Rafael Cerqueira
"The Lion"
11-4 (8 KO · 2 SUB · 1 DEC)
Light Heavyweight · 36 yrs · 6'3" · 76" reach · Southpaw · 🇧🇷 BRA
knockout power
Last 5 fights, newest first
- LSUB R1
- LDEC R3
- LKO R1
- LKO R1
- WKO R1
Rafael Cerqueira (11-4) is a UFC light heavyweight fighter from BRA with 8 wins by KO/TKO, 2 by submission and 1 by decision; 12 tracked fights are listed below.
Fight DNAHis striking and grappling rates; the tick on each bar is his division's average. Tap a row for the sample.
rates from box-scored fights
Cerqueira12 fights · 19 minLight Heavyweight average
Striking
Grappling
Bars start at zero; a full bar is the top 5% of the division. Tap a row for what it measures and the sample behind it.
Tale of the tapeHeight and reach drawn to scale (reach is the arm span), beside his division's average build.
Cerqueira
6'3" tall · 76" reach
Southpaw · 36 yrs
Light Heavyweight avg
6'3" tall · 77" reach
division average
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 YakhyaevUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker | LSubmission · R1 | 0/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-09 | Julius WalkerUFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez | LDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 19/42 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-02-22 | Modestas BukauskasUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song | LKO/TKO · R1 | 9/22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-26 | Ibo AslanUFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | LKO/TKO · R1 | 1/1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-04-28 | Demo Fight 19 | WKO/TKO · R1 | no stats | ||||
| 2024-01-27 | Demo Fight 18 | WKO/TKO · R1 | no stats | ||||
| 2023-12-07 | VFE/Brave CF 78 | WKO/TKO · R1 | no stats | ||||
| 2023-07-29 | Demo Fight 17 | WSubmission (Arm Triangle) · R1 | no stats | ||||
| 2023-03-25 | Demo Fight 16 | WTKO (Retirement) · R2 | no stats | ||||
| 2022-09-24 | Demo Fight 14 | WKO/TKO · R2 | no stats | ||||
| 2022-05-28 | Demo Fight 13 | WSubmission (Arm Triangle) · R1 | no stats | ||||
| 2022-04-02 | Qualify Combat 10 | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | no stats | ||||
Stats from official box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.