Career
He formerly fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their welterweight division and currently trains out of San Francisco, California with the Cesar Gracie Fight Team. Roberts is a graduate of Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he majored in Business Administration. At Bacone College, Roberts was a standout athlete and an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics All-American wrestler.
Roberts also has 12 years of jiu-jitsu experience and is proficient in Karate, Judo and Boxing.
He recently moved out to California to train with Gilbert Melendez and his team, the Skrap Pack. He also trains at Fairtex Muay Thai in San Francisco.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Roberts signed a four-fight deal with the UFC in March 2010. He made his debut on short notice, filling in for an injured Anthony Johnson to fight John Howard at UFC Live: Vera versus
Jones. After an exciting grappling affair in the first two minutes, Howard delivered a punch that knocked Roberts unconscious.
Roberts was expected to fight Julio Paulino at UFC 116, but Paulino was forced from the card with an injury. Roberts instead fought veteran Forrest Petz. Roberts fought and quickly defeated Mike Guymon on October 23, 2010 at UFC 121.
On January 1, 2011 at UFC 125, Roberts fought Greg Soto and after some early back-and-forth grappling, Roberts grabbed Soto"s arm in a kimura, took top position and forced the tapout with just over a minute left in the opening round.
Roberts then faced fellow up-and-comer, Claude Patrick, at on April 30, 2011 at UFC 129. On the judges scorecards, Roberts lost two of the three rounds, ultimately losing the fight via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
When injuries caused shuffling at UFC on Versus 4, taking place June 26, 2011, Roberts stepped in on very short notice to fight Rich Attonito. Roberts lost the fight via unanimous decision (29–27, 30–27, 29–28).
Roberts was expected to face TJ Waldburger on September 17, 2011 at UFC Fight Night 25.
However, he had to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Mike Stumpf. Roberts next faced Charlie Brenneman on January 20, 2012 at UFC on Forex: Guillard versus Miller. He lost the fight via unanimous decision.
He was later released from the promotion following three consecutive losses.
Post-UFC career
In his first fight after his UFC release, Roberts would face Nuri Shakir at Freedom Fight Mobile Marketing Association on October 27, 2012. He then faced Justin Baesman at War Mobile Marketing Association 1 on June 22, 2013.
He lost the fight via split decision. After a near one-year hiatus, Roberts faced Brock Jardine at Titan Football Club 28: Brilz versus
Davis on May 16, 2014.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Submission of the Night (One time) versus Mike Guymon.