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Welterweight

Rousimar Palhares

Last fought: Oct 2013
RECORD
Pro
19-8-0
UFC
8-4-0

Bio

Age46 (Feb 26, 1980)
Height5'8"
Weight170 lbs
Reach71"
StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic Rousimar Palhares
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy51.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min1.7
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min2.2
Strike Differential-0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy38.9%
Takedown Defense0.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min2.7
Submission Attempts/15min3.1
Control Time/15min4:59
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins0.0%
Submission % of Wins75.0%
Decision % of Wins25.0%
Avg Fight Time6:22
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min0.0
Reversals/15min0.8

Last 5 Averages

Statistic Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy57.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min3.6
Takedown Accuracy75.0%
Takedown Defense0.0%
Control Time/Fight1:06

Fight History

WIN
vs. Mike Pierce
Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 0:31
Rousimar Palhares0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04
Mike Pierce2/540%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:08
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Hector Lombard
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:38
Rousimar Palhares6/1346%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
Hector Lombard24/4652%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:45
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Alan Belcher
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:18
Rousimar Palhares0/10%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:07
Alan Belcher20/3754%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Mike Massenzio
Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 1:03
Rousimar Palhares4/850%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:01
Mike Massenzio0/60%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Dan Miller
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Rousimar Palhares67/11160%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:21
Dan Miller42/9743%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:38
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. David Branch
Submission (Kneebar) • Rd 2, 1:44
Rousimar Palhares2/367%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:26
David Branch6/2326%TD 1/1Ctrl 3:18
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Nate Marquardt
KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:28
Rousimar Palhares1/617%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27
Nate Marquardt13/3537%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:16
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Tomasz Drwal
Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 0:45
Rousimar Palhares0/10%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07
Tomasz Drwal0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Lucio Linhares
Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 2, 3:21
Rousimar Palhares6/1443%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:05
Lucio Linhares8/2730%TD 2/2Ctrl 1:51
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Jeremy Horn
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Rousimar Palhares18/3551%TD 7/10Ctrl 11:01
Jeremy Horn7/3619%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:57
▼ Rounds
LOSS
vs. Dan Henderson
Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00
Rousimar Palhares27/6343%TD 2/16Ctrl 1:28
Dan Henderson42/8251%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:27
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Ivan Salaverry
UFC 84: Ill Will • May 2008
Submission (Armbar) • Rd 1, 2:36
Rousimar Palhares0/0TD 1/1Ctrl 2:17
Ivan Salaverry1/1100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds

Prior to UFC

Other (5 fights)
WIN
vs. Fabio Nascimento
Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 2:43
Rousimar Palhares6/1060%TD 3/6Ctrl 0:00
Fabio Nascimento4/1527%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Daniel Acacio
Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 1:22
Rousimar Palhares6/875%TD 2/2Ctrl 0:00
Daniel Acacio0/30%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Flavio Luiz Moura
Submission (Heel Hook) • Rd 1, 1:29
Rousimar Palhares0/0TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Flavio Luiz Moura1/617%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Helio Dipp
Floripa Fight 4 • Mar 2007
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 1:40
Rousimar Palhares3/838%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:00
Helio Dipp1/425%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
WIN
vs. Claudio Mattos
Storm Samurai 12 • Nov 2006
Submission (Injury) • Rd 1, 0:17
Rousimar Palhares1/1100%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:00
Claudio Mattos0/20%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00
▼ Rounds
Profile generated: 2026-04-06 20:25:41 | Data source: UFCStats.com