Antônio Rogério Nogueira

“Minotouro”

MMA · Retired

23-10RECORD

8KO / TKO WINS

6SUBMISSION WINS

9DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Nickname	Minotouro
Date of birth	2 Jun 1976
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Vitória da Conquista, Bahia, Brazil
Lives in	Gardena, California, United States
Division	Light Heavyweight
Team	Team Nogueira
Height	188 cm (6′2″)
Reach	191 cm (75″)
Stance	Southpaw
Years active	2000–2020
Status	Retired
Pro debut	18 Aug 2001
Last fight	Loss vs Maurício Rua, 26 Jul 2020

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Titles and honours

2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix quarterfinalist
UFC Fight of the Night (2x)
UFC Knockout of the Night (1x)
UFC Performance of the Night (1x)
Pan American Games boxing bronze medal (2007)

Background

Brazilian light heavyweight and twin brother of Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, he starred in PRIDE before a long UFC run with wins over Rashad Evans and Tito Ortiz. He retired from MMA after a 2020 loss to Maurício Rua.

Fight history

33 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Maurício Rua	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till	26 Jul 2020	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Loss	Ryan Spann	KO (punches)	1	2:07	UFC 237	11 May 2019	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	Sam Alvey	TKO (punches)	2	1:00	UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Anders	22 Sep 2018	São Paulo, Brazil	Performance of the Night
Loss	Ryan Bader	TKO (punches)	3	3:51	UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira 2	19 Nov 2016	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	Patrick Cummins	TKO (punches)	1	4:52	UFC 198	14 May 2016	Curitiba, Brazil
Loss	Maurício Rua	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 190	1 Aug 2015	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Fight of the Night
Loss	Anthony Johnson	KO (punches)	1	0:44	UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. Brown	26 Jul 2014	San Jose, California, United States
Win	Rashad Evans	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 156	2 Feb 2013	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Tito Ortiz	TKO (punches and elbows to the body)	1	3:15	UFC 140	10 Dec 2011	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Loss	Phil Davis	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis	26 Mar 2011	Seattle, Washington, United States
Loss	Ryan Bader	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 119	25 Sep 2010	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Win	Jason Brilz	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC 114	29 May 2010	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Fight of the Night
Win	Luiz Cané	TKO (punches)	1	1:56	UFC 106	21 Nov 2009	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Knockout of the Night
Win	Dion Staring	Submission (triangle choke)	3	3:30	Jungle Fight 14: Ceará	9 May 2009	Fortaleza, Brazil
Win	Vladimir Matyushenko	KO (knee)	2	4:26	Affliction: Day of Reckoning	24 Jan 2009	Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Moise Rimbon	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	World Victory Road Presents: Sengoku 6	1 Nov 2008	Saitama, Japan
Win	Edwin Dewees	TKO (punches)	1	4:06	Affliction: Banned	19 Jul 2008	Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Todd Gouwenberg	TKO (knees and punches)	2	4:34	HCF: Destiny	1 Feb 2008	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Loss	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	KO (punch)	1	0:23	PRIDE 33	24 Feb 2007	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Alistair Overeem	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	2:13	PRIDE Critical Countdown Absolute	1 Jul 2006	Saitama, Japan
Loss	Maurício Rua	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PRIDE Critical Countdown 2005	26 Jun 2005	Saitama, Japan	PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix quarterfinal
Win	Dan Henderson	Submission (armbar)	1	8:05	PRIDE Total Elimination 2005	23 Apr 2005	Osaka, Japan	PRIDE 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix opening round
Win	Alistair Overeem	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PRIDE 29	20 Feb 2005	Saitama, Japan
Win	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Decision (split)	2	5:00	PRIDE Bushido 4	19 Jul 2004	Nagoya, Japan
Win	Alex Stiebling	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Gladiator FC Day 1	26 Jun 2004	Seoul, South Korea
Win	Kazushi Sakuraba	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	PRIDE Shockwave 2003	31 Dec 2003	Saitama, Japan
Win	Kazuhiro Nakamura	Submission (armbar)	2	3:49	PRIDE 25	16 Mar 2003	Yokohama, Japan
Win	Guy Mezger	Decision (split)	3	5:00	PRIDE 24	23 Dec 2002	Fukuoka, Japan
Win	Tsuyoshi Kohsaka	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	DEEP 6th Impact	7 Sep 2002	Tokyo, Japan	Openweight bout
Loss	Vladimir Matyushenko	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFO Legend	8 Aug 2002	Tokyo, Japan
Win	Yusuke Imamura	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:35	PRIDE 20	28 Apr 2002	Yokohama, Japan	Heavyweight bout
Win	Jim Theobald	Submission (armbar)	1	4:59	HooknShoot Overdrive	9 Mar 2002	Evansville, Indiana, United States
Win	Katsuhisa Fujii	Technical Submission (armbar)	1	3:59	DEEP 2nd Impact	18 Aug 2001	Yokohama, Japan