Rafael Dos Anjos

Record

32-17

Streak

Age

Date of birth

Oct 26, 1984

Fighting out of: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Born: Brazil
Camps: Nova Uniao·RDA Academy
Weight class: Welterweight
Height: 5'8" · 173 cm
Reach: 70" · 178 cm
Stance: Southpaw
Last fight: Oct 26, 2024
Cut risk: 37%

UFC fight history

ResultOpponentMethodDetailEvent

#10Geoff Neal

Welterweight · KO/TKO · to Dos Anjos leg injury · R1 · 1:30

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:30

to Dos Anjos leg injury

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway

Oct 26, 2024

#6Mateusz Gamrot

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Mar 9, 2024

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

Mar 9, 2024

#10Vicente Luque

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos · Aug 12, 2023

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos

Aug 12, 2023

Bryan Barberena

Welterweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 · 3:20

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 3, 2022

Submission

R2 · 3:20

Rear Naked Choke

UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland

Dec 3, 2022

#10Rafael Fiziev

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R5 · 0:18

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · Jul 9, 2022

KO/TKO

R5 · 0:18

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev

Jul 9, 2022

Renato Moicano

Catch Weight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal · Mar 5, 2022

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal

Mar 5, 2022

#7Paul Felder

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos · Nov 14, 2020

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Split

UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos

Nov 14, 2020

Michael Chiesa

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos · Jan 25, 2020

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos

Jan 25, 2020

#11Leon Edwards

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Jul 20, 2019

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards

Jul 20, 2019

Kevin Lee

Welterweight · Submission · Arm Triangle From Mount · R4 · 3:47

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee · May 18, 2019

Submission

R4 · 3:47

Arm Triangle From Mount

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee

May 18, 2019

#6Kamaru Usman

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale · Nov 30, 2018

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale

Nov 30, 2018

#4Colby CovingtonTitle

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 9, 2018

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Jun 9, 2018

#2Robbie Lawler

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos

Dec 16, 2017

#6Neil Magny

Welterweight · Submission · Arm Triangle On Ground · R1 · 3:43

UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2 · Sep 9, 2017

Submission

R1 · 3:43

Arm Triangle On Ground

UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2

Sep 9, 2017

#11Tarec Saffiedine

Welterweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia · Jun 17, 2017

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia

Jun 17, 2017

#3Tony Ferguson

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson · Nov 5, 2016

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson

Nov 5, 2016

#2Eddie AlvarezTitle

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head In Clinch · R1 · 3:49

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez · Jul 7, 2016

KO/TKO

R1 · 3:49

Punches to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez

Jul 7, 2016

#2Donald CerroneTitle

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 · 1:06

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 · Dec 19, 2015

KO/TKO

R1 · 1:06

Punches to Head On Ground

UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2

Dec 19, 2015

CAnthony PettisTitle

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R5 · 5:00

UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos · Mar 14, 2015

Decision

R5 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 185: Pettis vs. Dos Anjos

Mar 14, 2015

#14Nate Diaz

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic · Dec 13, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs. Miocic

