Association: Team Nogueira
Pro Debut Date: 2004-05-10
Pro Record: 19-12-1
Win Finish %: 84.2%
Quality Perf. %: 56.3%
Last Ranked: 4/01/2023

#493 Welterweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2016

#5 Welterweight

Last Loss Date: 12/16/2022
Last Loss: [#91 WW] Anatoliy Boyko
Opponent's Last 5: W W W W L
Longest Win Streak: 3 (2011-2012)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2009-2010)
UFC Debut: 2008-05-24
Last UFC Fight: 2013-10-09

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2023 32 #493 Welterweight 19-12-1
28
01/01/2023 NR #461 Welterweight 19-12-1
29
10/01/2022 18 #251 Middleweight 19-11-1
31
07/01/2022 NR #233 Middleweight 19-11-1
31
01/01/2020 1 #141 Welterweight 19-10-1
76
10/01/2019 18 #142 Welterweight 19-10-1
79
07/01/2019 14 #124 Welterweight 19-10-1
88
04/01/2019 11 #110 Welterweight 19-10-1
98
01/01/2019 2 #99 Welterweight 19-10-1
105
10/01/2018 36 #97 Welterweight 19-9-1
107
07/01/2018 6 #61 Welterweight 19-9-1
154
04/01/2018 25 #55 Welterweight 19-9-1
156
01/01/2018   #30 Welterweight 19-8-1
226
10/01/2017 NR #30 Welterweight 19-8-1
230
07/01/2017 3 #43 Middleweight 18-8-0
148
04/01/2017 3 #40 Middleweight 18-8-0
151
01/01/2017 2 #37 Middleweight 18-8-0
154
10/01/2016 NR #35 Middleweight 18-8-0
158
07/01/2016 6 #11 Welterweight 18-7-0
384
04/01/2016   #5 Welterweight 18-6-0
595
01/01/2016   #5 Welterweight 18-6-0
595
10/01/2015 2 #5 Welterweight 18-6-0
595
07/01/2015 1 #7 Welterweight 17-6-0
453
04/01/2015 1 #6 Welterweight 17-6-0
453
01/01/2015 5 #7 Welterweight 17-6-0
453
10/01/2014 1 #12 Welterweight 16-6-0
376
07/01/2014 1 #13 Welterweight 16-6-0
376
04/01/2014 1 #14 Welterweight 16-6-0
376
01/01/2014 NR #15 Welterweight 15-6-0
295
10/01/2013   #25 Middleweight 14-6-0
160
07/01/2013 1 #25 Middleweight 14-6-0
163
04/01/2013 3 #26 Middleweight 14-6-0
167
01/01/2013 3 #29 Middleweight 14-6-0
170
10/01/2012 2 #26 Middleweight 14-5-0
191
07/01/2012 9 #24 Middleweight 14-5-0
193
04/01/2012   #15 Middleweight 14-4-0
250
01/01/2012 1 #15 Middleweight 13-4-0
244
10/01/2011 4 #14 Middleweight 13-4-0
244
07/01/2011 2 #18 Middleweight 12-4-0
208
04/01/2011 2 #16 Middleweight 12-4-0
208
01/01/2011 1 #18 Middleweight 11-4-0
172
10/01/2010 4 #19 Middleweight 11-4-0
172
07/01/2010 2 #15 Middleweight 11-3-0
199
04/01/2010 12 #13 Middleweight 11-3-0
199
01/01/2010 4 #25 Middleweight 10-3-0
148
10/01/2009 1 #29 Middleweight 9-3-0
129
07/01/2009 2 #28 Middleweight 9-3-0
129
04/01/2009 8 #26 Middleweight 9-3-0
129
01/01/2009 3 #34 Middleweight 8-3-0
112
10/01/2008   #31 Middleweight 8-3-0
118
07/01/2008 11 #31 Middleweight 8-2-0
118
04/01/2008   #42 Middleweight 7-2-0
92
01/01/2008 55 #42 Middleweight 7-2-0
92
10/01/2007 NR #97 Middleweight 5-2-0
50
07/01/2007 15 #133 Light Heavyweight 4-2-0
26
04/01/2007 NR #118 Light Heavyweight 4-2-0
26


