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Rafael Cerqueira

0W · 4L
Southpaw
Light Heavyweight
0% as favorite0% as underdog
0%wins
1436
ELO Rating

Fighter overview

ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

1435.7Developing↘

Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified

Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →

#47of 47 active
Light Heavyweight rankings →

Age

36
Mar 15, 1990

Height

6'3" (190.5 cm)

Reach

193.04 cm

Win Rate

0.0%

Output & Defense

Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)

Strikes landed / min
1.56
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
5.05
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
-3.49
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
36%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.00
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
36%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.00
Sub_Avg

Head-to-Head Comparison

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Career statistics

Career Averages (per fight)

1.5
Sig. Strikes
0.0
Takedowns
0.0
Sub Attempts

Loss Vulnerability

KO/TKO2 (50%)
Submission1 (25%)
Decision0 (0%)

Betting Profile

Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog

As Favorite

0%

0W – 1L in 1 fights

As Underdog

0%

0W – 3L in 3 fights

ELO analysis

ELO Trajectory

Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details

Mid14201440146014801436Oct 24Feb 25Aug 25Nov 25
WinLossDrawCurrent ELO4 fights

Elo Changes

Rating gained or lost in each fight

lost to Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
Nov 22, 2025
-26.21436
lost to Julius Walker
Aug 9, 2025
-17.51462
lost to Modestas Bukauskas
Feb 22, 2025
-11.51479
lost to Ibo Aslan
Oct 26, 2024
-9.11491

Division ELO Rankings

Light Heavyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill

#1Navajo Stirling
1600
↗
#2Carlos Ulberg
1573
↗
#3Iwo Baraniewski
1564
↗
#4Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
1564
↗
#5Billy Elekana
1544
↗
#6Magomed Ankalaev
1538
#7Azamat Murzakanov
1536
#8Muhammad Saidov
1531
#9Alonzo Menifield
1525
#10Bogdan Guskov
1522

Showing top 10 of 47 active fighters · Full rankings →

Professional fight history

Fight History (4 fights)

vs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev
UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
Light Heavyweight
Loss
SUB · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Julius Walker
UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez · Aug 9, 2025
Light Heavyweight
Loss
U-DEC · Rnd 3View Analysis →
vs Modestas Bukauskas
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · Feb 22, 2025
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →
vs Ibo Aslan
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
Light Heavyweight
Loss
KO/TKO · Rnd 1View Analysis →