UFC FIGHTER DATABASEUFC RESULTS VERIFIED

“The Lion”

RafaelCerqueira

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT205 LB

LATEST UFC RESULT · 22 Nov 2025

Lvs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. HookerSubmission · Rear Naked Choke

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TRACKED PROFESSIONAL RECORD11–4RECONCILED CAREER THROUGH THE UFC TRACKING CUTOFF

UFC RECORD0–4

CURRENT UFC STREAK4LOSSESACTIVE LOSS RUN

UFC EXPERIENCE4RECORDED FIGHTS

Rafael Cerqueira has a tracked professional MMA record of 11–4 and a calculated UFC record of 0–4 across 4 completed UFC fights. Their latest UFC result was a loss against Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker. Their professional wins include 8 by knockout or TKO, 2 by submission and 1 by decision. They are currently on a 4-fight UFC loss streak. View the complete fight history.

AGE: 36
HEIGHT: 190.5 CM
REACH: 193 CM
STANCE: Southpaw
UFC DEBUT: 26 Oct 2024
NATIONALITY: NOT RECORDED

RECORDED UFC FIGHT TOTALS

FIGHTER DNA

4 of 4 fights include the full core stat set · every graphic shows its own sample

VISUAL UFC PROFILE

RECORDED CAREER BALANCE

CORE4/4

STRIKING4/4

TAKEDOWNS4/4

CONTROL4/4

HEAD-TO-HEAD TOTALS

FIGHT BALANCE

SIGNIFICANT STRIKES

29LANDED

−65DIFFERENCE

94ABSORBED

1.56 LANDED/MIN · 5.05 ABSORBED/MIN · RATES 4/4 FIGHTS

TAKEDOWNS

0LANDED

−7DIFFERENCE

7CONCEDED

0 TAKEDOWNS / 15 MIN · RATES 4/4 FIGHTS

RECORDED CONTROL

0:27FIGHTER

12:12OPPONENTS

3.6% OF COMBINED RECORDED CONTROL · 4/4 FIGHTS

ATTEMPT-BASED PERCENTAGES

EFFICIENCY

44%STR ACC

VALID TOTALS 4/4

37%STR DEF

VALID TOTALS 4/4

—TD ACC

VALID TOTALS 4/4

36%TD DEF

VALID TOTALS 4/4

Rings show literal recorded percentages—not ratings or rankings

RECORDED UFC FIGHT ENDINGS · DECISIONS SEPARATE

UFC FIGHTS BY END ROUND

4BOUTS MAPPED

3R1

0R2

0R3

0R4

0R5+

1DEC

TRACKED PROFESSIONAL CAREER

CAREER OUTCOMES

11–4

11 WINS4 LOSSES

METHOD COVERAGE 11/11 WINS

CAREER WIN ROUTES

11WINS

KO / TKO8WINS · 73%

SUBMISSION2WINS · 18%

DECISION1WIN · 9%

10 KO/SUB WINS · 91% OF CAREER WINS

METHOD COVERAGE 4/4 LOSSES

CAREER LOSS ROUTES

4LOSSES

KO / TKO2LOSSES · 50%

SUBMISSION1LOSS · 25%

DECISION1LOSS · 25%

MOST RECENT RESOLVED RESULTS

FORM

L
L
L
LCURRENT

CURRENT RUN4 LOSSESACTIVE UFC LOSS STREAK

NO UFC TITLE FIGHTS RECORDEDAVG FIGHT TIME 4:39 · 4/4 TIMED

ALL RECORDED UFC RESULTS · OLDEST TO NEWEST

UFC CAREER MAP

4FIGHTS

RECONCILED CAREER LEDGER

PROFESSIONAL MMA FIGHT HISTORY

15 recorded professional fights

22 Nov 2025 · UFCvs Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker

SubmissionSubmissionRear Naked ChokeRear Naked ChokeR1 · 0:33R1 · 0:33

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. HookerSIG 0/1 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:00

