Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos is a mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil. He fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is a former UFC Lightweight Champion. In January 2023, he was listed by the UFC as their Number 9 Lightweight fighter.

Player Profile

Rafael Souza Dos Anjos was born on October 26, 1984, in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He is currently fighting out of Huntington Beach, California in the United States. A Southpaw, he stands 173 cm tall and his reach is 178 cm long. His weight was last listed at 70 kg and he has fought in both the welterweight and lightweight divisions.

He is trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and is a fourth-degree black belt. He is affiliated with Evolve MMA, RDA Academy, Kings MMA, and Nova União.

Career

His first-ever professional fight was a loss to Adrian Abu. It was held in September 2004. Since then, he has been in 46 fights, winning 32. Before he joined the Ultimate Fighting Championship in November 2008, he fought for XFC Brazil, TFMMA, Fury FC, Pancrase, and Arena BH Combat.

In November 2008, he joined the UFC but lost his first and second fights to Jeremy Stephens and Tyson Griffin, respectively. After that, he won three times in a row from 2009 to 2010. His longest winning streak in the UFC was five fights between May 2012 and August 2013. In that period, he beat Kamal Shalorus, Anthony Njokuani, Mark Bocek, Evan Dunham, and Donald Cerrone.

From June 2014 to December 2015, he won another 5 straight fights including his second go with Cerrone, which was held in December.

Following those two streaks, he had a pretty even win-loss record. Some of his wins include those against Kevin Lee in May 2019 and Bryan Barberena in December 2022.

Career Record

Total - 46

• Wins - 32
• By knockout - 5
• By submission - 11
• By decision - 16

• Losses - 14
• By knockout - 3
• By submission - 1
• By decision - 10