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Rousimar Palhares

Fighter profile

Rousimar Palhares

WW19-13-1P4P #108Div #22
Form
 
 
 
 
 
82
Overall
SoS 83
Skill ratings
Striking
57
Boxing
53
Kicking
61
Clinch
47
Striking def.
78
Wrestling off.
87
Wrestling def.
74
Ground game
83
Submissions
93
Grappling def.
74
Profile
Age46
Height5'8"
Reach71"
StanceOrthodox
StyleGrappler
CountryBRA
Pro debut2004
UFC record8-4-0
Last fight2024-03-30
Octagon time76.4 min
Avg fight6.4 min
Career length22y 3m
Elo trajectory
Shadedsurgeryfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the WW division (435 fighters).

Fought across 2 divisions:11 MW · 1 WW (now)

Striking offense1469
4th
WW avg 1499
Striking defense1519
88th
WW avg 1502
Grappling offense1534
97th
WW avg 1496
Grappling defense1507
67th
WW avg 1505
Momentum44
84th
WW avg 22
Win / loss by method
Record: 19-13-1

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
0 wins, 9 losses
W
0% of wins
L
69% of losses
Submission
16 wins, 0 losses
W
84% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 4 losses
W
16% of wins
L
31% of losses
UFC
8win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(75%) 3
6 (75%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (25%)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
11win9loss1draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(67%) 6
10 (91%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(33%) 3
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes131
Sig. accuracy51%
Sig. attempted256
Total strikes339
Total attempted509
Knockdowns1
Head93
Body13
Leg25
Distance88
Clinch9
Ground34

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed165
Sig. defense58%
KDs absorbed4
Head abs.150
Body abs.9
Leg abs.6
Distance abs.97
Clinch abs.6
Ground abs.62

Grappling · offense

Takedowns14
TD accuracy39%
TD attempted36
Sub att.16
Reversals4
Control time25:24

Grappling · defense

TD defense0%
TDs absorbed5
TD att. faced5
Sub att. faced5
Controlled time12:35

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 12 UFC fights · 76:24 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Rousimar has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallAverage
271W–71Lwin 79.2%div #130/300pct 57th
WinsStrong
173W–46Lwin 79.0%div #103/273pct 63rd
LossesAverage
98W–25Lwin 79.7%div #147/291pct 50th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1549 elodiv #110/300pct 64th
WinsStrong
1541 elodiv #105/273pct 62nd
LossesStrong
1565 elodiv #102/291pct 65th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall234W–67L77.7%
Wins136W–36L79.1%
Losses98W–31L76.0%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Rousimar, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+1.38u+11.5% ROI

over 12 close-line bets

Average odds
-137

58% implied

As favorite
6W–1L

ROI +17.1%

Avg -272

As underdog
2W–3L

ROI +3.6%

Avg +175

Based on 12 of 12 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.