Khalil Rountree Jr.
Khalil Rountree Jr. | |
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Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
Team | Syndicate MMA (present)[4] Tiger Muay Thai (2019–present)[4] |
Years active | 2010–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 19 |
Wins | 13 |
By knockout | 9 |
By decision | 4 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Khalil Ibn Rountree Jr. (born February 26, 1990) is an American professional
Background
Rountree was born in
Mixed martial arts career
Resurrection Fighting Alliance
Rountree had a record of 6–1 in his amateur fights, competing as a Middleweight under the Tuff-N-Uff and King of the Cage (KOTC) banners.[9]
Rountree made his professional debut, as a light heavyweight, with Resurrection Fighting Alliance against Livingston Lukow at RFA 15 on June 6, 2014. Rountree won the fight by unanimous decision.[10]
Rountree was scheduled to face Blake Troop in a 190 lbs catchweight bout at RFA 21 on December 5, 2014. Rountree won the fight by a first-round knockout, after just 39 seconds.[11]
Rountree made his middleweight debut against Cameron Olson at RFA 25 on April 10, 2015. Rountree won the fight by a unanimous decision.[12]
Rountree made his final appearance with RFA against Justin Polendey at RFA 33 on December 11, 2015. Rountree won the fight by first-round knockout.[13]
The Ultimate Fighter
In April 2016, Rountree competed as a fighter on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia.[14][15] In the first round, he faced Muhammed DeReese and won via knockout.[16] In the elimination round, he faced Cory Hendricks and lost via submission in the first round.[17]
Later in the show, Hendricks withdrew himself from the competition due to neck injury and Dana White decided to bring back Rountree for the semi-final round.[18] Rountree moved on to faced Josh Stansbury and won via knockout in the first round to advance and face Andrew Sanchez at the finale.[19][20][21]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Rountree made his promotional debut on July 8, 2016 at UFC The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale for the TUF 23 Light Heavyweight title against Andrew Sanchez.[19][20] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[22]
Rountree next faced Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson on November 27, 2016.[23] He was submitted via rear-naked choke in round one.[24]
On his third fight Rountree faced Daniel Jolly at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie on February 4, 2017.[25] He won via knockout in the first round.[26]
Rountree faced Paul Craig on July 16, 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio.[27][deprecated source] He won the fight via knockout in the first round.[28]
Rountree was expected to face
The bout between Rountree and Gökhan Saki eventually took place at UFC 226 on July 7, 2018.[33] Rountree won the fight via knockout in round one.[34] This fight earned him the Performance of the Night award.[35]
Rountree faced promotional newcomer
Rountree faced Eryk Anders on April 13, 2019 at UFC 236.[38] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[39]
Rountree faced
Rountree was expected to face Sam Alvey on March 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik.[42] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed.[43]
Despite talks of retiring after the scrapped bout with Alvey, Rountree signed a contract extension with the UFC in October 2020.[44]
Rountree faced Marcin Prachnio on January 24, 2021 at UFC 257.[45] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[46]
Rountree faced
Rountree faced
Rountree faced
Rountree was scheduled to face Chris Daukaus on June 10, 2023 at UFC 289.[54] However on June 2, 2023, it was revealed that Daukaus suffered injury and was pulled from the card.[55] The bout with Daukaus was rescheduled for August 12, 2023 at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos.[56] Rountree won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[57] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[58]
Rountree was scheduled to face
Rountree is next expected to face former
Championships and achievements
- Ultimate Fighting Championship)
- Performance of the Night (Four times) vs. Gökhan Saki, Karl Roberson, Chris Daukaus and Anthony Smith[64][51][58][62]
- Third most knockouts in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (7)[65]
- Third most knockdowns landed in UFC Light Heavyweight division history (13)[65]
- Most knockdowns landed in a UFC Light Heavyweight division bout (4) (vs. Eryk Anders)[66]
Personal life
Rountree enjoys moshing and spin kicking in the pit. He is a fan of Beatdown hardcore music.[67]
Mixed martial arts record
19 matches | 13 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 9 | 2 |
By submission | 0 | 1 |
By decision | 4 | 2 |
No contests | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 13–5 (1) | Anthony Smith | TKO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutiérrez | December 9, 2023 | 3 | 0:56 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Performance of the Night. |
Win | 12–5 (1) | Chris Daukaus | TKO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos | August 12, 2023 | 1 | 2:40 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Performance of the Night. |
