Charles Rosa (born August 24, 1986) is an American professional

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currently competing in the

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division of the

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Background

Charles is of Italian descent and, the son of Chucky and Mary Rosa was born and raised in

Peabody, Massachusetts Peabody () is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 54,481 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. Peabody is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts, and is known for its rich industrial histo ...

. 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. He also has a sister, Teresa, and two younger brothers, Lucas and Francis. Growing up, Rosa played football, hockey, lacrosse, and also trained in

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. Rosa continued playing lacrosse at

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, 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. Looking for a boxing gym, Rosa stumbled upon

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gym, where he began to train in mixed martial arts.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

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.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Rosa made his promotional debut as a short notice replacement against

Dennis Siver Dennis D. Siver (Russian: Дмитрий Сивер, tr. Dmitriy Siver, born January 13, 1979) is a Russian-born German mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight, lightweight, and featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Champio ...

on October 4, 2014 at

UFC Fight Night 53 ''UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Story'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 53'') was a mixed martial arts event held on October 4, 2014, at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Background This event was the third event that the UFC hosted in S ...

, replacing an injured Robert Whiteford. Siver won the back and forth fight via unanimous decision. Subsequently, both participants earned ''Fight of the Night honors. Rosa faced

Sean Soriano Sean Soriano (born October 6, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who competed in the featherweight division of the UFC. Background Born and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, Soriano wrestled in Mount Pleasant High School Soriano and bec ...

on January 18, 2015 at

UFC Fight Night 59 ''UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs. Siver'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 59'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 18, 2015, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between ...

. Rosa won the bout via submission in the third round. Rosa then faced

Yair Rodríguez Yair Raziel Rodríguez Portillo (born October 6, 1992) is a Mexican professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Rodríguez has been with the UFC since 2014 a ...

on June 13, 2015 at

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. He lost the fight by split decision. Despite the loss, Rosa also earned Rodríguez his second ''Fight of the Night'' bonus award. Rosa was originally expected to face

Jimy Hettes James Michael Hettes (born June 9, 1987) is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed as a featherweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Hettes is a 2-time Keystone State Games Judo Gold Medalist and earned the nickn ...

on January 17, 2016 at

UFC Fight Night 81 ''UFC Fight Night: Dillashaw vs. Cruz'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 81'') was a mixed martial arts event held on January 17, 2016, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background A UFC Bantamweight Championship bout between defending ...

. 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. Just two days later, Mendes was removed from the fight and was replaced by Kyle Bochniak. Rosa won the fight via unanimous decision. Rosa faced

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on April 8, 2017 at

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. He lost the fight via TKO in the third round. Both participants were awarded ''Fight of the Night'' for their performance. Rosa was expected to face

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on September 23, 2017 at

UFC Fight Night 117 ''UFC Fight Night: Saint Preux vs. Okami'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 117'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on September 23, 2017 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Background The ...

. However, the bout was canceled on the day of the weigh-ins as Hirota missed weight and was deemed medically unfit to compete. Rosa was expected to face

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on January 20, 2018 at

UFC 220 ''UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on January 20, 2018, at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between curren ...

. However, on December 22, 2017, it was reported that Rosa was pulled from the event due to neck injury. After hiatus for 30 months due to neck injury, Rosa returned and faced

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on October 18, 2019 at

UFC on ESPN 6 ''UFC on ESPN: Reyes vs. Weidman'' (also known as ''UFC on ESPN 6'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 18, 2019 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Background A light ...

. 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. He won the fight via a submission in round one. This win earned him the ''

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'' award. Rosa was scheduled to face

Bryce Mitchell Bryce Andrew Mitchell (born October 4, 1994) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Mitchell appeared in the reality television series '' ...

on May 2, 2020 at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Weidman. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed and the bout eventually took place on May 9, 2020 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Rosa faced

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on June 13, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Eye vs. Calvillo. He won the fight via split decision. Rosa faced

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on February 20, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Rosa faced

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on June 26, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 190 ''UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 190'', ''UFC on ESPN+ 48'' and ''UFC Vegas 30'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 26, 2021 at the UFC Apex ...

. He won the fight by split decision. As the last fight of his prevailing contract, Rosa faced

Damon Jackson Damon Blake Jackson (born August 8, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional since 2012, Jackson competed for Bellator MMA and King of the Cag ...

on October 9, 2021 at

UFC Fight Night 194 ''UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez'' (also known as ''UFC Fight Night 194'', ''UFC Vegas 39'' and ''UFC on ESPN+ 52'') was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 9, 2021 at the UFC ...

. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Rosa, as a replacement for

Gabriel Benítez Gabriel Apolinar Benítez (born June 15, 1988) is a Mexican mixed martial artist. He was a contestant on '' The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 1'', and he competes in the featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Ba ...

on three days notice, is scheduled to face

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on January 15, 2022 at UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze. In conjunction with the bout, Rosa signed a new four-fight contract with the UFC. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. Rosa faced Nathaniel Wood on July 23, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Aspinall. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Personal life

In addition to competing, Rosa works as a

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at an upscale

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, Cut 432, in

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Championships and accomplishments

** Fight of the Night (Three times) **

(One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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