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Rafael Dos Anjos

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CAREER SUMMARY

Rafael Dos Anjos holds a professional MMA record of 32-18-0. Rafael Dos Anjos has won 32 fights: 5 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission, 16 by decision. Of 18 career losses, 5 came by KO/TKO and 1 by submission. In the UFC, Rafael Dos Anjos lands 3.48 significant strikes per minute with 47% accuracy and averages 1.92 takedowns per 15 minutes. Rafael Dos Anjos also has 1 recorded Grappling bout. Most recent fight: October 3, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height
5'8"173 cm
Weight
155 lbs70 kg
Reach
70"178 cm
Stance
Southpaw
DOB
1984-10-26
Age
41
Nationality
Brazil
Birthplace
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseBJJMuay Thai
  • 2006Bronze · IBJJF Euros · black belt, -76kg
  • 2005Bronze · Cbjj Brazilian Nationals · brown belt, -76kg
  • 2004Bronze · Cbjj Brazilian Nationals · brown belt, -76kg
  • 2003Champion · IBJJF Worlds · purple belt, -76kg
  • Champion · Rio De Janeiro State Championship · purple belt
  • Black belt · BJJ · Aldo 'Caveirinha' Januário and Philipe 'Furão' della Monica
  • Black prajied · Muay Thai · Rafael Cordeiro
  • AGE 9Started in BJJ

Camp

  • RDA Academy · Austin, US Founder
  • Evolve MMA · Singapore
  • Nova Uniao · Brazil
  • Aldo Januário academy (Gracie Barra affiliate) · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Former
  • Kings MMA · Huntington Beach, US Former
  • RVCA Training Center · Costa Mesa, US Former

Coaches

  • Jason Parillo · Boxing coach
  • Aldo 'Caveirinha' Januário · Grappling coach
  • Daniel Matheus · Grappling coach
  • Rafael Cordeiro · Head coach

Training partners

  • Michael Bisping
  • Cris Cyborg
  • Sean Strickland

Fight DNA

Complete Fighter

UFCalendar's style model · Welterweight roster (21 fighters)

PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround
Iron Chin
97 · best in division
Punch power94
Kick power96
Punch speed93
Kick speed96
Accuracy94
Takedowns90
Ground striking95
Submissions93
Chin97
Body strength93
Cardio95

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 32-18-0 · Source: UFCalendar
Striking
Strikes landed3.48per min
47% accuracy
Strikes absorbed3.25per min
60% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed1.92per 15 min
36% success
Takedowns stuffed55%
Submission attempts0.6per 15 min
UFC careerRecord: 21-16-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
Striking
Strikes landed3.48per min
47% accuracy
Strikes absorbed3.25per min
60% avoided
Grappling
Takedowns landed1.92per 15 min
36% success
Takedowns stuffed55%
Submission attempts0.6per 15 min
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Where they rank

All-time boards where Rafael Dos Anjos sits in the top 25.

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Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Rafael Dos Anjos earns per fight.

