Charles Rosa | |
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Born | Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. | August 24, 1986
Other names | Boston Strong |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] |
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10 st 5 lb) |
Division | Featherweight Lightweight Welterweight |
Reach | 69 in (180 cm)[2] |
Fighting out of | Boca Raton, Florida, United States[4] |
Team | American Top Team (2008–2021)[5] American Combat Gym (2021–present) |
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Liborio[6] |
Years active | 2012–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 26 |
Wins | 18 |
By knockout | 5 |
By submission | 10 |
By decision | 3 |
Losses | 8 |
By knockout | 1 |
By decision | 7 |
University | Johnson & Wales University |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Charles Rosa (born August 24, 1986) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. A professional since 2012, he is most notable for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Background
[edit]Charles, of Italian descent[7] is the son of Chucky and Mary Rosa and was born and raised in Peabody, Massachusetts.[8] Rosa's father, grandfather, and uncle were all professional boxers. Rosa had two older brothers, Domenic and Vincent, who both died from accidental drug overdoses.[9] He also has a sister, Teresa, and two younger brothers, Lucas and Francis.[9] Growing up, Rosa played football, hockey, lacrosse, and also trained in karate.
Rosa continued playing lacrosse at Johnson & Wales University, where he also earned a degree in the culinary arts. After graduating from the college, Rosa later relocated to Florida to find a fresh start.[9] Looking for a boxing gym, Rosa stumbled upon American Top Team gym, where he began to train in mixed martial arts.[10]
Mixed martial arts career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Rosa compiled an amateur MMA record of 11–2 and made his professional debut in 2012 competing in regional promotions across the Northeastern United States. He compiled an undefeated record of 9–0, finishing all of his opponents before signing with the UFC in the summer of 2014.[11]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
[edit]Rosa made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement against Dennis Siver on October 4, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 53, replacing an injured Robert Whiteford.[12] Siver won the back and forth fight via unanimous decision.[13] Subsequently, both participants earned Fight of the Night honors.[14]
Rosa faced Sean Soriano on January 18, 2015, at UFC Fight Night 59.[15] Rosa won the bout via submission in the third round.[16]
Rosa then faced Yair Rodríguez on June 13, 2015, at UFC 188.[17] He lost the fight by split decision.[18] Despite the loss, Rosa also earned his second Fight of the Night bonus award.[19]
Rosa was originally expected to face Jimy Hettes on January 17, 2016, at UFC Fight Night 81.[20] However, Hettes pulled out of the fight in the week leading up to the event and was very briefly replaced by promotional newcomer Augusto Mendes.[21] Just two days later, Mendes was removed from the fight and was replaced by Kyle Bochniak.[22] Rosa won the fight via unanimous decision.[23]
Rosa faced Shane Burgos on April 8, 2017, at UFC 210.[24] He lost the fight via TKO in the third round.[25] Both participants were awarded Fight of the Night for their performance.[26]
Rosa was expected to face Mizuto Hirota on September 23, 2017, at UFC Fight Night 117.[27] However, the bout was canceled on the day of the weigh-ins as Hirota missed weight and was deemed medically unfit to compete.[28]
Rosa was expected to face Dan Ige on January 20, 2018, at UFC 220.[29] However, on December 22, 2017, it was reported that Rosa was pulled from the event due to neck injury.[30]
I had that moment where the doctor said, ‘You should consider hanging it up [due to your neck injury]'. That almost brought tears to my eyes when he said that. There was silence in the room. I stopped and I said, ‘What’s the other option? He didn’t really say, so I told him what the other option is: ‘I’m going to defy all odds and I’m going to beat this. I’m going to work hard and I’m going to do everything I can possibly do to come back.[31]
After hiatus for 30 months due to neck injury, Rosa returned and faced Manny Bermudez on October 18, 2019, at UFC on ESPN 6.[32] At the weigh-in, Bermudez weighed in at 148 pounds, 2 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit of 146. The bout was held at catchweight. Bermudez was fined 20% of his purse which went to Rosa.[33] He won the fight via a submission in round one.[34] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.[35]
Rosa was scheduled to face Bryce Mitchell on May 2, 2020, at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman.[36] However, on April 9, Dana White, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed[37] and the bout eventually took place on May 9, 2020, at UFC 249.[38] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[39]
Rosa faced Kevin Aguilar on June 13, 2020, at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo.[40] He won the fight via split decision.[40]
Rosa faced Darrick Minner on February 20, 2021, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis.[41] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[42]
Rosa faced Justin Jaynes on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 190.[43] He won the fight by split decision.[44]
As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Rosa faced Damon Jackson on October 9, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 194.[45][46] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[47]
Rosa, as a replacement for Gabriel Benítez on three days notice, is scheduled to face T.J. Brown on January 15, 2022, at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze.[48] In conjunction with the bout, Rosa signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC.[49] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[50]
