Khalil Rountree Jr.
American mixed martial artist
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| April 26 2025 | Scheduled to face former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jamahal Hill in the main event at UFC on ESPN 66. |
| 2024 | Nominated for President's Choice Fight of the Year for his fight against Alex Pereira. |
| October 5 2024 | Challenged Alex Pereira for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship at UFC 307, winning first two rounds but ultimately losing via technical knockout in the fourth round, earning his first Fight of the Night award. |
| October 5 2024 | Khalil Rountree Jr. scheduled to compete at UFC 307 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah |
| May 4 2024 | Suspended by CSAD for 2 months from May 4 to July 4 for taking banned substances of exogenous origin. |
| December 9 2023 | Defeated Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night 233 via third-round technical knockout, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| August 12 2023 | Defeated Chris Daukaus at UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos via first-round technical knockout, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| October 29 2022 | Defeated Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night 213 via controversial split decision, with 14 out of 16 media outlets scoring the bout for Jacoby. |
| March 12 2022 | Defeated Karl Roberson at UFC Fight Night 203 via second-round TKO, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| September 4 2021 | Defeated Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Fight Night 191 via second-round TKO, marking the first UFC finish with an oblique kick. |
| January 24 2021 | Lost to Marcin Prachnio at UFC 257 via unanimous decision. |
| October 2020 | Signed a contract extension with the UFC after previously considering retirement. |
| September 28 2019 | Lost to Ion Cuțelaba at UFC Fight Night 160 via first-round TKO. |
| April 13 2019 | Defeated Eryk Anders at UFC 236 via unanimous decision. |
| November 17 2018 | Lost to Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night 140 via first-round knockout. |
| July 7 2018 | Defeated Gökhan Saki at UFC 226 via first-round knockout, earning Performance of the Night award. |
| July 16 2017 | Defeated Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio via first-round knockout. |
| February 4 2017 | Defeated Daniel Jolly at UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. The Korean Zombie via first-round knockout. |
| 2016 | Defeated Josh Stansbury via knockout in the first round to advance to the finale against Andrew Sanchez. |
| 2016 | Returned to the competition after Cory Hendricks withdrew due to a neck injury, advancing to the semi-final round. |
| 2016 | Lost to Cory Hendricks via submission in the elimination round of The Ultimate Fighter. |
| November 27 2016 | Faced Tyson Pedro at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson, losing via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. |
| July 8 2016 | Made his UFC promotional debut at UFC The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale, losing to Andrew Sanchez via unanimous decision for the TUF 23 Light Heavyweight title. |
| April 2016 | Competed on The Ultimate Fighter: Team Joanna vs. Team Cláudia. Defeated Muhammed DeReese via knockout in the first round. |
| December 11 2015 | In his final RFA appearance, Rountree defeated Justin Polendey by first-round knockout at RFA 33. |
| April 10 2015 | Rountree made his middleweight debut at RFA 25, defeating Cameron Olson by unanimous decision. |
| December 5 2014 | Rountree won a 190 lbs catchweight bout against Blake Troop at RFA 21, securing a first-round knockout in just 39 seconds. |
| June 6 2014 | Khalil Rountree Jr. made his professional MMA debut as a light heavyweight at RFA 15, defeating Livingston Lukow by unanimous decision. |
| 2011 | Started his MMA amateur career. |
| 2010 | Began one year of MMA training. |
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