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Aaron Rosa vs Rafael Cavalcante

Aaron Rosa is 18-7-0; Rafael Cavalcante is 13-7-0. Rafael Cavalcante is 3 years older than Aaron Rosa. Aaron Rosa has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Rafael Cavalcante. Aaron Rosa is 3" · 8 cm taller than Rafael Cavalcante. They have met once: Aaron Rosa 0, Rafael Cavalcante 1.

A
United States
Aaron Rosa
18-7-0
Loss · TKOLoss · SubmissionWin · Split Decision
Met once
Rafael Cavalcante
Brazil
Rafael Cavalcante
“Feijao” · 13-7-0
Win · TKOLoss · Unanimous DecisionLoss · TKO
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Style & credentials

Aaron Rosa

No background on record

Camp · Pete Spratt Muay Thai
Rafael Cavalcante

No background on record

Camp · Team Nogueira

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

61%
Head
82%
32%
Body
8%
7%
Leg
10%

Time in position

Where their significant strikes are thrown

Aaron Rosalast 3 fights
61%39%
Rafael Cavalcantelast 5 fights
67%19%13%
DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Aaron Rosa Rafael Cavalcante
Strikes landed / min
4.621.78
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aaron Rosa · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.524.28
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aaron Rosa · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aaron Rosa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
0%0%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aaron Rosa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
86%52%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aaron Rosa · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Aaron Rosa · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersRafael Cavalcante · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1503 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.62
Strikes landed / min
1.78
4.52
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.28
0.00
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.00
0%
Takedown accuracy
0%
86%
Takedown defence
52%
0:20
Control time / fight
0:07
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Aaron Rosa3 UFC fights · 132 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%61/203
8%11/15
6%8/9
Clinch
15%20/30
23%31/32
1%1/1
Ground
0%0/0
0%0/0
0%0/0
Rafael Cavalcante5 UFC fights · 96 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
50%48/132
5%5/10
16%15/20
Clinch
10%10/18
3%3/3
2%2/2
Ground
14%13/15
0%0/0
0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Aaron Rosa and Rafael Cavalcante ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Strikeforce: Challengers 5 (Thu, Nov 19, 2009), where Rafael Cavalcante won by TKO.

What are the records of Aaron Rosa and Rafael Cavalcante?

Aaron Rosa is 18-7-0 and Rafael Cavalcante is 13-7-0.

Who has the longer reach, Aaron Rosa or Rafael Cavalcante?

Aaron Rosa has the longer reach: 77" · 196 cm against 74" · 188 cm for Rafael Cavalcante, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Aaron Rosa or Rafael Cavalcante?

Aaron Rosa is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Rafael Cavalcante stands 6'1" · 185 cm.

Who is older, Aaron Rosa or Rafael Cavalcante?

Rafael Cavalcante is 46 and Aaron Rosa is 43.

Who has more finishes, Aaron Rosa or Rafael Cavalcante?

Aaron Rosa has 10 wins inside the distance (6 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission); Rafael Cavalcante has 13 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 1 by submission).