Rafael Lovato Jr.
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W11
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Light Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Rafael Lovato Jr. 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
196-75-3
.723 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 10
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
11
10 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 11 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 7 sub · 2 decBellator · IGF · LFC 62 · LFC 54 · LFC 46 +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Taiga Iwasaki11-2 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 2:10 | IGF | Dec 28, 2022 |
| W | Gegard Mousasi49-9-2 | Decision | Majority | R5 | 5:00 | Bellator | Jun 22, 2019 |
| W | John Salter19-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R3 | 4:27 | Bellator | Sep 21, 2018 |
| W | Gerald Harris26-8-1 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:11 | Bellator | Apr 28, 2018 |
| W | Chris Honeycutt16-10 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Bellator | Dec 1, 2017 |
| W | Mike Rhodes13-6 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:59 | Bellator | Jul 14, 2017 |
| W | Charles Hackmann | KO/TKO | Kick, Knees and Punches | R1 | 0:13 | Bellator | Mar 3, 2017 |
| W | Cortez Coleman14-9 | Submission | Armbar | R3 | 4:04 | LFC 62 | Nov 11, 2016 |
| W | Marcelo Nunes11-2 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:51 | LFC 54 | Apr 20, 2016 |
| W | Kevin Holland29-15 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:24 | LFC 46 | Oct 2, 2015 |
| W | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:07 | LFC 35 | Sep 26, 2014 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.