Rafael Celestino
UFC DebutNickname“The Universal Soldier”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Brasilia, Federal District
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Rafael Celestino 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
290-195-9
.598 win rate
Winning-record opponents
17 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
22
20 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 · 18 promotions · wins by 5 KO · 4 sub · 5 decNP Fight · FGC · GFC 10 · SFT 56 · SFT 48 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Sabah Homasi18-12 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R1 | 1:18 | GFC 10 | May 1, 2026 |
| L | Irwing Romero Machado21-14-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:23 | SFT 56 | May 24, 2025 |
| W | Cleber Sousa Silva25-19-1 | Decision | Split | R5 | 5:00 | SFT 48 | Jun 8, 2024 |
| W | John Allan18-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:03 | SFT 45 | Mar 2, 2024 |
| L | Kerim Daidov | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:08 | Octagon Promotion | Oct 21, 2023 |
| D | Tyago Moreira15-13-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | SFT 41 | Jun 17, 2023 |
| W | Mario Sousa21-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | SFT 39 | Feb 11, 2023 |
| L | Claudio Rocha20-18 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:22 | SFT 36 | Jul 23, 2022 |
| W | Welldon Silva de Oliveira41-31-1 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 3:36 | Fire Fight 2 | Mar 26, 2022 |
| L | Shamil Erdogan13-0 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 0:52 | EFC 42 | Oct 17, 2021 |
| W | Sergio de Fatima16-6-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:29 | Future MMA | Jun 27, 2021 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:34 | GFN | Dec 12, 2020 | |
| W | Jerffeson dos Santos Oliveira | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NP Fight | Sep 7, 2019 |
| W | Emmanuel Walo14-6-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MMA Pro League 1 | Sep 15, 2018 |
| W | Nilson Jose Dornelas0-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:24 | FGC | Jun 30, 2018 |
| L | Punahele Soriano13-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:31 | Titan FC 49 | Apr 6, 2018 |
| W | Vinicius Moreira16-9 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:27 | Shooto | Oct 27, 2017 |
| W | Eder Rodrigues3-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:49 | NP Fight | Sep 16, 2017 |
| W | Julio Cesar dos Santos17-9-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | NP Fight | Apr 15, 2017 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:12 | FGC | Nov 26, 2016 | |
| W | Marcus Atila11-9 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:00 | FGC | Nov 7, 2015 |
| L | Edgar Barbosa2-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:16 | GCC | Aug 16, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.