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Rafael dos Anjos
Rank 13 - UFC Lightweight
Next Fight - October 26, 2024
UFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway
Etihad Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Lightweight #13
Welterweight #10
Age: 39 | Oct 26, 1984
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Lightweight
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 155 lbs
Professional Record
| 48 fights | 32 wins | 16 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 5 | 4 |
| Submissions | 11 | 0 |
| Decisions | 16 | 12 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 32 - 16 | Mateusz Gamrot | UFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | March 09, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 32 - 15 | Vicente Luque | UFC on ESPN 51 - Luque vs. dos Anjos | August 12, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mark Smith | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 32 - 14 | Bryan Barberena | UFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland | December 03, 2022 | Submission (Neck Crank) | Marc Goddard | 2 | 3:20 |
| LOSS | 31 - 14 | Rafael Fiziev | UFC on ESPN 39 - Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | July 09, 2022 | KO (Punches) | Mark Smith | 5 | 0:18 |
| WIN | 31 - 13 | Renato Carneiro | UFC 272 - Covington vs. Masvidal | March 05, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 30 - 13 | Paul Felder | UFC Fight Night 182 - Felder vs. dos Anjos | November 14, 2020 | Decision (Split) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 29 - 13 | Michael Chiesa | UFC Fight Night 166 - Blaydes vs. dos Santos | January 25, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kevin MacDonald | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 29 - 12 | Leon Edwards | UFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | July 20, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 29 - 11 | Kevin Lee | UFC Fight Night 152 - Dos Anjos vs. Lee | May 18, 2019 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Dan Miragliotta | 4 | 3:47 |
| LOSS | 28 - 11 | Kamaru Usman | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale | November 30, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Yves Lavigne | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 28 - 10 | Colby Covington | UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | June 09, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 28 - 9 | Robbie Lawler | UFC on Fox 26 - Lawler vs. dos Anjos | December 16, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 27 - 9 | Neil Magny | UFC 215 - Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 | September 09, 2017 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Yves Lavigne | 1 | 3:43 |
| WIN | 26 - 9 | Tarec Saffiedine | UFC Fight Night 111 - Holm vs. Correia | June 17, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Greg Kleynjans | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 25 - 9 | Tony Ferguson | UFC Fight Night 98 - Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | November 05, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 25 - 8 | Eddie Alvarez | UFC Fight Night 90 - Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | July 07, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 3:49 |
| WIN | 25 - 7 | Donald Cerrone | UFC on Fox 17 - Dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2 | December 19, 2015 | TKO (Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 1:06 |
| WIN | 24 - 7 | Anthony Pettis | UFC 185 - Pettis vs. dos Anjos | March 14, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 23 - 7 | Nate Diaz | UFC on Fox 13 - Dos Santos vs. Miocic | December 13, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | Jason Herzog | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 22 - 7 | Benson Henderson | UFC Fight Night 49 - Henderson vs. dos Anjos | August 23, 2014 | KO (Punch) | John McCarthy | 1 | 2:31 |
| WIN | 21 - 7 | Jason High | UFC Fight Night 42 - Henderson vs. Khabilov | June 07, 2014 | TKO (Punches) | Kevin Mulhall | 2 | 3:36 |
| LOSS | 20 - 7 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs. Browne | April 19, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | John McCarthy | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 20 - 6 | Donald Cerrone | UFC Fight Night 27 - Condit vs. Kampmann 2 | August 28, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 19 - 6 | Evan Dunham | UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold | May 18, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kevin Mulhall | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 18 - 6 | Mark Bocek | UFC 154 - St. Pierre vs. Condit | November 17, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | Yves Lavigne | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 17 - 6 | Anthony Njokuani | UFC on Fuel TV 4 - Munoz vs. Weidman | July 11, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marcos Rosales | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 16 - 6 | Kamal Shalorus | UFC on Fuel TV 3 - Korean Zombie vs. Poirier | May 15, 2012 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Todd McGovern | 1 | 1:40 |
| LOSS | 15 - 6 | Gleison Tibau | UFC 139 - Shogun vs. Henderson | November 19, 2011 | Decision (Split) | Jason McCoy | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 15 - 5 | George Sotiropoulos | UFC 132 - Cruz vs. Faber 2 | July 02, 2011 | KO (Punch) | Yves Lavigne | 1 | 0:59 |
| LOSS | 14 - 5 | Clay Guida | UFC 117 - Silva vs. Sonnen | August 07, 2010 | TKO (Jaw Injury) | Herb Dean | 3 | 1:51 |
| WIN | 14 - 4 | Terry Etim | UFC 112 - Invincible | April 10, 2010 | Submission (Armbar) | Marc Goddard | 2 | 4:30 |
| WIN | 13 - 4 | Kyle Bradley | UFC Fight Night 20 - Maynard vs. Diaz | January 11, 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) | Rick McCoy | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 12 - 4 | Robert Emerson | UFC 103 - Franklin vs. Belfort | September 19, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | Kerry Hatley | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 11 - 4 | Tyson Griffin | UFC Fight Night 18 - Condit vs. Kampmann | April 01, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | Mario Yamasaki | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 11 - 3 | Jeremy Stephens | UFC 91 - Couture vs. Lesnar | November 15, 2008 | KO (Punches) | Steve Mazzagatti | 3 | 0:39 |
| WIN | 11 - 2 | Takafumi Otsuka | Fury FC 6 - High Voltage | July 12, 2008 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 10 - 2 | Takaichi Hirayama | Pancrase - Shining 5 | June 01, 2008 | Submission (Armbar) | Ryogaku Wada | 1 | 1:25 |
| WIN | 9 - 2 | Gabriel Miglioli | Fury FC 5 - Final Conflict | December 06, 2007 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 8 - 2 | Danilo Cherman | Fury FC 4 - High Voltage | August 04, 2007 | Submission (Kimura) | 2 | 3:38 | |
| WIN | 7 - 2 | Mauricio Reis | XFC - Brazil | April 29, 2007 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 6:24 | |
| WIN | 6 - 2 | Thiago Meller | XFC - Brazil | April 29, 2007 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 7:28 | |
| WIN | 5 - 2 | Johil de Oliveira | Juiz de Fora - Fight 4 | April 14, 2007 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:50 | |
| WIN | 4 - 2 | Mateus Trindade | Shooto - Brazil 2 | March 24, 2007 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 3 - 2 | Diogo Oliveira | TFMMA - Top Fighter MMA 2 | October 25, 2006 | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 2 - 2 | Jorge Britto | Arena - BH Combat | June 04, 2005 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 1 | Felipe Arinelli | Juiz de Fora - Fight 2 | April 16, 2005 | TKO (Cut) | 2 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 1 | Joao Paulo Almeida Alves | Arena BH - Arena Belo Horizonte | October 09, 2004 | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 0 - 1 | Adriano Abu | Juiz de Fora - Fight 1 | September 25, 2004 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
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