Rousimar Palhares (19-13-1, 16) was born in Dores do Indaiá, Brazil on February 20, 1980. At the age of 24 years on May 10, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Leandro Silva, losing the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
On May 24, 2008, 28-year old Rousimar Palhares made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC 84 against a 37-year old Ivan Salaverry, winning the fight in the 1st round via submission.
Palhares' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Florent Betorangal at age 44 on March 30, 2024. He is on a 5-fight losing streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rousimar Palhares' best fights have been against Ivan Salaverry, Mike Massenzio, Tomasz Drwal, Mike Pierce, David Branch, Jon Fitch and Lucio Linhares.
Palhares has 13 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Mar 30, 2024 44 years, 1 months 19-13-1 (16) | Florent Betorangal | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
32 | Dec 16, 2022 42 years, 9 months 19-12-1 (16) | Anatoliy Boyko | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
31 | Jun 17, 2022 42 years, 3 months 19-11-1 (16) | Ibragim Magomedov | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
30 | Dec 15, 2018 38 years, 9 months 19-10-1 (16) | Georgy Kichigin | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
29 | Mar 30, 2018 38 years, 1 months 19-9-1 (16) | Aliaskhab Khizriev | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches Interim | |
28 | Sep 5, 2017 37 years, 6 months 19-8-1 (16) | Shamil Amirov | MD | 3 | UD | DRAW Overturned | |
27 | Jul 7, 2017 37 years, 4 months 19-8 (16) | Aleksei Ivanov | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
26  | Oct 1, 2016 36 years, 7 months 18-8 (15) | 32 years, 5 months 22-5 (14) | KSW | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
25  | May 21, 2016 36 years, 3 months 18-7 (15) | 27 years, 9 months 7-2 (7) | WL | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches and elbows | |
24  | Aug 1, 2015 35 years, 5 months 18-6 (15) | 36 years, 6 months 31-7-1 (15) | WSOF | WL | 3 | SUB | WIN Kimura Defended WSOF welterweight title |
23  | Dec 13, 2014 34 years, 9 months 17-6 (14) | 36 years, 9 months 27-6-1 (11) | WSOF | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar Defended WSOF welterweight title |
22 | Mar 29, 2014 34 years, 1 months 16-6 (13) | Steve Carl | WSOF | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Inverted heel hook Won WSOF welterweight title |
21  | Oct 9, 2013 33 years, 7 months 15-6 (12) | 33 years, 1 months 17-5 (9) | UFC | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
20  | Dec 15, 2012 32 years, 9 months 14-6 (11) | 34 years, 10 months 31-3-1 (24) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
19  | May 5, 2012 32 years, 2 months 14-5 (11) | 28 years 17-6 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches and elbows |
18  | Jan 14, 2012 31 years, 10 months 14-4 (11) | 29 years, 2 months 13-5 (8) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
17  | Aug 27, 2011 31 years, 6 months 13-4 (10) | 30 years, 1 months 13-5 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Mar 3, 2011 31 years 12-4 (10) | 29 years, 5 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
15  | Sep 15, 2010 30 years, 6 months 11-4 (9) | 31 years, 4 months 29-9-2 (21) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Mar 27, 2010 30 years, 1 months 11-3 (9) | 28 years, 2 months 17-2-1 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
13 | Dec 12, 2009 29 years, 9 months 10-3 (8) | Lucio Linhares | UFC | MD | 2 | SUB | WIN Heel hook |
12  | Jan 17, 2009 28 years, 10 months 9-3 (7) | 33 years, 4 months 80-18-5 (66) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | Sep 6, 2008 28 years, 6 months 8-3 (7) | 38 years 22-7 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10  | May 24, 2008 28 years, 3 months 8-2 (7) | 37 years, 4 months 13-6 (10) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
9  | Dec 6, 2007 27 years, 9 months 7-2 (6) | 29 years, 11 months 13-5 (9) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
8 | Dec 6, 2007 27 years, 9 months 6-2 (5) | Fabio Nascimento | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
7 | Aug 4, 2007 27 years, 5 months 5-2 (4) | Flavio Luiz Moura | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Ankle lock | |
6 | Mar 10, 2007 27 years 4-2 (3) | Helio Dipp | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Nov 25, 2006 26 years, 9 months 3-2 (2) | Claudio Mattos | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Heel hook | |
4 | Jun 21, 2006 26 years, 4 months 2-2 (1) | Arthur Cesar Jacintho | MD | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
3 | May 20, 2006 26 years, 3 months 2-1 (1) | Renan Moraes | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
2 | Apr 29, 2006 26 years, 2 months 1-1 (0) | Bruno Bastos | MD | 3 | SD | WIN | |
1 | May 10, 2004 24 years, 2 months 0-1 (0) | Leandro Silva | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
