Rafael Dos Anjos

🇧🇷 🇺🇸

(1984-10-26)

Statistics

UFC Record: 21-15

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-4
Submission: 5-1
Decision: 12-10

By Elo:

As Favorite: 12-9
As Underdog: 9-6

By Weight Class:

Lightweight: 14-9
Welterweight: 5-6

By Round:

Round 1: 5-2
Round 2: 3-0
Round 3: 8-7
Round 4: 1-0
Round 5: 4-6

By Type:

Main Event: 6-6
Title Fight: 2-1
Interim Title Fight: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 10-10

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: L W L L L

Elo: 2889

Peak Elo: 3442 (2015-12-19)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2967 (#105)

Bonuses: 8 (3 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 14m 32s

Total Fight Time: 8h 43m 19s

Avg Time Between Fights: 147 days

Avg Card Placement: 3.7

Peak Rankings:

#4 Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Lightweight Champion

#1 Welterweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2024-10-26
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

Geoff Neal (34) 🇺🇸
L W W L L • 7-4
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3089

WELTERWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:30

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (40)
21-14 • L L W L W
Elo: 2951 • UFC rank: #15

Etihad Arena
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2024-03-09
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

Mateusz Gamrot (33) 🇵🇱
W W L W W • 6-2
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3274

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (39)
21-13 • L W L W W
Elo: 2982 • UFC rank: #11

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2023-08-12
UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos

Vicente Luque (31) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W W W L L • 14-5
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3074

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (38)
21-12 • W L W W L
Elo: 3086 • UFC rank: #9

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-12-03
UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland

Rafael Dos Anjos (38) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
L W W L L • 20-12
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3002

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R2
3:20

🇨🇴 🇺🇸 Bryan Barberena (33)
9-6 • W L W W W
Elo: 2945

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2022-07-09
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev

⭐ Rafael Fiziev (29) 🇦🇿 🇰🇬
W W W W W • 5-1
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3061

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R5
0:18

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (37)
20-11 • W W L L W
Elo: 3118 • UFC rank: #7

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-03-05
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal

Rafael Dos Anjos (37) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W L L W L • 19-11
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3038

CATCHWEIGHT (160 LB)
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 Renato Moicano (32)
8-4 • L W L W W
Elo: 2968

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-11-14
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos

Rafael Dos Anjos (36) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
L L W L L • 18-11
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 2984

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇺🇸 Paul Felder (36)
9-5 • W L W W L
Elo: 3055 • UFC rank: #7

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-01-25
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos

Michael Chiesa (32) 🇺🇸
W L L W W • 9-4
Elo: 3040

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (35)
18-10 • L W L L W
Elo: 3101 • UFC rank: #5

PNC Arena
Raleigh, North Carolina
United States 🇺🇸

2019-07-20
UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards

Leon Edwards (27) 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇯🇲
W W W W W • 9-2
UFC rank: #12 • Elo: 3174

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (34)
18-9 • W L L W W
Elo: 3212 • UFC rank: #4

AT&T Center
San Antonio, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2019-05-18
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee

Rafael Dos Anjos (34) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 17-9
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3123

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R4
3:47

🇺🇸 Kevin Lee (26)
10-4 • W W L W L
Elo: 3084 • UFC rank: #7

Blue Cross Arena
Rochester, New York
United States 🇺🇸

2018-11-30
The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters

⭐ Kamaru Usman (31) 🇳🇬 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 8-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3219

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (34)
17-8 • L W W W L
Elo: 3225 • UFC rank: #3

Pearl Theatre at Palms Casino Resort
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2018-06-09
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Colby Covington (30) 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 8-1
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3237

WELTERWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (33)
17-7 • W W W L L
Elo: 3358 • UFC rank: #1

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States 🇺🇸

2017-12-16
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos

Rafael Dos Anjos (33) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W W L L W • 16-7
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 3250

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 Robbie Lawler (35)
13-5 • W W W L W
Elo: 3278 • UFC rank: #2

Bell MTS Place
Winnipeg
Canada 🇨🇦

2017-09-09
UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2

⭐ Rafael Dos Anjos (32) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W L L W W • 15-7
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3175

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R1
3:43

🇺🇸 Neil Magny (30)
12-4 • W W W L W
Elo: 3087 • UFC rank: #6

Rogers Place
Edmonton
Canada 🇨🇦

2017-06-17
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia

Rafael Dos Anjos (32) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
L L W W W • 14-7
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3131

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇪 Tarec Saffiedine (30)
2-3 • W L W L L
Elo: 2908 • UFC rank: #11

Singapore Indoor Stadium
Singapore
Singapore 🇸🇬

2016-11-05
The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America 3

Tony Ferguson (32) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 11-1
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3144

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (32)
14-6 • L W W W W
Elo: 3265 • UFC rank: #2

Arena Ciudad de México
Mexico City
Mexico 🇲🇽

2016-07-07
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

⭐ Eddie Alvarez (32) 🇺🇸
L W W • 2-1
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3085

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R1
3:49

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (31)
14-5 • W W W W W
Elo: 3442 • UFC rank: Champ

