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Rafael Alves

Fighter profile

Rafael Alves

LW22-12-0P4P #438Div #67
Form
 
 
4.6
4.4
7.0
70
Overall
SoS 70
Skill ratings
Striking
67
Boxing
73
Kicking
73
Clinch
47
Striking def.
74
Wrestling off.
51
Wrestling def.
69
Ground game
49
Submissions
80
Grappling def.
80
Profile
Age35
Height5'8"
Reach68"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryBRA
Pro debut2007
UFC record1-3-0
Last fight2026-05-01
Octagon time51.2 min
Avg fight10.2 min
Career length18y 10m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LW division (437 fighters).

Striking offense1494
35th
LW avg 1499
Striking defense1508
81st
LW avg 1499
Grappling offense1492
36th
LW avg 1496
Grappling defense1509
74th
LW avg 1503
Momentum16
54th
LW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 22-12-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 4 losses
W
32% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
10 wins, 6 losses
W
45% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 2 losses
W
23% of wins
L
17% of losses
UFC
1win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
1 (100%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(67%) 2
Non-UFC
21win9loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (33%)KO/TKO(33%) 3
9 (43%)Submission(67%) 6
5 (24%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes79
Sig. accuracy50%
Sig. attempted159
Total strikes113
Total attempted196
Knockdowns1
Head49
Body17
Leg13
Distance71
Clinch3
Ground5

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed140
Sig. defense58%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.87
Body abs.37
Leg abs.16
Distance abs.101
Clinch abs.0
Ground abs.39

Grappling · offense

Takedowns1
TD accuracy25%
TD attempted4
Sub att.4
Reversals1
Control time3:55

Grappling · defense

TD defense38%
TDs absorbed5
TD att. faced8
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time18:41

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 43:18 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Opp
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Rafael has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
68W–16Lwin 81.0%div #85/294pct 71st
WinsAverage
14W–4Lwin 77.8%div #135/270pct 50th
LossesStrong
54W–12Lwin 81.8%div #115/288pct 60th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallStrong
1562 elodiv #47/294pct 84th
WinsStrong
1537 elodiv #109/270pct 60th
LossesStrong
1570 elodiv #67/288pct 77th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall243W–94L72.1%
Wins135W–61L68.9%
Losses108W–33L76.6%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Rafael, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
−1.04u−26.0% ROI

over 4 close-line bets

Average odds
+200

33% implied

As favorite
—

ROI —

Avg —

As underdog
1W–3L

ROI −26.0%

Avg +200

Based on 4 of 4 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.