Rafael Lovato Jr.

11-0-0

United StatesLast 5

Grappling 26-28-3

Last fight: Win vs Taiga Iwasaki · Submission · Dec 28, 2022

LAST FIGHT

LOSSvs Pawel JaworskiSUB · R1 01:52

ONEONE Fight Night 47: Stamp vs Flores on Prime Video·September 5, 2026

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Rafael Lovato Jr. holds a professional MMA record of 11-0-0. Lovato has won 11 fights: 2 by KO/TKO, 7 by submission, 2 by decision. Lovato also has 57 recorded Grappling bouts. Most recent fight: September 5, 2026. Tracked organizations: ONE, BELLATOR.

Profile

Height: 6'3"191 cm
Weight: 185 lbs84 kg
Reach: 78"198 cm
DOB: Jun 24, 1983
Age: 43
Nationality: United States

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

Camp

Lovato's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Career stats

GrapplingRecord: 26-28-3 · Source: UFCalendar

Striking

Strikes landed0.00per min

Strikes absorbed0.00per min

Grappling

Takedowns landed3.08per 15 min

100% success

Takedowns stuffed50%

Submission attempts3.1per 15 min

Recent & upcoming opponents

Career history

WIN
vs Taiga Iwasaki
INOKI BOM-BA-YE × Ganryujima in Ryogoku· Dec 28, 2022· 11-0 vs 8-1
SUB
R1 · 2:10
WIN
vs Gegard Mousasi×1Title bout · Title win #1
Bellator 223: Mousasi vs Lovato Jr.· Jun 22, 2019· Middleweight· 10-0 vs 45-7-2
MD
R5 · 5:00
WIN
vs John Salter
Bellator 205: McKee vs Teixeira· Sep 21, 2018· Middleweight· 9-0 vs 15-4
SUB
R3 · 4:27
WIN
vs Gerald Harris
Bellator 198: Fedor vs Mir· Apr 28, 2018· Catchweight· 8-0 vs 25-6
SUB
R1 · 1:11
WIN
vs Chris Honeycutt
Bellator 189: Budd vs Blencowe 2· Dec 1, 2017· Middleweight· 7-0 vs 10-2
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Mike Rhodes
Bellator 181: Campos vs Girtz 3· Jul 14, 2017· Middleweight· 6-0 vs 10-5
SUB
R1 · 1:59
WIN
vs Charles Hackmann
Bellator 174: Coenen vs Budd· Mar 3, 2017· Catchweight· 5-0 vs 4-5
TKO
R1 · 0:13
WIN
vs Cortez Coleman×1Title bout · Title win #1
Legacy FC 62· Nov 11, 2016· Middleweight· 4-0 vs 13-7
SUB
R3 · 4:04
WIN
vs Marcelo Nunes
Legacy FC 54· Apr 22, 2016· Middleweight· 3-0 vs 5-1
TKO
R2 · 4:51
WIN
vs Kevin Holland
Legacy FC 46· Oct 2, 2015· Middleweight· 2-0 vs 4-2
SUB
R1 · 1:24
WIN
vs Canaan Grigsby
Legacy FC 35· Sep 26, 2014· Middleweight· 1-0 vs 4-2
SUB
R1 · 4:07

