Antonio Rogerio Nogueira "Minotoro"
Record: 19 - 5
Height: 6'2" (188cm)
Weight: 206 lbs
Age: 36
Camp: Black House MMA

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira , aka "Minotoro" (born June 2, 1976 in Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil) is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil. He is the twin brother of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Minotauro). Rogerio holds notable wins over Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Alistair Overeem, Guy Mezger and Tsuyoshi Kohsaka. Also a proficient amateur boxer, he was the 2006 and 2007 Brazilian Super Heavyweight Champion. He also won a bronze medal in the 2007 Pan American Games. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira hails from the town of Vitoria da Conquista, Brazil, and trains in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Ricardo de la Riva. Along with his brother, Antonio trains with Black House MMA team.

Although they are identical twins, Rogerio can be distinguished from his brother by his lighter weight, and by the presence of a scar on his brother's lower back.

He is also an instructor at the fight club in Miami, FL, along with his brother, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, and UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva "The Spider" and Nogi Worlds Champion Daniel Valverde.

Antonio competed in the Middleweight division of the PRIDE Fighting Championships. His MMA debut was in 2001 with a TKO victory over Shamoji Fujii. A grappling specialist, most of Nogueira's wins thus far have been by decision or use of a submission hold. On May 20, 2008 he officially signed with clothing company turned MMA promotion Affliction to fight at their inaugural event, Affliction Banned, against Vernon White. However, White was pulled from the card following failing a drug test. He was replaced by Edwin Dewees, whom Nogueira defeated by TKO.

Nogueira was scheduled to face Forrest Griffin at UFC 114 until Griffin pulled out due to injury.  Jason Brilz stepped in to replace him and gave Nogueira quite a battle.  Nogueira won a controversial decision.

Career Statistics:
Knockout Wins:  1   (04%) Knockout Losses:  1   (04%)
TKO Wins:  4   (17%) TKO Losses:  0   (0%)
Submission Wins:  6   (25%) Submission Losses:  0   (0%)
Decision Wins:  8   (33%) Decision Losses:  4   (17%)
Draws: 0 No Contests: 0
Career Fights:
Opponent Method Event Date Rnd
Loss Phil Davis Unanimous Decision UFC: Fight Night 24 Mar. 26, 2011 3
Loss Ryan Bader Unanimous Decision UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop Sep. 25, 2010 3
Win Jason Brilz Split Decision UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans May. 29, 2010 3
Win Luiz Cane Technical Knockout UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2 Nov. 21, 2009 1
Win Dion Staring Submission Jungle Fight 14: Ceara May. 09, 2009 3
Win Vladimir Matyushenko Knockout Affliction: Day of Reckoning Jan. 24, 2009 2
Win Moise Rimbon Unanimous Decision Sengoku: Sixth Battle Nov. 01, 2008 3
Win Edwin Dewees Technical Knockout Affliction: Banned Jul. 19, 2008 1
Win Todd Gouwenberg Technical Knockout HCF: Destiny Feb. 01, 2008 2
Loss Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Knockout PRIDE 33: Second Coming Feb. 24, 2007 1
Win Alistair Overeem Technical Knockout PRIDE: Critical Countdown Absolute Jul. 01, 2006 2
Loss Mauricio Rua Unanimous Decision PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2005 Jun. 26, 2005 3
Win Dan Henderson Submission PRIDE: Total Elimination 2005 Apr. 23, 2005 1
Win Alistair Overeem Unanimous Decision PRIDE 29: Fists Of Fire Feb. 20, 2005 3
Win Kazuhiro Nakamura Split Decision PRIDE: Bushido 4 Jul. 19, 2004 2
Win Alex Stiebling Unanimous Decision Gladiator FC: Day 1 Jun. 26, 2004 3
Win Kazushi Sakuraba Unanimous Decision PRIDE: Shockwave 2003 Dec. 31, 2003 3
Win Kazuhiro Nakamura Submission PRIDE 25: Body Blow Mar. 16, 2003 2
Win Guy Mezger Split Decision PRIDE 24: Cold Fury 3 Dec. 23, 2002 3
Win Tsuyoshi Kosaka Unanimous Decision Deep: 6th Impact Sep. 07, 2002 3
Loss Vladimir Matyushenko Unanimous Decision UFO: Legend Aug. 08, 2002 3
Win Yusuke Imamura Technical Submission PRIDE 20: Armed and Ready Apr. 28, 2002 1
Win Jim Theobald Submission Hook n Shoot: Overdrive Mar. 09, 2002 1
Win Katsuhisa Fujii Technical Submission Deep: 2nd Impact Aug. 18, 2001 1
Total Fights: 24   |   Record: 19 - 5
WHO WINS THE MAIN EVENT AT UFC 162 BETWEEN ANDERSON SILVA AND CHRIS WEIDMAN?
Silva via Decision
Silva via TKO/KO
Silva via Submission
Weidman via Decision
Weidman via TKO/KO
Weidman via Submission
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