Rafael Sobral
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L2
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Salvador, Bahia
- Born
- Brazil
- Camp
- Ze Mario Team
- Weight class
- Bantamweight
- Height
- 5'8" · 173 cm
Before the UFC
Rafael Sobral 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
79-38-1
.675 win rate
Winning-record opponents
5 of 8
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
13
8 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 13 bouts · 10 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 3 sub · 1 decShooto · SFF · DF · Octagon Promotion · Imperium MMA Pro 9 +5
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Magomed Magomedov | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:58 | Octagon Promotion | Sep 23, 2023 |
| L | Luciano Benicio14-5 | Decision | Overtuned by CABMMA | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 13, 2015 |
| W | Leonardo Lemos0-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R1 | 4:33 | SFF | May 16, 2015 |
| W | Gerson Pereira de Jesus | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Shooto | Nov 21, 2014 |
| L | Luciano Benicio14-5 | KO/TKO | Punch | R3 | 3:45 | Imperium MMA Pro 9 | Sep 28, 2014 |
| W | Luan Felipe1-3 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:34 | Imperium MMA Pro 8 | Aug 24, 2014 |
| L | Cleuber Cabral20-5 | KO/TKO | Punch | R2 | 2:41 | SFF | Aug 31, 2013 |
| D | Newton Alves Junior | Draw | Majority | R3 | 5:00 | WFE 11 | Dec 16, 2011 |
| L | Hugo Viana8-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | WFE 9 | May 14, 2011 |
| W | Flavio Flavio | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | DF | May 24, 2008 |
| L | Renato Velame22-8-1 | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 0:00 | Prime | Dec 1, 2007 |
| W | Leonardo Paixao | Submission | — | R3 | 0:00 | DF | May 12, 2007 |
| NC | Rodrigo Reis0-7 | No Contest | Illegal Soccer Kick | R1 | 3:56 | BC | Aug 22, 2006 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.