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
L Anatoliy Boyko
#239 Welterweight
  ACA 149 - Vagaev vs. Slipenko
Friday, December 16th 2022
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Ibragim Magomedov
#81 Middleweight
  ACA 140 - Reznikov vs. Ramos
Friday, June 17th 2022
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Georgy Kichigin
#115 Welterweight
  RCC 5
Saturday, December 15th 2018
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Aliaskhab Khizriev
#143 Welterweight
  FNG - Fight Nights Global 85
Friday, March 30th 2018
KO (Punches)
Round 1
D Shamil Amirov
#531 Welterweight
  FNG - Fight Nights Global 73
Monday, September 4th 2017
Draw
Round 3
W Alexei Ivanov
#220 Welterweight
  FNG - Fight Nights Global 70
Friday, July 7th 2017
Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
L Michal Materla
#33 Middleweight
  KSW 36 - Materla vs. Palhares
Saturday, October 1st 2016
KO (Punch)
Round 2
L Emil Meek
#218 Welterweight
  Venator FC 3 - Palhares vs. Meek
Saturday, May 21st 2016
KO (Punches & Elbows)
Round 1
W Jake Shields
#8 Welterweight
  WSOF 22 - Palhares vs. Shields
Saturday, August 1st 2015
Submission (Kimura)
Round 3
W Jon Fitch
#19 Welterweight
  WSOF 16 - Palhares vs. Fitch
Saturday, December 13th 2014
Submission (Kneebar)
Round 1
W Steve Carl
#18 Welterweight
  WSOF 9 - Carl vs. Palhares
Saturday, March 29th 2014
Submission (Inverted Heel Hook)
Round 1
W Mike Pierce
#17 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night 29 - Maia vs. Shields
Wednesday, October 9th 2013
Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
L Hector Lombard
#11 Middleweight
  UFC on FX 6 - Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Saturday, December 15th 2012
KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Alan Belcher
#18 Middleweight
  UFC on Fox 3 - Diaz vs. Miller
Saturday, May 5th 2012
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 1
W Mike Massenzio
#89 Middleweight
  UFC 142 - Aldo vs. Mendes
Saturday, January 14th 2012
Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
W Dan Miller
#25 Middleweight
  UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami
Saturday, August 27th 2011
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W David Branch
#36 Middleweight
  UFC Live 3 - Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Thursday, March 3rd 2011
Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 2
L Nate Marquardt
#6 Middleweight
  UFC - Fight Night 22
Wednesday, September 15th 2010
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tomasz Drwal
#24 Middleweight
  UFC 111 - St. Pierre vs. Hardy
Saturday, March 27th 2010
Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
W Lucio Linhares
#61 Middleweight
  UFC 107 - Penn vs. Sanchez
Saturday, December 12th 2009
Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 2
W Jeremy Horn
#70 Middleweight
  UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson
Saturday, January 17th 2009
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Dan Henderson
#3 Middleweight
  UFC 88 - Breakthrough
Saturday, September 6th 2008
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Ivan Salaverry
#52 Middleweight
  UFC 84 - Ill Will
Saturday, May 24th 2008
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Fabio Nascimento
#99 Middleweight
  Fury FC 5 - Final Conflict
Thursday, December 6th 2007
Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
W Daniel Acacio
#81 Middleweight
  Fury FC 5 - Final Conflict
Thursday, December 6th 2007
Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
W Flavio Luiz Moura
#89 Middleweight
  Fury FC 4 - High Voltage
Saturday, August 4th 2007
Submission (Ankle Lock)
Round 1
W Helio Dipp Jr.
#173 Heavyweight
  FF - Floripa Fight 3
Saturday, March 10th 2007
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Claudio Mattos   SS 12 - Storm Samurai 12
Saturday, November 25th 2006
Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
L Arthur Cesar Jacintho   RMC 2 - Rio MMA Challenger 2
Wednesday, June 21st 2006
Decision (Majority)
Round 3
W Renan Moraes   GFC 1 - Gold Fighters Championship
Saturday, May 20th 2006
Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Bruno Bastos   FF - Floripa Fight 2
Saturday, April 29th 2006
Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Leandro Silva   BFC - Banni Fight Combat 2
Monday, May 10th 2004
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3