Rousimar Palhares

“Toquinho”

19-8-0

IQ Score

Gatekeeper

/Age 46/Orthodox/5' 8"/71″ reach/170 lbs

Win %

70%

SLpM

1.8

Str Acc

51%

Str Def

59%

TD Avg

3.9

TD Def

—

Sub Avg

4.1

Finish

81%

At a Glance

1.8

SLpM

51%

Str Acc

3.9

TD Avg

81%

Finish %

59%

Str Def

Palhares profiles as a low-output fighter, aggressive wrestler, submission specialist, and high finisher.

Skill Profile

Fighter

UFC Avg

IQ Score

Gatekeeper

STR46

DEF61

GRP77

FIN68

MOM56

DUR52

ACT88

Accuracy & Defense○ = UFC avg

Str Acc

Str Def

TD Acc

TD Def

Striking Output

Sig. Strikes Landed / Min

1.75-1.67 vs avg

0avg 3.49

Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min

2.04-1.14 vs avg

0avg 3.29

Grappling Output

Takedowns / 15 Min

3.93+2.41 vs avg

0avg 1.56

Submissions / 15 Min

4.10+3.70 vs avg

0avg 0.43

Strike Differential (landed - absorbed / min)

Absorbed (2.04)Landed (1.75)

-0.29

Win / Loss by Method

Wins (19)

1 KO

16 SUB

4 DEC

Losses (8)

3 KO

1 DEC

4 OTH

Recent Form (Last 5)

Sub

Dec

Durability & Resilience

Fights to Decision

5 of 34

KO/TKO Losses

Avg Fight Duration

1.6 rounds

Post-Loss Record

1-1

Fight History12 UFC + 22 pre-UFC

34 fights21W4L

	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Rd	Time
?	Florent Betorangal	Kongs FCKongs FC 2	Mar 30, 2024	DEC		Unanimous
?	Anatoliy Boyko	ACAACA 149: Vagaev vs. Slipenko	Dec 16, 2022	TKO	1	3:52
?	Georgiy Kichigin	RCC MMARCC MMA 5: Shlemenko vs. Billstein	Dec 15, 2018	TKO	1	3:52
?	Shamil Amirov	Fight Nights GlobalFight Nights Global 73	Sep 4, 2017	DEC
W	Alexey Ivanov	Fight Nights GlobalFight Nights Global 70	Jul 7, 2017	SUB	1	0:37
?	Unknown	KSWKSW 36: Trzy Korony	Oct 1, 2016	TKO	2	1:27
W	Unknown	WSOFWSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields	Aug 1, 2015	SUB	3	2:02
W	Unknown	WSOFWSOF 16: Palhares vs. Fitch	Dec 13, 2014	SUB	1	1:30
W	Unknown	WSOFWSOF 9: Carl vs. Palhares	Mar 29, 2014	SUB	1	1:09
W	Mike Pierce	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields	Oct 9, 2013	SUB Heel Hook	1	0:31
L	Hector Lombard	UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson	Dec 14, 2012	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:38
L	Alan Belcher	UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller	May 5, 2012	KO/TKO Punches	1	4:18
W	Mike Massenzio	UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes	Jan 14, 2012	SUB Heel Hook	1	1:03
W	Dan Miller	UFC 134: Silva vs Okami	Aug 27, 2011	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Unknown		Mar 3, 2011	SUB	2	1:44
W	David Branch	UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann	Mar 3, 2011	SUB Kneebar	2	1:44
?	Unknown		Sep 15, 2010	TKO	1	3:28
L	Nate Marquardt	UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares	Sep 15, 2010	KO/TKO Punches	1	3:28
W	Tomasz Drwal	UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy	Mar 27, 2010	SUB Heel Hook	1	0:45
W	Unknown		Dec 12, 2009	SUB	2	3:21
W	Lucio Linhares	UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez	Dec 12, 2009	SUB Heel Hook	2	3:21
W	Unknown		Jan 17, 2009	DEC		Unanimous
W	Jeremy Horn	UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson	Jan 17, 2009	U-DEC	3	5:00
?	Unknown		Sep 6, 2008	DEC		Unanimous
L	Dan Henderson	UFC 88: Breakthrough	Sep 6, 2008	U-DEC	3	5:00
W	Ivan Salaverry	UFC 84: Ill Will	May 24, 2008	SUB Armbar	1	2:36
W	Unknown		Dec 6, 2007	SUB
W	Unknown		Dec 6, 2007	SUB
W	Unknown		Aug 4, 2007	SUB
W	Claudio Mattos		Nov 25, 2006	TKO
?	Arthur Cesar		Jun 21, 2006	DEC
W	Unknown		May 20, 2006	SUB
W	Bruno Bastos		Apr 29, 2006	DEC
?	Unknown		May 10, 2004	DEC