Dec 13, 2014

#1Benson Henderson

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head In Clinch · R1 · 2:31

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos · Aug 23, 2014

KO/TKO

R1 · 2:31

Punch to Head In Clinch

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Dos Anjos

Aug 23, 2014

Jason High

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 · 3:36

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov · Jun 7, 2014

KO/TKO

R2 · 3:36

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov

Jun 7, 2014

#7Khabib Nurmagomedov

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne · Apr 19, 2014

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne

Apr 19, 2014

#9Donald Cerrone

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 · Aug 28, 2013

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2

Aug 28, 2013

Evan Dunham

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold · May 18, 2013

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold

May 18, 2013

Mark Bocek

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit · Nov 17, 2012

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit

Nov 17, 2012

Anthony Njokuani

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs. Weidman · Jul 11, 2012

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs. Weidman

Jul 11, 2012

Kamal Shalorus

Lightweight · Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R1 · 1:40

UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier · May 15, 2012

Submission

R1 · 1:40

Rear Naked Choke

UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier

May 15, 2012

Gleison Tibau

Lightweight · Decision · Split · R3 · 5:00

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson · Nov 19, 2011

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Split

UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson

Nov 19, 2011

George Sotiropoulos

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R1 · 0:59

UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber · Jul 2, 2011

KO/TKO

R1 · 0:59

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber

Jul 2, 2011

Clay Guida

Lightweight · Submission · Injury Jaw Injury · R3 · 1:51

UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen · Aug 7, 2010

Submission

R3 · 1:51

Injury Jaw Injury

UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen

Aug 7, 2010

Terry Etim

Lightweight · Submission · Armbar From North South · R2 · 4:30

UFC 112: Invincible · Apr 10, 2010

Submission

R2 · 4:30

Armbar From North South

UFC 112: Invincible

Apr 10, 2010

Kyle Bradley

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz · Jan 11, 2010

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz

Jan 11, 2010

Rob Emerson

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort · Sep 19, 2009

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort

Sep 19, 2009

Tyson Griffin

Lightweight · Decision · Unanimous · R3 · 5:00

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann · Apr 1, 2009

Decision

R3 · 5:00

Unanimous

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann

Apr 1, 2009

Jeremy Stephens

Lightweight · KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R3 · 0:39

UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar · Nov 15, 2008

KO/TKO

R3 · 0:39

Punch to Head At Distance

UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar

Nov 15, 2008

Outside the UFC

11-2across 13 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 6 sub · 4 decJuiz de Fora · XFC · Fury FC 6 · Pancrase · Fury FC 5 +5

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
W	Takafumi Otsuka30-18-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Fury FC 6	Jul 12, 2008
W	Takaichi Hirayama7-11-6	Submission	Armbar	R1	1:25	Pancrase	Jun 1, 2008
W	Gabriel Miglioli9-9	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Fury FC 5	Dec 6, 2007
W	Danilo Cherman9-4	Submission	Kimura	R2	3:38	Fury FC 4	Aug 4, 2007
W	Mauricio Reis19-13	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	6:24	XFC	Apr 29, 2007
W	Thiago Meller21-9	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	7:28	XFC	Apr 29, 2007
W	Johil de Oliveira17-16-1	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:50	Juiz de Fora	Apr 14, 2007
W	Mateus Trindade2-1	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	Shooto	Mar 24, 2007
W	Diogo Oliveira0-2	Submission	Armbar	R2	0:00	TFMMA	Oct 25, 2006
L	Jorge Britto12-10-1	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Arena	Jun 4, 2005
W	Felipe Arinelli15-12	KO/TKO	Cut	R2	0:00	Juiz de Fora	Apr 16, 2005
W	Joao Paulo Almeida Alves9-11	Decision	—	R3	5:00	Arena BH	Oct 9, 2004
L	Adriano Abu2-0	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	Juiz de Fora	Sep 25, 2004

Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.

Career striking

OverallC55th

47%1,822 / 3,871

Striking accuracy

60%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+0.25 differential

Landed3.48

Absorbed3.23

57%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+7%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head58%59th1,063
Body24%74th434
Leg18%65th325

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

67%Standing

Standing67%1,224
Clinch18%321
Ground15%277

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Rafael Dos Anjos

Landed per 15

Head

59th

30.5

59th

Body

74th

12.4

74th

Leg

66th

9.3

66th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

46th

31.6

46th

Body

45th

10.1

45th

Leg

51st

6.8

51st

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	30.5	1,063	2,890	37%
Body	12.4	434	589	74%
Leg	9.3	325	392	83%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	31.6	1,102	3,462	32%
Body	10.1	352	530	66%
Leg	6.8	238	263	90%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Rafael Dos Anjos

36 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 523 min

116%

R3 pace · 26 bouts

Dos Anjos builds (+5% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Dos Anjos lifts to 116% of round-1 output by round 3 (26 bouts).