Win | 11–5 (1) | Dustin Jacoby | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen | October 29, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 10–5 (1) | Karl Roberson | TKO (body kick and punches) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev | March 12, 2022 | 2 | 0:25 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Performance of the Night. |
Win | 9–5 (1) | Modestas Bukauskas | TKO (leg kick) | UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till | September 4, 2021 | 2 | 2:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Loss | 8–5 (1) | Marcin Prachnio | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 257 | January 24, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
Loss | 8–4 (1) | Ion Cuțelaba | TKO (elbows) | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | September 28, 2019 | 1 | 2:35 | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
Win | 8–3 (1) | Eryk Anders | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 236 | April 13, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlanta, Georgia , United States
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Loss | 7–3 (1) | Johnny Walker | KO (elbow) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | November 17, 2018 | 1 | 1:57 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Win | 7–2 (1) | Gökhan Saki | TKO (punches) | UFC 226 | July 7, 2018 | 1 | 1:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Performance of the Night. |
NC | 6–2 (1) | Michał Oleksiejczuk | NC (overturned) | UFC 219 | December 30, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Originally a unanimous decision win for Oleksiejczuk; overturned after he tested positive for clomiphene .
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Win | 6–2 | Paul Craig | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | July 16, 2017 | 1 | 4:56 | Glasgow, Scotland | |
Win | 5–2 | Daniel Jolly | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie | February 4, 2017 | 1 | 0:52 | Houston, Texas , United States
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Loss | 4–2 | Tyson Pedro | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | November 27, 2016 | 1 | 4:07 | Melbourne, Australia | |
Loss | 4–1 | Andrew Sanchez | Decision (unanimous) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia Finale | July 8, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Return to Light Heavyweight. The Ultimate Fighter 23 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final. |
Win | 4–0 | Justin Polendey | KO (punch) | RFA 33 | December 11, 2015 | 1 | 1:42 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | |
Win | 3–0 | Cameron Olson | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 25 | April 10, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Middleweight debut. |
Win | 2–0 | Blake Troop | KO (punch) | RFA 21 | December 5, 2014 | 1 | 0:39 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | Catchweight (190 lb) bout. |
Win | 1–0 | Livingston Lukow | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 15 | June 6, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Culver City, California, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. |
Exhibition record breakdown | ||
3 matches | 2 wins | 1 loss |
By knockout | 2 | 0 |
By submission | 0 | 1 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 2–1 | Josh Stansbury | TKO (punches) | The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia | July 6, 2016 (airdate) | 1 | 4:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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TUF 23 Semifinal round |
Loss | 1–1 | Cory Hendricks | Submission (rear-naked choke) | April 27, 2016 (airdate) | 1 | 2:34 | TUF 23 Quarterfinal round | ||
Win | 1–0 | Muhammed Dereese | TKO (punches and soccer kicks to the body) | April 20, 2016 (airdate) | 2 | 0:38 | TUF 23 Elimination round |
Amateur record breakdown | ||
6 matches | 6 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 4 | 0 |
By submission | 1 | 0 |
By decision | 1 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 6-0 | Dylan Jahrling | KO (punch) | Tuff-N-Uff: Future Stars of MMA | July 5, 2013 | 1 | 1:47 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Won the Tuff-N-Uff Amateur Middleweight Championship. |
Win | 5-0 | Lee Cordova | Submission (guillotine choke) | Tuff-N-Uff: Festibrawl 6 | May 26, 2013 | 1 | 0:49 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 4-0 | Prentice Williams | Decision (unanimous) | Tuff-N-Uff: Knock Out Cancer 2 | October 11, 2012 | 3 | 3:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 3-0 | Giovani Zavala | TKO (knee and punches) | Tuff-N-Uff: Beauties and Beasts | January 27, 2012 | 1 | 0:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 2-0 | Niels Berlemann | KO (punch) | KOTC: Future Legends 2 | June 4, 2011 | 1 | 0:16 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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Win | 1-0 | Travis Jelmyer | TKO (punches) | Tuff-N-Uff: Future Stars of MMA | March 12, 2011 | 1 | 0:21 | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States
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See also
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