Rousimar Palhares

"Toquinho"

AGE	45 / Feb 20, 1980
HEIGHT	5'8" / 172.72 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
Team Nogueira

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 19

KO / TKO

SUBMISSIONS

84%

DECISIONS

16%

Draws 1

Losses 13

KO / TKO

69%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

31%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Florent Betorangal	Kongs Fighting Championship - Kongs FC 2 Mar / 30 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Karim Benmabrouk	3	5:00
loss	Anatoliy Boyko	ACA 149 - Vagaev vs. Slipenko Dec / 16 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Gerikhan Shibilov	1	3:52
loss	Ibragim Magomedov	ACA 140 - Reznikov vs. Ramos Jun / 17 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Gerikhan Shibilov	1	2:09
loss	Georgy Kichigin	RCC 5 - Russian Cagefighting Championship 5 Dec / 15 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Michael Wachter	1	3:53
loss	Aliaskhab Khizriev	FNG - Fight Nights Global 85 Mar / 30 / 2018	KO (Punches) Jan Vobornik	1	0:58
draw	Shamil Amirov	FNG - Fight Nights Global 73 Sep / 04 / 2017	Draw (Overturned by Promoter) Magomed Sultanakhmedov	3	5:00
win	Alexei Ivanov	FNG - Fight Nights Global 70 Jul / 07 / 2017	Submission (Heel Hook) Jan Vobornik	1	0:37
loss	Michal Materla	KSW 36 - Materla vs. Palhares Oct / 01 / 2016	KO (Punch) Tomasz Bronder	2	1:27
loss	Emil Meek	Venator FC 3 - Palhares vs. Meek May / 21 / 2016	KO (Punches and Elbows) Lorenzo Spoto	1	0:45
win	Jake Shields	WSOF 22 - Palhares vs. Shields Aug / 01 / 2015	Submission (Kimura) Steve Mazzagatti VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	2:02
win	Jon Fitch	WSOF 16 - Palhares vs. Fitch Dec / 13 / 2014	Submission (Kneebar) Edward Collantes VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:30
win	Steve Carl	WSOF 9 - Carl vs. Palhares Mar / 29 / 2014	Submission (Inverted Heel Hook) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:09
win	Mike Pierce	UFC Fight Night 29 - Maia vs. Shields Oct / 09 / 2013	Submission (Heel Hook) Keith Peterson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:31
loss	Hector Lombard	UFC on FX 6 - Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson Dec / 15 / 2012	KO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:38
loss	Alan Belcher	UFC on Fox 3 - Diaz vs. Miller May / 05 / 2012	TKO (Punches and Elbows) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:18
win	Mike Massenzio	UFC 142 - Aldo vs. Mendes Jan / 14 / 2012	Submission (Heel Hook) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:03
win	Dan Miller	UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami Aug / 27 / 2011	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	David Branch	UFC Live 3 - Sanchez vs. Kampmann Mar / 03 / 2011	Submission (Heel Hook) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	1:44
loss	Nate Marquardt	UFC Fight Night 22 - Marquardt vs. Palhares Sep / 15 / 2010	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:28
win	Tomasz Drwal	UFC 111 - St. Pierre vs. Hardy Mar / 27 / 2010	Submission (Heel Hook) Kevin Mulhall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:45
win	Lucio Linhares	UFC 107 - Penn vs. Sanchez Dec / 12 / 2009	Submission (Heel Hook) Greg Franklin VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:21
win	Jeremy Horn	UFC 93 - Franklin vs. Henderson Jan / 17 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Leon Roberts VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Dan Henderson	UFC 88 - Breakthrough Sep / 06 / 2008	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Ivan Salaverry	UFC 84 - Ill Will May / 24 / 2008	Submission (Armbar) Mario Yamasaki	1	2:36
win	Daniel Acacio	Fury FC 5 - Final Conflict Dec / 06 / 2007	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	1:22
win	Fabio Nascimento	Fury FC 5 - Final Conflict Dec / 06 / 2007	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	2:45
win	Flavio Luiz Moura	Fury FC 4 - High Voltage Aug / 04 / 2007	Submission (Ankle Lock)	1	1:21
win	Helio Dipp Jr.	FF - Floripa Fight 3 Mar / 10 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:40
win	Claudio Mattos	SS 12 - Storm Samurai 12 Nov / 25 / 2006	Submission (Heel Hook)	1	0:15
loss	Arthur Cesar Jacintho	RMMAC - Rio MMA Challenge 2 Jun / 21 / 2006	Decision (Majority)	3	5:00
win	Renan Moraes	GFC 1 - Gold Fighters Championship May / 20 / 2006	Submission (Armbar)	1	N/A
win	Bruno Bastos	FF - Floripa Fight 2 Apr / 29 / 2006	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
loss	Leandro Silva	BFC - Banni Fight Combat 2 May / 10 / 2004	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00

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