Rafael Costa
UFC DebutNickname“Rafinha”
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Guaruja, Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'6" · 168 cm
Before the UFC
Rafael Costa 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
155-128-3
.548 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 18
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
19
18 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 19 bouts · 18 promotions · wins by 7 KO · 5 sub · 2 decLFA · RCC 25 · XMMA 6 · APM · CFC 8 +13
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Khalim Nazruloev13-0 | KO/TKO | Head Kick and Punches | R1 | 3:07 | RCC 25 | Jul 4, 2026 |
| L | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 0:55 | XMMA 6 | May 3, 2023 | |
| W | Wallace Lopes9-6 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | LFA | Jul 15, 2022 |
| W | Alex Andrade10-13 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:08 | APM | Mar 6, 2022 |
| W | Allandson Galvao | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:27 | CFC 8 | Dec 12, 2020 |
| L | Jose Johnson17-11 | KO/TKO | Elbow | R1 | 1:59 | LFA | Nov 15, 2019 |
| W | Amauri Maia7-12 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R3 | 3:34 | CFC 6 | Jun 8, 2019 |
| W | Breno Marinho15-14-2 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R3 | 0:13 | SFT 12 | May 25, 2019 |
| L | Joao Elias18-4-1 | Submission | Ambar | R2 | 2:17 | Future FC 3 | Mar 22, 2019 |
| W | Submission | Arm -Triangle Choke | R2 | 1:45 | MF | Dec 1, 2018 | |
| W | Antonio Pare1-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:50 | CFN | Oct 12, 2018 |
| W | Luis Henrique Fernandes4-25 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:30 | Bonito Eco Fight Combat 2 | Sep 23, 2017 |
| W | Douglas Silva7-7 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 4:30 | CFC 2 | Jun 17, 2017 |
| W | Douglas Pereira da Silva0-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:28 | Bonito Eco Fight Combat | Mar 25, 2017 |
| W | Sullivan de Souza Silva0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:55 | ImpactForce | Oct 12, 2016 |
| W | Adriano Ramos14-7 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R1 | 2:18 | Jungle Fight 90 | Sep 3, 2016 |
| W | Paulo Paixao3-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Dragon Fight Sao Paulo | Jul 30, 2016 |
| W | Arthur Gustavo Antunes2-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:03 | Jungle Fight 85 | Jan 23, 2016 |
| L | Submission | Inverted Triangle Choke | R1 | 2:46 | Jungle Fight 80 | Aug 22, 2015 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.