{"id":106616,"date":"2026-06-04T06:56:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/roosevelt-roberts\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:52:41","slug":"roosevelt-roberts","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/roosevelt-roberts\/","title":{"rendered":"Roosevelt Roberts"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Roosevelt \u00ab\u00a0The Predator\u00a0\u00bb Roberts : de la rue \u00e0 l&rsquo;octogone<\/h2>\n<p>N\u00e9 le 11 f\u00e9vrier 1994 \u00e0 Miami, Roosevelt Roberts a grandi sans filet. Sa m\u00e8re quitte le foyer familial \u00e0 cause de violences domestiques, et le gamin se retrouve \u00e0 survivre entre amis et proches, \u00e0 vendre de la drogue et \u00e0 voler pour s&rsquo;en sortir. R\u00e9sultat : un passage d&rsquo;un an dans un centre \u00e9ducatif ferm\u00e9 de San Francisco. C&rsquo;est la naissance de sa fille, \u00e0 19 ans, qui change tout. Il commence \u00e0 s&rsquo;entra\u00eener, encha\u00eene les combats amateurs d\u00e8s 2014, et passe professionnel en 2016.<\/p>\n<h3>La rampe de lancement : Contender Series 2018<\/h3>\n<p>Le 31 juillet 2018, Roberts passe l&rsquo;audition la plus regard\u00e9e du MMA : la Contender Series de Dana White. Il soumet Garrett Gross par rear-naked choke au deuxi\u00e8me round et repart avec un contrat UFC en poche. Quatre mois plus tard, il fait ses d\u00e9buts dans la plus grande organisation du monde face \u00e0 Darrell Horcher, qu&rsquo;il \u00e9touffe \u00e0 la guillotine d\u00e8s le premier round. Bonus Performance of the Night au passage. Le message est clair.<\/p>\n<h3>Carri\u00e8re UFC : des sommets et des n\u0153uds<\/h3>\n<p>Sa premi\u00e8re tenure \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC (2018-2021) ressemble \u00e0 une montagne russe. Il encha\u00eene les victoires \u2014 Gifford en d\u00e9cision en avril 2019, Yakovlev en novembre 2019, Brok Weaver soumis en mai 2020 \u2014 mais perd face \u00e0 Vinc Pichel et se fait armbarrer par un Jim Miller qui refuse de prendre sa retraite (juin 2020, round 1). En septembre 2020, il affronte Kevin Croom et se fait soumettre\u2026 avant que le combat ne soit annul\u00e9 et transform\u00e9 en no-contest, Croom ayant \u00e9t\u00e9 contr\u00f4l\u00e9 positif. Rocambolesque. L&rsquo;aventure s&rsquo;arr\u00eate en ao\u00fbt 2021 quand Ignacio Bahamondes lui plante un spinning wheel kick d\u00e9vastateur au troisi\u00e8me round. Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 en septembre 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Il rebondit \u00e0 l&rsquo;ext\u00e9rieur : championnat LXF \u00e0 la cl\u00e9 en d\u00e9cembre 2021 avec un KO en moins d&rsquo;une minute, puis TUF 31 en 2023. Sur le show, il fracasse Nate Jennerman en 8 secondes d&rsquo;un direct du droit \u2014 l&rsquo;un des KO les plus rapides de l&rsquo;histoire de l&rsquo;\u00e9mission, \u00e0 \u00e9galit\u00e9 avec Uriah Hall et Sam Sicilia. Il tombe ensuite en demi-finale sur Austin Hubbard par d\u00e9cision partag\u00e9e.<\/p>\n<p>Le retour en UFC arrive \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC 295, le 11 novembre 2023, face \u00e0 Mateusz Rebecki. Roberts rate la limite de poids, perd par armbar. En septembre 2024, nouvelle d\u00e9faite, cette fois aux points contre Ludovit Klein. Il est lib\u00e9r\u00e9 du roster UFC le 28 f\u00e9vrier 2025.<\/p>\n<h3>Style de combat<\/h3>\n<p>Roberts est un lightweight de 1m85 (envergure 73 pouces) qui travaille \u00e0 Adrenaline MMA \u00e0 San Bernardino et \u00e0 Carlson Gracie Temecula. Ceinture marron de BJJ, il est particuli\u00e8rement dangereux \u00e0 la guillotine \u2014 sa prise signature. Six de ses douze victoires sont venues au premier round. Il peut punir debout autant que saisir sur les takedowns ; c&rsquo;est un gars capable de finir le combat \u00e0 n&rsquo;importe quel moment.<\/p>\n<h3>Bilan<\/h3>\n<p>Record professionnel : 12 victoires (4 KO, 5 soumissions, 3 d\u00e9cisions), 5 d\u00e9faites, 1 no-contest. Deux passages \u00e0 l&rsquo;UFC, un titre de champion LXF, un record de rapidit\u00e9 au TUF. Roosevelt Roberts a prouv\u00e9 qu&rsquo;il a le niveau \u2014 mais la r\u00e9gularit\u00e9 sur la dur\u00e9e lui a souvent \u00e9chapp\u00e9. Son histoire reste l&rsquo;une des plus accrocheuses du circuit l\u00e9ger am\u00e9ricain.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sources-article\"><strong>Sources :<\/strong> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roosevelt_Roberts\">Wikipedia<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ufc.com\/athlete\/roosevelt-roberts\">UFC.com<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mma\/story\/_\/id\/37761669\/the-ultimate-fighter-team-mcgregor-vs-team-chandler-episode-1-takeaways-eight-second-ko-roosevelt-roberts-vs-nate-jennerman\">ESPN (TUF 31)<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roosevelt \u00ab\u00a0The Predator\u00a0\u00bb Roberts, poids l\u00e9ger UFC aux 12 victoires dont 5 soumissions, pass\u00e9 de la d\u00e9linquance juv\u00e9nile \u00e0 deux contrats dans la plus grande orga MMA du monde.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102260,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69973],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-106616","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-lightweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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