Rousimar Palhares Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
W	#10Mike Pierce Welterweight	Submission	Heel Hook After Drop to Ground	R1	0:31	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields	Oct 9, 2013
L	Hector Lombard Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R1	3:38	UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson	Dec 14, 2012
L	Alan Belcher Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head From Guard	R1	4:18	UFC on FOX: Diaz vs. Miller	May 5, 2012
W	Mike Massenzio Middleweight	Submission	Heel Hook On Ground	R1	1:03	UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes	Jan 14, 2012
W	Dan Miller Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami	Aug 27, 2011
W	David Branch Middleweight	Submission	Kneebar On Ground	R2	1:44	UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Kampmann	Mar 3, 2011
L	Nate Marquardt Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head On Ground	R1	3:28	UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares	Sep 15, 2010
W	Tomasz Drwal Middleweight	Submission	Heel Hook On Ground	R1	0:45	UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy	Mar 27, 2010
W	Lucio Linhares Middleweight	Submission	Heel Hook On Ground	R2	3:21	UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez	Dec 12, 2009
W	Jeremy Horn Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson	Jan 17, 2009
L	Dan Henderson Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 88: Breakthrough	Sep 6, 2008
W	Ivan Salaverry Middleweight	Submission	Armbar From Back Control	R1	2:36	UFC 84: Ill Will	May 24, 2008

Outside the UFC

11-9-1across 21 bouts · 17 promotions · wins by 10 sub · 1 decFNG · Fury FC 5 · FF · Kongs Fighting Championship · ACA 149 +12

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Florent Betorangal18-15	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Kongs Fighting Championship	Mar 30, 2024
L	Anatoliy Boyko10-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:52	ACA 149	Dec 16, 2022
L	Ibragim Magomedov14-5	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	2:09	ACA 140	Jun 17, 2022
L	Georgy Kichigin33-11	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	3:53	RCC 5	Dec 15, 2018
L	Aliaskhab Khizriev12-0	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	0:58	FNG	Mar 30, 2018
D	Shamil Amirov4-2-1	Draw	Overturned by Promoter	R3	5:00	FNG	Sep 4, 2017
W	Alexei Ivanov11-5	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	0:37	FNG	Jul 7, 2017
L	Michal Materla33-11	KO/TKO	Punch	R2	1:27	KSW 36	Oct 1, 2016
L	Emil Meek10-6	KO/TKO	Punches and Elbows	R1	0:45	Venator FC 3	May 21, 2016
W	Jake Shields33-11-1	Submission	Kimura	R3	2:02	WSOF 22	Aug 1, 2015
W	Jon Fitch32-8-2	Submission	Kneebar	R1	1:30	WSOF 16	Dec 13, 2014
W	Steve Carl22-7	Submission	Inverted Heel Hook	R1	1:09	WSOF 9	Mar 29, 2014
W	Daniel Acacio30-19	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	1:22	Fury FC 5	Dec 6, 2007
W	Fabio Nascimento11-6	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	2:45	Fury FC 5	Dec 6, 2007
W	Flavio Luiz Moura19-7	Submission	Ankle Lock	R1	1:21	Fury FC 4	Aug 4, 2007
W	Helio Dipp Jr.6-3	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	1:40	FF	Mar 10, 2007
W	Claudio Mattos6-3	Submission	Heel Hook	R1	0:15	SS 12	Nov 25, 2006
L	Arthur Cesar Jacintho22-8	Decision	Majority	R3	5:00	RMMAC	Jun 21, 2006
W	Renan Moraes0-1	Submission	Armbar	R1	—	GFC 1	May 20, 2006
W	Bruno Bastos2-4	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	FF	Apr 29, 2006
L	Leandro Silva23-8	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	BFC	May 10, 2004