Title bout· ×N = title win number N in that promotion

LOSS
vs Pawel Jaworski
ONE Fight Night 47: Stamp vs Flores on Prime Video· Sep 5, 2026· Middleweight· 26-28-3
SUB
R1 · 01:52
WIN
vs Giancarlo Bodoni
ONE 173: Superbon vs Noiri· Nov 16, 2025· Middleweight· 26-27-3
UD
R1 · 03:00
LOSS
vs Felipe Pena
WNO 23: Meregali vs. Rocha· May 10, 2024· 25-27-3
DEC
LOSS
vs Craig Jones
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 6· Mar 3, 2024· 25-26-3
SUB
R1 · 1:12
LOSS
vs Pedro Marinho
Tezos WNO 21· Nov 30, 2023· 25-25-3
DEC
WIN
vs Ricardo Evangelista
Tezos WNO 20· Oct 1, 2023· 25-24-3
SUB
R1 · 6:27
WIN
vs Elder Cruz
Tezos WNO 18· May 19, 2023· 24-24-3
SUB
LOSS
vs Nicholas Meregali
ADCC World Championships· Sep 18, 2022· 23-24-3
DEC
LOSS
vs Kaynan Duarte
ADCC World Championships· Sep 18, 2022· 23-23-3
DEC
WIN
vs Vinicius Ferreira
ADCC World Championships· Sep 17, 2022· 23-22-3
DEC
WIN
vs Perttu Tepponen
ADCC World Championships· Sep 17, 2022· 22-22-3
SUB
R2 · 1:49
LOSS
vs Nicholas Meregali
Tezos WNO: Gordon Ryan vs Felipe Pena· Aug 7, 2022· 21-22-3
UD
LOSS
vs Guilherme Augusto
2022 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu Championship· Jun 5, 2022· 21-21-3
DEC
DRAW
vs Travis Tooke
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 1· Dec 16, 2021· 21-20-3
DEC
DRAW
vs Jonathan Piersma
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 1· Dec 16, 2021· 21-20-2
DEC
WIN
vs Michael Wilcox
UFC Fight Pass Invitational 1· Dec 16, 2021· 21-20-1
SUB
R1 · 5:44
WIN
vs Adam Wardziński
Raw Grappling #1· Nov 14, 2021· 20-20-1
DEC
WIN
vs Gabriel Arges
Fight 2 Win 180· Aug 6, 2021· 19-20-1
DEC
WIN
vs Alexandro Ceconi×2Title bout · Title win #2
Fight 2 Win 177· Jul 16, 2021· Heavyweight· 18-20-1
DEC
LOSS
vs Gilbert Burns
WNO: Lovato Jr. vs. Burns· Apr 30, 2021· 17-20-1
DEC
WIN
vs Gabriel Almeida
Fight 2 Win 166· Mar 13, 2021· 17-19-1
SUB
LOSS
vs Dimitrius Souza
BJJ Stars 4· Nov 14, 2020· 16-19-1
SUB
LOSS
vs Aaron Johnson
Fight 2 Win 151· Sep 11, 2020· Light Heavyweight· 16-18-1
DEC
WIN
vs Helton Jose
Fight 2 Win 147· Jul 17, 2020· 16-17-1
SUB
LOSS
vs Lucas Barbosa
Fight 2 Win 144· Jun 19, 2020· 15-17-1
SUB
WIN
vs Arnaldo Maidana×1Title bout · Title win #1
Fight 2 Win 141· May 23, 2020· 15-16-1
SUB
LOSS
vs Roberto Abreu
SubStars: Poirier vs. Tonon· Feb 21, 2020· 14-16-1
DEC
WIN
vs Richie Martinez
World Jiu Jitsu Festival: Day 1· Oct 5, 2019· 14-15-1
SUB
WIN
vs Jake Shields
Polaris 9· Mar 15, 2019· 13-15-1
UD
LOSS
vs Yuri Simoes
Fight 2 Win 104· Mar 9, 2019· 12-15-1
DEC
WIN
vs Mahamed Aly
2017 ADCC World Championships· Sep 18, 2017· 12-14-1
-
LOSS
vs Felipe Pena
2017 ADCC World Championships· Sep 18, 2017· 11-14-1
-
LOSS
vs Jackson Sousa
2017 ADCC World Championships· Sep 18, 2017· 11-13-1
-
LOSS
vs Rustam Chsiev
2015 ADCC Championships· Aug 29, 2015· 11-12-1
-
WIN
vs Magomed Abdulkadirov
2015 ADCC Championships· Aug 29, 2015· 11-11-1
-
LOSS
vs Rodolfo Vieira
2015 ADCC Championships· Aug 29, 2015· 10-11-1
-
WIN
vs Fabiano Scherner×1Title bout · Title win #1
2013 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship· Nov 3, 2013· Heavyweight· 10-10-1
-
WIN
vs Rustam Chsiev
2013 ADCC Championships· Oct 19, 2013· 9-10-1
-
WIN
vs Pablo Popovitch
2013 ADCC Championships· Oct 19, 2013· 8-10-1
-
LOSS
vs Romulo Barral
2013 ADCC Championships· Oct 19, 2013· 7-10-1
-
DRAW
vs Andre Galvao
Metamoris 2· Jun 9, 2013· 7-9-1
DRAW
WIN
vs Ricardo Evangelista×1Title bout · Title win #1
2013 Brazilian National Championship· Apr 29, 2013· Openweight· 7-9
-
LOSS
vs Roberto Alencar
2012 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship· Nov 4, 2012· Heavyweight· 6-9
-
WIN
vs Pablo Popovitch×1Title bout · Title win #1
2011 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship· Nov 5, 2011· Heavyweight· 6-8
-
WIN
vs Kyle Griffin
2011 ADCC Championships· Sep 24, 2011· 5-8
SUB
R1 · 1:03
LOSS
vs Rousimar Palhares
2011 ADCC Championships· Sep 24, 2011· 4-8
SUB
R1 · 6:12
LOSS
vs Pablo Popovitch
2011 ADCC Championships· Sep 24, 2011· 4-7
-
WIN
vs José Roberto Camargo×1Title bout · Title win #1
2010 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship· Nov 7, 2010· Heavyweight· 4-6
-
LOSS
vs Bernardo Faria
2010 Brazilian National Championship· May 16, 2010· Openweight· 3-6
-
LOSS
vs Antonio Braga Neto
2009 IBJJF World Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championship· Nov 7, 2009· Super Heavyweight· 3-5
-
WIN
vs Bruno Bastos
2009 ADCC Championships· Sep 26, 2009· 3-4
-
LOSS
vs Braulio Estima
2009 ADCC Championships· Sep 26, 2009· 2-4
-
LOSS
vs David Avellan
2009 ADCC Championships· Sep 26, 2009· 2-3
-
LOSS
vs Antonio Braga Neto
2008 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship· Jun 7, 2008· 2-2
-
WIN
vs Luiz Felipe×1Title bout · Title win #1
2007 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship· Aug 26, 2007· 2-1
-
WIN
vs Roberto Abreu×1Title bout · Title win #1
2007 Brazilian National Championship· May 20, 2007· Super Heavyweight· 1-1
-
LOSS
vs Demian Maia
2007 ADCC Championships· May 4, 2007· 0-1
-

