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Stats & Records
10
Wins by Knockout
7
First Round Finishes
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 512
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 1334
- 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
Info
- Team Joanna on TUF 23
- 10 wins by KO
- Seven first round finishes
- 9-4, 1 NC in last 14 bouts
- Pro since 2014
- Had 6-0 (4 KOs, 1 sub) amateur record
UFC 307 (10/5/24) Rountree Jr. was stopped by Alex Pereira via strikes at 4:32 of the fourth round in a fight for the light heavyweight title
UFC Fight Night (12/9/23) Rountree Jr. stopped Anthony Smith via strikes at :56 of the third round
UFC on ESPN (8/12/23) Rountree Jr. stopped Chris Daukaus via strikes at 2:40 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (10/29/22) Rountree Jr. won a three round split decision over Dustin Jacoby
UFC Fight Night (3/12/22) Rountree Jr. stopped Karl Roberson via strikes at :25 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (9/4/21) Rountree Jr. stopped Modestas Bukauskas via strikes at 2:30 of the second round
UFC 257 (1/24/21) Rountree Jr. lost a three round unanimous decision to Marcin Prachnio
UFC Fight Night (9/28/19) Rountree Jr. was stopped by Ion Cutelaba via strikes at 2:35 of the first round
UFC 236 (4/13/19) Rountree Jr. won a three round unanimous decision over Eryk Anders
UFC Fight Night (11/17/18) Rountree Jr. was knocked out by Johnny Walker at 1:57 of the first round
UFC 226 (7/6/18) Rountree Jr. stopped Gokhan Saki via strikes at 1:36 of the first round
UFC 219 (12/30/17) Rountree Jr.'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 Jr. knocked out Paul Craig at 4:56 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (2/4/17) Rountree Jr. knocked out Daniel Jolly at :52 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (11/26/16) Rountree Jr. was submitted by Tyson Pedro via rear naked choke at 4:07 of the first round
TUF 23 Finale (7/8/16) Rountree Jr. 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 Jr. stopped Josh Stansbury via strikes at 4:15 of the first round
On episode two (quarterfinals), Rountree Jr. was submitted by Cory Hendricks via rear naked choke at 2:34 of the first round. When Hendricks was injured, Rountree Jr. was brought back for the semifinals
On episode one, Rountree Jr. stopped Muhammed Dereese via strikes in the second round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started training in 2010 for weight loss.
Training: Conditioning, grappling, mitts, rest, grappling, meditation, sleep, repeat
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