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·49age

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

0.126

Passive

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

Durability

Average

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

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

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

81%

Body

13%

Leg

By Position

Distance61%

Clinch19%

Ground21%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 111 rounds	Round 27 rounds	Round 34 rounds
Avg. Landed	14	9	12
Avg. Absorbed	19	13	16
Avg. Net	-5	-4	-3

Grappling

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

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

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

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

11 fights

Stefan StruveVeteran

U-DEC R3Aug '15

-34

·59 SS (52%)·93 abs·1/14 td·322s ctrl

↵ 16mo layoff

Roy Nelson

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 3:37Apr '14

-7

·12 SS (32%)·19 abs·2 kd taken

Fabricio Werdum

TITLE

SUB R2 · 2:41Jun '13

-18

·14 SS (35%)·32 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·122s ctrl

Dave Herman

SUB R2 · 4:31Oct '12

·20 SS (41%)·13 abs·1/3 td·2 td taken·246s ctrl·1 kd landed·3 sub att

Frank MirVeteran

SUB R1 · 3:38Dec '11

+15

·21 SS (78%)·6 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·110s ctrl·1 sub att

Brendan Schaub

KO/TKO R1 · 3:09Aug '11

·15 SS (43%)·11 abs·0/2 td·17s ctrl·1 kd landed

↵ 18mo layoff

Cain Velasquez

KO/TKO R1 · 2:20Feb '10

-20

·3 SS (14%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Randy CoutureVeteran

U-DEC R3Aug '09

-15

·27 SS (28%)·42 abs·336s ctrl·2 kd landed·3 sub att

Frank MirVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R2 · 1:54Dec '08

-27

·10 SS (26%)·37 abs·1 td taken·3 kd taken

Tim SylviaVeteran

TITLE

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

6'3"ht·77"reach·Orthodoxstance·49age

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

0.126

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

Durability

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

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

81%

Body

13%

Leg

By Position

Dist61%

Clinch19%

Ground21%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=11	R2 n=7	R3 n=4
Landed	14	9	12
Absorbed	19	13	16
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

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

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

Stefan StruveVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Aug '15

59 SS (52%)·93 abs·1/14 td·322s ctrl

Roy NelsonTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '14

12 SS (32%)·19 abs·2 kd taken

Fabricio WerdumTITLE

SUB·R2·Jun '13

14 SS (35%)·32 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·122s ctrl

Dave Herman

SUB·R2·Oct '12

20 SS (41%)·13 abs·1/3 td·2 td taken·246s ctrl·1 kd·3 sub

Frank MirVeteran

SUB·R1·Dec '11

21 SS (78%)·6 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·110s ctrl·1 sub

Brendan Schaub

KO/TKO·R1·Aug '11

15 SS (43%)·11 abs·0/2 td·17s ctrl·1 kd

Cain Velasquez

KO/TKO·R1·Feb '10

3 SS (14%)·23 abs·1 kd taken

Randy CoutureVeteran

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

Round 111 rounds

Round 27 rounds

Round 34 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-5

-4

-3

n=11

n=7

n=4

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-5

-4

-3