ACA 149: Vagaev vs. Slipenko

To Valhalla

World Series of Fighting 22: Palhares vs. Shields

UFC Fight Night 29: Maia vs. Shields

UFC on FX 6: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson

UFC on Fox 3: Diaz vs. Miller

UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes

UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami

UFC on Versus 3: Sanchez vs. Kampmann

UFC Fight Night 22: Marquardt vs. Palhares

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy

UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson

UFC 88: Breakthrough

UFC 84: Ill Will

Rousimar Palhares (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁowziˈmaʁ paˈʎaɾiʃ];, born February 20, 1980) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional competitor since 2006, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), World Series of Fighting (WSOF), Fight Nights Global (FNG), and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). His nickname Toquinho (Portuguese pronunciation: [toˈkĩɲu]), Portuguese for "little tree stump", comes from his short, stocky, heavily muscled build and the low success rate his opponents have had in grappling him down to the canvas. Palhares is primarily known for his powerful ground game. Of his 16 submission victories 12 have come from leg locks. He is also known for his refusal to release submission holds when either the opposing fighter has signaled submission or the referee has called a stop to the bout, causing him to be fired by the UFC and WSOF.