Welterweight

Roan Carneiro

Last fought: Feb 2017

RECORD

Pro

21-11-0

UFC

4-5-0

Age

Height

5'11"

Weight

170 lbs

Reach

76"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	9:45
Fight Completion Rate	65.0%
Avg Rounds per Fight	1.95
% Fights Inside the Distance	55.6%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	30-16 (65.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	15-13 (53.6%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	15-3 (83.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	32.5%
% Time in Control	43.3%
% Time Controlled	24.2%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	64.1%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	2.14
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	2.14
Distance Striking Differential / Min	0.00
Distance Strike Accuracy	36.3%
Distance Strike Defense	77.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.00
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.67
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	6.66
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.05
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.55
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.34

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 Welterweight field

Roan Carneiro 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	Roan Carneiro
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.0%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	1.7
Strike Differential	-0.2/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	47.4%
Takedown Defense	83.3%
Takedowns Landed/15min	3.1
Submission Attempts/15min	1.5
Control Time/15min	6:29
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	25.0%
Submission % of Wins	25.0%
Decision % of Wins	50.0%
Avg Fight Time	9:45
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.3

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	1.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.1
Takedown Accuracy	23.5%
Takedown Defense	80.0%
Control Time/Fight	2:08

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Ryan LaFlare

UFC 208: Holm vs. De Randamie • Feb 2017Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roan Carneiro19/5038%TD 0/4Ctrl 1:52

Ryan LaFlare29/9132%TD 1/4Ctrl 5:09KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	6/17	35%	0/2	0:15	—
	Ryan LaFlare	9/28	32%	0/1	1:08	—

R2	Roan Carneiro	1/6	17%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ryan LaFlare	11/29	38%	0/1	3:03	1

R3	Roan Carneiro	12/27	44%	0/1	1:37	—
	Ryan LaFlare	9/34	26%	1/2	0:58	—

WIN

vs. Kenny Robertson

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Johnson • Sep 2016Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roan Carneiro33/7047%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:37

Kenny Robertson28/13421%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	14/24	58%	1/2	0:51	—
	Kenny Robertson	15/59	25%	0/0	0:21	—

R2	Roan Carneiro	2/6	33%	1/1	1:38	—
	Kenny Robertson	4/21	19%	0/0	2:31	—

R3	Roan Carneiro	17/40	42%	0/3	0:08	—
	Kenny Robertson	9/54	17%	0/0	0:18	—

LOSS

vs. Derek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs Cowboy • Feb 2016Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 2:38

Roan Carneiro0/130%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Derek Brunson23/5145%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	0/13	0%	0/1	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	23/51	45%	0/0	0:42	—

WIN

vs. Mark Munoz

UFC 184: Rousey vs Zingano • Feb 2015Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:40

Roan Carneiro1/333%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:53

Mark Munoz0/10%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	1/3	33%	0/0	0:53	—
	Mark Munoz	0/1	0%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Ryo Chonan

UFC 88: Breakthrough • Sep 2008Welterweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roan Carneiro18/3847%TD 2/6Ctrl 5:19

Ryo Chonan23/5840%TD 0/0Ctrl 7:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	11/19	58%	0/2	2:47	—
	Ryo Chonan	3/13	23%	0/0	1:20	—

R2	Roan Carneiro	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ryo Chonan	10/25	40%	0/0	4:37	—

R3	Roan Carneiro	5/13	38%	2/4	2:32	—
	Ryo Chonan	10/20	50%	0/0	1:43	—

LOSS

vs. Kevin Burns

UFC 85: Bedlam • Jun 2008Welterweight

Submission (Triangle Choke) • Rd 2, 3:50

Roan Carneiro12/3040%TD 2/6Ctrl 7:04

Kevin Burns8/1362%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	7/14	50%	1/3	4:25	—
	Kevin Burns	2/2	100%	0/0	0:26	—

R2	Roan Carneiro	5/16	31%	1/3	2:39	—
	Kevin Burns	6/11	55%	0/0	0:28	—

WIN

vs. Tony DeSouza

UFC 79: Nemesis • Dec 2007Welterweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:33

Roan Carneiro24/2789%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:48

Tony DeSouza9/1560%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:18

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	6/6	100%	1/1	2:16	—
	Tony DeSouza	7/9	78%	0/0	2:18	—

R2	Roan Carneiro	18/21	86%	2/2	2:32	—
	Tony DeSouza	2/6	33%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Jon Fitch

UFC Fight Night: Stout vs Fisher • Jun 2007Welterweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:07

Roan Carneiro4/1040%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:36

Jon Fitch18/3453%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	4/9	44%	2/3	3:36	—
	Jon Fitch	4/11	36%	0/1	0:34	—

R2	Roan Carneiro	0/1	0%	0/1	0:00	—
	Jon Fitch	14/23	61%	0/0	0:39	—

WIN

vs. Rich Clementi

UFC Fight Night: Stevenson vs Guillard • Apr 2007Welterweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Roan Carneiro22/3661%TD 7/8Ctrl 11:51

Rich Clementi9/2733%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	8/12	67%	2/2	3:10	—
	Rich Clementi	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Roan Carneiro	9/15	60%	3/3	4:24	—
	Rich Clementi	3/10	30%	0/0	0:03	—

R3	Roan Carneiro	5/9	56%	2/3	4:17	—
	Rich Clementi	2/5	40%	0/0	0:06	—

Prior to UFC

Other (1 fight)

LOSS

vs. Anderson Silva

Meca 6 • Jan 2002

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 5:33

Roan Carneiro3/1323%TD 1/7Ctrl 0:00

Anderson Silva23/3468%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Roan Carneiro	3/13	23%	1/7	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	23/34	68%	0/0	0:00	1

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com