Welterweight · “Toquinho”
Rousimar Palhares
19-13-1 UFC 8-4-0
5'8"Height
71"Reach
OrthodoxStance
46Age
0KO wins
6Sub wins
75.0%Finish rate
6:22Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
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
Fight history
W Mike Pierce 9-3 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
L Hector Lombard 0-1 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
L Alan Belcher 8-4 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
W Mike Massenzio 2-3 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
W Dan Miller 5-4 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
W David Branch 2-1 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
L Nate Marquardt 8-3 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
W Tomasz Drwal 3-1 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
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
W Jeremy Horn 6-6 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
L Dan Henderson 2-2 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
W Ivan Salaverry 3-3 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
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
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
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.