Rosa faced Nathaniel Wood on July 23, 2022, at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall.[51] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[52]
On August 10, 2023, it was announced that Rosa was no longer on the UFC roster.[53]
Post-UFC Career
[edit]After leaving the UFC, Rosa had 2 fights in 2023 on the regional scene against Jonathan Gary and Paul Teague winning both by stoppage. [54]
Rosa then faced Josh Harvey for the vacant CES MMA Lightweight title in the main event of CES 77 on May 3, 2024. He would win the fight via first round submission. [55]
Rosa defended the CES MMA Lightweight title against Patrick Benson in the main event of CES 78 on August 3, 2024.[56] Rosa won the fight via technical knockout in the first round. [57]
Personal life
[edit]In addition to competing, Rosa works as a chef at an upscale steakhouse.[10]
Championships and accomplishments
[edit]- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (Three times) vs. Dennis Siver, Yair Rodríguez, and Shane Burgos[8][14][19]
- Performance of the Night (One time) vs. Manny Bermudez[35]
- CES MMA World lightweight Champion
- One successful title defense
Mixed martial arts record
[edit]26 matches | 18 wins | 8 losses |
By knockout | 5 | 1 |
By submission | 10 | 0 |
By decision | 3 | 7 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 18–8 | Patrick Benson | TKO (punches) | CES MMA 78 | August 2, 2024 | 1 | 4:15 | Ledyard, Connecticut, United States | Defended the CES MMA Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 17–8 | Josh Harvey | Submission (guillotine choke) | CES MMA 77 | May 3, 2024 | 1 | 2:45 | Ledyard, Connecticut, United States | Won the CES MMA Lightweight Championship. |
Win | 16–8 | Paul Teague | TKO (punches) | LeLeo Code MMA: Winter Fightfest Pro | December 16, 2023 | 1 | 1:41 | Altamonte Springs, Florida, United States | Welterweight bout. |
Win | 15–8 | Jonathan Gary | Submission (guillotine choke) | CES MMA 75 | October 20, 2023 | 2 | 0:47 | Ledyard, Connecticut, United States | Return to Lightweight. |
Loss | 14–8 | Nathaniel Wood | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall | July 23, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | London, England | |
Loss | 14–7 | T.J. Brown | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze | January 15, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lightweight bout. |
Loss | 14–6 | Damon Jackson | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez | October 8, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 14–5 | Justin Jaynes | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov | June 26, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 13–5 | Darrick Minner | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis | February 20, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 13–4 | Kevin Aguilar | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo | June 13, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Lightweight bout. |
Loss | 12–4 | Bryce Mitchell | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 249 | May 9, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | |
Win | 12–3 | Manny Bermudez | Submission (armbar) | UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman | October 18, 2019 | 1 | 2:46 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Catchweight (148 lb) bout; Bermudez missed weight. Performance of the Night. |
Loss | 11–3 | Shane Burgos | TKO (punches) | UFC 210 | April 8, 2017 | 3 | 1:59 | Buffalo, New York, United States | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 11–2 | Kyle Bochniak | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz | January 17, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
Loss | 10–2 | Yair Rodríguez | Decision (split) | UFC 188 | June 13, 2015 | 3 | 5:00 | Mexico City, Mexico | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 10–1 | Sean Soriano | Submission (D'Arce choke) | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver | January 18, 2015 | 3 | 4:43 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
Loss | 9–1 | Dennis Siver | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story | October 4, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Stockholm, Sweden | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 9–0 | Jake Constant | Submission (armbar) | CES MMA 25 | August 8, 2014 | 1 | 3:36 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Catchweight (149 lb) bout. |
Win | 8–0 | Brylan Van Artsdalen | Submission (armbar) | CES MMA 22 | March 14, 2014 | 1 | 3:25 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Featherweight debut. |
Win | 7–0 | Keith Richardson | TKO (punches) | Fight Lab 35 | February 8, 2014 | 2 | 2:08 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Lightweight bout. |
Win | 6–0 | Ralph Johnson | Submission (anaconda choke) | CES MMA 20 | December 6, 2013 | 1 | 3:03 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | |
Win | 5–0 | Steve McCabe | Submission (Peruvian necktie) | CES MMA: Rise or Fall | October 4, 2013 | 1 | 1:39 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Lightweight bout. |
Win | 4–0 | Sylvester Murataj | TKO (punches) | CES MMA: Gold Rush | August 29, 2013 | 1 | 0:46 | Lincoln, Rhode Island, United States | Welterweight debut. |
Win | 3–0 | Aaron Steadman | Submission (triangle choke) | CFA 11 | May 24, 2013 | 1 | 3:26 | Coral Gables, Florida, United States | |
Win | 2–0 | Jason Jones | TKO (punches) | CFA 9 | January 19, 2013 | 1 | 3:52 | Coral Gables, Florida, United States | Lightweight debut. |
Win | 1–0 | Hauley Tillman | Submission (armbar) | CFA 9 | August 24, 2012 | 1 | 1:56 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | Catchweight (158 lb) bout. |
See also
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- ^ Dave Doyle (2015-01-17). "From flag-stealing to fighting, Boston's Charles Rosa comes full circle". mmafighting.com.
