Rafael Souza
UFC DebutNickname“Carioca”
Record
Streak
L1
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Welterweight
- Height
- 5'11" · 180 cm
Before the UFC
Rafael Souza 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
ModerateOpponents' combined record
71-85-4
.455 win rate
Winning-record opponents
4 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 · 13 promotions · wins by 1 KO · 3 sub · 4 decRUF MMA 32 · Vigilant Promotions · Fight Time Promotions · Titan FC 31 · PFE +8
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Raymond Pina9-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:13 | RUF MMA 32 | May 18, 2019 |
| W | Drew Lipton6-30 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:45 | Vigilant Promotions | Jul 21, 2018 |
| L | Jose Caceres15-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:08 | Fight Time Promotions | Oct 21, 2016 |
| L | Michael Graves11-1-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:37 | Titan FC 31 | Oct 31, 2014 |
| L | Thiago Silva17-7-1 | KO/TKO | Knee and Punches | R2 | 2:53 | PFE | Jun 29, 2013 |
| W | Eduardo Milioli | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | NCF | Mar 9, 2013 |
| W | Elton Rodrigues5-14 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:51 | TWNC | Nov 17, 2012 |
| W | Fabio Selim0-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:55 | Sparta | Sep 29, 2012 |
| W | Pedro Lima | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | MTF 2 | Nov 4, 2010 |
| W | Roberto Leoni | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFL | Aug 7, 2010 |
| W | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | BFC | Sep 5, 2009 | |
| L | Juliano Wandalen | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Nitrix | Feb 14, 2009 |
| W | Paulo de Jesus | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 0:00 | WC | Oct 11, 2008 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.