Aaron Rosa
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Name | Aaron Rosa |
| Nickname | Big Red | |
| Association | Team Punishment | |
| Weight Class | Light Heavyweight | |
| Height | 6' 3" (191 cm) | |
| Style | N/A | |
| Birth Date | May 28, 1983 | |
| Fighting Out Of | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Country | USA | |
| Aaron Rosa Pictures | Rosa's Official Site |
Aaron Isaac "Big Red" Rosa is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Rosa is a Strikeforce and Bellator veteran. Notably, he was scheduled to fight Seth Petruzelli, at EliteXC: Heat, but Petruzelli was moved to the main event to fight and defeat Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson after Ken Shamrock had to pull out due to an injury.
Professional Record
| Record | 17 - 5 - 0 (Win – Loss – Draw) |
| Wins | 6 (T)KOs 4 Submissions 7 Decisions |
| Losses | 3 (T)KOs 1 Submissions 1 Decisions |
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event Title | Date | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | James Te Huna | TKO (Punches) | UFC on FX 2: Alves vs. Kampmann | 3/3/2012 | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Win | Matt Lucas | Decision (Majority) | UFC on Fox 1: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos | 11/12/2011 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Joey Beltran | TKO (Punches) | UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin | 6/11/2011 | 3 | 1:26 | |
| Win | Abe Wagner | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Titan Fighting Championships 17 | 3/25/2011 | 2 | 0:35 | |
| Win | Devin Cole | Decision (Unanimous) | SF 13: Jardine vs. Prangley | 9/11/2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Originally scheduled to face Dave Herman |
| Win | Jay Peche | TKO (Punches) | ABG: Promotions | 7/17/2010 | 1 | 4:47 | |
| Win | Robert Villegas | Decision (Unanimous) | BFC: Bellator Fighting Championships 20 | 5/27/2010 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Rafael Cavalcante | TKO (Punches) | Strikeforce Challengers 5: Woodley vs. Bears | 11/20/2009 | 2 | 3:25 | |
| Win | Anthony Ruiz | Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Strikeforce Challengers: Evangelista vs. Aina | 5/15/2009 | 1 | 4:29 | |
| Win | Ron Fields | TKO (Punches) | AMMA 1: Adrenaline MMA 1 | 6/14/2008 | 2 | 0:34 | |
| Loss | Jaime Fletcher | Decision (Unanimous) | ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series | 3/21/2008 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Loss | Jared Hamman | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series | 10/26/2007 | 2 | 1:46 | |
| Win | Jefferson Silva | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series | 7/27/2007 | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Matt Thomas | Decision (Split) | WCF 1: World Cage Fighting 1 | 6/23/2007 | 3 | N/A | |
| Win | Corey Salter | TKO | JJL Promotions: Sudden Impact | 2/27/2007 | 3 | 0:10 | |
| Win | Jesse Vasquez | TKO | REF: Renegades Extreme Fighting | 1/20/2007 | 2 | 0:10 | |
| Win | Anthony Trotter | TKO | NLE: Ultimate Fight Night | 10/28/2006 | 2 | N/A | |
| Win | Robert Masko | Decision (Unanimous) | REF: Renegades Extreme Fighting | 9/30/2006 | 4 | N/A | |
| Win | Lance Ramoth | Submission | REF: Renegades Extreme Fighting | 6/17/2006 | 4 | 0:28 | |
| Win | Patrick Miller | Submission | REF: Renegades Extreme Fighting | 3/25/2006 | 1 | 0:44 | |
| Win | Matt Thompson | Decision | REF: Renegades Extreme Fighting | 2/10/2006 | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Win | Shane Faulkner | Decision (Unanimous) | REF: Renegades Extreme Fighting | 11/05/2005 | 3 | N/A | |
Mixed Martial Arts Career
Aaron is an EliteXC, Bellator, and Strikeforce veteran. He was scheduled to fight Seth Petruzelli, at EliteXC: Heat, but Petruzelli was moved to the main event to fight Kevin "Kimbo Slice" Ferguson after Ken Shamrock had to pull out due to an injury. At Bellator 20 he beat MMA veteran Robert Villegas by unanimous decision.
Rosa faced off against Devin Cole on September 11, 2010 at Shark Fights 13: Jardine vs. Prangley. They spent most of their 15-minute affair working from the clinch. Rosa's best work came from the outside, but he rarely had time to work from that range. Instead, Cole kept pushing forward throughout and kept the action close. While the strategy was effective in the opening round, Cole appeared to tire as time wore on. Rosa hardly looked an endurance master, but he was lively enough to rack up points. His combinations and takedown in the second seemed to earn him that frame, and his activity in the final round did just enough to get Rosa the positive result via Decision (Split) over Cole.
