Rafael Hudson
UFC DebutNickname“Apocalipse”
Record
Streak
L3
- Fighting out of
- Ubatuba, Sao Paulo
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Nova Uniao
- Weight class
- Lightweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Rafael Hudson 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
119-68-3
.636 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 14
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
21
14 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 21 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 7 subBellator · Shooto · PML 19 · Hamara MMA · GFC 29 +14
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 3:55 | PML 19 | Mar 21, 2026 | |
| L | Ville Mankinen10-6-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:39 | Hamara MMA | May 17, 2025 |
| L | Luka Giorgadze | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:31 | GFC 29 | Dec 14, 2024 |
| W | Anderson Bueno5-5 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 1:19 | FFL MMA 4 | Nov 30, 2024 |
| W | Thiago Costa | Submission | Scarf Hold | R1 | 1:29 | Furious Fight Championship 3 | Nov 23, 2024 |
| W | Augusto Pedra | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 3:02 | MMA Fight Night Santo Antonio Ica 4 | Aug 31, 2024 |
| L | Eduard Kexel12-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 4:29 | Oktagon MMA | Jan 27, 2024 |
| L | Nazarbek Alimzhanov | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 2:11 | EFC Global 32 | May 28, 2023 |
| W | Stefano Gennaro | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:45 | Power Fighting Championship | Apr 15, 2023 |
| L | Khasan Magomedsharipov | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:40 | Bellator | Feb 25, 2023 |
| W | Joao Vitorino Da Paixao Neto | Submission | — | R1 | 0:00 | SF 3 | Oct 1, 2022 |
| L | Ciaran Clarke10-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 2:50 | Bellator | Sep 23, 2022 |
| W | Junior Medeiros3-3 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 2:14 | TFC 2 | Jul 30, 2022 |
| L | Omar Solomanov14-4 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R2 | 2:12 | Brave CF 54 | Sep 25, 2021 |
| L | Sylwester Miller14-8 | Decision | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | AFN 10 | Jul 16, 2021 |
| W | Quentin Arola6-7-1 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:00 | PFC 6 | Aug 3, 2019 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:37 | Shooto | May 11, 2018 | |
| W | Tayron Pedro10-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:43 | FLC 5 | May 25, 2017 |
| W | Natan Leite Ferreira6-6 | Submission | Anaconda Choke | R2 | 0:29 | Shooto | Apr 30, 2017 |
| W | Submission | Brabo Choke | R3 | 3:04 | FLC 4 | Dec 16, 2016 | |
| W | Aelson Santos dos Santos1-1-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:07 | FLC 3 | Sep 2, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.