Rafael Cerqueira
"The Lion"
11-4 (8 KO · 2 SUB · 1 DEC)
Light Heavyweight · 36 yrs · 6'3" · 76" reach · Southpaw · BRA
knockout power
Output & defense
per-minute / per-15-min rates over 12 tracked UFC fights
Sig. strikes / min
0.4
Strike accuracy
44%
Absorbed / min
1.4
Strike defense
37%
Knockdowns / 15
0.00
Takedowns / 15
0.0
TD accuracy
—
TD defense
36%
Sub attempts / 15
0.0
Ground adv. / 15
0.0
Pace & finishing
5.6
avg fight minutes
17%
go the distance
5
round-1 finish wins
7
finish wins (tracked)
strike targets: head 66% · body 0% · leg 34%
Fight history 12 tracked
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig. str. | Absorbed | TD | KD | Sub att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev | LSubmission · R1 | 0/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-09 | Johnny Walker | LDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 19/42 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-02-22 | Modestas Bukauskas | LKO/TKO · R1 | 9/22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-26 | Ibo Aslan | LKO/TKO · R1 | 1/1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-04-28 | — | WKO/TKO · R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-01-27 | — | WKO/TKO · R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-12-07 | — | WKO/TKO · R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-07-29 | — | WSubmission (Arm Triangle) · R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023-03-25 | — | WTKO (Retirement) · R2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-09-24 | — | WKO/TKO · R2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-05-28 | — | WSubmission (Arm Triangle) · R1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022-04-02 | — | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats from official ESPN box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. 21+, 1-800-GAMBLER.