Title bout· ×N = title win number N in that promotion

UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current: 1716▲25
Peak: 1883Jun 22, 2019
Rated fights: 11

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Frequently asked questions

When does Rafael Lovato Jr. fight next?

Rafael Lovato Jr. has no confirmed upcoming fight.

What is Rafael Lovato Jr.'s record?

Rafael Lovato Jr.'s professional MMA record is 11-0-0.

Who is Rafael Lovato Jr. fighting next?

Rafael Lovato Jr.'s next opponent has not been announced.

Who did Rafael Lovato Jr. fight last?

Rafael Lovato Jr. most recently fought Pawel Jaworski at ONE Fight Night 47: Stamp vs Flores on Prime Video on Saturday, September 5, 2026, LOSS (Submission).

What weight class does Rafael Lovato Jr. fight in?

Rafael Lovato Jr. fights at Middleweight.

How many knockouts does Rafael Lovato Jr. have?

Rafael Lovato Jr. has 2 wins by KO/TKO and 7 wins by submission.

How tall is Rafael Lovato Jr.?

Rafael Lovato Jr. is 6'3" (191 cm) tall.

How much does Rafael Lovato Jr. weigh?

Rafael Lovato Jr. weighs 185 lbs (84 kg).

What is Rafael Lovato Jr.'s reach?

Rafael Lovato Jr. has a reach of 78" (198 cm).

How old is Rafael Lovato Jr.?

Rafael Lovato Jr. is 43 years old (born Jun 24, 1983).

Where is Rafael Lovato Jr. from?

Rafael Lovato Jr. is from the United States.

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CAREER SUMMARY