	2:20	—
	Brok Weaver	5/12	42%	0/0	0:22	—

WIN

vs. Alexander Yakovlev

UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar • Nov 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roosevelt Roberts28/9829%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:54

Alexander Yakovlev20/4941%TD 3/8Ctrl 6:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	16/49	33%	0/0	0:22	—
	Alexander Yakovlev	8/16	50%	0/1	1:03	—

R2	Roosevelt Roberts	2/8	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexander Yakovlev	7/12	58%	2/2	3:42	—

R3	Roosevelt Roberts	10/41	24%	0/0	1:32	—
	Alexander Yakovlev	5/21	24%	1/5	1:34	—

LOSS

vs. Vinc Pichel

UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos • Jun 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roosevelt Roberts31/8736%TD 2/3Ctrl 2:34

Vinc Pichel60/10159%TD 3/6Ctrl 5:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	17/43	40%	1/2	1:24	—
	Vinc Pichel	18/29	62%	0/1	0:47	—

R2	Roosevelt Roberts	10/30	33%	1/1	1:02	—
	Vinc Pichel	21/37	57%	1/2	1:35	—

R3	Roosevelt Roberts	4/14	29%	0/0	0:08	—
	Vinc Pichel	21/35	60%	2/3	3:37	—

WIN

vs. Thomas Gifford

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs. Hermansson • Apr 2019Lightweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roosevelt Roberts53/8562%TD 2/4Ctrl 9:11

Thomas Gifford30/7043%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	19/31	61%	1/2	3:42	—
	Thomas Gifford	10/23	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roosevelt Roberts	20/31	65%	0/0	3:10	—
	Thomas Gifford	13/33	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Roosevelt Roberts	14/23	61%	1/2	2:19	—
	Thomas Gifford	7/14	50%	1/1	1:41	—

WIN

vs. Darrell Horcher

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale • Nov 2018Lightweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 4:50

Roosevelt Roberts16/3546%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05

Darrell Horcher10/3330%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:56

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	16/35	46%	0/0	0:05	—
	Darrell Horcher	10/33	30%	0/1	0:56	—

Prior to UFC

DWCS (1 fight)

WIN

vs. Garrett Gross

DWCS 2.7 • Jul 2018

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:13

Roosevelt Roberts36/4875%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00

Garrett Gross14/1878%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roosevelt Roberts	21/26	81%	2/3	0:00	—
	Garrett Gross	5/6	83%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Roosevelt Roberts	15/22	68%	1/1	0:00	—
	Garrett Gross	9/12	75%	0/0	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com