Joe Pyfer Beats Luke Rockhold by Technical Fall at RAF 13

Pyfer used repeated bodylocks and throws to build a wide lead that ended in a 13–3 technical fall and exposed weaknesses in Rockhold’s shift from MMA to pure wrestling.

Overview

Joe Pyfer defeated Luke Rockhold by technical fall, 13–3, in a prelim match at RAF 13 held at the Watsco Center in Miami.
Pyfer repeatedly secured bodylocks, executed throws and forced push-outs to accumulate points and end the match under wrestling scoring.
Pyfer entered the match as a top‑15 UFC middleweight coming off a knockout win over Israel Adesanya, and his physicality translated to the RAF mat.
Rockhold, a former UFC middleweight champion who left MMA in 2022, fell to 0‑2 on RAF mats after previously losing by technical fall to Colby Covington.
The result highlights RAF's role as a venue for MMA names to test pure wrestling rules and suggests wrestling technique, not MMA pedigree, decided this crossover bout.