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Rousimar Palhares
“Toquinho”
BrazilMiddleweightActiveage 46
19-8
70% win rate
W1 streak
Peak Vertex
2012-01-14 → 2012-01-1427held 3 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · Sub · 2012-01-14
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
8 wins4 losseslast 5: W L L W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2013
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(12) | R2(5) | R3(3) | R4 | R5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 6.1 | 6.8 | 15.3 | — | — |
| Sig Str absorbed | 9.9 | 7.9 | 17.3 | — | — |
| Takedowns landed | 0.67 | 0.80 | 1.00 | — | — |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.97 | 0.50 | 0.00 | — | — |
| Control time | 1:19 | 2:04 | 1:19 | — | — |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields2013-10-09W·Sub·R1 · 0:31
- UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson2012-12-14L·KO·R1 · 3:38
- UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller2012-05-05L·KO·R1 · 4:18
- UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes2012-01-14W·Sub·R1 · 1:03
- UFC 134: Silva vs Okami2011-08-27W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann2011-03-03W·Sub·R2 · 1:44
- UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares2010-09-15L·KO·R1 · 3:28
- UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy2010-03-27W·Sub·R1 · 0:45
- UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez2009-12-12W·Sub·R2 · 3:21
- UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson2009-01-17W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 88: Breakthrough2008-09-06L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 84: Ill Will2008-05-24W·Sub·R1 · 2:36
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
