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Strikeforce was an American mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California which operated from 1985 to 2013. Live events and competitions debuted on November 7, 2009.
In early 2011, Strikeforce was purchased by American Ultimate Fighting Championship owner Zuffa, which eventually closed the promotion and brought the remaining fighter contracts into the UFC roster.
Former Strikeforce employees are shown below in order by weight class.
Alumni
editName | Weight class | Strikeforce record | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Cormier | Heavyweight | 8–0 | [1] | |
Alistair Overeem | Heavyweight | 4–0 | ||
Daniel Puder | Heavyweight | 4–0 | ||
Chad Griggs | Heavyweight | 3–0 | ||
Herschel Walker | Heavyweight | 2–0 | ||
Cain Velasquez | Heavyweight | 1–0 | ||
Fabrício Werdum | Heavyweight | 3–1 | ||
Josh Barnett | Heavyweight | 3–1 | ||
Antônio Silva | Heavyweight | 3–2 | ||
Lavar Johnson | Heavyweight | 3–2 | ||
Brett Rogers | Heavyweight | 2–3 | ||
Fedor Emelianenko | Heavyweight | 1–3 | ||
Bobby Lashley | Heavyweight | 1–1 | ||
Sergei Kharitonov | Heavyweight | 1–1 | ||
Valentijn Overeem | Heavyweight | 1–1 | ||
Ray Sefo | Heavyweight | 1–1 | ||
Andrei Arlovski | Heavyweight | 0–3 | ||
Jeff Monson | Heavyweight | 0–1 | ||
Yoel Romero | Light Heavyweight | 0–1 | ||
Mike Kyle | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight |
3–4–1 (1) | ||
Ovince Saint Preux | Light Heavyweight | 6–1 | ||
Gegard Mousasi | Light Heavyweight | 4–1–1 | ||
Rafael Cavalcante | Light Heavyweight | 4–2 (1) | ||
Bobby Southworth | Light Heavyweight | 3–2 (1) | ||
Muhammed Lawal | Light Heavyweight | 3–1 (1) | ||
Renato Sobral | Light Heavyweight | 2–2 | ||
Scott Lighty | Light Heavyweight | 1–2 | ||
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Light Heavyweight | 0–1 | ||
James Irvin | Light Heavyweight | 0–0 (1) | ||
Lorenz Larkin | Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
4–0 (1) | ||
Roger Gracie | Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
4–1 | ||
Dan Henderson | Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
3–1 | [2] | |
Antwain Britt | Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
1–3 | ||
Keith Jardine | Light Heavyweight Middleweight |
0–2–1 | ||
Luke Rockhold | Middleweight | 9–0 | ||
Jake Shields | Middleweight | 3–0 | ||
Ronaldo Souza | Middleweight | 7–1 | ||
Cung Le | Middleweight | 7–1 | ||
Adlan Amagov | Middleweight | 3–1 | ||
Derek Brunson | Middleweight | 3–1 | ||
Tim Kennedy | Middleweight | 6–2 | ||
Robbie Lawler | Middleweight | 3–5 | ||
Anthony Smith | Middleweight | 2–2 | ||
Frank Shamrock | Middleweight | 2–2 | ||
Lumumba Sayers | Middleweight | 2–2 | ||
Jason Miller | Middleweight | 1–1 | ||
Shamar Bailey | Middleweight | 1–1 | ||
Louis Taylor | Middleweight | 0–2 | ||
Joe Riggs | Middleweight Welterweight |
4–3 | ||
Scott Smith | Middleweight Welterweight |
3–5 | ||
Evangelista Santos | Middleweight Welterweight |
1–3 | ||
Jesse Taylor | Middleweight Welterweight |
0–2 | ||
Phil Baroni | Middleweight Welterweight |
0–2 | ||
Nick Diaz | Welterweight | 6–0 | ||
Jay Hieron | Welterweight | 2–0 | ||
Michael Chandler | Welterweight | 2–0 | ||
Tyron Woodley | Welterweight | 8–1 | ||
Tarec Saffiedine | Welterweight | 6–1 | ||
Nah-Shon Burrell | Welterweight | 3–1 | ||
Jordan Mein | Welterweight | 2–1 | ||
Paul Daley | Welterweight | 2–3 | ||
Nate Marquardt | Welterweight | 1–1 | [3] | |
Marius Žaromskis | Welterweight | 0–2 (1) | ||
Isaac Vallie-Flagg | Welterweight Lightweight |
2–0 | ||
James Terry | Welterweight Lightweight |
6–4 | ||
K. J. Noons | Welterweight Lightweight |
3–4 | ||
Nate Diaz | Lightweight | 1–0 | ||
Gilbert Melendez | Lightweight | 11–1 | ||
Pat Healy | Lightweight | 7–1 | ||
Ryan Couture | Lightweight | 6–1 | ||
Caros Fodor | Lightweight | 5–1 | ||
Jorge Masvidal | Lightweight | 5–1 | ||
Bobby Green | Lightweight | 4–1 | ||
Josh Thomson | Lightweight | 10–3 | ||
Billy Evangelista | Lightweight | 7–2 (1) | ||
Justin Wilcox | Lightweight | 5–3–1 | ||
Jorge Gurgel | Lightweight | 2–4 | ||
Clay Guida | Lightweight | 1–1 | ||
Shinya Aoki | Lightweight | 1–1 | ||
Gesias Cavalcante | Lightweight | 1–2–1 | ||
Conor Heun | Lightweight | 1–3 | ||
Cris Cyborg | Women's Featherweight | 4–0 (1) | ||
Gina Carano | Women's Featherweight | 1–1 | ||
Marloes Coenen | Women's Featherweight Women's Bantamweight |
3–2 | ||
Ronda Rousey | Women's Bantamweight | 4–0 | ||
Miesha Tate | Women's Bantamweight | 6–2 | ||
Sarah Kaufman | Women's Bantamweight | 6–2 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Morgan, John (September 7, 2009). "Former Olympian Daniel Cormier gets final TV spot at Sept. 25 Strikeforce event". MMAjunkie.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved November 17, 2012.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Why Dan Henderson Chose Strikeforce".
- ^ "Nate Marquardt signs contract with Strikeforce".
External links
edit[1] ·
- ^ Hughes, Jake. "Luke Rockhold and the Success of Strikeforce Alumni in the UFC". Vice.com. Vice. Retrieved 22 April 2021.