Rafael Carvalho
UFC DebutNickname“Jacare”
Record
Streak
L1
- Fighting out of
- Amapa, Macapa
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Amapa Combat
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'9" · 175 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
292-245-6
.544 win rate
Winning-record opponents
8 of 19
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
24
19 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 24 bouts · 11 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 3 sub · 5 decIMVT · DDG · DFC · WCC · NEC 10 +6
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Jose Willian Lima da Silva3-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WCC | Sep 13, 2014 |
| W | Walisson Leite dos Santos0-1 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R3 | 0:00 | NEC 10 | Aug 3, 2013 |
| L | Submission | Heel Hook | R1 | 3:12 | IMVT | Apr 7, 2012 | |
| L | Oberdan Vieira Tenorio35-16-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:25 | IMVT | Feb 5, 2011 |
| L | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | UFF | Jan 15, 2011 | |
| L | John Teixeira28-13-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 3:47 | IMVT | Sep 4, 2010 |
| W | Elielson Almeida9-12 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:58 | PF | Jul 21, 2010 |
| L | Igor Fernandes21-7 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 3:19 | MC | Oct 3, 2009 |
| L | Iuri Alcantara35-11 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:00 | IMC | Sep 10, 2009 |
| L | Submission | Heel Hook | R3 | 3:40 | IMVT | Jul 5, 2009 | |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MMA | Jul 4, 2009 | |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 0:00 | DDG | Mar 2, 2008 | |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IMVT | Dec 8, 2007 | |
| W | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 2:45 | DDG | Nov 1, 2007 | |
| D | Anderson Gleison Rodrigues | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | DFC | Sep 12, 2007 |
| W | Josemberg Freitas | KO/TKO | — | R2 | 0:00 | IMVT | Dec 10, 2006 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | NF | Sep 29, 2006 | |
| W | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:12 | IMVT | Sep 9, 2006 | |
| W | Elielson Almeida9-12 | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | IMVT | May 10, 2006 |
| W | Glaucker Arrada | Decision | Unanimous | R2 | 5:00 | IMVT | May 10, 2006 |
| W | Cezar Carlos | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:16 | DFC | Jan 4, 2006 |
| W | Carlos Cuba | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IMVT | Aug 20, 2005 |
| L | Adson Lira Nascimento38-11-2 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 2:57 | IMVT | Apr 29, 2005 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | IMVT | Apr 29, 2005 |
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.