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Charles Rosa

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Name: Charles Rosa
MMA Record: 11-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Nickname: Boston Strong
Current Streak: 1 Loss
Age: 31 | Date of Birth: 1986.08.24
Last Fight: April 08, 2017 in UFC
Weight Class: Featherweight | Last Weigh-In: 145.2 lbs
Affiliation: American Top Team
Height: 5'9" (175cm) | Reach: 69.0" (175cm)
Career Disclosed Earnings: $194,000 USD
Born: Peabody, Massachusetts
Fighter Pages: Sherdog | Wikipedia | The UG
Fighting out of: Boynton Beach, Florida
Personal Pages: Twitter | Facebook

Charles Rosa Featherweight Ranking History

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Charles Rosa MMA Fight Record

Record by Year and By Promotion

Pro Results	Opponent	Event	Date
Cancelled Bout	Mizuto Hirota	UFC UFN 117	2017.09.22
Reason: Hirota pulled by UFC after failed weight cut
Loss \| KO/TKO \| Punches 1:59 Round 3 of 3, 11:59 Total	Shane Burgos 11-2-0 8-0-0	UFC 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2 Preliminary Card \| Featherweight \| 145 lbs	2017.04.08
Odds: +195 (Moderate Underdog) \| Disclosed Pay: $50,000 Fight/Night \| Weigh-In: 145.2 lbs (65.9 kgs) \| Referee: Todd Anderson
#32 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2017 UFC 210 Fight of the Night
Cancelled Bout	Jimy Hettes	UFC UFN 81	2016.01.17
Reason: Hettes Injury
Win \| Decision \| Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total	Kyle Bochniak 10-2-0 6-0-0	UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz Preliminary Card \| Featherweight \| 145 lbs	2016.01.17
Odds: -245 (Moderate Favorite) \| Disclosed Pay: $24,000 ($12K Base, $12K Bonus) \| Weigh-In: 145.5 lbs (66.0 kgs) \| Referee: Gary Forman
Cancelled Bout	Augusto Mendes	UFC UFN 81	2016.01.17
Reason: Mendes Rib Injury
Loss \| Decision \| Split 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total	Yair Rodriguez 10-1-0 5-1-0	UFC 188: Velasquez vs. Werdum Main Card \| Featherweight \| 145 lbs	2015.06.13
Odds: -215 (Moderate Favorite) Upset Defeat \| Disclosed Pay: $50,000 Fight/Night \| Weigh-In: 145.0 lbs (65.8 kgs) \| Referee: Mario Yamasaki
#24 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2015 UFC 188 Fight of the Night
Win \| Submission 4:43 Round 3 of 3, 14:43 Total	Sean Soriano 9-1-0 8-2-0	UFC Fight Night 59: McGregor vs. Siver Preliminary Card \| Featherweight \| 145 lbs	2015.01.18
Odds: -140 (Slight Favorite) \| Disclosed Pay: $20,000 ($10K Base, $10K Bonus) \| Weigh-In: 145.0 lbs (65.8 kgs) \| Referee: Kevin Macdonald
#34 Best MMA Submission of the Year 2015
Loss \| Decision \| Unanimous 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total	Dennis Siver 9-0-0 21-9-0	UFC Fight Night 53: Nelson vs. Story Preliminary Card \| Featherweight \| 145 lbs	2014.10.04
Odds: +230 (Moderate Underdog) \| Disclosed Pay: $50,000 Fight/Night \| Weigh-In: 146.0 lbs (66.2 kgs) \| Referee: Kristian Hacklou \| Walkout Music: Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston
#26 Best MMA Fight of the Year for 2014 UFC Fight Night 53 Fight of the Night
Win \| Submission \| Armlock 3:36 Round 1 of 3	Jake Constant 8-0-0 4-4-0	CES 25 Main Card \| Catchweight \| 149 lbs	2014.08.08
Odds: -705 (Huge Favorite) \| Weigh-In: 146.5 lbs (66.5 kgs) \| Referee: Kevin MacDonald
Cancelled Bout	Nick Gonzalez	CES 25	2014.08.08
Win \| Submission \| Armlock 3:25 Round 1 of 3	Brylan Van Artsdalen 7-0-0 8-9-0	CES 22 Main Card \| Featherweight \| 145 lbs	2014.03.14
Weigh-In: 145.0 lbs (65.8 kgs)
Win \| KO/TKO \| Strikes 2:08 Round 2 of 3, 7:08 Total	Keith Richardson 6-0-0 9-5-0	Fight Lab 35: Misery Loves Company 6 Main Event \| Lightweight \| 155 lbs	2014.02.08
Referee: Donnie Jessup
Win \| Submission 3:03 Round 1 of 3	Ralph Johnson 5-0-0 6-8-0	CES 20 Main Card \| Welterweight \| 170 lbs	2013.12.06
Weigh-In: 169.0 lbs (76.7 kgs)
Win \| Submission \| Choke 1:39 Round 1 of 3	Steve McCabe 4-0-0 6-13-0	CES 19: Rise Or Fall Co-Main Event \| Lightweight \| 155 lbs	2013.10.04
Weigh-In: 152.5 lbs (69.2 kgs)
Win \| KO/TKO 0:46 Round 1 of 3	Silvester Murataj 3-0-0 0-1-0	CES 18: Gold Rush Main Card \| Welterweight \| 170 lbs	2013.08.09

