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
465-221-7
.678 win rate
Winning-record opponents
22 of 25
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
25 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 Romanov25-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:03 | North-West Power Alliance | Oct 4, 2025 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R4 | 0:47 | Ignite Fights | Apr 13, 2024 | |
| W | Marcelo Alfaya18-14 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | CFC 16 | Nov 15, 2023 |
| L | KO/TKO | Elbows and Punches | R2 | 4:04 | Bellator | Apr 15, 2022 | |
| L | Lorenz Larkin27-8 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | May 7, 2021 |
| L | Alex Polizzi11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Sep 11, 2020 |
| L | Vadim Nemkov20-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:56 | Bellator | Oct 12, 2019 |
| W | Chidi Njokuani25-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jul 12, 2019 |
| L | Lyoto Machida26-12 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Dec 15, 2018 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi49-9-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:35 | Bellator | May 25, 2018 |
| W | Alessio Sakara22-13 | KO/TKO | Elbow | R1 | 0:44 | Bellator | Dec 9, 2017 |
| W | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R4 | 3:15 | Bellator | Apr 8, 2017 |
| W | Melvin Manhoef32-17-1 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | May 20, 2016 |
| W | Brandon Halsey12-5 | KO/TKO | Body Kick | R2 | 1:42 | Bellator | Oct 23, 2015 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Apr 10, 2015 | |
| W | Brian Rogers15-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:06 | Bellator | Sep 19, 2014 |
| W | Mauri Roque6-2 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body and Punches | R1 | 2:47 | Talent MMA Circuit 9 | May 10, 2014 |
| W | Sergio Souza18-22 | KO/TKO | Knee to the Body and Punches | R3 | 2:15 | IFC | Sep 7, 2013 |
| W | Gustavo Machado23-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Smash | Jul 13, 2013 |
| W | Fernando Scherek0-1 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:39 | AFT 4 | Mar 9, 2013 |
| W | Kaue Dudus8-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:48 | Samurai FC 9 | Dec 15, 2012 |
| W | Eduardo Gimenez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:55 | Empire Promotions | Oct 20, 2012 |
| W | Luiz Cado18-7-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 0:00 | Forca Jovem Parana | Aug 25, 2012 |
| W | Glauber Valadares3-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:52 | PFC | Aug 11, 2012 |
| W | Flavio Rodrigo Magon24-20 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:42 | AF | Mar 10, 2012 |
| L | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | Samurai FC | Dec 17, 2011 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.