Chris de la Rocha


Chris de la Rocha is an American mixed martial artist and he competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

Background

De La Rocha was born in San Jose, California, United States. He started his MMA journey from a young age training in Jiu Jitsu where he won multiple grappling competitions. He started training in boxing in 2010 and went on to compete in the 2010 Western States Police and Fire Games where he won the Boxing gold medal. With that win, he decided to transitional to compete in mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

De La Rocha made his professional debut in 2013 under Prime Fighting and defeated Matt Howell via knockout in the first round. After four fight winning streak He was signed by UFC with a record of 4-0.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

De La Rocha made his promotional debut on July 18, 2015 at against Daniel Omielanczuk replacing Konstantin Erokhin. He lost the fight via technical knockout in first round.
His second fight came on May 29, 2016 at against Adam Milstead. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the second round.
After a hiatus of 18 months, suffering from a bicep injury, Rocha returned to face Rashad Coulter on June 9, 2018 at UFC 225, replacing Allen Crowder. He won the fight via technical knockout in round two.
De La Rocha faced Juan Adams on December 15, 2018 at UFC on Fox 31. He lost the fight via technical knockout in the third round.

Personal life

Rocha is a Washington State correctional officer.

Mixed martial arts record