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

0 wins, 9 losses

W0

L9

Submission

16 wins, 0 losses

W16

L0

Decision

3 wins, 4 losses

W3

L4

Finishes

UFC KOs

0

Below avg · 13%Welterweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.08

Below avg · 0.24Welterweight

UFC submissions

6

Above avg · 7%Welterweight

Submission attempts / fight

1.33

Above avg · 0.39Welterweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Rousimar Palhares

PowerChin

Knockout rate

0%

0 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

1

1.08 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

3

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

4

2.67 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Never submittedin the UFC

Decision behavior

Judging

2 scorecards on file

Rousimar Palhares

Unanimous2 decisions · 100%

1W1L

Split

None

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallC48th

51%131 / 256

Striking accuracy

59%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min-0.29 differential

Landed1.75

Absorbed2.04

30%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+10%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head71%36th93
Body10%25th13
Leg19%48th25

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

67%Standing

Standing67%88
Clinch7%9
Ground26%34

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Rousimar Palhares

Landed per 15

Head

F

25th

18.3

25th

Body

F

10th

2.6

10th

Leg

D

38th

4.9

38th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

C

51st

29.5

51st

Body

A+

96th

1.8

96th

Leg

A+

92nd

1.2

92nd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	18.3	93	210	44%
Body	2.6	13	17	76%
Leg	4.9	25	29	86%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	29.5	150	374	40%
Body	1.8	9	14	64%
Leg	1.2	6	9	67%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Rousimar Palhares

39%

Takedown accuracy

0%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min+2.5 min net

On top5.0

On bottom2.5

Offense

Takedowns

A

76th

2.7

76th

TD accuracy

C

53rd

39%

53rd

Sub attempts

A+

94th

3.1

94th

Control

A

72nd

5.0 min

72nd

Defense

TD defense

0%

Controlled

2.5 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	14 / 36
Submission attempts	16
Control time	25:24

Defense

TDs defended	0 / 5
Control absorbed	12:35

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (76min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Rousimar Palhares

12 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 76 min

104%

R3 pace · 3 bouts

Palhares builds (+25% per round through round 3). Within fights that reached round 3, Palhares sustains 104% of round-1 output by round 3 (3 bouts).

Palhares ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Palhareslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Palharesattempts / min

Control time

Palhares% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	3.7	1.3	2.0	0.39	30%	12
R2	4.8	1.5	1.5	0.50	46%	5
R3	6.1	3.1	3.5	0.67	26%	3

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Rousimar Palhares

12 resolved UFC bouts · 1 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

44/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

B

65th

39%

65th

Win quality

A

81st

51%

81st

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

5

1

4

2

Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Top-15	5	2-3	40%
Established	1	0-1	0%
Building	4	4-0	100%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
W	Mike Pierce#10	Top-15	68	Oct 9, 2013
L	Hector Lombard	Top-15	49	Dec 14, 2012
L	Alan Belcher	Top-15	61	May 5, 2012
W	Mike Massenzio	Unproven	12	Jan 14, 2012
W	Dan Miller	Building	22	Aug 27, 2011
W	David Branch	Top-15	54	Mar 3, 2011
L	Nate Marquardt	Established	35	Sep 15, 2010
W	Tomasz Drwal	Building	18	Mar 27, 2010
W	Lucio Linhares	Unproven	8	Dec 12, 2009
W	Jeremy Horn	Building	22	Jan 17, 2009
L	Dan Henderson	Top-15	53	Sep 6, 2008
W	Ivan Salaverry	Building	18	May 24, 2008

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

12 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

—

Typical camp

100–180 days

5-3

8 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

2-1

3 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

3-1

4 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

4-3

7 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

—

As champion

defending the belt

—

As challenger

fighting for the belt

—

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

—

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

—

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

—

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

2y 3mo

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Rousimar Palhares

Extended layoff

2y 3mosince last bout

vs Florent Betorangal · Mar 30, 2024

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 6-1As underdog 2-3

70.8

DK avg

99.5

Median

113.2

Ceiling

5.4

Floor

58%

Boom

25%

Bust

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