// Roster IndexHeavyweightDossier · Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG UFC
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
// SUBJECT_-
BRA🇧🇷
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERSTOCK 0HEAVYWEIGHT

Antonio Rodrigo
Nogueira

// CALLSIGN"Minotauro"·BRAZIL
HEIGHT
6'3"
REACH
6'5"
AGE
50
STANCE
ORTHODOX
WEIGHT
Heavyweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 46 bouts
WIN
34
LOSS
10
DRAW
1
// WIN_RATE
76%
34/46 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
71%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM3L STREAK · 1-4
LWLLL
Stock 0 over the last 90 days.
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with no dominant single weapon — 62% of wins are by sub.

// HOW_WIN

Drags it to the mat and hunts the finish — submission threat opens up off transitions.

// VULNERABILITY

Volume strikers have outpointed across full fights — output drops after R2.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM BELOW
1.95
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.60
// STR. ACC BELOW
42%
Striking Accuracy
division median 45%
// SAPM ABOVE
2.40
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. DEF ABOVE
55%
Striking Defense
division median 50%
// TD AVG ABOVE
1.30
Takedowns/15 min
division median 0.72
// TD ACC BELOW
29%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 30%
// TD DEF BELOW
36%
Takedown Defense
division median 50%
// SUB AVG ABOVE
2.40
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.00
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (34)
n = 34
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 21
DEC · 10
3
KO/TKO
9%
21
SUB
62%
10
DEC
29%
// LOSSES (10)
n = 10
KO/TKO · 3
SUB · 2
DEC · 5
3
KO/TKO
30%
2
SUB
20%
5
DEC
50%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
71% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 3 fights
9%
SUBANY ROUND · 21 fights
62%
DECFULL FIGHT · 10 fights
29%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER20TD DEFENSE20GRAPPLING60CHIN80STRIKING29CARDIO72AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT100STR DEFENSE70RECOVERY67
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in Sub Threat. Lowest reading in TD Defense.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JUN 1999WJUN 1999WOCT 1999WOCT 1999WOCT 1999WJAN 2000WFEB 2000LFEB 2000AUG 2000WOCT 2000WOCT 2000WFEB 2001WFEB 2001WFEB 2001WJUL 2001WSEP 2001WNOV 2001WFEB 2002WAUG 2002WAUG 2002WNOV 2002WDEC 2002LMAR 2003WAUG 2003WNOV 2003WAPR 2004WJUN 2004WAUG 2004AUG 2004LDEC 2004WJUN 2005WFEB 2006WMAY 2006WJUL 2006LSEP 2006WDEC 2006WJUL 2007WFEB 2008LDEC 2008WAUG 2009LFEB 2010WAUG 2011LDEC 2011WOCT 2012LJUN 2013LAPR 2014LAUG 2015// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Labasanov), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 76.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
44/46 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
4
9%
2
5%
-
-
-
6
total
SUB
13
30%
8
18%
2
5%
-
-
23
total
DEC
-
4
9%
11
25%
-
-
15
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 6 of 44 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
33%, fights often go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
46 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

LVS Stefan Struve
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 190 - Rousey vs. Correia
DATE · Aug 1, 2015
LVS Roy Nelson
KO/TKO
KO (Punch)
R1
3:37
EVENT · UFC Fight Night 39 - Nogueira vs. Nelson
DATE · Apr 11, 2014
LVS Fabricio Werdum
Submission
Submission (Armbar)
R2
2:41
EVENT · UFC on Fuel TV 10 - Nogueira vs. Werdum
DATE · Jun 8, 2013
WVS Dave Herman
Submission
Submission (Armbar)
R2
4:31
EVENT · UFC 153 - Silva vs. Bonnar
DATE · Oct 13, 2012
LVS Frank Mir
Submission
Technical Submission (Kimura)
R1
3:38
EVENT · UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida
DATE · Dec 10, 2011
WVS Brendan Schaub
KO/TKO
KO (Punches)
R1
3:09
EVENT · UFC 134 - Silva vs. Okami
DATE · Aug 27, 2011
LVS Cain Velasquez
KO/TKO
KO (Punches)
R1
2:20
EVENT · UFC 110 - Nogueira vs. Velasquez
DATE · Feb 20, 2010
WVS Randy Couture
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 102 - Couture vs. Nogueira
DATE · Aug 29, 2009
LVS Frank Mir
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R2
1:54
EVENT · UFC 92 - The Ultimate 2008
DATE · Dec 27, 2008
WVS Tim Sylvia
Submission
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
R3
1:28
EVENT · UFC 81 - Breaking Point
DATE · Feb 2, 2008
WVS Heath Herring
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · UFC 73 - Stacked
DATE · Jul 7, 2007
WVS Josh Barnett
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · Pride FC - Shockwave 2006
DATE · Dec 31, 2006
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Heavyweight. Professional record 34-10-1 (1 NC). Unranked at the time of indexing.
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