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Career history

  1. LOSS
    vs Alexander Hernandez
    UFCUFC 332: Silva vs Wang· Oct 3, 2026· Lightweight
    TKO
    R2 · 3:12
  2. LOSS
    vs Geoff Neal
    UFCUFC 308: Topuria vs Holloway· Oct 26, 2024· Welterweight· 32-17 vs 16-6
    TKO
    R1 · 1:30
  3. LOSS
    vs Mateusz Gamrot
    UFCUFC 299: O'Malley vs Vera 2· Mar 9, 2024· Lightweight· 32-16 vs 24-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  4. LOSS
    vs Vicente Luque
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Luque vs Dos Anjos· Aug 12, 2023· Welterweight· 32-15 vs 22-9-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  5. WIN
    vs Bryan Barberena
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Holland· Dec 3, 2022· Welterweight· 32-14 vs 18-9
    SUB
    R2 · 3:20
  6. LOSS
    vs Rafael Fiziev
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Fiziev· Jul 9, 2022· Lightweight· 31-14 vs 12-1
    TKO
    R5 · 0:18
  7. WIN
    vs Renato Moicano
    UFCUFC 272: Covington vs Masvidal· Mar 5, 2022· Catchweight· 31-13 vs 16-5-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  8. WIN
    vs Paul Felder
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Felder vs Dos Anjos· Nov 14, 2020· Lightweight· 30-13 vs 17-6
    SD
    R5 · 5:00
    FOTN
  9. LOSS
    vs Michael Chiesa
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Dos Santos· Jan 25, 2020· Welterweight· 29-13 vs 15-4
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  10. LOSS
    vs Leon Edwards
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Edwards· Jul 20, 2019· Welterweight· 29-12 vs 18-3
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  11. WIN
    vs Kevin Lee
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Lee· May 18, 2019· Welterweight· 29-11 vs 17-5
    SUB
    R4 · 3:47
  12. LOSS
    vs Kamaru Usman
    UFCThe Ultimate Fighter Season 28 Finale: Dos Anjos vs Usman· Nov 30, 2018· Welterweight· 28-11 vs 14-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  13. LOSS
    vs Colby CovingtonTitle bout
    UFCUFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero· Jun 9, 2018· Interim Welterweight· 28-10 vs 14-1
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  14. WIN
    vs Robbie Lawler
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos· Dec 16, 2017· Welterweight· 28-9 vs 28-12
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
  15. WIN
    vs Neil Magny
    UFCUFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2· Sep 9, 2017· Welterweight· 27-9 vs 19-6
    SUB
    R1 · 3:43
    POTN
  16. WIN
    vs Tarec Saffiedine
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Holm vs Correia· Jun 17, 2017· Welterweight· 26-9 vs 16-7
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  17. LOSS
    vs Tony Ferguson
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Ferguson· Nov 5, 2016· Lightweight· 25-9 vs 22-3
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
    FOTN
  18. LOSS
    vs Eddie AlvarezTitle bout
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Team Joanna vs Team Claudia· Jul 8, 2016· Lightweight· 25-8 vs 28-4
    TKO
    R1 · 3:49
  19. WIN
    vs Donald Cerrone×2Title bout · Title win #2
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs Cowboy 2· Dec 19, 2015· Lightweight· 25-7 vs 28-7
    TKO
    R1 · 1:06
    POTN
  20. WIN
    vs Anthony Pettis×1Title bout · Title win #1
    UFCUFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos· Mar 14, 2015· Lightweight· 24-7 vs 18-3
    UD
    R5 · 5:00
    POTN
  21. WIN
    vs Nate Diaz
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Miocic· Dec 13, 2014· Lightweight· 23-7 vs 17-10
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  22. WIN
    vs Benson Henderson
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos· Aug 23, 2014· Lightweight· 22-7 vs 21-4
    TKO
    R1 · 2:31
    POTN
  23. WIN
    vs Jason High
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov· Jun 7, 2014· Lightweight· 21-7 vs 18-5
    TKO
    R2 · 3:36
  24. LOSS
    vs Khabib Nurmagomedov
    UFCUFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne· Apr 19, 2014· Lightweight· 20-7 vs 22-0
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  25. WIN
    vs Donald Cerrone
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2· Aug 28, 2013· Lightweight· 20-6 vs 20-6
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  26. WIN
    vs Evan Dunham
    UFCUFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold· May 18, 2013· Lightweight· 19-6 vs 14-4
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  27. WIN
    vs Mark Bocek
    UFCUFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit· Nov 17, 2012· Lightweight· 18-6 vs 11-5
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  28. WIN
    vs Anthony Njokuani
    UFCUFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman· Jul 11, 2012· Lightweight· 17-6 vs 15-7
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  29. WIN
    vs Kamal Shalorus
    UFCUFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier· May 15, 2012· Lightweight· 16-6 vs 7-3-2
    SUB
    R1 · 1:40
  30. LOSS
    vs Gleison Tibau
    UFCUFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson· Nov 19, 2011· Lightweight· 15-6 vs 26-7
    SD
    R3 · 5:00
  31. WIN
    vs George Sotiropoulos
    UFCUFC 132: Cruz vs Faber· Jul 2, 2011· Lightweight· 15-5 vs 14-4
    TKO
    R1 · 0:59
  32. LOSS
    vs Clay Guida
    UFCUFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen· Aug 7, 2010· Lightweight· 14-5 vs 27-11
    SUB
    R3 · 1:51
  33. WIN
    vs Terry Etim
    UFCUFC 112: INVINCIBLE· Apr 10, 2010· Lightweight· 14-4 vs 14-3
    SUB
    R2 · 4:30
    SOTN
  34. WIN
    vs Kyle Bradley
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz· Jan 11, 2010· Lightweight· 13-4 vs 14-7
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  35. WIN
    vs Rob Emerson
    UFCUFC 103: FRANKLIN vs BELFORT· Sep 19, 2009· Lightweight· 12-4 vs 9-8
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
  36. LOSS
    vs Tyson Griffin
    UFCUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann· Apr 1, 2009· Lightweight· 11-4 vs 13-2
    UD
    R3 · 5:00
    FOTN
  37. LOSS
    vs Jeremy Stephens
    UFCUFC 91: COUTURE vs LESNAR· Nov 15, 2008· Lightweight· 11-3 vs 16-3
    TKO
    R3 · 0:39
  38. WIN
    vs Takafumi Otsuka
    Rio de Janeiro Regional· Jul 12, 2008· 11-2 vs 7-2-1
    DEC
  39. WIN
    vs Takaichi Hirayama
    Pancrase 190· Jun 1, 2008· Lightweight· 10-2 vs 7-10-5
    SUB
    R1 · 1:25
  40. WIN
    vs Gabriel Miglioli
    Sao Paulo Regional· Dec 6, 2007· 9-2 vs 1-1
    DEC
  41. WIN
    vs Danilo Cherman
    Rio de Janeiro Regional· Aug 4, 2007· 8-2 vs 7-3
    SUB
  42. WIN
    vs Thiago Meller
    Brazil Regional· Apr 29, 2007· 6-2 vs 8-2
    SUB
  43. WIN
    vs Mauricio Reis
    Brazil Regional· Apr 29, 2007· 6-2 vs 4-4
    SUB
  44. WIN
    vs Johil de Oliveira
    JF Fights· Apr 14, 2007· 5-2 vs 12-11-1
    SUB
  45. WIN
    vs Mateus Trindade
    Shooto Brasil· Mar 24, 2007· 4-2 vs 3-1
    DEC
  46. WIN
    vs Diogo Oliveira
    Rio de Janeiro Regional· Oct 25, 2006· 3-2 vs 0-1
    SUB
  47. LOSS
    vs Jorge Britto
    Minas Gerais Regional· Jun 4, 2005· 2-2 vs 3-3
    DEC
  48. WIN
    vs Felipe Arinelli
    JF Fights· Apr 16, 2005· 2-1 vs 1-4
    TKO
  49. WIN
    vs João Paulo Alves
    Minas Gerais Regional· Oct 9, 2004· 1-1 vs 0-2
    DEC
  50. LOSS
    vs Adriano Abu
    JF Fights· Sep 25, 2004· 0-1 vs 1-0
    DEC

