Featherweight · “Boston Strong”

Charles Rosa

19-9-0 UFC 5-8-0
5'9"Height
69"Reach
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39Age
0KO wins
2Sub wins
40.0%Finish rate
13:48Avg fight
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Statistical profile

Percentile vs. UFC veterans · rim = true specialist

Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans

Volume Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control

Career rates

Sig. strikes landed / min3.08
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.86
Striking accuracy36.3%
Striking defense47.2%
Takedowns / 15 min1.67
Takedown accuracy35.1%
Takedown defense38.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.0
Control time14.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents1-5

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
October 18, 2019 vs Manny Bermudez — 2.17/min (W) Oct '19 May 9, 2020 vs Bryce Mitchell — 0.33/min (L) May '20 June 13, 2020 vs Kevin Aguilar — 4.6/min (W) Jun '20 February 20, 2021 vs Darrick Minner — 1.0/min (L) Feb '21 June 26, 2021 vs Justin Jaynes — 3.4/min (W) Jun '21 October 9, 2021 vs Damon Jackson — 2.27/min (L) Oct '21 January 15, 2022 vs TJ Brown — 3.07/min (L) Jan '22 July 23, 2022 vs Nathaniel Wood — 3.4/min (L) Jul '22

Fight history

13 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Nathaniel Wood 4-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall · July 23, 2022
51/167Sig. strikes
97/159Absorbed
2/9Takedowns
0:52Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L TJ Brown 1-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze · January 15, 2022
46/107Sig. strikes
58/99Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
2:42Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Damon Jackson 1-2-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez · October 9, 2021
34/87Sig. strikes
41/87Absorbed
2/3Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Justin Jaynes 1-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov · June 26, 2021
51/182Sig. strikes
44/92Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
3:37Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Darrick Minner 1-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis · February 20, 2021
15/25Sig. strikes
45/60Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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W Kevin Aguilar 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Eye vs. Calvillo · June 13, 2020
69/173Sig. strikes
53/135Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Bryce Mitchell 3-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje · May 9, 2020
5/10Sig. strikes
40/49Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Manny Bermudez 3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 2:46 — UFC Fight Night: Reyes vs. Weidman · October 18, 2019
6/8Sig. strikes
27/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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L Shane Burgos 1-0 walk-in KO/TKO · R3 1:59 — UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 · April 8, 2017
86/261Sig. strikes
77/167Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
0:44Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Kyle Bochniak 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs Cruz · January 17, 2016
92/232Sig. strikes
52/129Absorbed
1/8Takedowns
1:03Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Yair Rodriguez 1-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC 188: Velasquez vs Werdum · June 13, 2015
39/79Sig. strikes
56/100Absorbed
5/14Takedowns
8:45Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W Sean Soriano 0-2 walk-in Submission · R3 4:43 — UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Siver · January 18, 2015
37/102Sig. strikes
69/109Absorbed
5/8Takedowns
5:36Control
0Knockdowns
4Sub attempts
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L Dennis Siver 10-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story · October 4, 2014
22/91Sig. strikes
33/86Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
0:55Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
19-9-0Pro record
American Top Team (2008–2021), American Combat Gym (2021–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 5
Submission 11
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 1
Submission 0
Decision 8
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 13
CES MMA 8
CFA 3
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 2
LeLeo Code MMA 1
Fight Lab 1
Full career — 28 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Jhonasky Sojo Decision (unanimous) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 9
April 10, 2026
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 3 5:00
W Peter Barrett Submission (anaconda choke) Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 8
November 15, 2024
 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 3 3:21
W Patrick Benson TKO (punches) CES MMA 78
August 2, 2024
 CES MMA 1 4:17
W Josh Harvey Submission (guillotine choke) CES MMA 77
May 3, 2024
 CES MMA 1 2:45
W Paul Teague TKO (punches) LeLeo Code MMA: Winter Fightfest Pro
December 16, 2023
 LeLeo Code MMA 1 1:41
W Jonathan Gary Submission (guillotine choke) CES MMA 75
October 20, 2023
 CES MMA 2 0:47
L Nathaniel Wood Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall
July 23, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
L T.J. Brown Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze
January 15, 2022
 UFC 3 5:00
L Damon Jackson Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez
October 8, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Justin Jaynes Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov
June 26, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
L Darrick Minner Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis
February 20, 2021
 UFC 3 5:00
W Kevin Aguilar Decision (split) UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo
June 13, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
L Bryce Mitchell Decision (unanimous) UFC 249
May 9, 2020
 UFC 3 5:00
W Manny Bermudez Submission (armbar) UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman
October 18, 2019
 UFC 1 2:46
L Shane Burgos TKO (punches) UFC 210
April 8, 2017
 UFC 3 1:59
W Kyle Bochniak Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz
January 17, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Yair Rodríguez Decision (split) UFC 188
June 13, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Sean Soriano Submission (D'Arce choke) UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver
January 18, 2015
 UFC 3 4:43
L Dennis Siver Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story
October 4, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
W Jake Constant Submission (armbar) CES MMA 25
August 8, 2014
 CES MMA 1 3:36
W Brylan Van Artsdalen Submission (armbar) CES MMA 22
March 14, 2014
 CES MMA 1 3:25
W Keith Richardson TKO (punches) Fight Lab 35
February 8, 2014
 Fight Lab 2 2:08
W Ralph Johnson Submission (anaconda choke) CES MMA 20
December 6, 2013
 CES MMA 1 3:03
W Steve McCabe Submission (Peruvian necktie) CES MMA: Rise or Fall
October 4, 2013
 CES MMA 1 1:39
W Sylvester Murataj TKO (punches) CES MMA: Gold Rush
August 29, 2013
 CES MMA 1 0:46
W Aaron Steadman Submission (triangle choke) CFA 11
May 24, 2013
 CFA 1 3:26
W Jason Jones TKO (punches) CFA 9
January 19, 2013
 CFA 1 3:52
W Hauley Tillman Submission (armbar) CFA 9
August 24, 2012
 CFA 1 1:56

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Charles Rosa) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 127 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 3.1 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 3.9 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 36.3% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 47.2% avg 55.3%
Takedowns /15 min 1.7 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 35.1% avg 37.5%
Takedown defense 38.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 1.0 avg 0.6
Control time 14.2% avg 20.5%
Finish rate 40.0% avg 44.9%