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Rafael Mendes

UFC DebutNickname“Baby”
Record
5-4
Streak
W1
Born
Brazil
Weight class
Bantamweight
Height
5'4" · 163 cm
Before the UFC

Rafael Mendes 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
Strong
Opponents' combined record
65-28
.699 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 4
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
9
4 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

5-4across 9 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 1 sub · 2 decAF · Mesquita Combat · MAC 11 · MAC 9 · MAC 7 +3
ResOpponentOutcomeFinishRdTimePromotionDate
W
Wendel Gabriel
KO/TKO—R10:00
Mesquita Combat
Apr 24, 2025
L
Diogo Silva16-10
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
MAC 11
Nov 23, 2024
L
Marcos Paulo
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
MAC 9
May 25, 2024
L
Paulo Victor Santos Silva
SubmissionArmbarR11:22
MAC 7
Feb 3, 2024
W
Josafa Dias Frazao4-3
KO/TKOPunchesR13:34
MAC 6
Dec 2, 2023
W
Wellington Mexicano
SubmissionRear-Naked ChokeR20:00
Mesquita Combat -
Sep 24, 2022
L
Jose Maria Tome41-10
SubmissionArm-Triangle ChokeR22:03
AF
Feb 13, 2022
W
Santhiago Paiva da Frota4-5
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
AF
Dec 11, 2021
W
Jose Victor Leandro
DecisionUnanimousR35:00
Arena Global
Dec 6, 2020

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

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