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9 Aug 2025 · UFCvs Julius WalkerUFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez

DecisionDecisionUnanimousUnanimousR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. HernandezSIG 19/42 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:27

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22 Feb 2025 · UFCvs Modestas BukauskasUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song

KO/TKOKO/TKOPunches to Head At DistancePunches to Head At DistanceR1 · 2:12R1 · 2:12

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. SongSIG 9/22 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:00

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26 Oct 2024 · UFCvs Ibo AslanUFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

KO/TKOKO/TKOPunches to Head At DistancePunches to Head At DistanceR1 · 0:51R1 · 0:51

UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowaySIG 1/1 · TD 0/0 · CTRL 0:00

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28 Apr 2024 · Demo Fightvs Rodrigo Araujo SilvaDF - Demo Fight 19

TKOTKOPunchPunchR1 · 4:58R1 · 4:58

DF - Demo Fight 19EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

27 Jan 2024 · Demo Fightvs Ivonilson Dias SantosDF - Demo Fight 18

KOKOElbowElbowR1 · 4:18R1 · 4:18

DF - Demo Fight 18EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

7 Dec 2023 · Victorious Fighting Entertainmentvs Jhonathan SouzaVFE / Brave CF 78 - Victorious Fighting Entertainment / Brave Combat Federation 78

KOKOBody KickBody KickR1 · 1:17R1 · 1:17

VFE / Brave CF 78 - Victorious Fighting Entertainment / Brave Combat Federation 78EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

29 Jul 2023 · Demo Fightvs Gutembergue Souza da SilvaDF - Demo Fight 17

SubmissionSubmissionR1 · 0:45R1 · 0:45

DF - Demo Fight 17EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

25 Mar 2023 · Demo Fightvs Jose Otavio dos Santos LacerdaDF - Demo Fight 16

TKOTKORetirementRetirementR2 · 4:15R2 · 4:15

DF - Demo Fight 16EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

24 Sept 2022 · Demo Fightvs Wesley AlmeidaDF - Demo Fight 14

TKOTKOPunchPunchR2 · 3:30R2 · 3:30

DF - Demo Fight 14EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

28 May 2022 · Demo Fightvs Silvio Jose da SilvaDF - Demo Fight 13

SubmissionSubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeArm-Triangle ChokeR1 · 4:59R1 · 4:59

DF - Demo Fight 13EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

2 Apr 2022 · Qualify Combatvs Fernando FilhoQualify Combat 10 - Qualify Combat

DecisionDecisionUnanimousUnanimousR3 · 5:00R3 · 5:00

Qualify Combat 10 - Qualify CombatEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

SHOW COMPLETE HISTORY · 3 MORESHOW RECENT FIGHTS

25 Sept 2021 · Demo Fightvs Bruno LeonardoDF - Demo Fight 10

TKOTKOR1 · 4:40R1 · 4:40

DF - Demo Fight 10EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

14 Aug 2021 · Imperium MMA Provs Benicio DiasImperium - MMA Pro 15

KOKOHead KickHead KickR1 · 0:45R1 · 0:45

Imperium - MMA Pro 15EXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

7 Sept 2019 · Qualify Combatvs Gustavo Dos Santos TostaQualify Combat 9 - Qualify Combat Striker

TKOTKOKick On The BodyKick On The BodyR1 · 0:35R1 · 0:35

Qualify Combat 9 - Qualify Combat StrikerEXTERNAL CAREER RESULT

EXTERNAL

TRACKING RULE Professional results are shown through the latest UFC bout on 22 Nov 2025. Later non-UFC fights remain outside the public tracking boundary until a UFC return is booked. Non-UFC source last checked 15 Aug 2026: Fight Forensics fighter record. Professional MMA only; amateur and exhibition bouts, boxing, kickboxing, grappling and bare-knuckle boxing are excluded.