Rakim Cleveland
UFC DebutNickname“The Boogeyman”
Record
Streak
L3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Dayton, Texas
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Heavyweight
- Height
- 6'3" · 191 cm
Before the UFC
Rakim Cleveland 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
505-369-14
.578 win rate
Winning-record opponents
24 of 37
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
43
37 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 43 bouts · 33 promotions · wins by 14 KO · 7 sub · 2 decPFL · Bellator · WWFC · EC · VFC +28
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:47 | Ural FC 8 | Oct 16, 2024 | |
| L | Cody East16-8 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:31 | PFC 35 | Apr 20, 2024 |
| L | Shelton Graves11-7 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PCS 4 | Jan 20, 2024 |
| W | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R3 | 3:55 | Bellator | Mar 31, 2023 | |
| L | Tyrell Fortune18-3 | KO/TKO | Punches and Knee | R1 | 1:38 | Bellator | Apr 15, 2022 |
| L | Steve Mowry10-2-1 | Submission | Kimura | R1 | 3:28 | Bellator | Nov 12, 2021 |
| W | Kelvin Fitial16-18-2 | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 4:48 | B2 Fighting Series 132 | Aug 21, 2021 |
| W | Scott Hough7-10 | KO/TKO | Strikes | R2 | 1:27 | North Iowa Fights | Apr 24, 2021 |
| W | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 2:57 | Caged Aggression 30 | Mar 25, 2021 | |
| L | Vinny Magalhaes19-12 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:56 | PFL | Aug 8, 2019 |
| L | Viktor Nemkov34-10-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | PFL | Jun 6, 2019 |
| L | Vinny Magalhaes19-12 | Submission | Flying Triangle Kimura | R1 | 1:20 | PFL | Oct 13, 2018 |
| L | Maxim Grishin35-12-2 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 4:03 | PFL | Aug 2, 2018 |
| W | Rashid Yusupov12-3 | KO/TKO | Retirement | R3 | 0:01 | PFL | Jun 21, 2018 |
| W | Houston Alexander17-16-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:04 | Primus FC | Dec 9, 2017 |
| NC | Vitaly Shemetov | No Contest | Accidental Clash of Heads | R1 | — | LKC | Aug 26, 2017 |
| W | Houston Alexander17-16-1 | KO/TKO | Knees and Punches | R1 | 4:45 | EC | Apr 15, 2017 |
| L | Tanner Boser22-11-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | Unified MMA 29 | Dec 16, 2016 |
| W | Calley Kruger | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 1:37 | VFC 53 | Nov 23, 2016 |
| W | B.J. Lacy17-28-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 3:20 | AFC | Sep 24, 2016 |
| L | Mike Rhodes13-6 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R2 | 2:42 | VFC 51 | Jun 24, 2016 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:36 | VFC | Apr 1, 2016 | |
| W | Jaquis Williams7-16 | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R2 | 4:32 | VFC | Feb 19, 2016 |
| W | Ashdon Lightner0-1 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:10 | MCC 60 | Sep 4, 2015 |
| W | Mark Scudder6-4-1 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Victory Fighting Championship | Jun 6, 2015 |
| L | John Poppie14-8 | Decision | Unanimous | R5 | 5:00 | MCC 58 | Mar 13, 2015 |
| D | Robert Morrow24-22-1 | Draw | — | R3 | 5:00 | MCC 56 | Nov 26, 2014 |
| L | Steve Montgomery10-6 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | Titan FC 29 | Aug 22, 2014 |
| W | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:48 | MCC 54 | Jun 27, 2014 | |
| L | Bubba Bush8-3 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 1:33 | LFC 28 | Feb 21, 2014 |
| W | Wayman Carter11-12 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | Carnage | Nov 16, 2013 |
| W | Armando Herrera Jr. | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:44 | Fury FC 1 | Nov 1, 2013 |
| W | KO/TKO | Submission to Punches | R1 | 4:33 | WWFC | Sep 28, 2013 | |
| W | Andrew Potter | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:07 | WWFC | Jul 13, 2013 |
| W | Brian Long0-6 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:29 | WWFC | Apr 27, 2013 |
| W | Ryan Sutton | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 4:14 | Shamrock FC | Jan 26, 2013 |
| W | John McElroy8-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:58 | IC | Dec 1, 2012 |
| L | Nate Rodriguez | Submission | Triangle Choke | R2 | 3:20 | EC | Aug 25, 2012 |
| L | Aaron Davis10-7 | Decision | Split | R3 | 5:00 | IXFA 8 | Jul 7, 2012 |
| L | Derrick Lewis29-13 | KO/TKO | Punches | R3 | 3:12 | LFC 9 | Dec 16, 2011 |
| W | Decision | Split | R3 | 3:00 | IXFA | Apr 23, 2011 | |
| W | Richard White16-20 | Submission | Keylock | R2 | 2:36 | Ottumwa MMA | Feb 18, 2011 |
| L | Derrick Lewis29-13 | Submission | Armbar | R2 | 1:33 | WG | Nov 12, 2010 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-1across 2 amateur bouts · 2 promotionsTRCAA · Throwdown in O-Town
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Jeremiah Gunter | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:03 | TRCAA | Jul 17, 2010 |
| L | Cody Emery1-0 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:56 | Throwdown in O-Town | Mar 27, 2010 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.