Official UFC Ranking

Rafael Dos Anjos's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current
Unranked
Peak
Champion Lightweight
First ranked
Feb 4, 2013
Times ranked
463

Men's Pound-for-Pound

#1#5#10#152016Mar 16, 2015 · #9Apr 13, 2015 · #8Apr 27, 2015 · #7Jul 20, 2015 · #8Oct 26, 2015 · #9Dec 14, 2015 · #10Dec 21, 2015 · #8Jan 4, 2016 · #6Feb 8, 2016 · #4Feb 29, 2016 · #7Mar 7, 2016 · #6May 16, 2016 · #5May 31, 2016 · #6Jun 6, 2016 · #5Jul 11, 2016 · #13Aug 9, 2016 · #12Aug 24, 2016 · #13Sep 26, 2016 · #12Oct 12, 2016 · #12#12

Lightweight

C#5#10#15201420162018202020222024Feb 4, 2013 · #8Apr 22, 2013 · #9Apr 29, 2013 · #10Aug 30, 2013 · #6Mar 10, 2014 · #5Apr 21, 2014 · #8May 5, 2014 · #6Jun 2, 2014 · #5Jul 21, 2014 · #6Jul 28, 2014 · #5Aug 25, 2014 · #3Dec 15, 2014 · #1Mar 16, 2015 · CJul 11, 2016 · #2Nov 7, 2016 · #3Nov 16, 2016 · #4May 17, 2017 · #5Jun 14, 2017 · #5Nov 16, 2020 · #6Dec 14, 2020 · #7Jul 12, 2021 · #6Jul 19, 2021 · #7Sep 27, 2021 · #8Nov 2, 2021 · #6May 9, 2022 · #7Jul 11, 2022 · #8Oct 24, 2022 · #7Dec 13, 2022 · #8Jan 17, 2023 · #9Aug 15, 2023 · #10Aug 22, 2023 · #11Oct 10, 2023 · #10Dec 5, 2023 · #11Mar 12, 2024 · #12Apr 16, 2024 · #14Aug 6, 2024 · #13Oct 15, 2024 · #14Oct 22, 2024 · #15Nov 12, 2024 · #15#15