Win \| Submission \| Choke 3:26 Round 1 of 3	Aaron Steadman 2-0-0 2-2-0	CFA 11: Kyle vs. Wiuff 2 Preliminary Card \| Lightweight \| 155 lbs	2013.05.24
Weigh-In: 154.5 lbs (70.1 kgs)
Win \| KO/TKO \| Punches 3:52 Round 1 of 3	Jayson Jones 1-0-0 4-4-0	CFA 9: Firmino vs. Palomino Main Card \| Lightweight \| 155 lbs	2013.01.19
Weigh-In: 153.5 lbs (69.6 kgs) \| Referee: Jorge Alonzo
Cancelled Bout	Ibrahim Tody	Fight Time 12	2012.11.02
Win \| Submission \| Armlock 1:56 Round 1 of 3	Hauley Tillman 0-0-0 0-1-1	Fight Time 11: Unfinished Business Main Card \| Catchweight \| 158 lbs	2012.08.24
Weigh-In: 150.8 lbs (68.4 kgs) \| Referee: Jorge Alonso

Amateur Results	Opponent	Event	Date
Win \| Submission 1:18 Round 2 of 3, 4:18 Total	Fernando Tovar 10-2-0 0-0-0	Rise of a Warrior 6 Main Event \| Lightweight	2012.04.21

Loss \| Submission \| Choke 0:49 Round 1 of 3	Jacob Brunelle 10-1-0 0-0-0	Georgia Regional Main Card \| Title Match \| Lightweight \| 155 lbs	2012.03.03
Referee: George Allen
Win \| Decision \| Unanimous 3 Rounds, 9:00 Total	Chad Livingston 9-1-0 0-0-0	ROAW Main Event \| Title Match \| Featherweight \| 145 lbs	2012.02.11

Win \| Submission	Steven Ade	Fight Time	2011.12.08
Win \| KO/TKO	Trey Harris	ROAW	2011.10.22
Win \| Submission \| Choke	Jonathan Cobb	Georgia Regional	2011.10.01
Win \| Decision \| Unanimous	Matt Janzer	Florida Regional	2011.08.17
Win \| Submission	Lorenzo Golston	Florida Regional	2011.07.27
Loss \| Decision \| Split	Kevin Smith	ROAW	2011.04.02
Win \| Submission	Danny Venter	ROAW	2011.02.12
Win \| Decision \| Unanimous	Vince McGuiness	Florida Regional	2010.10.02
Win \| Submission	Andrew Holmon	South Carolina Regional	2010.09.18
Win \| Submission \| Choke	Qays Stekevich	Tennessee Regional	2010.08.11

Charles Rosa Wiki Update Wiki

Charles Rosa began his training around 2008 when he went into what he thought was a boxing gym. He instantly fell in love with MMA. He is currently a brown belt in Jiu Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio. He has won multiple belts as an amateur mostly in Florida and has over 20 wins in amateur mma and kickboxing. He has fought mostly for CES MMA and had finished all of his opponents en route to a 9-0 professional record.

He would get the call up from the UFC but would face a tough test against UFC vet Dennis Siver in his first bout. He would lose a decision but managed to pick up a Fight of the Night bonus for his efforts.

Last updated 10.10.2014, 9:16 AM ET
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Grappler Night 5	0 of 6	10.21.2017, 8:00 AM ET
Evening Knockouts	0 of 5	10.21.2017, 9:00 AM ET
WLC 2	0 of 8	10.21.2017, 10:00 AM ET
UFC UFN 118	0 of 12	10.21.2017, 11:30 AM ET
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HIT Fighting Championship 4	0 of 12	10.21.2017, 12:00 PM ET
Arzalet Fighting 2	0 of 11	10.21.2017, 2:00 PM ET
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ACB 73	0 of 16	10.21.2017, 4:00 PM ET
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XKO 38	0 of 17	10.21.2017, 4:30 PM ET
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MCF 14	0 of 19	10.21.2017, 5:00 PM ET
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More MMA Classic 13	0 of 7	10.21.2017, 5:00 PM ET
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