Rafael dos Anjos

AGE	41 / Oct 26, 1984
HEIGHT	5'8" / 172.72 cm
WEIGHT	170 lbs / 77.11 kg

ASSOCIATION
RDA Academy / Nova Uniao

CLASS
Welterweight

Wins 32

KO / TKO

16%

SUBMISSIONS

34%

DECISIONS

50%

Losses 17

KO / TKO

29%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

71%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Geoff Neal	UFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway Oct / 26 / 2024	TKO (Knee Injury) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:30
loss	Mateusz Gamrot	UFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Mar / 09 / 2024	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Vicente Luque	UFC on ESPN 51 - Luque vs. dos Anjos Aug / 12 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Bryan Barberena	UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland Dec / 03 / 2022	Submission (Neck Crank) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:20
loss	Rafael Fiziev	UFC on ESPN 39 - Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev Jul / 09 / 2022	KO (Punches) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	0:18
win	Renato Carneiro	UFC 272 - Covington vs. Masvidal Mar / 05 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Paul Felder	UFC Fight Night 182 - Felder vs. dos Anjos Nov / 14 / 2020	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Michael Chiesa	UFC Fight Night 166 - Blaydes vs. dos Santos Jan / 25 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Kevin MacDonald VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Leon Edwards	UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards Jul / 20 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Kevin Lee	UFC Fight Night 152 - Dos Anjos vs. Lee May / 18 / 2019	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	4	3:47
loss	Kamaru Usman	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale Nov / 30 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Colby Covington	UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Jun / 09 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Robbie Lawler	UFC on Fox 26 - Lawler vs. dos Anjos Dec / 16 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Neil Magny	UFC 215 - Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 Sep / 09 / 2017	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:43
win	Tarec Saffiedine	UFC Fight Night 111 - Holm vs. Correia Jun / 17 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Greg Kleynjans VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Tony Ferguson	UFC Fight Night 98 - Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson Nov / 05 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Eddie Alvarez	UFC Fight Night 90 - Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez Jul / 07 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:49
win	Donald Cerrone	UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 Dec / 19 / 2015	TKO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:06
win	Anthony Pettis	UFC 185 - Pettis vs. dos Anjos Mar / 14 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Nate Diaz	UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic Dec / 13 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Benson Henderson	UFC Fight Night 49 - Henderson vs. dos Anjos Aug / 23 / 2014	KO (Punch) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:31
win	Jason High	UFC Fight Night 42 - Henderson vs. Khabilov Jun / 07 / 2014	TKO (Punches) Kevin Mulhall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:36
loss	Khabib Nurmagomedov	UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs. Browne Apr / 19 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous) John McCarthy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Donald Cerrone	UFC Fight Night 27 - Condit vs. Kampmann 2 Aug / 28 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Evan Dunham	UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold May / 18 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous) Kevin Mulhall VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Mark Bocek	UFC 154 - St. Pierre vs. Condit Nov / 17 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Anthony Njokuani	UFC on Fuel TV 4 - Munoz vs. Weidman Jul / 11 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous) Marcos Rosales VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Kamal Shalorus	UFC on Fuel TV 3 - Korean Zombie vs. Poirier May / 15 / 2012	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Todd McGovern VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:40
loss	Gleison Tibau	UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson Nov / 19 / 2011	Decision (Split) Jason McCoy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	George Sotiropoulos	UFC 132 - Cruz vs. Faber 2 Jul / 02 / 2011	KO (Punch) Yves Lavigne VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:59
loss	Clay Guida	UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen Aug / 07 / 2010	TKO (Jaw Injury) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	1:51
win	Terry Etim	UFC 112 - Invincible Apr / 10 / 2010	Submission (Armbar) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:30
win	Kyle Bradley	UFC Fight Night 20 - Maynard vs. Diaz Jan / 11 / 2010	Decision (Unanimous) Rick McCoy VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Robert Emerson	UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort Sep / 19 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Kerry Hatley VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Tyson Griffin	UFC Fight Night 18 - Condit vs. Kampmann Apr / 01 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous) Mario Yamasaki VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Jeremy Stephens	UFC 91 - Couture vs. Lesnar Nov / 15 / 2008	KO (Punches) Steve Mazzagatti VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	0:39
win	Takafumi Otsuka	Fury FC 6 - High Voltage Jul / 12 / 2008	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
win	Takaichi Hirayama	Pancrase - Shining 5 Jun / 01 / 2008	Submission (Armbar) Ryogaku Wada	1	1:25
win	Gabriel Miglioli	Fury FC 5 - Final Conflict Dec / 06 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Danilo Cherman	Fury FC 4 - High Voltage Aug / 04 / 2007	Submission (Kimura)	2	3:38
win	Mauricio Reis	XFC - Brazil Apr / 29 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	6:24
win	Thiago Meller	XFC - Brazil Apr / 29 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	7:28
win	Johil de Oliveira	Juiz de Fora - Fight 4 Apr / 14 / 2007	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:50
win	Mateus Trindade	Shooto Brazil 2 - Brazil 2 Mar / 24 / 2007	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Diogo Oliveira	TFMMA - Top Fighter MMA 2 Oct / 25 / 2006	Submission (Armbar)	2	0:00
loss	Jorge Britto	Arena - BH Combat Jun / 04 / 2005	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
win	Felipe Arinelli	Juiz de Fora - Fight 2 Apr / 16 / 2005	TKO (Cut)	2	0:00
win	Joao Paulo Almeida Alves	Arena BH - Arena Belo Horizonte Oct / 09 / 2004	Decision	3	5:00
loss	Adriano Abu	Juiz de Fora - Fight 1 Sep / 25 / 2004	Decision (Split)	3	5:00

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