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

Name Weight class Strikeforce record Ref
United States Daniel Cormier Heavyweight 8–0 [1]
Netherlands Alistair Overeem Heavyweight 4–0
United States Daniel Puder Heavyweight 4–0
United States Chad Griggs Heavyweight 3–0
United States Herschel Walker Heavyweight 2–0
United States Cain Velasquez Heavyweight 1–0
Brazil Fabrício Werdum Heavyweight 3–1
United States Josh Barnett Heavyweight 3–1
Brazil Antônio Silva Heavyweight 3–2
United States Lavar Johnson Heavyweight 3–2
United States Brett Rogers Heavyweight 2–3
Russia Fedor Emelianenko Heavyweight 1–3
United States Bobby Lashley Heavyweight 1–1
Russia Sergei Kharitonov Heavyweight 1–1
Netherlands Valentijn Overeem Heavyweight 1–1
New Zealand Ray Sefo Heavyweight 1–1
Belarus Andrei Arlovski Heavyweight 0–3
United States Jeff Monson Heavyweight 0–1
Cuba Yoel Romero Light Heavyweight 0–1
United States Mike Kyle Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight		 3–4–1 (1)
United States Ovince Saint Preux Light Heavyweight 6–1
Netherlands Gegard Mousasi Light Heavyweight 4–1–1
Brazil Rafael Cavalcante Light Heavyweight 4–2 (1)
United States Bobby Southworth Light Heavyweight 3–2 (1)
United States Muhammed Lawal Light Heavyweight 3–1 (1)
Brazil Renato Sobral Light Heavyweight 2–2
United States Scott Lighty Light Heavyweight 1–2
Cameroon Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Light Heavyweight 0–1
United States James Irvin Light Heavyweight 0–0 (1)
United States Lorenz Larkin Light Heavyweight
Middleweight		 4–0 (1)
Brazil Roger Gracie Light Heavyweight
Middleweight		 4–1
United States Dan Henderson Light Heavyweight
Middleweight		 3–1 [2]
United States Antwain Britt Light Heavyweight
Middleweight		 1–3
United States Keith Jardine Light Heavyweight
Middleweight		 0–2–1
United States Luke Rockhold Middleweight 9–0
United States Jake Shields Middleweight 3–0
Brazil Ronaldo Souza Middleweight 7–1
South Vietnam Cung Le Middleweight 7–1
Russia Adlan Amagov Middleweight 3–1
United States Derek Brunson Middleweight 3–1
United States Tim Kennedy Middleweight 6–2
United States Robbie Lawler Middleweight 3–5
United States Anthony Smith Middleweight 2–2
United States Frank Shamrock Middleweight 2–2
United States Lumumba Sayers Middleweight 2–2
United States Jason Miller Middleweight 1–1
United States Shamar Bailey Middleweight 1–1
United States Louis Taylor Middleweight 0–2
United States Joe Riggs Middleweight
Welterweight		 4–3
United States Scott Smith Middleweight
Welterweight		 3–5
Brazil Evangelista Santos Middleweight
Welterweight		 1–3
United States Jesse Taylor Middleweight
Welterweight		 0–2
United States Phil Baroni Middleweight
Welterweight		 0–2
United States Nick Diaz Welterweight 6–0
United States Jay Hieron Welterweight 2–0
United States Michael Chandler Welterweight 2–0
United States Tyron Woodley Welterweight 8–1
Belgium Tarec Saffiedine Welterweight 6–1
United States Nah-Shon Burrell Welterweight 3–1
Canada Jordan Mein Welterweight 2–1
England Paul Daley Welterweight 2–3
United States Nate Marquardt Welterweight 1–1 [3]
Lithuania Marius Žaromskis Welterweight 0–2 (1)
United States Isaac Vallie-Flagg Welterweight
Lightweight		 2–0
United States James Terry Welterweight
Lightweight		 6–4
United States K. J. Noons Welterweight
Lightweight		 3–4
United States Nate Diaz Lightweight 1–0
United States Gilbert Melendez Lightweight 11–1
United States Pat Healy Lightweight 7–1
United States Ryan Couture Lightweight 6–1
United States Caros Fodor Lightweight 5–1
United States Jorge Masvidal Lightweight 5–1
United States Bobby Green Lightweight 4–1
United States Josh Thomson Lightweight 10–3
United States Billy Evangelista Lightweight 7–2 (1)
United States Justin Wilcox Lightweight 5–3–1
Brazil Jorge Gurgel Lightweight 2–4
United States Clay Guida Lightweight 1–1
Japan Shinya Aoki Lightweight 1–1
Brazil Gesias Cavalcante Lightweight 1–2–1
United States Conor Heun Lightweight 1–3
United States Cris Cyborg Women's Featherweight 4–0 (1)
United States Gina Carano Women's Featherweight 1–1
Netherlands Marloes Coenen Women's Featherweight
Women's Bantamweight		 3–2
United States Ronda Rousey Women's Bantamweight 4–0
United States Miesha Tate Women's Bantamweight 6–2
Canada Sarah Kaufman Women's Bantamweight 6–2

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Why Dan Henderson Chose Strikeforce".
  3. ↑ "Nate Marquardt signs contract with Strikeforce".

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  1. ↑ Hughes, Jake. "Luke Rockhold and the Success of Strikeforce Alumni in the UFC". Vice.com. Vice. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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