Welterweight

#1#5#10#15201820192020Jun 21, 2017 · #11Jun 28, 2017 · #10Sep 13, 2017 · #5Oct 30, 2017 · #6Nov 8, 2017 · #5Nov 13, 2017 · #4Dec 18, 2017 · #2May 30, 2018 · #1Jun 13, 2018 · #3Dec 3, 2018 · #5Mar 20, 2019 · #4Mar 26, 2019 · #3Jul 8, 2019 · #4Jul 22, 2019 · #5Jan 27, 2020 · #8Mar 16, 2020 · #9Oct 19, 2020 · #12Nov 9, 2020 · #12#12

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current
1696▼14
Peak
1880Dec 17, 2017
Rated fights
50
150016501800200520092013201720212025Sep 25, 2004 · 1472Oct 9, 2004 · 1500Apr 16, 2005 · 1533Jun 4, 2005 · 1502Oct 25, 2006 · 1542Mar 24, 2007 · 1582Apr 14, 2007 · 1596Apr 29, 2007 · 1611Apr 29, 2007 · 1636Aug 4, 2007 · 1662Dec 6, 2007 · 1671Jun 1, 2008 · 1684Jul 12, 2008 · 1699Nov 15, 2008 · 1669Apr 1, 2009 · 1654Sep 19, 2009 · 1675Jan 11, 2010 · 1695Apr 10, 2010 · 1739Aug 7, 2010 · 1722Jul 2, 2011 · 1741Nov 20, 2011 · 1736May 15, 2012 · 1750Jul 11, 2012 · 1759Nov 18, 2012 · 1771May 18, 2013 · 1782Aug 29, 2013 · 1796Apr 19, 2014 · 1787Jun 7, 2014 · 1803Aug 23, 2014 · 1825Dec 13, 2014 · 1836Mar 14, 2015 · 1852Dec 19, 2015 · 1876Jul 7, 2016 · 1857Nov 6, 2016 · 1846Jun 17, 2017 · 1854Sep 9, 2017 · 1869Dec 17, 2017 · 1880Jun 9, 2018 · 1865Dec 1, 2018 · 1854May 19, 2019 · 1871Jul 21, 2019 · 1860Jan 26, 2020 · 1848Nov 15, 2020 · 1853Mar 6, 2022 · 1830Jul 10, 2022 · 1814Dec 4, 2022 · 1826Aug 12, 2023 · 1816Mar 10, 2024 · 1808Oct 26, 2024 · 1792Oct 3, 2026 · 16961696

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Frequently asked questions

When does Rafael Dos Anjos fight next?

Rafael Dos Anjos has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Rafael Dos Anjos's record?

Rafael Dos Anjos's professional MMA record is 32-18-0.

Who is Rafael Dos Anjos fighting next?

Rafael Dos Anjos's next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Rafael Dos Anjos fight last?

Rafael Dos Anjos most recently fought Alexander Hernandez at UFC 332: Silva vs Wang on Saturday, October 3, 2026, LOSS (TKO).

What weight class does Rafael Dos Anjos fight in?

Rafael Dos Anjos fights at Lightweight.

How many knockouts does Rafael Dos Anjos have?

Rafael Dos Anjos has 5 wins by KO/TKO and 11 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Rafael Dos Anjos won?

Rafael Dos Anjos has won 8 UFC post-fight bonuses: 3× Fight of the Night, 4× Performance of the Night, 1× Submission of the Night.

How tall is Rafael Dos Anjos?

Rafael Dos Anjos is 5'8" (173 cm) tall.

How much does Rafael Dos Anjos weigh?

Rafael Dos Anjos weighs 155 lbs (70 kg).

What is Rafael Dos Anjos's reach?

Rafael Dos Anjos has a reach of 70" (178 cm).

How old is Rafael Dos Anjos?

Rafael Dos Anjos is 41 years old (born Oct 26, 1984).

Where is Rafael Dos Anjos from?

Rafael Dos Anjos is from Brazil.