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2015-12-19
UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

⭐ Rafael Dos Anjos (31) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W W W W L • 13-5
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3361

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R1
1:06

🇺🇸 Donald Cerrone (32)
15-3 • W W W W W
Elo: 3297 • UFC rank: #2

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2015-03-14
UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos

⭐ Rafael Dos Anjos (30) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 12-5
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3239

LIGHTWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 Anthony Pettis (28)
5-1 • W W W W W
Elo: 3317 • UFC rank: Champ

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2014-12-13
UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic

Rafael Dos Anjos (30) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W W L W W • 11-5
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3191

CATCHWEIGHT (160.6 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Nate Diaz (29)
12-7 • W W L L W
Elo: 2990 • UFC rank: #14

U.S. Airways Center
Phoenix, Arizona
United States 🇺🇸

2014-08-23
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos

⭐ Rafael Dos Anjos (29) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W L W W W • 10-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3056

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
2:31

🇺🇸 Benson Henderson (30)
9-1 • W W L W W
Elo: 3182 • UFC rank: #1

BOK Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma
United States 🇺🇸

2014-06-07
UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov

Rafael Dos Anjos (29) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
L W W W W • 9-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 2991

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:36

🇺🇸 Jason High (32)
2-2 • L L W W
Elo: 2864

Tingley Coliseum
Albuquerque, New Mexico
United States 🇺🇸

2014-04-19
UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne

Khabib Nurmagomedov (25) 🇷🇺
W W W W W • 5-0
UFC rank: #7 • Elo: 3075

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (29)
9-4 • W W W W W
Elo: 3097 • UFC rank: #5

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2013-08-28
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2

Rafael Dos Anjos (28) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W W W W L • 8-4
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3022

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Donald Cerrone (30)
7-2 • L W W L W
Elo: 2936 • UFC rank: #6

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States 🇺🇸

2013-05-18
UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold

Rafael Dos Anjos (28) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W W W L W • 7-4
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 2977

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Evan Dunham (31)
7-3 • L W W L W
Elo: 2763

Arena Jaraguá
Jaraguá do Sul
Brazil 🇧🇷

2012-11-17
UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit

Rafael Dos Anjos (28) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W W L W L • 6-4
Elo: 2867

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇨🇦 Mark Bocek (31)
7-4 • L W L W W
Elo: 2901

Bell Centre
Montreal
Canada 🇨🇦

2012-07-11
UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman

Rafael Dos Anjos (27) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W L W L W • 5-4
Elo: 2810

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇳🇬 🇺🇸 Anthony Njokuani (32)
2-2 • L W L W
Elo: 2649

HP Pavilion
San Jose, California
United States 🇺🇸

2012-05-15
UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier

Rafael Dos Anjos (27) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
L W L W W • 4-4
Elo: 2748

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:40

🇮🇷 Kamal Shalorus (34)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2608

Patriot Center
Fairfax, Virginia
United States 🇺🇸

2011-11-19
UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson

Gleison Tibau (28) 🇧🇷
W W L W W • 9-5
Elo: 2783

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (27)
4-3 • W L W W W
Elo: 2782

HP Pavilion
San Jose, California
United States 🇺🇸

2011-07-02
UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber

Rafael Dos Anjos (26) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
L W W W L • 3-3
Elo: 2626

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:59

🇦🇺 George Sotiropoulos (33)
7-1 • W W W W L
Elo: 2844

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2010-08-07
UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen

Clay Guida (28) 🇺🇸
W W L L W • 6-5
Elo: 2807

LIGHTWEIGHT
TKO
R3
1:51

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (25)
3-2 • W W W L L
Elo: 2695

Oracle Arena
Oakland, California
United States 🇺🇸

2010-04-10
UFC 112: Invincible

⭐ Rafael Dos Anjos (25) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W W L L • 2-2
Elo: 2538

LIGHTWEIGHT
SUB
R2
4:30

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Terry Etim (24)
5-2 • L W W W W
Elo: 2765

Concert Arena, Yas Island
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

2010-01-11
UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz

Rafael Dos Anjos (25) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
W L L • 1-2
Elo: 2403

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Kyle Bradley (27)
1-2 • L L W
Elo: 2528

Patriot Center
Fairfax, Virginia
United States 🇺🇸

2009-09-19
UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort

Rafael Dos Anjos (24) 🇧🇷 🇺🇸
L L • 0-2
Elo: 2262

LIGHTWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Rob Emerson (28)
2-1 (1 NC) • N W W L
Elo: 2413

American Airlines Center
Dallas, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2009-04-01
UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann

Tyson Griffin (24) 🇺🇸
W W W W L • 5-2
Elo: 2765

LIGHTWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (24)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2274

Sommet Center
Nashville, Tennessee
United States 🇺🇸

2008-11-15
UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar

⭐ Jeremy Stephens (22) 🇺🇸
L W W L • 2-2
Elo: 2596

LIGHTWEIGHT
KO
R3
0:39

🇧🇷 🇺🇸 Rafael Dos Anjos (24)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2305

MGM Grand Garden Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