Rogerio Nogueira

Light HeavyweightComplete Fighter
6 - 7

13 UFC Fights | 46% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (67%)

Height
6' 2"
Reach
75"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
50
Southpaw

Rogerio Nogueira UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Rogerio Nogueira is 6-7 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 4 wins by knockout and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 23-10, 17-3 of it outside the UFC. Nogueira competes at light heavyweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 6'2" with a 75" reach at 50 years old. The last bout was a loss to Mauricio Rua by decision in Jul 2020.

Best attribute: knockdown power (knockdowns scored per fight) — 63rd percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (0.31/fight).

Rogerio Nogueira's UFC win rate is 46% (6 of 13 fights), and 67% of those wins came by finish. Nogueira averages 0.1 takedowns per fight at 100% accuracy and stops 64% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
23-10
UFC Record
6-7
Height
6'2"
Reach
75"
Age
50
Stance
Southpaw
Last Fight
L vs Mauricio Rua · Decision · Jul 2020

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Rogerio Nogueira's Last 5 Fights

Nogueira is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Mauricio Rua · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till · Jul 2020
  2. Loss vs Ryan Spann · KO/TKO · R1 2:07 · UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade · May 2019
  3. Win vs Sam Alvey · KO/TKO · R2 1:00 · UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders · Sep 2018
  4. Loss vs Ryan Bader · KO/TKO · R3 3:51 · UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira · Nov 2016
  5. Win vs Patrick Cummins · KO/TKO · R1 4:52 · UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic · May 2016

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
2.8
Accuracy
37%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.31

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.2
0.9x avg
Strike Differential
+-0.5
Opp. Accuracy Against
45%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.1
Takedown Accuracy
100%
Takedown Defense
64%
Control Time / Fight
0:30
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
23% KO
0% Sub
R2
8% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rogerio Nogueira vs Average

Rogerio Nogueira's UFC Fight History

13 UFC fights on record (6-7), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
LMauricio RuaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till2020-07-25
LRyan SpannKO/TKOR1 · 2:07UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade2019-05-11
WSam AlveyKO/TKOR2 · 1:00UFC Fight Night: Marreta vs. Anders2018-09-22
LRyan BaderKO/TKOR3 · 3:51UFC Fight Night: Bader vs. Nogueira2016-11-19
WPatrick CumminsKO/TKOR1 · 4:52UFC 198: Werdum vs Miocic2016-05-14
LMauricio RuaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 190: Rousey vs Correia2015-08-01
LAnthony JohnsonKO/TKOR1 · 0:44UFC on FOX: Lawler vs Brown2014-07-26
WRashad EvansDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 156: Aldo vs Edgar2013-02-02
WTito OrtizKO/TKOR1 · 3:15UFC 140: Jones vs Machida2011-12-10
LPhil DavisDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis2011-03-26
LRyan BaderDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 119: Mir vs Cro Cop2010-09-25
WJason BrilzDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 114: Rampage vs Evans2010-05-29
WLuiz CaneKO/TKOR1 · 1:56UFC 106: Ortiz vs Griffin 22009-11-21

How Nogueira Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume2.8 sig. strikes/min
34th percentile
Striking accuracy37%
11th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.2/min
59th percentile
Takedowns0.1/fight
14th percentile
Takedown defense64%
47th percentile
Knockdown power0.31/fight
63rd percentile

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