title: List of Strikeforce alumni
text: # List of Strikeforce alumni
  
  Strikeforce was an American mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California which operated from 1985 to 2013. Live events and competitions debuted on November 7, 2009.
  
  In early 2011, Strikeforce was purchased by American Ultimate Fighting Championship owner Zuffa, which eventually closed the promotion and brought the remaining fighter contracts into the UFC roster.
  
  Former Strikeforce employees are shown below in order by weight class.
  
  ## Alumni
  
  | | Name | Weight class | Strikeforce record |
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  | United States | Daniel Cormier | Heavyweight | 8–0 |
  | Netherlands | Alistair Overeem | Heavyweight | 4–0 |
  | United States | Daniel Puder | Heavyweight | 4–0 |
  | United States | Chad Griggs | Heavyweight | 3–0 |
  | United States | Herschel Walker | Heavyweight | 2–0 |
  | United States | Cain Velasquez | Heavyweight | 1–0 |
  | Brazil | Fabrício Werdum | Heavyweight | 3–1 |
  | United States | Josh Barnett | Heavyweight | 3–1 |
  | Brazil | Antônio Silva | Heavyweight | 3–2 |
  | United States | Lavar Johnson | Heavyweight | 3–2 |
  | United States | Brett Rogers | Heavyweight | 2–3 |
  | Russia | Fedor Emelianenko | Heavyweight | 1–3 |
  | United States | Bobby Lashley | Heavyweight | 1–1 |
  | Russia | Sergei Kharitonov | Heavyweight | 1–1 |
  | Netherlands | Valentijn Overeem | Heavyweight | 1–1 |
  | New Zealand | Ray Sefo | Heavyweight | 1–1 |
  | Belarus | Andrei Arlovski | Heavyweight | 0–3 |
  | United States | Jeff Monson | Heavyweight | 0–1 |
  | Cuba | Yoel Romero | Light Heavyweight | 0–1 |
  | United States | Mike Kyle | Heavyweight Light Heavyweight | 3–4–1 (1) |
  | United States | Ovince Saint Preux | Light Heavyweight | 6–1 |
  | Netherlands | Gegard Mousasi | Light Heavyweight | 4–1–1 |
  | Brazil | Rafael Cavalcante | Light Heavyweight | 4–2 (1) |
  | United States | Bobby Southworth | Light Heavyweight | 3–2 (1) |
  | United States | Muhammed Lawal | Light Heavyweight | 3–1 (1) |
  | Brazil | Renato Sobral | Light Heavyweight | 2–2 |
  | United States | Scott Lighty | Light Heavyweight | 1–2 |
  | Cameroon | Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Light Heavyweight | 0–1 |
  | United States of America | James Irvin | Light Heavyweight | 0–0 (1) |
  | United States | Lorenz Larkin | Light Heavyweight Middleweight | 4–0 (1) |
  | Brazil | Roger Gracie | Light Heavyweight Middleweight | 4–1 |
  | United States | Dan Henderson | Light Heavyweight Middleweight | 3–1 |
  | United States | Antwain Britt | Light Heavyweight Middleweight | 1–3 |
  | United States | Keith Jardine | Light Heavyweight Middleweight | 0–2–1 |
  | United States | Luke Rockhold | Middleweight | 9–0 |
  | United States | Jake Shields | Middleweight | 3–0 |
  | Brazil | Ronaldo Souza | Middleweight | 7–1 |
  | Vietnam | Cung Le | Middleweight | 7–1 |
  | Russia | Adlan Amagov | Middleweight | 3–1 |
  | United States | Derek Brunson | Middleweight | 3–1 |
  | United States | Tim Kennedy | Middleweight | 6–2 |
  | United States | Robbie Lawler | Middleweight | 3–5 |
  | United States | Anthony Smith | Middleweight | 2–2 |
  | United States | Frank Shamrock | Middleweight | 2–2 |
  | United States | Lumumba Sayers | Middleweight | 2–2 |
  | United States | Jason Miller | Middleweight | 1–1 |
  | United States | Shamar Bailey | Middleweight | 1–1 |
  | United States | Louis Taylor | Middleweight | 0–2 |
  | United States | Joe Riggs | Middleweight Welterweight | 4–3 |
  | United States | Scott Smith | Middleweight Welterweight | 3–5 |
  | Brazil | Evangelista Santos | Middleweight Welterweight | 1–3 |
  | United States | Jesse Taylor | Middleweight Welterweight | 0–2 |
  | United States | Phil Baroni | Middleweight Welterweight | 0–2 |
  | United States | Nick Diaz | Welterweight | 6–0 |
  | United States | Jay Hieron | Welterweight | 2–0 |
  | United States | Michael Chandler | Welterweight | 2–0 |
  | United States | Tyron Woodley | Welterweight | 8–1 |
  | Belgium | Tarec Saffiedine | Welterweight | 6–1 |
  | United States | Nah-Shon Burrell | Welterweight | 3–1 |
  | Canada | Jordan Mein | Welterweight | 2–1 |
  | England | Paul Daley | Welterweight | 2–3 |
  | United States | Nate Marquardt | Welterweight | 1–1 |
  | Lithuania | Marius Žaromskis | Welterweight | 0–2 (1) |
  | United States | Isaac Vallie-Flagg | Welterweight Lightweight | 2–0 |
  | United States | James Terry | Welterweight Lightweight | 6–4 |
  | United States | K. J. Noons | Welterweight Lightweight | 3–4 |
  | United States | Nate Diaz | Lightweight | 1–0 |
  | United States | Gilbert Melendez | Lightweight | 11–1 |
  | United States | Pat Healy | Lightweight | 7–1 |
  | United States | Ryan Couture | Lightweight | 6–1 |
  | United States | Caros Fodor | Lightweight | 5–1 |
  | United States | Jorge Masvidal | Lightweight | 5–1 |
  | United States | Bobby Green | Lightweight | 4–1 |
  | United States | Josh Thomson | Lightweight | 10–3 |
  | United States | Billy Evangelista | Lightweight | 7–2 (1) |
  | United States | Justin Wilcox | Lightweight | 5–3–1 |
  | Brazil | Jorge Gurgel | Lightweight | 2–4 |
  | United States | Clay Guida | Lightweight | 1–1 |
  | Japan | Shinya Aoki | Lightweight | 1–1 |
  | Brazil | Gesias Cavalcante | Lightweight | 1–2–1 |
  | United States | Conor Heun | Lightweight | 1–3 |
  | United States | Cris Cyborg | Women's Featherweight | 4–0 (1) |
  | United States | Gina Carano | Women's Featherweight | 1–1 |
  | Netherlands | Marloes Coenen | Women's Featherweight Women's Bantamweight | 3–2 |
  | United States | Ronda Rousey | Women's Bantamweight | 4–0 |
  | United States | Miesha Tate | Women's Bantamweight | 6–2 |
  | Canada | Sarah Kaufman | Women's Bantamweight | 6–2 |
  