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Heavyweight · “Minotauro”

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

5-6-0
6'3"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1976-06-02Born
1KO wins
2Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
8:28Avg fight
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Statistical profile

The shape of their game.

Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min2.83
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.86
Striking accuracy40.8%
Striking defense56.1%
Takedowns / 15 min1.29
Takedown accuracy21.6%
Takedown defense37.5%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.61
Control time25.1%
Record vs .500+ opponents3-6
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2009-08-29 vs Randy Couture — 1.8/min (W) 09-08 2010-02-20 vs Cain Velasquez — 1.29/min (L) 10-02 2011-08-27 vs Brendan Schaub — 4.76/min (W) 11-08 2011-12-10 vs Frank Mir — 5.78/min (L) 11-12 2012-10-13 vs Dave Herman — 2.1/min (W) 12-10 2013-06-08 vs Fabricio Werdum — 1.82/min (L) 13-06 2014-04-11 vs Roy Nelson — 3.32/min (L) 14-04 2015-08-01 vs Stefan Struve — 3.93/min (L) 15-08
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

11 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.

L Stefan Struve 9-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia · 2015-08-01
59/113Sig. strikes
93/156Absorbed
1/14Takedowns
5:22Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Roy Nelson 6-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:37 — UFC Fight Night: Minotauro vs Nelson · 2014-04-11
12/37Sig. strikes
19/35Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Fabricio Werdum 4-2 walk-in Submission · R2 2:41 — UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum · 2013-06-08
14/40Sig. strikes
32/37Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
2:02Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Dave Herman 1-2 walk-in Submission · R2 4:31 — UFC 153: Silva vs Bonnar · 2012-10-13
20/49Sig. strikes
13/32Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
4:06Control
1Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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L Frank Mir 13-5 walk-in Submission · R1 3:38 — UFC 140: Jones vs Machida · 2011-12-10
21/27Sig. strikes
6/8Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
1:50Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Brendan Schaub 4-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:09 — UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · 2011-08-27
15/35Sig. strikes
11/45Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:17Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Cain Velasquez 5-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:20 — UFC 110: Nogueira vs Velasquez · 2010-02-20
3/22Sig. strikes
23/45Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Randy Couture 13-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 102: Couture vs Nogueira · 2009-08-29
27/96Sig. strikes
42/103Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
5:36Control
2Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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L Frank Mir 9-3 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R2 1:54 — UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 · 2008-12-27
10/38Sig. strikes
37/101Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Tim Sylvia 9-3 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 1:28 — UFC 81: Breaking Point · 2008-02-02
28/70Sig. strikes
53/131Absorbed
2/11Takedowns
0:31Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Heath Herring 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 73: Stacked · 2007-07-07
55/120Sig. strikes
31/127Absorbed
4/5Takedowns
3:41Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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Record breakdown

How the record was built.

UFC bouts in this database — the full pre-UFC career fills in as the weekly career backfill reaches this fighter.

5-6-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 2
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 2
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 11

Showing UFC fights only — this fighter's full pre-UFC career hasn't been synced yet. It will fill in as the weekly career backfill reaches them.

Division context

Measured against the division.

Versus the Heavyweight average, over 99 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.

Striking volume /min 2.8 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 3.9 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 40.8% avg 49.5%
Striking defense 56.1% avg 52.1%
Takedowns /15 min 1.3 avg 1.2
Takedown accuracy 21.6% avg 36.7%
Takedown defense 37.5% avg 62.2%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.6 avg 0.4
Control time 25.1% avg 21.5%
Finish rate 60.0% avg 63.4%