Roosevelt Roberts

Roberts was scheduled to face Matt Frevola on April 25, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Teixeira. However, on April 9, promotional officials scrapped the pairing due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Roberts is expected to face Brok Weaver on May 30, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 176.

His next fight came on April 27, 2019 against Thomas Gifford at UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Roberts faced Vinc Pichel on June 29, 2019 at UFC on ESPN 3. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Roberts faced Alexander Yakovlev on November 9, 2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 21. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Roberts appeared in DWTNCS: Season 2, Episode 7 web-series program on July 21, 2018 facing Garrett Gross. He won the fight via a submission in the second round and was signed by UFC.

Roberts made his UFC debut on November 20, 2018 against Darrell Horcher at The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale. He won the fight via a guillotine choke in round one. This win earned the Performance of the Night award.

After a 6-1 amateur career, Roberts started his professional MMA career in 2016. He amassed a record of 5-0 prior to his tenure in The Ultimate Fighter 28 UFC TV mma competition series which he was subsequently signed by UFC after the show.

Roosevelt Roberts (born February 11, 1994) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) and currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Roberts was born in Miami, Florida in 1994. After his mother left the family due to domestic violence, Roberts began living with friends and family members whenever they could take him in. Roberts began selling drugs and stealing to support himself. As a result, he ended up in a youth correctional facility in San Francisco, California for a year. Roberts started to turn his life around at 19 years old when his daughter was born and started training in MMA. He took his first amateur fight in 2014 and turned professional in 2016.