Karl Roberson
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Born | Karl William Roberson October 4, 1990 Neptune, New Jersey, United States |
Other names | Baby K |
Nationality | American |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Weight | 83.5 kg (184 lb; 13 st 2 lb) |
Division | Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
Reach | 74 in (190 cm) |
Fighting out of | Neptune, New Jersey, United States |
Team | Killer B Combat Sports Academy |
Trainer | Brian Wright |
Years active | 2015–present |
Kickboxing record | |
Total | 3 |
Wins | 0 |
Losses | 3 |
By knockout | 1 |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 12 |
Wins | 9 |
By knockout | 2 |
By submission | 4 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 3 |
By submission | 3 |
Other information | |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Karl William Roberson (born October 4, 1990)[1] is an American professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Early life and education
Raised in Neptune Township, New Jersey. Roberson played baseball at Neptune High School.[2]
Kickboxing career
Roberson was called on short notice to fight K-1 legend Jérôme Le Banner at Fight Night Saint-Tropez 4 on August 4 in Saint-Tropez on his retirement fight. Although he was making his professional kickboxing debut, with only three amateur fights, he managed to upset Le Banner and score two knockdowns, first was ruled as a slip and during the second the referee proceeded with a slow count about 30 seconds that allowed him to recover, leading the fight to a controversial decision loss.[3][4]
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
After earning three wins in amateur MMA, Roberson made his professional MMA debut May 2015. He fought sporadically over the next two years, obtaining a record of 5–0.
Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series
Roberson appeared in Dana White Contender Series - Season 1, Episode 3 on July 25, 2017 against Ryan Spann. He won the fight via a guillotine choke in round one and he was award the UFC contract.[5]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
He made his debut on November 11, 2017 against Darren Stewart at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.[6]
Roberson faced Cezar Ferreira on May 12, 2018 at UFC 224.[7] He lost the fight via technical submission in the first round.[8]
Roberson faced Jack Marshman on November 3, 2018 at UFC 230.[9] He win the fight via unanimous decision.[10]
Roberson agreed on a short notice fight against Glover Teixeira in the light heavyweight division at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw on January 19, 2019. Roberson replaced Ion Cutelaba in the fight who had to pull out due to an injury.[11] Despite hurting Teixeira with elbows early in the round, Roberson lost the fight in the first round by submission via arm triangle choke.[12]
Roberson was scheduled to meet John Phillips on July 13, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 13.[13] However, it was reported that Phillips was pulled from the bout due to injury and he was replaced by Wellington Turman.[14] Roberson won the fight via a controversial split decision.[15]
Roberson faced promotional newcomer Roman Kopylov on November 9, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21.[16] He won the fight via a submission in round three.[17]
Roberson was expected to face Makhmud Muradov on April 18, 2020 at UFC 249.[18] However, Muradov was forced to pull from the event due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restriction, and Roberson was pulled from the event and was scheduled to meet Marvin Vettori on April 25, 2020.[19] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date[20] Instead Roberson was scheduled to face Marvin Vettori on May 13, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 9.[21] At the weigh-ins Roberson weighed in at 187.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the middleweight non-title weight limit of 186 pounds. He was fined 20% of his purse, which was given to opponent Vettori, and the match was to proceed at a catchweight.[22] However, Roberson was removed from the fight due to rhabdomyolysis.[23][24] The fight was rescheduled to June 13, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo.[25] At the weigh-ins on June 12, Roberson once again missed weight, weighing in at 190.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds over the non-title middleweight limit of 186 pounds. The bout proceed as a catchweight bout and Roberson was fined 30% of his purse.[26] He lost the fight via a submission in round one.[27]
Mixed martial arts record
12 matches | 9 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 2 | 0 |
By submission | 4 | 3 |
By decision | 3 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Loss | 9–3 | Marvin Vettori | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo | June 13, 2020 | 1 | 4:17 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (190.5 lbs) bout; Roberson missed weight. |
Win | 9–2 | Roman Kopylov | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Magomedsharipov vs. Kattar | November 9, 2019 | 3 | 4:01 | Moscow, Russia | |
Win | 8–2 | Wellington Turman | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs. Ladd | July 13, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
Loss | 7–2 | Glover Teixeira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw | January 19, 2019 | 1 | 3:21 | Brooklyn, New York, United States | Light Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 7–1 | Jack Marshman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 230 | November 3, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | New York City, New York, United States | |
Loss | 6–1 | Cezar Ferreira | Technical submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC 224 | May 12, 2018 | 1 | 4:45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 6–0 | Darren Stewart | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis | November 11, 2017 | 1 | 3:41 | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | Return to Middleweight. |
Win | 5–0 | Ryan Spann | KO (elbows) | Dana White's Contender Series 3 | July 25, 2017 | 1 | 0:15 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 4–0 | Derrick Brown | Submission (armbar) | CFFC 65: Brady vs. Saraceno | May 20, 2017 | 1 | 1:01 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. |
Win | 3–0 | Elijah Gbollie | TKO (punches) | Shogun Fights 16 | April 8, 2017 | 1 | 1:50 | Baltimore, Maryland, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Michael Wilcox | Submission (armbar) | CFFC 50: Smith vs. Williams | July 18, 2015 | 1 | 3:11 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Catchweight (192 lbs) bout. |
Win | 1–0 | Chike Obi | Decision (unanimous) | Ring of Combat 51 | June 5, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States |
Amateur mixed martial arts record
3 matches | 3 wins | 0 losses |
By knockout | 1 | 0 |
By decision | 2 | 0 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 3–0 | Lex Ludlow | Decision (unanimous) | Xtreme Caged Combat 19: Bloodshed | Nov 15, 2014 | 3 | 2:00 | Philadelphia, USA | Light Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 2–0 | Lex Ludlow | TKO (retirement) | Xtreme Caged Combat: Vendetta | Jul 26, 2013 | 1 | 2:00 | Philadelphia, USA | Light Heavyweight bout. |
Win | 1–0 | Adam Timberlake | Decision (unanimous) | GMMMA: Gold Medal MMA | Apr 20, 2013 | 3 | 3:00 | Metuchen, USA | Heavyweight bout. |
Kickboxing record
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References
- ^ Mixed martial arts show results Date: June 13, 2020
- ^ Feitl, Steve. "Karl Roberson fights to put Neptune on MMA map at UFC Fight Night", Asbury Park Press, November 10, 2017. Accessed November 4, 2018. "Karl Roberson is ready to show the world what he can do. But have no doubt, he also intends to show what his hometown of Neptune can do.... Today, the former baseball player at Neptune High School trains at Killer B Combat Sports Academy in Oakhurst."
