Rafael Barbosa
UFC DebutNickname“Coxinha”
Record
Streak
W3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- CMMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 6'0" · 183 cm
Before the UFC
Rafael Barbosa makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
244-104-5
.701 win rate
Winning-record opponents
12 of 13
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
22
13 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 22 bouts · 15 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 6 sub · 5 decLFA · Pancrase · PFC · Future MMA 13 · Future MMA +10
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Tatsuya Saika14-8 | KO/TKO | Cut | R2 | 4:41 | Pancrase | Mar 14, 2026 |
| W | Yuto Suzuki | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 4:31 | Pancrase | Jul 27, 2025 |
| W | Yusuke Kasuya16-10-2 | Submission | Brabo Choke | R2 | 4:02 | Pancrase | Mar 9, 2025 |
| L | Mairon Santos17-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Mar 24, 2023 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Future MMA 13 | Sep 24, 2021 | |
| W | Ozias Junior | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 2:44 | Future MMA | Jun 27, 2021 |
| L | Elismar Lima33-15 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Future MMA 12 | Oct 16, 2020 |
| L | Jamall Emmers22-8 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 2:39 | LFA | Jan 31, 2020 |
| L | Luis Alberto Nogueira23-13-2 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Future MMA 9 | Oct 19, 2019 |
| W | Nate Jennerman18-7 | KO/TKO | Elbow and Punches | R1 | 3:18 | LFA | May 31, 2019 |
| W | Cameron Graves14-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Mar 29, 2019 |
| W | Carlos Alexandre22-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:32 | Future FC 1 | Jan 25, 2019 |
| W | Wilcleff Maycon Bezerra | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:28 | MF Fighters | Nov 10, 2018 |
| W | Melquizael Costa26-8 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 3:08 | Demolidor Fight MMA 13 | Aug 18, 2018 |
| W | Flavio Jasser | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:42 | Fatality Kombat | May 29, 2018 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:46 | Arena FC | Mar 10, 2018 | |
| L | Max Coga27-8-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:34 | WiTo Sport Events | Dec 9, 2017 |
| W | Joao Oliveira | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFC | Sep 30, 2017 |
| W | Benedito Francis Ferreira | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:55 | SFC | Jun 17, 2017 |
| W | Edison Ferreira de Souza | Submission | — | R2 | 2:35 | PFN | May 13, 2017 |
| W | Higor Yamanoi | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | PFC | Feb 11, 2017 |
| W | Hazael Soares de Jesus | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFC | May 21, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.