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Rousimar Palhares

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Association: Team Nogueira
Pro Debut Date: 2004-05-10
Pro Record: 19-13-1
Win Finish %: 84.2%
Quality Perf. %: 54.5%
Last Ranked: 4/01/2023

#465 Welterweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2016

#5 Welterweight
Last Loss Date: 3/30/2024
Last Loss: [NR] Florent Betorangal
UFC Record: 8-4-0
Octagon Time: 1:16:24
Longest Win Streak: 3 (2011-2012)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2009-2010)
UFC Debut: 2008-05-24
Last UFC Fight: 2013-10-09

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

  Opponent Outcome
L Florent Betorangal Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Kongs Fighting Championship - Kongs FC 2
Saturday, March 30th 2024
L Anatoliy Boyko
#232 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  ACA 149 - Vagaev vs. Slipenko
Friday, December 16th 2022
L Ibragim Magomedov
#79 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  ACA 140 - Reznikov vs. Ramos
Friday, June 17th 2022
L Georgy Kichigin
#115 Welterweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  RCC 5
Saturday, December 15th 2018
L Aliaskhab Khizriev
#143 Welterweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  FNG - Fight Nights Global 85
Friday, March 30th 2018
D Shamil Amirov
#530 Welterweight 		Draw
Round 3
  FNG - Fight Nights Global 73
Monday, September 4th 2017
W Alexei Ivanov
#221 Welterweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  FNG - Fight Nights Global 70
Friday, July 7th 2017
L Michal Materla
#33 Middleweight 		KO (Punch)
Round 2
  KSW 36 - Materla vs. Palhares
Saturday, October 1st 2016
L Emil Meek
#219 Welterweight 		KO (Punches & Elbows)
Round 1
  Venator FC 3 - Palhares vs. Meek
Saturday, May 21st 2016
W Jake Shields
#8 Welterweight 		Submission (Kimura)
Round 3
  WSOF 22 - Palhares vs. Shields
Saturday, August 1st 2015
W Jon Fitch
#19 Welterweight 		Submission (Kneebar)
Round 1
  WSOF 16 - Palhares vs. Fitch
Saturday, December 13th 2014
W Steve Carl
#18 Welterweight 		Submission (Inverted Heel Hook)
Round 1
  WSOF 9 - Carl vs. Palhares
Saturday, March 29th 2014
W Mike Pierce
#17 Welterweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 29 - Maia vs. Shields
Wednesday, October 9th 2013
L Hector Lombard
#11 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC on FX 6 - Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Saturday, December 15th 2012
L Alan Belcher
#18 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 1
  UFC on Fox 3 - Diaz vs. Miller
Saturday, May 5th 2012
W Mike Massenzio
#89 Middleweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  UFC 142 - Aldo vs. Mendes
Saturday, January 14th 2012
W Dan Miller
#25 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami
Saturday, August 27th 2011
W David Branch
#36 Middleweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 2
  UFC Live 3 - Sanchez vs. Kampmann
Thursday, March 3rd 2011
L Nate Marquardt
#6 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC - Fight Night 22
Wednesday, September 15th 2010
W Tomasz Drwal
#24 Middleweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  UFC 111 - St. Pierre vs. Hardy
Saturday, March 27th 2010
W Lucio Linhares
#61 Middleweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 2
  UFC 107 - Penn vs. Sanchez
Saturday, December 12th 2009
W Jeremy Horn
#70 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson
Saturday, January 17th 2009
L Dan Henderson
#3 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 88 - Breakthrough
Saturday, September 6th 2008
W Ivan Salaverry
#52 Middleweight 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  UFC 84 - Ill Will
Saturday, May 24th 2008
W Fabio Nascimento
#99 Middleweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  Fury FC 5 - Final Conflict
Thursday, December 6th 2007
W Daniel Acacio
#81 Middleweight 		Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  Fury FC 5 - Final Conflict
Thursday, December 6th 2007
W Flavio Luiz Moura
#89 Middleweight 		Submission (Ankle Lock)
Round 1
  Fury FC 4 - High Voltage
Saturday, August 4th 2007
W Helio Dipp Jr.
#173 Heavyweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  FF - Floripa Fight 3
Saturday, March 10th 2007
W Claudio Mattos Submission (Heel Hook)
Round 1
  SS 12 - Storm Samurai 12
Saturday, November 25th 2006
L Arthur Cesar Jacintho Decision (Majority)
Round 3
  RMC 2 - Rio MMA Challenger 2
Wednesday, June 21st 2006
W Renan Moraes Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  GFC 1 - Gold Fighters Championship
Saturday, May 20th 2006
W Bruno Bastos Decision (Split)
Round 3
  FF - Floripa Fight 2
Saturday, April 29th 2006
L Leandro Silva Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  BFC - Banni Fight Combat 2
Monday, May 10th 2004
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Florent Betorangal   Kongs Fighting Championship - Kongs FC 2
Saturday, March 30th 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Anatoliy Boyko
#232 Welterweight 		  ACA 149 - Vagaev vs. Slipenko
Friday, December 16th 2022 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Ibragim Magomedov
#79 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
#530 Welterweight 		  FNG - Fight Nights Global 73
Monday, September 4th 2017 		Draw
Round 3
W Alexei Ivanov
#221 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
#219 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

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 34 #465 Welterweight 19-12-1
28
01/01/2023 NR #431 Welterweight 19-12-1
29
10/01/2022 18 #225 Middleweight 19-11-1
31
07/01/2022 NR #207 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
87
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 #44 Middleweight 18-8-0
148
04/01/2017 3 #41 Middleweight 18-8-0
151
01/01/2017 3 #38 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
375
07/01/2014 1 #13 Welterweight 16-6-0
375
04/01/2014 1 #14 Welterweight 16-6-0
375
01/01/2014 NR #15 Welterweight 15-6-0
294
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 7 #26 Middleweight 9-3-0
129
01/01/2009 2 #33 Middleweight 8-3-0
113
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


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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