- ^ "Karl Roberson talks controversial loss to Jerome Le Banner - Muay Thai Authority". muaythaiauthority.blogspot.com.
- ^ John Joe O'Regan (7 September 2015). "Roberson: 'If Pat Barry leaves me an opening, the fight is over'". Bloody Elbow.
- ^ Segura, Danny (2017-07-25). "DWTNCS 3 results: Karl Roberson, Geoffrey Neal earn UFC contracts after quick finishes". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night 120 results: Karl Roberson stays perfect, taps out Darren Stewart". MMAjunkie. 2017-11-12. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
- ^ Guilherme Cruz (2018-02-19). "Cezar Ferreira meets Karl Roberson at UFC 224 in Brazil". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ "UFC 224 results: Cezar Ferreira puts Karl Roberson to sleep with slick arm-triangle choke". MMAjunkie. 2018-05-13. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ Staff (2018-08-22). "Karl Roberson says he's fighting Jack Marshman at UFC 230 in New York". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "UFC 230 results: Karl Roberson earns one-sided decision over Jack Marshman". MMA Fighting. Retrieved 2018-11-04.
- ^ "Glover Teixeira Now Faces Karl Roberson at UFC Brooklyn". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-01-12.
- ^ "UFC on ESPN+ 1 results: Glover Teixeira rallies from early trouble to submit Karl Roberson". MMAjunkie.com. January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ DNA, MMA. "Karl Roberson vs. John Phillips toegevoegd aan UFC Sacramento". Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Marcel Dorffpublication=mmadan.nl. "Wellington Turman makes UFC debut on short notice against Karl Roberson in Sacramento". Retrieved 2019-06-15.(in Dutch)
- ^ "UFC Sacramento: Karl Roberson earns razor-thin decision over Wellington Turman". FanSided. 2019-07-13. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ Cole Shelton (2019-09-09). "Karl Roberson vs. Roman Kopylov booked for UFC Fight Night 163 in Moscow". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2019-11-09). "UFC Moscow Results: Karl Roberson Submits Roman Kopylov". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Mark La Monica (2020-02-12). "UFC 249: Karl Roberson to face Makhmud Muradov at Barclays Center". newsday.com. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ^ DNA, MMA. "Verschillende gevechten voor aankomende evenementen bekend gemaakt". Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ Brett Okamoto (2020-04-09). "Dana White says UFC 249 will not happen April 18". espn.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
- ^ "Dana White announces full list of UFC matchups for May 13, May 16 events in Florida". MMA Junkie. 2020-05-01. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
- ^ "Anthony Smith, Glover Teixeira make weight for Wednesday bout". ESPN.com. May 12, 2020.
- ^ "Karl Roberson Removed from UFC Jacksonville Due to Medical Issues". Cagesidepress.com. May 13, 2020.
- ^ Steven Marrocco (May 20, 2020). "Marvin Vettori vs. Karl Roberson rebooked for June 13 UFC event".
- ^ "Karl Roberson vs. Marvin Vettori rescheduled for UFC event June 13". MMA Junkie. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
- ^ Bryan Tucker (June 12, 2020). "UFC on ESPN 10 weigh-in video". MMAFighting.com. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2020-06-13). "UFC on ESPN 10 Results: Marvin Vettori Gets Revenge, Submits Karl Roberson". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
- ^ Sherdog.com. "Karl". Sherdog. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ Jerome Le Banner oprašta se protiv Karl Roberson (in Croatian)
- ^ "Friday Night Fight Report, Feb 28, 2014 – New York, NY". Killer B Combat Sports and Fitness Academy.
- ^ "Hustle Incorporated — Friday Night Fights: 2013 Opener". Hustle Incorporated.
- ^ "Season Opener Delivers the Goods". Friday Night Fights.
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- American male mixed martial artists
- American male kickboxers
- Glory kickboxers
- Neptune High School alumni
- People from Neptune City, New Jersey
- People from Neptune Township, New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Monmouth County, New Jersey
- Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters
- Light heavyweight mixed martial artists
- Middleweight mixed martial artists