Chris de la Rocha

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Chris de la Rocha
Born (1979-05-15) 15 May 1979 (age 45)
San Jose, California, United States [1]
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb)
Division Heavyweight
Reach80 in (203 cm)
Fighting out of Washougal, Washington, United States
RankBrown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu [2]
Years active2013–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total8
Wins5
By knockout3
By submission2
Losses3
By knockout3
Other information
Occupation Washington State correctional officer [3]
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Chris de la Rocha (born May 15, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. He most notably fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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Background

De La Rocha was born in San Jose, California, United States. He started his MMA journey from a young age training in Jiu Jitsu where he won multiple grappling competitions. He started training in boxing in 2010 and went on to compete in the 2010 Western States Police and Fire Games where he won the Boxing gold medal. With that win, he decided to transitional to compete in mixed martial arts. [1]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

De La Rocha made his professional debut in 2013 under Prime Fighting and defeated Matt Howell via knockout in the first round. After four fight winning streak He was signed by UFC with a record of 4–0. [4] [5]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

De La Rocha made his promotional debut on July 18, 2015, at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites against Daniel Omielanczuk replacing Konstantin Erokhin. [6] He lost the fight via technical knockout in first round. [7]

His second fight came on May 29, 2016, at UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt against Adam Milstead. [8] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round. [9]

After a hiatus of 18 months, suffering from a bicep injury, Rocha returned to face Rashad Coulter on June 9, 2018, at UFC 225, replacing Allen Crowder. [10] [11] He won the fight via technical knockout in round two. [12]

De La Rocha faced Juan Adams on December 15, 2018, at UFC on Fox 31. [13] He lost the fight via technical knockout in the third round. [14]

In February 2021, it was reported that Chris and UFC had parted ways. [15]

Personal life

Rocha is a Washington State correctional officer. [16]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
8 matches5 wins3 losses
By knockout33
By submission20
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss5–3 Juan Adams TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 15 December 201830:58 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Win5–2 Rashad Coulter TKO (punches) UFC 225 9 June 201823:53 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loss4–2 Adam Milstead TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt 29 May 201624:01 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss4–1 Daniel Omielańczuk TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites 18 July 201510:48 Glasgow, Scotland
Win4–0Matt KovacsSubmission (rear-naked choke)Prime Fighting 514 March 201512:34 Ridgefield, Washington, United States
Win3–0D.J. LindermanTKO (punches)WFC 25: Brawl at the Beach26 July 201413:26 Lincoln City, Oregon, United States
Win2–0Richard FosterSubmission (armbar)Prime Fighting8 March 201423:33 Ridgefield, Washington, United States
Win1–0Matt HowellKO (punch)Prime Fighting28 September 201312:22 Ridgefield, Washington, United States

[5]

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