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Rousimar Palhares "Toquinho"

Inactive · age 46 · Orthodox · 5'8" 173 cm · 170 lb 77 kg · reach 71" 180 cm
At a glance
  • 75% of wins by submission
  • 50% of wins finished in round 1
  • UFC veteran since 2008
Elo rating
1540
Global Elo 1588 ±38
Rank
—
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UFC record
8-4-0
KO 0 · Sub 6 · Dec 2
Streak
+1
Δ90d -10 · Δ1y -10
Last fight
Oct 9, 2013
Win by Submission · R1

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

12 fights · tap & drag
May 24, 2008 — W vs Ivan Salaverry Δ+35Sep 6, 2008 — L vs Dan Henderson Δ-31Jan 17, 2009 — W vs Jeremy Horn Δ+30Dec 12, 2009 — W vs Lucio Linhares Δ+30Mar 27, 2010 — W vs Tomasz Drwal Δ+34Sep 15, 2010 — L vs Nate Marquardt Δ-18Mar 3, 2011 — W vs David Branch Δ+16Aug 27, 2011 — W vs Dan Miller Δ+13Jan 14, 2012 — W vs Mike Massenzio Δ+12May 5, 2012 — L vs Alan Belcher Δ-20Dec 14, 2012 — L vs Hector Lombard Δ-25Oct 9, 2013 — W vs Mike Pierce Δ+22 14251450147515001525155015751600 20092010201120122013 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":315.6,"elo":1477,"date":"2008-05-24","opp":"Ivan Salaverry","result":"W","delta":35},{"i":1,"x":128.5,"y":372.5,"elo":1446,"date":"2008-09-06","opp":"Dan Henderson","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":2,"x":177.3,"y":316.9,"elo":1476,"date":"2009-01-17","opp":"Jeremy Horn","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":3,"x":297.9,"y":262.4,"elo":1506,"date":"2009-12-12","opp":"Lucio Linhares","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":4,"x":336.4,"y":200.4,"elo":1540,"date":"2010-03-27","opp":"Tomasz Drwal","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":5,"x":399.4,"y":233,"elo":1522,"date":"2010-09-15","opp":"Nate Marquardt","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":6,"x":461.4,"y":203.2,"elo":1538,"date":"2011-03-03","opp":"David Branch","result":"W","delta":16},{"i":7,"x":526.3,"y":179.4,"elo":1551,"date":"2011-08-27","opp":"Dan Miller","result":"W","delta":13},{"i":8,"x":577.6,"y":158.2,"elo":1563,"date":"2012-01-14","opp":"Mike Massenzio","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":9,"x":618.6,"y":195.1,"elo":1543,"date":"2012-05-05","opp":"Alan Belcher","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":10,"x":700.4,"y":240.1,"elo":1518,"date":"2012-12-14","opp":"Hector Lombard","result":"L","delta":-25},{"i":11,"x":810,"y":200.6,"elo":1540,"date":"2013-10-09","opp":"Mike Pierce","result":"W","delta":22}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Oct 9, 2013 Mike Pierce W +22
Dec 14, 2012 Hector Lombard L -25
May 5, 2012 Alan Belcher L -20
Jan 14, 2012 Mike Massenzio W +12
Aug 27, 2011 Dan Miller W +13
2 post-fight bonuses
  • Submission of the Night ×2

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Rousimar Palhares has earned 2.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
75%
6 / 8
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
6
75% of wins
DEC
2
25% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 6 (75%) 6 Dec: 2 (25%) 2
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
4 67%
R2
2 33%
R3
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 131 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
71% Head
  • Head 71%
  • Body 10%
  • Leg 19%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
67% Distance
  • Distance 67%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 26%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
75%
of losses by finish
3 of 4 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1542
UFC level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
1
of 8 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Mike Pierce
Elo 1637 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
6.5
+1.5 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 12 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1520
1637
Notable wins
Mike Pierce 1637
Career at a glance
Octagon time
1h 16m
Avg fight time
6:22
Fights per year
2.2
Since last fight
12y 10mo
Bonuses
2
Ground control
25m
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Rousimar Palhares on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.