Fighter Profile›Welterweight

“Toquinho”

Rousimar Palhares

19-812 UFC

Submission Specialist

Form

Inactive

High Variance

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

High Wear

5'8"ht·71"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age

Last fightWMike Pierce·SUB·R1·12yr ago

Fighter Context

8–4UFC·

0KO

6Sub

2Dec

6.4min/fight

76UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

4–2(6 fights)

75%finish rate

-1.8str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

1–2(3 fights)

100%finish rate

-4.0str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

-0.29

Neutral

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

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.589

Strong

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

50%

Average

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

Striking

Palhares

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.75

Str. Accuracy51%

131UFC landed/256attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−1.7 vs avg2.04

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / fight0.08

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.33

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

12%

Leg

18%

By Position

Distance68%

Clinch9%

Ground23%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 112 rounds	Round 25 rounds	Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed	5	6	15
Avg. Absorbed	7	6	17
Avg. Net	-2	0	-2

Grappling

Palhares

Sub Hunter

·127s ctrlActive Control

Welterweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.93

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.07

TD Accuracy45%

14UFC landed/36attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min4.10

6UFC wins/16attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense0%

0UFC defended/5opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Sub Proof

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

div avg 53%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 8

Submission6 / 8

Decision2 / 8

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision1 / 4

Loss Pattern

3 of 4 losses by finish in R1–R2

Submission hunter. 6 subs, all inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

SUB W

KO/TKO 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)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 5 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=5

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

1.3

1.5

3.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.0

1.5

3.5

Diff

-0.7

+0.0

-0.4

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

▼Str. Diff-0.72 idxL3

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

Elite oppVeteran opp

Palhares — 12 UFC Fights

Result

Method

12 fights

Mike PierceVeteran

SUB R1 · 0:31Oct '13

-2

·2 abs·1 td taken·2 sub att

Hector Lombard

KO/TKO R1 · 3:38Dec '12

-18

·6 SS (46%)·24 abs·2 kd taken

Alan BelcherVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 4:18May '12

-20

·20 abs·1/1 td·7s ctrl·1 sub att

Mike Massenzio

SUB R1 · 1:03Jan '12

·4 SS (50%)·0/1 td·1 sub att

Dan Miller

U-DEC R3Aug '11

+25

·67 SS (60%)·42 abs·2/2 td·321s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

David Branch

SUB R2 · 1:44Mar '11

-4

·2 SS (67%)·6 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·26s ctrl·3 sub att

Nate MarquardtVeteran

KO/TKO R1 · 3:28Sep '10

-12

·1 SS (17%)·13 abs·0/1 td·27s ctrl·1 sub att

Tomasz Drwal

SUB R1 · 0:45Mar '10

·7s ctrl·1 sub att

Lucio Linhares

SUB R2 · 3:21Dec '09

-2

·6 SS (43%)·8 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·245s ctrl·3 sub att

Jeremy Horn

U-DEC R3Jan '09

+11

·18 SS (51%)·7 abs·7/10 td·1 td taken·661s ctrl

Palhares — Prior Tracked Fights (5)

WFabio NascimentoOtherSUBR1—

WFlavio Luiz MouraOtherSUBR1—

WClaudio MattosOtherSUBR1—

WHelio DippOtherSUBR1—

WDaniel AcacioOtherSUBR1—

All Fighters

Welterweight

“Toquinho”

Rousimar Palhares

19-812 UFC

Form

5'8"ht·71"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age

Last fightWMike Pierce·SUB·12yr ago

Fighter Context

8–4UFC·

0KO

6Sub

2Dec

6.4min/fight

76UFC min

vs. Winning Record4–2

vs. Veterans (8+ W)1–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

-0.29

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.589

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

50%

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

Striking

Palhares

Welterweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min1.75

Str. Accuracy51%

131UFC landed/256attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−1.7 vs avg2.04

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / Fight0.08

1UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.33

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

70%

Body

12%

Leg

18%

By Position

Dist68%

Clinch9%

Ground23%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=12	R2 n=5	R3 n=3
Landed	5	6	15
Absorbed	7	6	17
Net	-2	0	-2

Grappling

Palhares

Welterweight avg

Sub Hunter

127s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min3.93

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY7.07

TD Accuracy45%

14UFC landed/36attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min4.10

6UFC wins/16attempted

Defense

Leaky TD Def

TD Defense0%

0UFC defended/5opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 5 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

75%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

0KO/TKO

6Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

0Sub

1Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (L)

Sub (W)

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 Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=5

R3n=3

Outputsig strikes / min

1.3

1.5

3.1

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.0

1.5

3.5

Diff

-0.7

+0.0

-0.4

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

Palhares — UFC Fight Log

Mike PierceVeteran

SUB·R1·Oct '13

2 abs·1 td taken·2 sub

Hector Lombard

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '12

6 SS (46%)·24 abs·2 kd taken

Alan BelcherVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·May '12

20 abs·1/1 td·7s ctrl·1 sub

Mike Massenzio

SUB·R1·Jan '12

4 SS (50%)·0/1 td·1 sub

Dan Miller

U-DEC·R3·Aug '11

67 SS (60%)·42 abs·2/2 td·321s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken

David Branch

SUB·R2·Mar '11

2 SS (67%)·6 abs·0/2 td·1 td taken·26s ctrl·3 sub

Nate MarquardtVeteran

KO/TKO·R1·Sep '10

1 SS (17%)·13 abs·0/1 td·27s ctrl·1 sub

Tomasz Drwal

SUB·R1·Mar '10

7s ctrl·1 sub

Palhares — Prior Tracked Fights (5)

WFabio NascimentoOtherSUBR1

WFlavio Luiz MouraOtherSUBR1

WClaudio MattosOtherSUBR1

WHelio DippOtherSUBR1

WDaniel AcacioOtherSUBR1

Round 112 rounds

Round 25 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-2

n=12

n=5

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-2