Rousimar Palhares

Rousimar Palhares

1088 ELO #215

"Toquinho"

MMA 19-8-0 · UFC 8-4-0 · Welterweight · Last fought 12 years and 246 days ago

Rousimar Palhares "Toquinho" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Rousimar Palhares has 8 wins in the UFC. Rousimar Palhares lands an average of 1.75 significant strikes per minute and averages 3.93 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Welterweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1088), and have not fought Rousimar Palhares before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Stephen Thompson 12-9-0 43 1100 3.0 12
Tony Ferguson 15-9-0 42 1083 4.0 5
Muslim Salikhov 9-5-0 42 1061 4.0 27
Tim Means 15-14-0 42 1056 4.0 32
Rafael Dos Anjos 21-15-0 41 1097 5.0 9
Nicolas Dalby 8-5-0 41 1044 5.0 44

Fight Results Breakdown

12
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Opponent ELO: 1127

Biggest Upset Loss

Your ELO: 1084 · Opponent ELO: 1000 · Favored by 84

Physical & Background Stats

Height
5' 8'
Weight
Welterweight
Reach
71'
Stance
Orthodox
Date of Birth
Feb 26 1980
Age
46
Peak ELO
1100
ELO Rank
215 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
330-126-9
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1018.2
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1003.5

Performance Statistics

SLpM
1.75
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
51%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
2.04
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
59%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
3.93
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
45%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
4.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Rousimar Palhares Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2013-10-09 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields Mike Pierce SUB Heel Hook 1 0:31 Win -
2012-12-14 UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson Hector Lombard KO/TKO Punches 1 3:38 Loss -
2012-05-05 UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller Alan Belcher KO/TKO Punches 1 4:18 Loss -
2012-01-14 UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes Mike Massenzio SUB Heel Hook 1 1:03 Win -
2011-08-27 UFC 134: Silva vs Okami Dan Miller U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2011-03-03 UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann David Branch SUB Kneebar 2 1:44 Win -
2010-09-15 UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares Nate Marquardt KO/TKO Punches 1 3:28 Loss -
2010-03-27 UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy Tomasz Drwal SUB Heel Hook 1 0:45 Win -
2009-12-12 UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez Lucio Linhares SUB Heel Hook 2 3:21 Win -
2009-01-17 UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson Jeremy Horn U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2008-09-06 UFC 88: Breakthrough Dan Henderson U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2008-05-24 UFC 84: Ill Will Ivan Salaverry SUB Armbar 1 2:36 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Rousimar Palhares ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
12 2013-10-09 Mike Pierce 1127 Win +24 1088
11 2012-12-14 Hector Lombard 1000 Loss -20 1064
10 2012-05-05 Alan Belcher 1097 Loss -16 1084
9 2012-01-14 Mike Massenzio 992 Win +17 1100
8 2011-08-27 Dan Miller 1018 Win +14 1083
7 2011-03-03 David Branch 1021 Win +20 1069
6 2010-09-15 Nate Marquardt 1113 Loss -14 1049
5 2010-03-27 Tomasz Drwal 1049 Win +21 1063
4 2009-12-12 Lucio Linhares 1000 Win +20 1042
3 2009-01-17 Jeremy Horn 1028 Win +17 1022
2 2008-09-06 Dan Henderson 991 Loss -17 1005
1 2008-05-24 Ivan Salaverry 1013 Win +22 1022

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