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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Last fought: Aug 2015
RECORD
Pro
34-10-1 (1 NC)
UFC
5-6-0
Age
50
Height
6'3"
Weight
240 lbs
Reach
77"
Stance
Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced MetricCareer
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time8:28
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)45.5%
Expected Rounds (xR)1.70
% Fights Inside the Distance72.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)71-32 (68.9%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)27-12 (69.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)44-20 (68.8%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)59.7%
% Time in Control25.1%
% Time Controlled15.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time62.3%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min3.66
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min4.90
Distance Striking Differential / Min-1.24
Distance Strike Accuracy36.1%
Distance Strike Defense60.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed1.67
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed3.12
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min3.32
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min0.72
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min6.41
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)0.93
All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →
Where the Strikes Land
Share of landed significant strikes by target
Where the Fight Happens
Share of total fight time by position
Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Heavyweight field
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira   League percentile bands (p5–p95)   League median
The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy40.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min3.9
Strike Differential-1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy21.6%
Takedown Defense37.5%
Takedowns Landed/15min1.3
Submission Attempts/15min1.6
Control Time/15min3:45
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins20.0%
Submission % of Wins40.0%
Decision % of Wins40.0%
Avg Fight Time8:28
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.6
Reversals/15min0.6

Last 5 Averages

Statistic Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy47.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.2
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min4.1
Takedown Accuracy10.5%
Takedown Defense33.3%
Control Time/Fight2:40

Fight History

LOSS
vs. Stefan Struve
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira59/11352%TD 1/14Ctrl 5:22
Stefan Struve93/15660%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Roy Nelson
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 3:37
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira12/3732%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Roy Nelson19/3554%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11KD 2
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Fabricio Werdum
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 2:41
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira14/4035%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:02
Fabricio Werdum32/3786%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:52
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Dave Herman
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 4:31
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira20/4941%TD 1/3Ctrl 4:06KD 1
Dave Herman13/3241%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:03
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Frank Mir
Submission (Kimura) • Rd 1, 3:38
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira21/2778%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:50
Frank Mir6/875%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:12
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Brendan Schaub
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:09
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira15/3543%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:17KD 1
Brendan Schaub11/4524%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Cain Velasquez
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:20
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira3/2214%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Cain Velasquez23/4551%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Randy Couture
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira27/9628%TD 0/0Ctrl 5:36KD 2
Randy Couture42/10341%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:28
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Frank Mir
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 1:54
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira10/3826%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Frank Mir37/10137%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:42KD 3
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Tim Sylvia
Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 3, 1:28
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira28/7040%TD 2/11Ctrl 0:31
Tim Sylvia53/13140%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:00KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Heath Herring
UFC 73: Stacked • Jul 2007
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira55/12046%TD 4/5Ctrl 3:41
Heath Herring31/12724%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:41KD 1
▼ Rounds

Prior to UFC

PRIDE (21 fights)
WIN
vs. Josh Barnett
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira69/15744%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00
Josh Barnett49/12639%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Josh Barnett
Decision (Split) • Rd 2, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira20/4445%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:00
Josh Barnett30/6348%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Fabricio Werdum
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira44/11140%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00KD 2
Fabricio Werdum23/7929%TD 5/8Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Kiyoshi Tamura
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:24
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira2/825%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Kiyoshi Tamura0/60%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Pawel Nastula
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 8:38
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira20/3754%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Pawel Nastula6/2326%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Fedor Emelianenko
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira20/10419%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:00
Fedor Emelianenko65/14445%TD 5/6Ctrl 0:00KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 2, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira46/10942%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:00
Sergei Kharitonov38/11334%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
NC
vs. Fedor Emelianenko
CNC • Rd 1, 3:52
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira2/2100%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Fedor Emelianenko14/2752%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Heath Herring
Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 2, 0:30
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira14/4233%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Heath Herring26/4459%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Hirotaka Yokoi
Submission (Anaconda Choke) • Rd 2, 1:25
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira26/5448%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Hirotaka Yokoi12/4726%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Mirko Filipovic
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 1:45
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira10/2245%TD 1/9Ctrl 0:00
Mirko Filipovic25/4062%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Ricco Rodriguez
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira14/4035%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Ricco Rodriguez21/6333%TD 3/4Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Fedor Emelianenko
PRIDE 25: Body Blow • Mar 2003
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira3/1030%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00
Fedor Emelianenko79/11469%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Dan Henderson
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 3, 1:49
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira30/5753%TD 2/3Ctrl 0:00
Dan Henderson18/3551%TD 2/4Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Semmy Schilt
Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 6:36
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira6/1060%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:00
Semmy Schilt5/771%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Bob Sapp
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 4:03
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira16/3348%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:00
Bob Sapp40/7057%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Enson Inoue
PRIDE 19: Bad Blood • Feb 2002
Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 6:17
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira2/450%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Enson Inoue15/1883%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Heath Herring
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira53/9357%TD 6/7Ctrl 0:00
Heath Herring21/5737%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Mark Coleman
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 6:10
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira16/2080%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Mark Coleman6/1250%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Gary Goodridge
Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 1, 2:37
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira1/425%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00
Gary Goodridge1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Wagner da Conceicao Martins
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:17
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira8/1173%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00
Wagner da Conceicao Martins1/520%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
Other (1 fight)
WIN
vs. Sanae Kikuta
UFO - Legend • Aug 2002
KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:29
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira12/2157%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00KD 1
Sanae Kikuta2/633%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
Profile generated: 2026-07-06 22:57:18 | Data source: UFCStats.com