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Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira absorbs 2.4 and lands 1.9 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has minimal takedown activity on record.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira wins 43% of rounds across 22 scored. Concedes more rounds than wins across fights on record.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira has 3 KO/TKO losses in 6 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.73 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 40 out of 99, average for the division.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira finishes 60% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira's last fight was over 131 months ago.

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is 50 years old.

All Fighters
Fighter Profile›Heavyweight
“Minotauro”

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

34-10-1 (1 NC)11 UFC
Submission Specialist
Form
· 3L
Inactive
4× Title
4× 5R
High Wear
6'3"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·50age
Last fightLStefan Struve·U-DEC·R3·10yr ago
Fighter Context
5–6UFC·
1KO
·
2Sub
·
2Dec
·
8.5min/fight
·
93UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
3–6(9 fights)
·
67%finish rate
·
-1.9str diff/min
vs. Veteran Opps
2–3(5 fights)
·
50%finish rate
·
-1.1str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.45
Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.151
Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
40
Low

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
43%
Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — 1.95 significant strikes per minute, 42% striking accuracy, absorbs 2.40 strikes per minute.

Nogueira
Head Hunter
Heavyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min1.95
Str. Accuracy42%
264UFC landed/647attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−1.3 vs avg2.40
Str. Defense55%
KD Rate / fight0.36
4UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.73
CQ KO Power
1.52
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
81%
Body
13%
Leg
7%
By Position
Distance61%
/
Clinch19%
/
Ground21%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 111 rounds
Round 27 rounds
Round 34 rounds
Avg. Landed14912
Avg. Absorbed191316
Avg. Net-5-4-3
Grappling

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — 1.3 takedowns per 15 minutes, 29% takedown accuracy, 2.4 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 36% takedown defense.

Nogueira
Sub Hunter
·128s ctrlActive Control
Heavyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.30
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.95
TD Accuracy29%
8UFC landed/37attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.40
2UFC wins/10attempted
Defense
Leaky TD Def
TD Defense36%
3UFC defended/8opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Liability
Finishing

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — 5 UFC wins (1 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 2 decision), 60% finish rate.

Finish Rate
60%
Strong Finisher
div avg 68%
How They Lose
6UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 5
Submission2 / 5
Decision2 / 5
KD → Finish
1/3Moderate
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO3 / 6
Submission2 / 6
Decision1 / 6
Loss Pattern
5 of 6 losses by finish in R1–R2
Versatile finisher. 1 KO and 2 subs across multiple rounds
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
SUB W
SUB L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
More data needed.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
3UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
Layoff
sig. strikes stable across career. Second-half avg 24 vs 25 first half
0+17+34+51+68avg↵↵200720082009201020112012201320142015

11 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.11.63.1R1R2R3
R1n=11
R2n=7
R3n=4
Outputsig strikes / min
3.1
2.3
2.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.3
3.2
3.8
Diff
-1.2
-0.9
-0.8

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 8 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▲Absorbed+61%L3
-34%44%122%WLWLWLLL

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Nogueira — 11 UFC Fights

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira — UFC fight record: 5 wins, 6 losses.

Result
Method
11 fights
L
Stefan StruveVeteran
HW
U-DEC R3Aug '15
-34
·59 SS (52%)·93 abs·1/14 td·322s ctrl
↵ 16mo layoff
L
Roy Nelson
TITLEHW
KO/TKO R1 · 3:37Apr '14
-7
·12 SS (32%)·19 abs·2 kd taken
L
Fabricio Werdum
TITLEHW
SUB R2 · 2:41Jun '13
-18
·14 SS (35%)·32 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·122s ctrl
W
Dave Herman
HW
SUB R2 · 4:31Oct '12
+7
·20 SS (41%)·13 abs·1/3 td·2 td taken·246s ctrl·1 kd landed·3 sub att
L
Frank MirVeteran
HW
SUB R1 · 3:38Dec '11
+15
·21 SS (78%)·6 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·110s ctrl·1 sub att
W
Brendan Schaub
HW
KO/TKO R1 · 3:09Aug '11
+4
·15 SS (43%)·11 abs·0/2 td·17s ctrl·1 kd landed
↵ 18mo layoff
L
Cain Velasquez
HW
KO/TKO R1 · 2:20Feb '10
-20
·3 SS (14%)·23 abs·1 kd taken
W
Randy CoutureVeteran
HW
U-DEC R3Aug '09
-15
·27 SS (28%)·42 abs·336s ctrl·2 kd landed·3 sub att
L
Frank MirVeteran
TITLEHW
KO/TKO R2 · 1:54Dec '08
-27
·10 SS (26%)·37 abs·1 td taken·3 kd taken
W
Tim SylviaVeteran
TITLEHW
SUB R3 · 1:28Feb '08
-25
·28 SS (40%)·53 abs·2/11 td·31s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att
Nogueira — Prior Tracked Fights (22)
WKiyoshi TamuraPrideSUBR1—
WFabricio WerdumPrideU-DECR3—
WHirotaka YokoiPrideSUBR2—
WRicco RodriguezPrideU-DECR3—
WSemmy SchiltPrideSUBR1—
WPawel NastulaPrideKO/TKOR1—
WBob SappPrideSUBR2—
WWagner da Conceicao MartinsPrideSUBR1—
WSanae KikutaOtherKO/TKOR2—
WSergei KharitonovPrideU-DECR2—
All Fighters
Heavyweight
“Minotauro”

