Middleweight · Men

Keith Rockel

United States Team Elite debut 1999
Held by Georges St-Pierre
Form W L L W W
Elo 1,311 peak 1,396 · 26 May 2001 85 below it
Tapology Sherdog
12-4-1pro record
2W current streak
1,180best win, Elo
1,134average opponent
-- born 28 Aug 1965
72.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at middleweight, ages 27–37

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,046 Sub1,135 Dec1,012

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of middleweight fighters with five pro bouts (4,235 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2004): 1,233 Elo, 10-4, aged 39, average opponent 1,144.

  1. Sebastião Ferreira then 1,234, 10-5 1-2 after peaked 1,256
  2. Diego Robledo then 1,185, 10-5, aged 40 7-10 after peaked 1,362 ▲
  3. Yusuke Sakashita then 1,199, 9-5, aged 39 4-1 after peaked 1,443 ▲
  4. Fabiano Rodrigues then 1,195, 10-5, aged 39 · Light Heavyweight 2-2 after peaked 1,297 ▲
  5. Colin Robinson then 1,241, 9-6, aged 39 · Heavyweight 1-6 after peaked 1,254
  6. Ari dos Santos then 1,294, 10-5 4-7 after peaked 1,343

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Chris Liguori Submission R1 · 21 Nov 2003 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,180
  2. Adrian Serrano KO/TKO R1 · 27 Jan 2001 · HOOKnSHOOT 1,172
  3. Leo Sylvest Submission R1 · 8 Mar 2003 · HOOKnSHOOT 1,171
  4. Todd Carney Submission R1 · 21 Sep 2002 · United States Mixed Martial Arts 1,155
  5. James Ruedlinger Decision R1 · 6 Nov 1999 · HOOKnSHOOT 1,152

Losses

Newest first
  1. Charles McCarthy Submission R2 · 30 Oct 2004 · Absolute Fighting Championship 1,299
  2. Sanae Kikuta Decision R3 · 23 Apr 2004 · Pancrase 1,425
  3. Denis Kang KO/TKO R2 · 3 May 2003 · United States Mixed Martial Arts 1,166
  4. Eugene Jackson Submission R2 · 11 Jan 2002 · Ultimate Fighting Championship 1,236

Fight history

17 bouts, newest first. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
17 22 Apr 200640.6 yrs W12-4-1 Carlos Rodriguez 1-3 – DecisionUnanimous R28:00 0.95 1,290→1,311 +21 1,017 – Combat Zone 15: Marked Men Combat Zone
16 17 Jun 200539.8 yrs W11-4-1 Timothy Williams 0-2 – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,233→1,290 +57 1,105 – ECFA - Colosseum Massachusetts Regional
15 30 Oct 200439.2 yrs L10-4-1 Charles McCarthy 5-2 · 24.2 yrs Middleweight SubArmbar R2 0.00 1,328→1,233 -95 1,299 – Absolute Fighting Championships 10 Absolute Fighting Championship
14 23 Apr 200438.7 yrs L10-3-1 Sanae Kikuta 24-6-3 (2) · 32.6 yrs Middleweight DecisionMajority R315:00 0.38 1,325→1,328 +3 1,425 – Pancrase 132 Pancrase
13 21 Nov 200338.2 yrs W10-2-1 Chris Liguori 1-1 Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R13:29 1.00 1,257→1,325 +68 1,180 – UFC 45: Revolution Ultimate Fighting Championship
12 3 May 200337.7 yrs L9-2-1 Denis Kang 8-7 (1) · 25.6 yrs Middleweight KO/TKOPunch R27:59 0.00 1,395→1,257 -138 1,166 – USMMA 3: Ring of Fury United States Mixed Martial Arts
11 8 Mar 200337.5 yrs W9-1-1 Leo Sylvest 1-1 · 29.5 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R13:05 1.00 1,349→1,395 +46 1,171 – HOOKnSHOOT: Boot Camp 1.1 HOOKnSHOOT
10 21 Sep 200237.1 yrs W8-1-1 Todd Carney 8-7 · 28.9 yrs Middleweight SubRear Naked Choke R14:15 1.00 1,295→1,349 +54 1,155 – USMMA 2: Ring of Fury United States Mixed Martial Arts
9 18 May 200236.7 yrs W7-1-1 Leo Dalla debut Middleweighttitle KO/TKOStrikes R28:36 1.00 1,263→1,295 +32 1,003 – USMMA 1: Ring of Fury United States Mixed Martial Arts
8 22 Mar 200236.6 yrs D6-1-1 Brendan Seguin 3-0 · 25.7 yrs – -- R315:00 0.50 1,271→1,263 -8 1,239 – TFC FightZone - Back in the Zone Tournament Fighting Championships
7 11 Jan 200236.4 yrs L6-1 Eugene Jackson 11-6-1 · 35.3 yrs Middleweight SubGuillotine Choke R28:46 0.00 1,396→1,271 -125 1,236 – UFC 35: Throwdown Ultimate Fighting Championship
6 26 May 200135.7 yrs W6-0 Ray Casius debut – KO/TKOPunches R14:35 1.00 1,357→1,396 +39 1,141 – HOOKnSHOOT - Masters HOOKnSHOOT
5 27 Jan 200135.4 yrs W5-0 Adrian Serrano 37-15-4 · 37.1 yrs – KO/TKOKimura R111:15 1.00 1,300→1,357 +57 1,172 – HOOKnSHOOT - Cyclone HOOKnSHOOT
4 22 Jul 200034.9 yrs W4-0 Jim Phillips debut – SubTriangle Choke R11:43 1.00 1,246→1,300 +54 1,104 – HOOKnSHOOT: Evolution HOOKnSHOOT
3 6 Nov 199934.2 yrs W3-0 James Ruedlinger 1-0 – DecisionUnanimous R115:00 0.97 1,168→1,246 +78 1,152 – HOOKnSHOOT - Millenium HOOKnSHOOT
2 24 Jul 199933.9 yrs W2-0 Dale Carson 1-4 – SubTriangle Choke R14:27 1.00 1,138→1,168 +30 862 – HOOKnSHOOT - Breakout HOOKnSHOOT
1 20 Mar 199933.6 yrs W1-0 Rich Santoro 0-2 – SubArm-Triangle Choke R12:24 1.00 1,105→1,138 +34 855 – HOOKnSHOOT - Horizon HOOKnSHOOT