All MMA fightersRousimar Palhares
“Toquinho”
MMA · Active19-13-1RECORD
0KO / TKO WINS
16SUBMISSION WINS
3DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Toquinho |
| Date of birth | 20 Feb 1980 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Birthplace | Dores do Indaiá, Brazil |
| Lives in | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Team | Team Nogueira |
| Height | 173 cm (5′8″) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Years active | since 2004 |
| Status | Active |
| Pro debut | 10 May 2004 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Florent Betorangal, 30 Mar 2024 |
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Titles and honours
- Former WSOF Welterweight Champion (2 defences)
- Fury FC Middleweight Grand Prix winner (2007)
- Submission of the Night (x2)
Background
Brazilian leg-lock specialist from Dores do Indaiá, Minas Gerais, who fought in the UFC from 2008 to 2013 and later held the WSOF Welterweight Championship. He has since competed in Russia, Poland and France.
Fight history
33 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Florent Betorangal | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Kongs FC 2 | 30 Mar 2024 | Niort, France | Middleweight bout |
| Loss | Anatoliy Boyko | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:52 | ACA 149 | 16 Dec 2022 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Loss | Ibragim Magomedov | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:09 | ACA 140 | 17 Jun 2022 | Sochi, Russia | Middleweight bout |
| Loss | Georgy Kichigin | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:53 | Russian Cagefighting Championship 5 | 15 Dec 2018 | Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
| Loss | Aliaskhab Khizriev | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:58 | Fight Nights Global 85 | 30 Mar 2018 | Moscow, Russia | Interim FNG Welterweight title bout; Palhares missed weight |
| Draw | Shamil Amirov | Draw (overturned) | 3 | 5:00 | Fight Nights Global 73 | 5 Sep 2017 | Kaspiysk, Russia | Originally a split-decision loss; overturned to a draw |
| Win | Aleksei Ivanov | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 0:37 | Fight Nights Global 70 | 7 Jul 2017 | Ulan-Ude, Russia | |
| Loss | Michał Materla | KO (punch) | 2 | 1:27 | KSW 36 | 1 Oct 2016 | Zielona Góra, Poland | Middleweight bout |
| Loss | Emil Weber Meek | KO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 0:45 | Venator FC 3 | 21 May 2016 | Milan, Italy | For the Venator FC Welterweight Championship |
| Win | Jake Shields | Submission (kimura) | 3 | 2:02 | WSOF 22 | 1 Aug 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Defended the WSOF Welterweight Championship; later stripped of the title |
| Win | Jon Fitch | Submission (kneebar) | 1 | 1:30 | WSOF 16 | 13 Dec 2014 | Sacramento, California, USA | Defended the WSOF Welterweight Championship |
| Win | Steve Carl | Submission (inverted heel hook) | 1 | 1:09 | WSOF 9 | 29 Mar 2014 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Won the WSOF Welterweight Championship |
| Win | Mike Pierce | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 0:31 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields | 9 Oct 2013 | Barueri, Sao Paulo, Brazil | Welterweight debut; released by the UFC for holding the submission |
| Loss | Hector Lombard | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:38 | UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson | 14 Dec 2012 | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia | |
| Loss | Alan Belcher | TKO (punches and elbows) | 1 | 4:18 | UFC on FOX: Diaz vs Miller | 5 May 2012 | East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | Mike Massenzio | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:03 | UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes | 14 Jan 2012 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Submission of the Night |
| Win | Dan Miller | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 134: Silva vs Okami | 27 Aug 2011 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | David Branch | Submission (kneebar) | 2 | 1:44 | UFC Live: Sanchez vs Kampmann | 3 Mar 2011 | Louisville, Kentucky, USA | |
| Loss | Nate Marquardt | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:28 | UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares | 15 Sep 2010 | Austin, Texas, USA | |
| Win | Tomasz Drwal | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 0:45 | UFC 111: St-Pierre vs Hardy | 27 Mar 2010 | Newark, New Jersey, USA | |
| Win | Lucio Linhares | Submission (heel hook) | 2 | 3:21 | UFC 107: Penn vs Sanchez | 12 Dec 2009 | Memphis, Tennessee, USA | |
| Win | Jeremy Horn | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson | 17 Jan 2009 | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland | |
| Loss | Dan Henderson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 88: Breakthrough | 6 Sep 2008 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA | |
| Win | Ivan Salaverry | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:36 | UFC 84: Ill Will | 24 May 2008 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | Submission of the Night |
| Win | Daniel Acacio | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 1:22 | Fury FC 5: Final Conflict | 6 Dec 2007 | São Paulo, Brazil | Won the Fury FC Middleweight Grand Prix |
| Win | Fabio Nascimento | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 2:45 | Fury FC 5: Final Conflict | 6 Dec 2007 | São Paulo, Brazil | Grand Prix semi-final |
| Win | Flavio Luiz Moura | Submission (ankle lock) | 1 | 1:21 | Fury FC 4: High Voltage | 4 Aug 2007 | Teresópolis, Brazil | |
| Win | Helio Dipp | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:40 | Floripa Fight 3 | 10 Mar 2007 | Florianópolis, Brazil | |
| Win | Claudio Mattos | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 4:58 | Storm Samurai 12 | 25 Nov 2006 | Curitiba, Brazil | |
| Loss | Arthur Cesar Jacintho | Decision (majority) | 3 | 5:00 | Rio MMA Challenger 2 | 21 Jun 2006 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | Renan Moraes | Submission (armbar) | 1 | Gold Fighters Championship 1 | 20 May 2006 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Win | Bruno Bastos | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Floripa Fight 2 | 29 Apr 2006 | Florianópolis, Brazil | |
| Loss | Leandro Silva | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Banni Fight Combat 2 | 10 May 2004 | Brasília, Brazil | Pro debut |