Stats

Fighting style: Grappler
Stance: Southpaw
Division: Lightweight
Height: 5' 8"
Reach: 70"
Leg reach: 38.00
Weight: 170 lbs.
Team: Evolve MMA (2009–present)[4] RDA Academy RVCA Kings MMA (2012–2016)[5][6]
Nationality: Brazil
Out of: Huntington Beach, California, United States
Age: 38

Accolades

Wins by KO: 5
Wins by submission: 10
Wins by decision: 15

ATHLETE METRICS

STRIKING ACCURACY

Significant Strikes Attempted: 3644
Significant Strikes Landed: 1716

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY

Takedowns Attempted: 184
Takedowns Landed: 45

BIOGRAPHY

Rafael dos Anjos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former UFC Lightweight Champion, having held the title from 2015 to 2016. Dos Anjos is also a former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) Welterweight Champion.

Dos Anjos was born on October 26th, 1984 in Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil and began training jiu-jitsu when he was just nine years old. He started his MMA career in 2004 and quickly compiled an impressive record of 19 wins and 4 losses over six different promotions before signing with WEC in 2008. In his first fight for WEC against Rob McCullough at WEC 32 that same year Dos Anjos won via TKO due to knees to the body and punches. With this victory he became the third ever fighter to win a major MMA organization title while representing Brazil.

In 2010 he joined UFC as part of its merger with WEC where he went on to become one of the most successful fighters in its lightweight division – going 17-6 over seven years between 2010 and 2017, before making it all the way up to Middleweight champion for two fights itself in 2018-19 period taking total wins tally within UFC stable at 30 victories so far . On March 14th 2015, Dos Anjos earned himself a unaminous decision win against Anthony Pettis becoming UFC’s lightweight champion thus creating history as first ever fighter from Brazil clinch world title within premier promotion of MMA . Rafael would go on defend his title once against Donald Cerrone but lost it out Al Iaquinta some time later setting new ground by competing across three weight classes during his career starting off with featherweight , light weight & then middlewieght class eventually ending championship run by losing bout versus current reigning king Israel Adesanya .

Despite loss Rafael continues fighting even today up until recently competing against Leon Edwards which ended up being declared no contest due unfortunate eye poke incident however since 31st Jan 2021 we haven’t seen action inside octagon so far though considering past track record it’s clear that Rafael still has lot left offer & we can expect him any time back soon enough crossing 50 fight mark altogether across multiple organizations thereby taking him 13 points shy away from hall fame induction consideration which seems very much achievable for fighters like him given consistency displayed throughout tenure till date .

Fight History

Vicente Luque
Vicente Luque
Rafael Dos Anjos: Defeated
by Unanimous Decision in Round 5
Sat. Aug 12, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
Bryan Barberena
Bryan Barberena
Rafael Dos Anjos: Winner
by Submission in Round 2 @ 3:20
Sat. Dec 03, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
Rafael Fiziev
Rafael Fiziev
Rafael Dos Anjos: Defeated
by KO/TKO in Round 5 @ 0:18
Sat. Jul 09, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
Renato Moicano
Renato Moicano
Rafael Dos Anjos: Winner
by Unanimous Decision in Round 5
Sat. Mar 05, 2022
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
272
Paul Felder
Paul Felder
Rafael Dos Anjos: Winner
by Decision in Round 5
Sat. Nov 14, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa
Rafael Dos Anjos: Defeated
by Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jan 25, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
Leon Edwards
Leon Edwards
Rafael Dos Anjos: Defeated
by Decision in Round 5
Sat. Jul 20, 2019
UFC FN: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Kevin Lee
Kevin Lee
Rafael Dos Anjos: Winner
by Submission in Round 4
Sat. May 18, 2019
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee

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