Rafael Carvalho
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Rafael Carvalho 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
464-220-7
.678 win rate
Winning-record opponents
22 of 24
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
24 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 26 bouts · 14 promotions · wins by 12 KO · 5 decBellator · North-West Power Alliance · Ignite Fights · CFC 16 · Talent MMA Circuit 9 +9
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sergey Romanov24-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:03 | North-West Power Alliance | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 0:47 | Ignite Fights | ||
| W | Marcelo Alfaya18-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | CFC 16 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R2 | 4:04 | Bellator | ||
| L | Lorenz Larkin27-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| L | Alex Polizzi11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| L | Vadim Nemkov20-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:56 | Bellator | |
| W | Chidi Njokuani25-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| L | Lyoto Machida26-12 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| L | Gegard Mousasi49-9-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:35 | Bellator | |
| W | Alessio Sakara22-13 | KO/TKO | Elbow | R1 | 0:44 | Bellator | |
| W | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R4 | 3:15 | Bellator | |
| W | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | |
| W | Brandon Halsey12-5 | KO/TKO | Body Kick | R2 | 1:42 | Bellator | |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | ||
| W | Brian Rogers15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:06 | Bellator | |
| W | Mauri Roque6-2 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body and Punches | R1 | 2:47 | Talent MMA Circuit 9 | |
| W | Sergio Souza18-22 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body and Punches | R3 | 2:15 | IFC | |
| W | Gustavo Machado23-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Smash | |
| W | Fernando Scherek | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:39 | AFT 4 | |
| W | Kaue Dudus8-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:48 | Samurai FC 9 | |
| W | Eduardo Gimenez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:55 | Empire Promotions | |
| W | Luiz Cado18-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:00 | Forca Jovem Parana | |
| W | Glauber Valadares3-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:52 | PFC | |
| W | Flavio Rodrigo Magon24-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:42 | AF | |
| L | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | Samurai FC |
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.