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

34-10-1 (1 NC)11 UFC
Form
3L
6'3"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·50age
Last fightLStefan Struve·U-DEC·10yr ago
Fighter Context
5–6UFC·
1KO
·
2Sub
·
2Dec
·
8.5min/fight
·
93UFC min
vs. Winning Record3–6
vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–3
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.45

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.151

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
40

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
43%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Nogueira
Heavyweight avg
Head Hunter
Sig. Strikes / Min1.95
Str. Accuracy42%
264UFC landed/647attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−1.3 vs avg2.40
Str. Defense55%
KD Rate / Fight0.36
4UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.73
CQ KO Power
1.52
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
81%
Body
13%
Leg
7%
By Position
Dist61%
Clinch19%
Ground21%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=11
R2
n=7
R3
n=4
Landed14912
Absorbed191316
Net-5-4-3
Grappling
Nogueira
Heavyweight avg
Sub Hunter
128s ctrlActive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.30
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.95
TD Accuracy29%
8UFC landed/37attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min2.40
2UFC wins/10attempted
Defense
Leaky TD Def
TD Defense36%
3UFC defended/8opp. attempts
Sub Defense2 loss / 2 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
60%
Strong Finisher
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
2Sub
2Dec
Loss Methods
3KO/TKO
2Sub
1Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Sub (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—More data needed.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
3UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
0.11.63.1R1R2R3
R1n=11
R2n=7
R3n=4
Outputsig strikes / min
3.1
2.3
2.9
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.3
3.2
3.8
Diff
-1.2
-0.9
-0.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Nogueira — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Stefan StruveVeteranHW
U-DEC·R3·Aug '15
59 SS (52%)·93 abs·1/14 td·322s ctrl
L
Roy NelsonTITLEHW
KO/TKO·R1·Apr '14
12 SS (32%)·19 abs·2 kd taken
L
Fabricio WerdumTITLEHW
SUB·R2·Jun '13
14 SS (35%)·32 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·122s ctrl
W
Dave HermanHW
SUB·R2·Oct '12
20 SS (41%)·13 abs·1/3 td·2 td taken·246s ctrl·1 kd·3 sub
L
Frank MirVeteranHW
SUB·R1·Dec '11
21 SS (78%)·6 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·110s ctrl·1 sub
W
Brendan SchaubHW
KO/TKO·R1·Aug '11
15 SS (43%)·11 abs·0/2 td·17s ctrl·1 kd
L
Cain VelasquezHW
KO/TKO·R1·Feb '10
3 SS (14%)·23 abs·1 kd taken
W
Randy CoutureVeteranHW
U-DEC·R3·Aug '09
27 SS (28%)·42 abs·336s ctrl·2 kd·3 sub
Nogueira — Prior Tracked Fights (22)
WKiyoshi TamuraPrideSUBR1
WFabricio WerdumPrideU-DECR3
WHirotaka YokoiPrideSUBR2
WRicco RodriguezPrideU-DECR3
WSemmy SchiltPrideSUBR1
WPawel NastulaPrideKO/TKOR1
WBob SappPrideSUBR2
WWagner da Conceicao MartinsPrideSUBR1
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