Welterweight Bout

Rousimar Palhares

“Toquinho”

Record: 8-4-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 8"
Reach: 71"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Born: Feb 26, 1980

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 12
Minutes: 76.4
Knockdowns: 1
Sig. accuracy: 51.2%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 38.9%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 16
Control / 15: 4:59

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted131/256

Accuracy51.2%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head71.0%
Body9.9%
Leg19.1%

Position

Distance67.2%
Clinch6.9%
Ground26.0%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head90.9%
Body5.5%
Leg3.6%

Position absorbed

Distance58.8%
Clinch3.6%
Ground37.6%

Grappling

For

Takedowns14/36

TD accuracy38.9%

TD per 152.8

Sub attempts16

Subs per 153.1

Reversals4

Control25:24

Control per 154:59

Against

Takedowns absorbed5/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced5

Control conceded12:35

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1.3	43.6%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/2	40.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	1/3.3	30.0%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Mike Pierce
Submission · Round 1 · 0:31
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs ShieldsOct 9, 2013
KD 0 · Sig 0/1 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:04
Loss vs Hector Lombard
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:38
UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs PearsonDec 14, 2012
KD 0 · Sig 6/13 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Alan Belcher
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 4:18
UFC on FOX: Diaz vs MillerMay 5, 2012
KD 0 · Sig 0/1 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:07
Win vs Mike Massenzio
Submission · Round 1 · 1:03
UFC 142: Aldo vs MendesJan 14, 2012
KD 0 · Sig 4/8 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:01
Win vs Dan Miller
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 134: Silva vs OkamiAug 27, 2011
KD 1 · Sig 67/111 · TD 2/2 · Ctrl 5:21
Win vs David Branch
Submission · Round 2 · 1:44
UFC Live: Sanchez vs KampmannMar 3, 2011
KD 0 · Sig 2/3 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:26
Loss vs Nate Marquardt
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 3:28
UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs PalharesSep 15, 2010
KD 0 · Sig 1/6 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:27
Win vs Tomasz Drwal
Submission · Round 1 · 0:45
UFC 111: St-Pierre vs HardyMar 27, 2010
KD 0 · Sig 0/1 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:07
Win vs Lucio Linhares
Submission · Round 2 · 3:21
UFC 107: Penn vs SanchezDec 12, 2009
KD 0 · Sig 6/14 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 4:05
Win vs Jeremy Horn
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 93: Franklin vs HendersonJan 17, 2009
KD 0 · Sig 18/35 · TD 7/10 · Ctrl 11:01

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