Rafael Dos Anjos

Lightweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record21-16 · current 4-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record260-107 (70.8%) across 37 opponents
Last 5 opponents46-25 (64.8%) across 5 opponents
Age42
Height5' 8"
Reach70"
StanceSouthpaw

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute3.48
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.25
Striking accuracy47%
Striking defense60%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.92
Takedowns landed / attempted36%
Takedown defense55%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.56
Average fight time14.4 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 5 submission, 12 decision. UFC losses: 5 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 10 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-10-03Alexander Hernandez10-8StrikerLKO/TKO R2 3:12UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang
2024-10-26Geoff Neal7-4StrikerLKO/TKO R1 1:30UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-03-09Mateusz Gamrot6-2WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2023-08-12Vicente Luque14-5StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
2022-12-03Bryan Barberena9-6StrikerWSubmission R2 3:20UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
2022-07-09Rafael Fiziev5-1StrikerLKO/TKO R5 0:18UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
2022-03-05Renato Moicano8-4WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
2020-11-14Paul Felder9-5BalancedWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
2020-01-25Michael Chiesa9-4GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
2019-07-20Leon Edwards9-2BalancedLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
2019-05-18Kevin Lee10-4WrestlerWSubmission R4 3:47UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee
2018-11-30Kamaru Usman8-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
2018-06-09Colby Covington8-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2017-12-16Robbie Lawler13-5StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
2017-09-09Neil Magny12-4WrestlerWSubmission R1 3:43UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
2017-06-17Tarec Saffiedine2-3BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
2016-11-05Tony Ferguson11-1Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
2016-07-07Eddie Alvarez2-1WrestlerLKO/TKO R1 3:49 (title)UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
2015-12-19Donald Cerrone15-3StrikerWKO/TKO R1 1:06 (title)UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
2015-03-14Anthony Pettis5-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
2014-12-13Nate Diaz12-7Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
2014-08-23Benson Henderson9-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 2:31UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
2014-06-07Jason High2-2GrapplerWKO/TKO R2 3:36UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov
2014-04-19Khabib Nurmagomedov5-0WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
2013-08-28Donald Cerrone7-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
2013-05-18Evan Dunham7-3Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
2012-11-17Mark Bocek7-4GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit
2012-07-11Anthony Njokuani2-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman
2012-05-15Kamal Shalorus0-2BalancedWSubmission R1 1:40UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
2011-11-19Gleison Tibau9-5GrapplerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
2011-07-02George Sotiropoulos7-1GrapplerWKO/TKO R1 0:59UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
2010-08-07Clay Guida6-5WrestlerLSubmission R3 1:51UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
2010-04-10Terry Etim5-2Submission grapplerWSubmission R2 4:30UFC 112: Invincible
2010-01-11Kyle Bradley1-2—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
2009-09-19Rob Emerson2-1 (1 NC)StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
2009-04-01Tyson Griffin5-2Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann
2008-11-15Jeremy Stephens2-2BalancedLKO/TKO R3 0:39UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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