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Welterweight · “Toquinho”

Rousimar Palhares

19-13-1 UFC 8-4-0
Submission Efficiency Finisher Gets Dropped
5'8"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
46Age
0KO wins
6Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
6:22Avg fight
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Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Weak, rated 16.5 of 100 Accuracy — Above avg, rated 72.9 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 78.8 of 100 Durability — Weak, rated 17.2 of 100 Wrestling — Above avg, rated 78.3 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 18.3 of 100 Grappling — Strong, rated 90.9 of 100 Control — Above avg, rated 81.1 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Grappling Strong 91
  2. Control Above avg 81
  3. Striking D Above avg 79
  4. Wrestling Above avg 78
  5. Accuracy Above avg 73
  6. TD Defense Weak 18
  7. Durability Weak 17
  8. Striking Weak 16

Built on 76 minutes of tracked cage time across 12 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Submission Efficiency 6 submission wins from 16 attempts
Finisher 75% of wins by knockout or submission (0 KO, 6 sub)
Gets Dropped knocked down 4 times in 76 minutes of cage time
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min1.71
Sig. strikes absorbed / min2.16
Striking accuracy51.2%
Striking defense58.4%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.2
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

Sig. strikes/min, last 8 fights · green = win
March 27, 2010 vs Tomasz Drwal — 0.0/min (W) — only 0.8 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Mar '10 September 15, 2010 vs Nate Marquardt — 0.29/min (L) — only 3.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Sep '10 March 3, 2011 vs David Branch — 0.3/min (W) Mar '11 August 27, 2011 vs Dan Miller — 4.47/min (W) Aug '11 January 14, 2012 vs Mike Massenzio — 3.81/min (W) — only 1.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jan '12 May 5, 2012 vs Alan Belcher — 0.0/min (L) — only 4.3 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought May '12 December 14, 2012 vs Hector Lombard — 1.65/min (L) — only 3.6 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Dec '12 October 9, 2013 vs Mike Pierce — 0.0/min (W) — only 0.5 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Oct '13

Fight history

12 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
W Mike Pierce 17-5 walk-in Submission · R1 0:31 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields · October 9, 2013
0/1Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:04Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
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L Hector Lombard 31-3-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:38 — UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson · December 14, 2012
6/13Sig. strikes
24/46Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Alan Belcher 14-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:18 — UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller · May 5, 2012
0/1Sig. strikes
20/37Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Mike Massenzio 13-5 walk-in Submission · R1 1:03 — UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes · January 14, 2012
4/8Sig. strikes
0/6Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:01Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Dan Miller 13-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 134: Silva vs Okami · August 27, 2011
67/111Sig. strikes
42/97Absorbed
2/2Takedowns
5:21Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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W David Branch 8-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:44 — UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann · March 3, 2011
2/3Sig. strikes
6/23Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:26Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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L Nate Marquardt 29-9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:28 — UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares · September 15, 2010
1/6Sig. strikes
13/35Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:27Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Tomasz Drwal 17-2-1 walk-in Submission · R1 0:45 — UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy · March 27, 2010
0/1Sig. strikes
0/2Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Lucio Linhares 0-0 walk-in Submission · R2 3:21 — UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez · December 12, 2009
6/14Sig. strikes
8/27Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
4:05Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
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W Jeremy Horn 80-18-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson · January 17, 2009
18/35Sig. strikes
7/36Absorbed
7/10Takedowns
11:01Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
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L Dan Henderson 16-7 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 88: Breakthrough · September 6, 2008
27/63Sig. strikes
42/82Absorbed
2/16Takedowns
1:28Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
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W Ivan Salaverry 13-6 walk-in Submission · R1 2:36 — UFC 84: Ill Will · May 24, 2008
0/0Sig. strikes
1/1Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:17Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub 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)
19-13-1Pro record
Pantera Negra (formerly), Brazilian Top Team (2005–2013), Team Nogueira (2013–present)Gym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 0
Submission 16
Decision 3
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 9
Submission 0
Decision 4
Other 0

Draws: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 12
Fight Nights Global 3
WSOF 3
Fury FC 3
ACA 2
Floripa Fight 2
Kongs FC 1
Russian Cagefighting Championship 1

