Roland Dunlap
"The Dream"
Cuts the cage, changes levels, drowns opponents in control time.
Fight Plan: Roland Dunlap
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Limited professional experience in rounds 4 and 5
- Pure grappling threat (zero submission wins) compared to heavy striking and wrestling
- Drill takedown defense and cage-wall scrambles
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Distance Control and Wrestling are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression69
- Cardio75
- Wrestling85
- Fight IQ76
- Distance Control87
- Finishing57
Prep for camp: Roland Dunlap
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes a high-level wrestling base to dictate fight location and pace
- Integrates Karate-style distance management to bridge the gap into clinches
- Forces early high-velocity exchanges to find quick knockouts, as seen in his 18-second finish
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Force a high-pace round 1 — break the gas tank early
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Southpaw pressure striker
- Chain-wrestling D1 partner
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
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 Roland Dunlap.
How Roland 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; active in APFC.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-03-29vs Coby BradfordKO (Punches) · R1 · APFC 23
- W2025-11-02vs Michael TovarTKO (Elbows) · R1 · APFC 20
- W2023-03-10vs Monte MorrisonU Dec · R3 · PFL Challenger Series: Week 7
- W2021-09-24vs Ryot WallerU Dec · R3 · LFA 115
- W2021-04-16vs Obinwa IkebunnaKO/TKO · R1 · LFA 104
Availability
Fought recently in March 2026.
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Dunlap is an undefeated, physically imposing Light Heavyweight prospect with a dual background in collegiate wrestling and Karate. He excels at blending explosive takedowns with heavy top-pressure striking, making him a dangerous finisher both on the feet and on the mat.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes a high-level wrestling base to dictate fight location and pace
- Integrates Karate-style distance management to bridge the gap into clinches
- Forces early high-velocity exchanges to find quick knockouts, as seen in his 18-second finish
- Employs heavy ground-and-pound, specifically utilizing elbows from top control
Signature Moves
- Blast Double Leg Takedown
- Short Elbows from Side Control
- Lead Hand Karate Jab
- Ground and Pound Finish
Weaknesses
- Limited professional experience in rounds 4 and 5
- Pure grappling threat (zero submission wins) compared to heavy striking and wrestling