On record, Rubens Charles holds a clean 5-0 edge over Bruno Frazatto across their five recorded meetings. These were not scattered exhibition matches. They met in the finals or semi-finals of major tournaments, including three straight editions of the World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship in 2006 World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship, 2007, and 2009, plus twice at the 2015 ADCC World Championship final.

The methods tell you these were competitive but decisive. Charles took three of the meetings on points, one by decision, and one by submission with a Toe Hold in 2006. That fits the broader profiles. Charles has an 86% win rate over 130 recorded matches and finishes 52% of his wins, while Frazatto sits at a 53% win rate over 59 recorded matches with a 10% submission rate on his wins. One is a volume finisher, the other a points-and-control competitor who gets to the podium without leaning on the finish.

The common-opponent picture reinforces the gap in this era. Against Rafael Mendes, Frazatto went 1-1 while Charles went 3-10. Against Augusto Tanquinho Mendes, Frazatto was 0-2 and Charles was 5-2. Both men faced the same tough featherweight field, and Charles simply came out ahead more often, including against Frazatto himself.