Karl William Roberson (born October 4, 1990)Mixed martial arts show results Date: June 13, 2020
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and

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who competed in the Middleweight division of the

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Early life and education

Raised in

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. Roberson played baseball at

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Kickboxing career

Roberson was called on short notice to fight K-1 legend

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at Fight Night Saint-Tropez 4 on August 4 in Saint-Tropez on his retirement fight. Although he was making his professional kickboxing debut, with only three amateur fights, he managed to upset Le Banner and score two knockdowns, first was ruled as a slip and during the second the referee proceeded with a slow count about 30 seconds that allowed him to recover, leading the fight to a controversial decision loss.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

After earning three wins in amateur MMA, Roberson made his professional MMA debut May 2015. He fought sporadically over the next two years, obtaining a record of 5–0.

Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series

Roberson appeared in Dana White's Contender Series 3 on July 25, 2017 against

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. He won the fight via elbow strikes in round one and he was award the UFC contract.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

He made his debut on November 11, 2017 against

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at UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis. He won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round. Roberson faced

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on May 12, 2018 at

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. He lost the fight via technical submission in the first round. Roberson faced

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on November 3, 2018 at

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. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Roberson agreed on a short notice fight against

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in the light heavyweight division at UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw on January 19, 2019. Roberson replaced

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in the fight who had to pull out due to an injury. Despite hurting Teixeira with elbows early in the round, Roberson lost the fight in the first round by submission via arm triangle choke. Roberson was scheduled to meet John Phillips on July 13, 2019 at

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. However, it was reported that Phillips was pulled from the bout due to injury and he was replaced by

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. Roberson won the fight via a controversial split decision. Roberson faced promotional newcomer Roman Kopylov on November 9, 2019 at

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. He won the fight via a submission in round three. Roberson was expected to face

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. However, Muradov was forced to pull from the event due to

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travel restriction, and Roberson was pulled from the event and was scheduled to meet

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on April 25, 2020. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date Instead Roberson was scheduled to face

on May 13, 2020 at UFC on ESPN 9. At the weigh-ins Roberson weighed in at 187.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the middleweight non-title weight limit of 186 pounds. He was fined 20% of his purse, which was given to opponent Vettori, and the match was to proceed at a catchweight. However, Roberson was removed from the fight due to

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. The fight was rescheduled to June 13, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo. At the weigh-ins on June 12, Roberson once again missed weight, weighing in at 190.5 pounds, 4.5 pounds over the non-title middleweight limit of 186 pounds. The bout proceed as a catchweight bout and Roberson was fined 30% of his purse. He lost the fight via a submission in round one. Roberson was scheduled to face

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on December 12, 2020 at

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. However, Karl tested positive for

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and the fight was moved to the next card on December 19, UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal. Roberson faced

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on April 24, 2021 at

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. He lost the bout via ankle hook submission at the end of the first round. Roberson was scheduled to face promotional newcomer

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on September 25, 2021 at

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. However, due to medical issues Roberson was forced to withdraw from the event and he was replaced by promotional newcomer Cody Brundage. Roberson faced Khalil Rountree Jr. on March 12, 2022 at

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. Roberson lost the bout via TKO in round two. Roberson faced

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on July 9, 2022, at

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. He lost the fight via technical knockout in round three. In July 2022, it was announced that Roberson was no longer on the UFC roster.

Mixed martial arts record

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