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Rafael Cavalcante

Fighter profile

Rafael Cavalcante

LHW13-7-0P4P #408Div #27
Form
 
4.3
2.3
3.4
6.8
66
Overall
SoS 69
Skill ratings
Striking
65
Boxing
67
Kicking
58
Clinch
73
Striking def.
67
Wrestling off.
49
Wrestling def.
58
Ground game
54
Submissions
57
Grappling def.
79
Profile
Age46
Height6'1"
Reach74"
StanceOrthodox
StyleBalanced
CountryBRA
Pro debut2006
UFC record1-4-0
Last fight2017-07-01
Octagon time46.5 min
Avg fight9.3 min
Career length20y 6m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the LHW division (205 fighters).

Striking offense1488
18th
LHW avg 1501
Striking defense1493
42nd
LHW avg 1499
Grappling offense1492
36th
LHW avg 1497
Grappling defense1486
12th
LHW avg 1504
Momentum10
44th
LHW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 13-7-0, 1 NC

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
13 wins, 4 losses
W
100% of wins
L
57% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
0 wins, 2 losses
W
0% of wins
L
29% of losses
DQ / other
0 wins, 1 loss
W
0% of wins
L
14% of losses
UFC
1win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (100%)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(50%) 2
Non-UFC
12win3loss0draw1NC
WinsLosses
12 (100%)KO/TKO(67%) 2
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
0 (0%)DQ / other(33%) 1
UFC stats
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Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes83
Sig. accuracy45%
Sig. attempted186
Total strikes115
Total attempted219
Knockdowns1
Head68
Body7
Leg8
Distance56
Clinch16
Ground11

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed199
Sig. defense47%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.131
Body abs.32
Leg abs.36
Distance abs.92
Clinch abs.27
Ground abs.80

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy0%
TD attempted1
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time0:36

Grappling · defense

TD defense52%
TDs absorbed16
TD att. faced33
Sub att. faced0
Controlled time23:00

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 5 UFC fights · 46:32 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
OverallSoft
80W–26Lwin 75.5%div #114/150pct 25th
WinsSoft
25W–10Lwin 71.4%div #117/135pct 14th
LossesSoft
55W–16Lwin 77.5%div #100/147pct 33rd

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
1559 elodiv #33/150pct 79th
WinsAverage
1521 elodiv #88/137pct 36th
LossesStrong
1569 elodiv #38/147pct 75th

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 %
Overall150W–58L72.1%
Wins110W–42L72.4%
Losses40W–16L71.4%

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
−3.70u−74.0% ROI

over 5 close-line bets

Average odds
-101

50% implied

As favorite
1W–1L

ROI −35.1%

Avg -275

As underdog
0W–3L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +188

Based on 5 of 5 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.