Vagner Rocha

"Ceara"
1-7
Record
Age / DOB 43
(Jun 06, 1982)
Height 5' 10"
Weight 155 lbs.
Reach 73.0"
Stance Orthodox
Career Averages
2.64 Sig. Strikes / Min
42.0% Sig. Strike Acc.
4.5 Absorbed / Min
48.0% Strike Defense
1.4 TD Avg / 15 min
33.0% TD Accuracy
50.0% TD Defense
1.9 Sub. / Fight
Win Methods (1)
KO/TKO 0
Submission 1
Decision 0
Loss Methods (7)
KO/TKO 5
Submission 1
Decision 1

Fight History

Result / Opponent
Event & Date
Method/Round
Links
Comments
Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) R2 1:52
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jake Matthews 0 26 of 63 41% 32 of 69 1 of 2 50% 1 0 0:56
Vagner Rocha 0 14 of 30 46% 17 of 33 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:28
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jake Matthews 0 13 of 43 30% 16 of 46 1 of 2 50% 0 0 0:39
Vagner Rocha 0 8 of 19 42% 11 of 22 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:28
2 Jake Matthews 0 13 of 20 65% 16 of 23 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:17
Vagner Rocha 0 6 of 11 54% 6 of 11 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jake Matthews 26 of 63 41% 17 of 52 2 of 4 7 of 7 23 of 59 0 of 1 3 of 3
Vagner Rocha 14 of 30 46% 7 of 18 1 of 1 6 of 11 14 of 30 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jake Matthews 13 of 43 30% 8 of 36 1 of 3 4 of 4 13 of 42 0 of 1 0 of 0
Vagner Rocha 8 of 19 42% 4 of 11 0 of 0 4 of 8 8 of 19 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Jake Matthews 13 of 20 65% 9 of 16 1 of 1 3 of 3 10 of 17 0 of 0 3 of 3
Vagner Rocha 6 of 11 54% 3 of 7 1 of 1 2 of 3 6 of 11 0 of 0 0 of 0
Play-by-Play
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Jake Matthews vs. Vagner Rocha

Round 1
Matthews leaps forward with a jab upstairs and follows with a right hook. Lunging uppercut from Matthews. The Australian digs in a solid low kick and follows with another. Rocha staying light on his feet but has yes to land anything of significance. Matthews lands a hook combination upstairs and follows with another solid outside low kick. Matthews stumbles Rocha with a right hand and then ties his opponent against the fence. Matthews shoves the Brazilian off and the fight again takes the center of the cage. With two minutes left in the round, Matthews looks for a trip, but Rocha defends well. Matthews looks for a body lock but Rocha reverse the Australian against the fence. The fighters separate and Matthews throws a combination on the break. “The Celtic Kid” lands an accidental low blow, but the fight resumes quickly. Rocha rushes forward but eats a solid jab. Matthews completes a takedown near the fence, and Rocha locks up a kimura as the round closes. 10-9 Matthews.

Round 2
Rocha looking to stalk from the center of the cage. Matthews lands a solid right hand upstairs and follows with a pair of inside low kicks. Matthews connects with a lunging uppercut to the chin of the Brazilian. Rocha is looking to counter punch but the opponents aren’t there for him. Matthews connects with a solid superman punch that sends Rocha reeling backwards. Matthews swarms his stunned opponent with a several punches and Rocha exposes his back. Matthews immediately sinks his arm under the chin of the Brazilian and locks up a rear-naked choke. Rocha is face down on the canvas but referee John Sharp notices he is unconscious, and quickly calls a halt to the bout.

The Official Result
Jake Matthews Def. Vagner Rocha Technical Submission (No-Hooks, Rear-Naked Choke) R2 1:52
KO (punches) R1 1:32
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
KO (punches) R1 1:32
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
KO (punches) R1 1:32
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jonathan Brookins 0 18 of 28 64% 18 of 28 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:07
Vagner Rocha 0 7 of 16 43% 7 of 16 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jonathan Brookins 18 of 28 64% 13 of 21 4 of 6 1 of 1 9 of 18 0 of 1 9 of 9
Vagner Rocha 7 of 16 43% 4 of 12 2 of 3 1 of 1 7 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0
Submission (rear-naked choke) R2 3:49
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Vagner Rocha 0 15 of 43 34% 31 of 59 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:32
Cody McKenzie 0 18 of 48 37% 53 of 84 2 of 2 100% 4 0 5:38
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Vagner Rocha 0 12 of 36 33% 16 of 40 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:31
Cody McKenzie 0 7 of 30 23% 29 of 52 1 of 1 100% 2 0 2:21
2 Vagner Rocha 0 3 of 7 42% 15 of 19 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:01
Cody McKenzie 0 11 of 18 61% 24 of 32 1 of 1 100% 2 0 3:17
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Vagner Rocha 15 of 43 34% 10 of 35 2 of 3 3 of 5 12 of 40 3 of 3 0 of 0
Cody McKenzie 18 of 48 37% 14 of 39 1 of 4 3 of 5 9 of 35 0 of 0 9 of 13
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Vagner Rocha 12 of 36 33% 8 of 31 2 of 2 2 of 3 9 of 33 3 of 3 0 of 0
Cody McKenzie 7 of 30 23% 3 of 22 1 of 3 3 of 5 6 of 28 0 of 0 1 of 2
2 Vagner Rocha 3 of 7 42% 2 of 4 0 of 1 1 of 2 3 of 7 0 of 0 0 of 0
Cody McKenzie 11 of 18 61% 11 of 17 0 of 1 0 of 0 3 of 7 0 of 0 8 of 11
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) R3 5:00
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Donald Cerrone 0 46 of 106 43% 47 of 108 1 of 7 14% 0 0 0:56
Vagner Rocha 0 86 of 145 59% 87 of 146 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:40
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Donald Cerrone 0 19 of 37 51% 20 of 39 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:26
Vagner Rocha 0 24 of 42 57% 24 of 42 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:01
2 Donald Cerrone 0 9 of 30 30% 9 of 30 0 of 4 0% 0 0 0:30
Vagner Rocha 0 22 of 37 59% 23 of 38 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:26
3 Donald Cerrone 0 18 of 39 46% 18 of 39 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:00
Vagner Rocha 0 40 of 66 60% 40 of 66 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:13
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Donald Cerrone 46 of 106 43% 31 of 85 5 of 10 10 of 11 44 of 102 1 of 1 1 of 3
Vagner Rocha 86 of 145 59% 25 of 73 11 of 15 50 of 57 83 of 140 2 of 2 1 of 3
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Donald Cerrone 19 of 37 51% 13 of 31 1 of 1 5 of 5 18 of 34 0 of 0 1 of 3
Vagner Rocha 24 of 42 57% 5 of 21 1 of 2 18 of 19 24 of 42 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Donald Cerrone 9 of 30 30% 6 of 24 1 of 3 2 of 3 8 of 29 1 of 1 0 of 0
Vagner Rocha 22 of 37 59% 5 of 17 3 of 4 14 of 16 21 of 35 1 of 1 0 of 1
3 Donald Cerrone 18 of 39 46% 12 of 30 3 of 6 3 of 3 18 of 39 0 of 0 0 of 0
Vagner Rocha 40 of 66 60% 15 of 35 7 of 9 18 of 22 38 of 63 1 of 1 1 of 2