Welington Lima Rafael
UFC DebutNickname“Negao”
Record
Streak
W3
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Ipatinga, Minas Gerais
- Born
- Brazil
- Weight class
- Middleweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Welington Lima Rafael 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
40-25
.615 win rate
Winning-record opponents
3 of 6
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
8
6 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 8 bouts · 6 promotions · wins by 2 KO · 2 subXFE MMA · PCMMA · XFE · VFN · WOC +1
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Samuel Dias | Submission | Heel Hook | R2 | 0:00 | XFE MMA | Dec 7, 2024 |
| W | Paulo Freitas | KO/TKO | — | R3 | 0:00 | XFE MMA | Sep 27, 2024 |
| W | Adalberto Messias0-1 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 2:49 | XFE | May 17, 2018 |
| L | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:44 | PCMMA | May 27, 2017 | |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:57 | VFN | Mar 18, 2017 | |
| W | Bruno Aparecido Pereira Alves0-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:20 | PCMMA | Dec 17, 2016 |
| L | Andre Muniz24-8 | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:30 | WOC | Apr 29, 2016 |
| L | Danielson Oliveira1-0 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Gladiator Combat 1 | Mar 12, 2016 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.