Vagner Rocha (14-4, 11) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on June 6, 1982. At the age of 26 years on February 14, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Alan Arzeno, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On June 11, 2011, 29-year old Vagner Rocha made his UFC debut on his 8th professional MMA fight at UFC 131 against a 28-year old Donald Cerrone but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Rocha's last fight was a 5-round unanimous decision win against Yoislandy Izquierdo at age 34 on February 17, 2017. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought four times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Vagner Rocha's best fights have been against Rafael Alves, Cody McKenzie, Igor Gracie, Francisco Soares, Bret Bergmark, J. P. Reese and Randy Barroso. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Vagner Rocha".
Rocha has 4 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Vagner Rocha Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | Feb 17, 2017 34 years, 8 months 14-4 (11) | Yoislandy Izquierdo | LT | 5 | UD | Win | |
17  | Aug 12, 2016 34 years, 2 months 13-4 (11) | 25 years, 8 months 14-7 (11) | LT | 3 | TKO | Win Leg kicks | |
16 | Apr 22, 2016 33 years, 10 months 12-4 (10) | Gabriel Miranda | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
15  | Nov 8, 2014 32 years, 5 months 11-4 (9) | 20 years, 2 months 8-0 (7) | UFC | LT | 2 | CKO | Loss Rear-naked choke |
14 | Aug 23, 2013 31 years, 2 months 11-3 (9) | Randy Barroso | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
13  | Apr 26, 2013 30 years, 10 months 10-3 (8) | 32 years, 4 months 9-4 (4) | LT | 5 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
12 | Feb 15, 2013 30 years, 8 months 9-3 (7) | Kamrin Naville | LT | 3 | UD | Win | |
11 | Nov 2, 2012 30 years, 4 months 8-3 (7) | Mike Bruno | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
10  | Feb 15, 2012 29 years, 8 months 7-3 (6) | 26 years, 6 months 12-4 (10) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | Loss Punches |
9  | Sep 17, 2011 29 years, 3 months 7-2 (6) | 23 years, 9 months 12-1 (12) | UFC | LT | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
8  | Jun 11, 2011 29 years 6-2 (5) | 28 years, 2 months 14-3 (12) | UFC | LT | 3 | UD | Loss |
7 | May 7, 2011 28 years, 11 months 6-1 (5) | Jacob Clark | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
6  | Jun 26, 2010 28 years 5-1 (4) | 36 years, 7 months 5-1-1 (3) | Strikeforce | 3 | UD | Loss | |
5 | Apr 8, 2010 27 years, 10 months 5-0 (4) | Francisco Soares | Bellator | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
4 | Mar 5, 2010 27 years, 8 months 4-0 (3) | Patrick Mikesz | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
3 | Oct 17, 2009 27 years, 4 months 3-0 (2) | Renato Puente | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | ||
2 | Jun 12, 2009 27 years 2-0 (1) | Igor Gracie | Bellator | 3 | UD | Win | |
1 | Feb 14, 2009 26 years, 8 months 1-0 (1) | Alan Arzeno | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke |
