Rafael Dias
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W1
- Fighting out of
- Joinville, Santa Catarina
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Avante MMA
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'4" · 163 cm
Before the UFC
Rafael Dias 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
278-136-4
.671 win rate
Winning-record opponents
16 of 20
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
35
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 35 bouts · 26 promotions · wins by 6 KO · 5 sub · 12 decMr. Cage Championship · M-1 · RDSC · NCF · Bison Kombat 6 +21
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Elvis Picanco | KO/TKO | Retirement | R3 | 3:45 | Bison Kombat 6 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| L | Ortca Gudaev15-4 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 4:42 | Core FC 2 | Dec 11, 2025 |
| W | Maxim Fuks | KO/TKO | Knee | R3 | 1:43 | RCC 23 | Sep 12, 2025 |
| L | Islam Geroev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NFL 3 | May 31, 2025 |
| W | Sheikh-Akhmat Tokaev | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:20 | NFL 2 | Dec 21, 2024 |
| W | Manuel Silva12-14-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RDSC | Mar 23, 2024 |
| L | Khalim Nazruloev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RCC | Feb 4, 2023 |
| L | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | NFC 46 | Oct 28, 2022 | |
| W | Dileno Lopes21-9 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Mr. Cage Championship | Jun 10, 2022 |
| W | Valdileno de Almeida Maia | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:14 | Jungle Fight 104 | Dec 28, 2021 |
| W | Thiago Oliveira Freitas11-11 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 4:37 | Shooto | Oct 21, 2021 |
| L | Denis Lavrentyev13-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RCC 9 | May 3, 2021 |
| W | Zarlyk Zalkarbek | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Oct 19, 2019 |
| D | Vazha Tsiptauri14-8-1 | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | WKG & M-1 Challenge 100 | Jan 26, 2019 |
| L | Movsar Evloev20-0 | KO/TKO | Punch | R5 | 0:21 | M-1 | Jul 21, 2018 |
| W | Vadim Malygin | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 4:39 | M-1 | Mar 30, 2018 |
| W | Akhmed Kukaev | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ACB 78 | Jan 13, 2018 |
| W | Jose Matheus Ortiz | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Mr. Cage Championship | Sep 9, 2017 |
| L | Walter Pereira Jr.17-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Noxii Combat 2 | Mar 12, 2017 |
| W | Benjamin Brander14-9 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | SMMAC | Oct 1, 2016 |
| L | Sergey Morozov19-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | M-1 | Jul 16, 2016 |
| W | Iliarde Santos32-16-1 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Mr.Cage Championship | Feb 13, 2016 |
| W | Cleber Da Silva | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R2 | 3:02 | RDSC | Dec 5, 2015 |
| W | Edione Santiago | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:35 | AT | Aug 27, 2015 |
| W | Felipe Mascarado | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Mr. Cage Championship | May 9, 2015 |
| W | Lucio Fernandes1-5 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | RDSC | Nov 29, 2014 |
| L | Cleverson Silva20-13 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Mr. Cage Championship | Aug 3, 2014 |
| L | Marcel Adur21-8-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | — | NCF | Jun 1, 2014 |
| W | Rafael Silva4-3 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:15 | NCF | Apr 12, 2014 |
| W | Paulo Oliveira | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ITC | Jul 13, 2013 |
| L | Bruno Menezes16-8 | Decision | — | R3 | 5:00 | IFC | Mar 23, 2013 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | EAC | Nov 3, 2012 | |
| W | Weilton dos Santos0-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:32 | BVC | Jul 15, 2012 |
| W | Jhon Aguiar | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 1:12 | CFN | Mar 3, 2012 |
| W | Rogerio Pereira5-3 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | ASF | Dec 16, 2011 |
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.