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Welterweight · “Toquinho”

Rousimar Palhares

8-4-0
5'8"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1980-02-26Born
0KO wins
6Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
6:22Avg fight
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 / min1.71
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.16
Striking accuracy51.2%
Striking defense58.4%
Takedowns / 15 min2.75
Takedown accuracy38.9%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min3.14
Control time33.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents4-2
Striking trend

Output, fight by fight.

Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 5 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.

2010-09-15 vs Nate Marquardt — 0.29/min (L) 10-09 2011-03-03 vs David Branch — 0.3/min (W) 11-03 2011-08-27 vs Dan Miller — 4.47/min (W) 11-08 2012-01-14 vs Mike Massenzio — 3.81/min (W) 12-01 2012-12-14 vs Hector Lombard — 1.65/min (L) 12-12
Fight history

Every walk to the cage.

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

W Mike Pierce 9-3 walk-in Submission · R1 0:31 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · 2013-10-09
0/1Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Hector Lombard 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:38 — UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson · 2012-12-14
6/13Sig. strikes
24/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alan Belcher 8-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:18 — UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller · 2012-05-05
0/1Sig. strikes
20/37Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Mike Massenzio 2-3 walk-in Submission · R1 1:03 — UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes · 2012-01-14
4/8Sig. strikes
0/6Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Dan Miller 5-4 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · 2011-08-27
67/111Sig. strikes
42/97Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
5:21Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W David Branch 2-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:44 — UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · 2011-03-03
2/3Sig. strikes
6/23Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Nate Marquardt 8-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:28 — UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares · 2010-09-15
1/6Sig. strikes
13/35Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tomasz Drwal 3-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:45 — UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · 2010-03-27
0/1Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Lucio Linhares 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:21 — UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez · 2009-12-12
6/14Sig. strikes
8/27Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:05Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Jeremy Horn 6-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson · 2009-01-17
18/35Sig. strikes
7/36Absorbed
7/10Takedowns
11:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dan Henderson 2-2 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 88: Breakthrough · 2008-09-06
27/63Sig. strikes
42/82Absorbed
2/16Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Ivan Salaverry 3-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:36 — UFC 84: Ill Will · 2008-05-24
0/0Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:17Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts

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

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.

8-4-0UFC record

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 6
Decision 2
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 3
Submission 0
Decision 1
Other 0

Fights by organization

UFC 12

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 Welterweight average, over 190 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 1.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 51.2% avg 45.2%
Striking defense 58.4% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 2.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 38.9% avg 39.9%
Takedown defense 0.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 3.1 avg 0.6
Control time 33.2% avg 21.3%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 53.7%