Danny Roberts
"Hot Chocolate"
No single dominant trait — adapts game plan to opponent.
Fight Plan: Danny Roberts
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Durability issues under heavy fire, resulting in several recent KO/TKO losses
- Low takedown accuracy (9%) makes him reliant on opponents engaging in a brawl
- Defense rate (50%) leaves him vulnerable to high-volume power punchers
- High-pace pressure in rounds 2–3 to drain output
- Set traps for the overhand — chin has been tested
- Orthodox volume strikers in camp to mirror lead-hand exchanges
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Aggression and Finishing are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Wrestling is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression72
- Cardio60
- Wrestling58
- Fight IQ62
- Distance Control69
- Finishing72
Prep for camp: Danny Roberts
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a long southpaw jab to dictate range and set up a powerful left cross
- Prefers high-paced striking exchanges but often finds himself in defensive trouble against elite counter-punchers
- Uses versatile clinch work including knees to transition from striking to grappling when pressured
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Set the overhand trap — chin has cracked under clean shots
- Orthodox volume boxer
- Switch-stance technician to simulate game-plan changes
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Danny Roberts.
How Danny has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injuries reported following last bout.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2023-07-22vs Jonny ParsonsKO/TKO · R2 · UFC Fight Night: Aspinall vs. Tybura
- L2022-11-19vs Jack Della MaddalenaKO/TKO · R1 · UFC Fight Night: Nzechukwu vs. Cutelaba
- L2022-05-07vs Francisco TrinaldoU-DEC · R3 · UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
- W2021-10-16vs Ramazan EmeevS-DEC · R3 · UFC Fight Night: Ladd vs. Dumont
- W2019-11-09vs Zelim ImadaevKO/TKO · R2 · UFC Fight Night: Zabit vs. Kattar
Availability
Currently on a 3-fight losing streak in the UFC.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Danny Roberts is a rangy southpaw striker with a background in professional boxing who thrives in volatile, high-paced fights. While he possesses finishing power and a dangerous submission game, his career has been hampered by defensive lapses and a declining chin in recent outings. He remains a dangerous 'gatekeeper' style veteran who can finish any opponent if allowed to find his rhythm early.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a long southpaw jab to dictate range and set up a powerful left cross
- Prefers high-paced striking exchanges but often finds himself in defensive trouble against elite counter-punchers
- Uses versatile clinch work including knees to transition from striking to grappling when pressured
Signature Moves
- Southpaw left straight
- Lead hand hook
- Technical submission (Triangle Choke)
- Knees in the clinch
Weaknesses
- Durability issues under heavy fire, resulting in several recent KO/TKO losses
- Low takedown accuracy (9%) makes him reliant on opponents engaging in a brawl
- Defense rate (50%) leaves him vulnerable to high-volume power punchers