Karl Roberson
“Baby K”
Age: 34 | Oct 4, 1990
Nationality: United States
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 184 lbs
Reach: 74.0"
Professional Record
| 16 fights | 9 wins | 7 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 2 | 2 |
| Submissions | 4 | 4 |
| Decisions | 3 | 1 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 9 - 7 - 0 | Handesson Ferreira | GFC 7 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 7 | March 02, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | Larry Downs Jr. | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 9 - 6 - 0 | Kennedy Nzechukwu | UFC on ESPN 39 - Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | July 09, 2022 | TKO (Elbows) | Herb Dean | 3 | 2:19 |
| LOSS | 9 - 5 - 0 | Khalil Rountree | UFC Fight Night 203 - Santos vs. Ankalaev | March 12, 2022 | TKO (Body Kick and Punches) | Mark Smith | 2 | 0:25 |
| LOSS | 9 - 4 - 0 | Brendan Allen | UFC 261 - Usman vs. Masvidal 2 | April 24, 2021 | Submission (Ankle Lock) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 4:55 |
| LOSS | 9 - 3 - 0 | Marvin Vettori | UFC on ESPN 10 - Eye vs. Calvillo | June 13, 2020 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 4:17 |
| WIN | 9 - 2 - 0 | Roman Kopylov | UFC Fight Night 163 - Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar | November 09, 2019 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Vyacheslav Kiselev | 3 | 4:01 |
| WIN | 8 - 2 - 0 | Wellington Turman | UFC Fight Night 155 - De Randamie vs. Ladd | July 13, 2019 | Decision (Split) | Blake Grice | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 7 - 2 - 0 | Glover Teixeira | UFC Fight Night 143 - Cejudo vs. Dillashaw | January 19, 2019 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Dan Miragliotta | 1 | 3:21 |
| WIN | 7 - 1 - 0 | Jack Marshman | UFC 230 - Cormier vs. Lewis | November 03, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Yves Lavigne | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 6 - 1 - 0 | Cezar Ferreira | UFC 224 - Nunes vs. Pennington | May 12, 2018 | Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Fernando Portella | 1 | 4:45 |
| WIN | 6 - 0 - 0 | Darren Stewart | UFC Fight Night 120 - Poirier vs. Pettis | November 11, 2017 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Mike King | 1 | 3:41 |
| WIN | 5 - 0 - 0 | Ryan Spann | Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 3 | July 25, 2017 | KO (Elbows) | Jason Herzog | 1 | 0:15 |
| WIN | 4 - 0 - 0 | Derrick Brown | CFFC 65 - Brady vs. Saraceno | May 20, 2017 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:01 | |
| WIN | 3 - 0 - 0 | Elijah Gbollie | SF - Shogun Fights 16 | April 08, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:50 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Michael Wilcox | CFFC 50 - Smith vs. Williams | July 18, 2015 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:11 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Chike Obi | ROC 51 - Ring of Combat 51 | June 05, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 4:00 |
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UFC Middleweight Rankings
Dricus Du Plessis(23 - 2 - 0)
- 1Nassourdine Imavov
(16 - 4 - 1)
- 2Sean Strickland
(29 - 7 - 0)
- 3Khamzat Chimaev
(14 - 0 - 0)
- 4Israel Adesanya
(24 - 5 - 0)
- 5Robert Whittaker
(26 - 9 - 0)
- 6Caio Borralho
(17 - 1 - 1)
- 7Jared Cannonier
(18 - 8 - 0)
- 8Roman Dolidze
(15 - 3 - 0)
- 9Anthony Hernandez
(14 - 2 - 1)
- 10Marvin Vettori
(19 - 9 - 1)
- 11Brendan Allen
(25 - 7 - 0)
- 12Reinier de Ridder
(21 - 2 - 0)
- 13Paulo Costa
(15 - 4 - 0)
- 14Roman Kopylov
(14 - 4 - 0)
- 15Abusupiyan Magomedov
(28 - 6 - 1)