- ^ Ben Fowlkes (December 4, 2013). "How UFC vet Charles McCarthy has put a career's worth of mistakes to good use". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ Jason Floyd (April 6, 2016). "UFC featherweight Charles Rosa talks about receiving his jiu-jitsu black belt". The MMA Report Podcast.
- ^ "Peabody's Charles Rosa where he belongs in UFC". We the Italians.
- ^ a b Kiki Evans (October 9, 2014). "Rosa claims $50K for Fight of the Night in UFC". seacoastonline.com.
- ^ a b c Jim Norton (April 23, 2020). "Dan Hardy and Charles Rosa" (Podcast).
- ^ a b Kyle Nagel (2015-11-28). "Fight Path: Charles Rosa trades in hockey for MMA – but the culinary pursuits can stay". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ Kiki Evans (2014-10-02). "Charles Rosa steps up fighting game, signs with UFC". seacoastonline.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.
- ^ Jacob Cooper (2014-09-30). "Dennis Siver now faces Charles Rosa at UFC Fight Night 53". fansided.com. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
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- ^ a b Staff (2014-10-04). "UFC Fight Night 53 bonuses: Siver and Rosa earn $50,000 'FOTN' awards". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ^ MMA Fighting Newswire (2014-12-19). "Charles Rosa will face Sean Soriano at UFC Fight Night 59". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
- ^ Ben Fowlkes (2015-01-18). "UFC Fight Night 59 results: Charles Rosa's slick grappling downs Sean Soriano". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
- ^ Jason Floyd (2015-02-24). "Yair Rodriguez vs. Charles Rosa official for UFC 188". themmareport.com. Retrieved 2015-02-24.
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- ^ a b Matt Erickson (2015-06-14). "UFC 188 bonuses: Fabricio Werdum cashes $50,000 extra check. Who joined him?". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2015-06-14.
- ^ Elias Cepeda (2015-10-17). "Charles Rosa vs. Jim Hettes set for Jan. 17 in Boston". foxsports.com. Retrieved 2015-10-17.
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- ^ Dann Stupp (2017-08-06). "Slew of bouts official for UFC Fight Night 117 in Japan". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
- ^ Ken Hathaway (2017-09-21). "Mizuto Hirota pulled from UFC-Japan after scary weigh-in incident". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
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- ^ Doherty, Dan (2020-05-09). "UFC 249 Results: Bryce Mitchell Dominates Charles Rosa, Earns Camo Shorts". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ a b "Charles Rosa vs. Kevin Aguilar official for UFC Fight Night Vegas on June 13th". FightBook MMA. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ "UFC adds Charles Rosa vs. Darrick Minner to Feb. 20 UFC Fight Night". MMA Junkie. 2020-12-19. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ^ McClory, Mike (2021-02-20). "UFC Vegas 19 Results: Darrick Minner Gets Last Word Against Charles Rosa". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
- ^ Jamal Boussenaf (2021-04-03). "Justin Jaynes treft Charles Rosa op 26 juni". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Vreeland, Daniel (2021-06-26). "UFC Vegas 30 Results: Justin Jaynes Bets on Himself, Loses to Charles Rosa". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2021-08-24). "Charles Rosa vs. Damon Jackson toegevoegd aan UFC evenement op 9 oktober". MMA DNA (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-01-20.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (January 12, 2022). "Charles Rosa steps in last minute to fight TJ Brown at UFC on ESPN 32; Gabriel Benitez out". MMAjunkie.com.
- ^ Evanoff, Josh (2021-10-09). "UFC Vegas 39 Results: Damon Jackson Survives, Defeats Charles Rosa in Bloody Scrap". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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- ^ Charles Rosa [@CharlesRosaMMA] (January 12, 2022). "Just signed a new 4Fight @ufc contract 🙌 Stay ready so I don't have to get ready .. take advantage of OPPORTUNITIES and that's what I believe life is about!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Anderson, Jay (2022-01-15). "UFC Vegas 46: TJ Brown Wins Decision Over Short-Notice Foe Charles Rosa". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- ^ Staff (2022-06-16). "Charles Rosa vs. Nathaniel Wood teed up for UFC's July return to London". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
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- ^ "Exclusive: UFC Veteran Charles Rosa & Brother Lucas Fight on Same Night at CES 78". August 2024.
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