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Rafael Cerqueira

Fighter profile

Rafael Cerqueira

LHW11-5-0P4P #497Div #36
Form
 
1.8
2.6
4.3
3.4
62
Overall
SoS 49
Skill ratings
Striking
69
Boxing
67
Kicking
78
Clinch
61
Striking def.
65
Wrestling off.
61
Wrestling def.
60
Ground game
54
Submissions
60
Grappling def.
59
Profile
Age36
Height6'3"
Reach76"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleBalanced
CountryBRA
Pro debut2019
UFC record0-4-0
Last fight2026-06-06
Octagon time18.6 min
Avg fight4.7 min
Career length6y 11m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

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

Striking offense1496
35th
LHW avg 1501
Striking defense1480
10th
LHW avg 1499
Grappling offense1487
25th
LHW avg 1497
Grappling defense1484
7th
LHW avg 1504
Momentum0
30th
LHW avg 20
Win / loss by method
Record: 11-5-0

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
8 wins, 2 losses
W
73% of wins
L
40% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
18% of wins
L
20% of losses
Decision
1 win, 2 losses
W
9% of wins
L
40% of losses
UFC
0win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (—)KO/TKO(50%) 2
0 (—)Submission(25%) 1
0 (—)Decision(25%) 1
Non-UFC
11win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
8 (73%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (18%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (9%)Decision(100%) 1
UFC stats
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Peers
3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes29
Sig. accuracy44%
Sig. attempted66
Total strikes40
Total attempted78
Knockdowns0
Head19
Body0
Leg10
Distance29
Clinch0
Ground0

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed94
Sig. defense37%
KDs absorbed3
Head abs.69
Body abs.14
Leg abs.11
Distance abs.65
Clinch abs.4
Ground abs.25

Grappling · offense

Takedowns0
TD accuracy—
TD attempted0
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time0:27

Grappling · defense

TD defense36%
TDs absorbed7
TD att. faced11
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time12:12

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 4 UFC fights · 18:36 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
OverallElite
42W–8Lwin 84.0%div #18/150pct 89th
Wins
0W–0Lwin —pct —
LossesStrong
42W–8Lwin 84.0%div #36/147pct 76th

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
OverallAverage
1528 elodiv #97/150pct 36th
Wins
— elopct —
LossesSoft
1528 elodiv #107/147pct 28th

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 %
Overall79W–44L64.2%
Wins53W–33L61.6%
Losses26W–11L70.3%

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
−4.00u−100.0% ROI

over 4 close-line bets

Average odds
+262

28% implied

As favorite
0W–1L

ROI −100.0%

Avg -115

As underdog
0W–3L

ROI −100.0%

Avg +426

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.