+ 6 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 33 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
L Florent Betorangal Decision (unanimous) Kongs FC 2
March 30, 2024
 Kongs FC 3 5:00
L Anatoliy Boyko TKO (punches) ACA 149: Vagaev vs Slipenko
December 16, 2022
 ACA 1 3:52
L Ibragim Magomedov TKO (punches) ACA 140: Ramos vs. Reznikov
June 17, 2022
 ACA 1 2:09
L Georgy Kichigin TKO (punches) Russian Cagefighting Championship 5
December 15, 2018
 Russian Cagefighting Championship 1 3:53
L Aliaskhab Khizriev KO (punches) Fight Nights Global 85: Alikhanov vs. Kopylov
March 30, 2018
 Fight Nights Global 1 0:58
D Shamil Amirov Draw (overturned) Fight Nights Global 73: Aliev vs. Brandão
September 5, 2017
 Fight Nights Global 3 5:00
W Aleksei Ivanov Submission (heel hook) Fight Nights Global 70: Palhares vs. Ivanov
July 7, 2017
 Fight Nights Global 1 0:37
L Michał Materla KO (punch) KSW 36: Materla vs. Palhares
October 1, 2016
 KSW 2 1:27
L Emil Weber Meek KO (punches and elbows) Venator FC 3
May 21, 2016
 Venator FC 1 0:45
W Jake Shields Submission (kimura) WSOF 22
August 1, 2015
 WSOF 3 2:02
W Jon Fitch Submission (kneebar) WSOF 16
December 13, 2014
 WSOF 1 1:30
W Steve Carl Submission (inverted heel hook) WSOF 9
March 29, 2014
 WSOF 1 1:09
W Mike Pierce Submission (heel hook) UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields
October 9, 2013
 UFC 1 0:31
L Héctor Lombard KO (punches) UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
December 15, 2012
 UFC 1 3:38
L Alan Belcher TKO (punches and elbows) UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller
May 5, 2012
 UFC 1 4:18
W Mike Massenzio Submission (heel hook) UFC 142
January 14, 2012
 UFC 1 1:03
W Dan Miller Decision (unanimous) UFC 134
August 27, 2011
 UFC 3 5:00
W David Branch Submission (kneebar) UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann
March 3, 2011
 UFC 2 1:44
L Nate Marquardt TKO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares
September 15, 2010
 UFC 1 3:28
W Tomasz Drwal Submission (heel hook) UFC 111
March 27, 2010
 UFC 1 0:45
W Lucio Linhares Submission (heel hook) UFC 107
December 12, 2009
 UFC 2 3:21
W Jeremy Horn Decision (unanimous) UFC 93
January 17, 2009
 UFC 3 5:00
L Dan Henderson Decision (unanimous) UFC 88
September 6, 2008
 UFC 3 5:00
W Ivan Salaverry Submission (armbar) UFC 84
May 24, 2008
 UFC 1 2:36
W Daniel Acacio Submission (heel hook) Fury FC 5: Final Conflict
December 6, 2007
 Fury FC 1 1:22
W Fabio Nascimento Submission (heel hook) Fury FC 5: Final Conflict
December 6, 2007
 Fury FC 1 2:45
W Flavio Luiz Moura Submission (ankle lock) Fury FC 4: High Voltage
August 4, 2007
 Fury FC 1 1:21
W Helio Dipp Submission (rear-naked choke) Floripa Fight 3
March 10, 2007
 Floripa Fight 1 1:40
W Claudio Mattos Submission (heel hook) Storm Samurai 12
November 25, 2006
 Storm Samurai 1 4:58
L Arthur Cesar Jacintho Decision (majority) Rio MMA Challenger 2
June 21, 2006
 Rio MMA Challenger 3 5:00
W Renan Moraes Submission (armbar) Gold Fighters Championship 1
May 20, 2006
 Gold Fighters Championship 1 —
W Bruno Bastos Decision (split) Floripa Fight 2
April 29, 2006
 Floripa Fight 3 5:00
L Leandro Silva Decision (unanimous) Banni Fight Combat 2
May 10, 2004
 Banni Fight Combat 3 5:00

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

Division context

vs. 190 qualified Welterweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 1.7 avg 3.4
Strikes absorbed /min 2.2 avg 3.3
Striking accuracy 51.2% avg 45.1%
Striking defense 58.4% avg 55.2%
Takedowns /15 min 2.8 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 38.9% avg 40.2%
Takedown defense 0.0% avg 62.5%
Sub attempts /15 min 3.1 avg 0.6
Control time 33.2% avg 21.4%
Finish rate 75.0% avg 54.1%