About Chris De La Rocha
Born 1979. Chris De La Rocha is an American mixed martial arts fighter.
Chris de la Rocha (born May 15, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. He most notably fought in 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.
Ultimate Fighting Championship De La Rocha made his promotional debut on July 18, 2015, at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites 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 UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt 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.
In February 2021, it was reported that Chris and UFC had parted ways.
Personal life Rocha is a Washington State correctional officer.
Mixed martial arts record Loss
Juan Adams TKO (punches) UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Win
Rashad Coulter TKO (punches) UFC 225
Chicago, Illinois, United States Loss
Adam Milstead TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Almeida vs. Garbrandt
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Loss
Daniel Omielańczuk TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
Glasgow, Scotland Win
Matt Kovacs Submission (rear-naked choke) Prime Fighting 5
Ridgefield, Washington, United States Win
D.J. Linderman TKO (punches) WFC 25: Brawl at the Beach
Lincoln City, Oregon, United States Win
Richard Foster Submission (armbar) Prime Fighting
Ridgefield, Washington, United States Win
Matt Howell KO (punch) Prime Fighting
Ridgefield, Washington, United States
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Chris De La Rocha was born on 15 May 1979 in San Jose.
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