Dos Anjos ▲ BUILDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Dos Anjoslanded / min

Takedown attempts

Dos Anjosattempts / min

Control time

Dos Anjos% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	5.1	3.4	2.7	0.27	23%	36
R2	5.8	3.5	3.2	0.42	27%	29
R3	5.6	3.3	3.3	0.40	28%	26
R4	6.0	3.7	3.8	0.39	29%	11
R5	6.5	4.2	4.5	0.40	28%	10

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Rafael Dos Anjos

36 resolved UFC bouts · 19 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

65/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

91st

68%

91st

Win quality

74th

47%

74th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Ranked 6–15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Cross-div rankedRanked #1–#15 in another division at the time
Contender-level8+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.55 win rate
Established5+ UFC wins entering the bout, ≥.500
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	7	3-4	43%
Top-5	9	4-5	44%
Ranked 6–15	5	3-2	60%
Cross-div ranked	4	2-2	50%
Contender-level	3	1-2	33%
Established	2	2-0	100%
Building	3	3-0	100%
Unproven	3	3-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Geoff Neal#10	Ranked 6–15	73	Oct 26, 2024
L	Mateusz Gamrot#6	Top-5	77	Mar 9, 2024
L	Vicente Luque#10	Top-5	77	Aug 12, 2023
W	Bryan Barberena	Building	28	Dec 3, 2022
L	Rafael Fiziev#10	Ranked 6–15	73	Jul 9, 2022
W	Renato Moicano	Cross-div ranked	45	Mar 5, 2022
W	Paul Felder#7	Ranked 6–15	74	Nov 14, 2020
L	Michael Chiesa	Top-5	67	Jan 25, 2020
L	Leon Edwards#11	Champion	88	Jul 20, 2019
W	Kevin Lee	Cross-div ranked	45	May 18, 2019
L	Kamaru Usman#6	Champion	91	Nov 30, 2018
L	Colby Covington#4	Top-5	87	Jun 9, 2018
W	Robbie Lawler#2	Champion	96	Dec 16, 2017
W	Neil Magny#6	Top-5	77	Sep 9, 2017
W	Tarec Saffiedine#11	Ranked 6–15	70	Jun 17, 2017
L	Tony Ferguson#3	Top-5	91	Nov 5, 2016
L	Eddie Alvarez#2	Champion	96	Jul 7, 2016
W	Donald Cerrone#2	Top-5	87	Dec 19, 2015
W	Anthony PettisCHAMP	Champion	100	Mar 14, 2015
W	Nate Diaz#14	Top-5	74	Dec 13, 2014
W	Benson Henderson#1	Champion	97	Aug 23, 2014
W	Jason High	Building	18	Jun 7, 2014
L	Khabib Nurmagomedov#7	Champion	91	Apr 19, 2014
W	Donald Cerrone#9	Top-5	81	Aug 28, 2013
W	Evan Dunham	Ranked 6–15	53	May 18, 2013
W	Mark Bocek	Contender-level	40	Nov 17, 2012
W	Anthony Njokuani	Unproven	12	Jul 11, 2012
W	Kamal Shalorus	Unproven	8	May 15, 2012
L	Gleison Tibau	Contender-level	45	Nov 19, 2011
W	George Sotiropoulos	Established	30	Jul 2, 2011
L	Clay Guida	Cross-div ranked	40	Aug 7, 2010
W	Terry Etim	Established	30	Apr 10, 2010
W	Kyle Bradley	Unproven	8	Jan 11, 2010
W	Rob Emerson	Building	18	Sep 19, 2009
L	Tyson Griffin	Contender-level	40	Apr 1, 2009
L	Jeremy Stephens	Cross-div ranked	36	Nov 15, 2008

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

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Takedowns	68 / 191
Submission attempts	20
Control time	136:45

TDs defended	91 / 166
Control absorbed	125:27

Rafael Dos Anjos

UFC fight history

Outside the UFC

Method of victory & defeat

Finishes

KO history

Judging

Career striking

Striking zones

Grappling

Pace & fade

What drives the pace · per round

Schedule Score

Career cohorts

Activity & layoff

Fight-by-fight odds & scoring