Rafael Carvalho (17-8, 12) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 27, 1986. At the age of 25 years on December 17, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes, losing the fight via 1st-round submission.
Carvalho's last fight was a 4th-round KO loss to Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz at age 37 on April 13, 2024. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
Some of Rafael Carvalho's best fights have been against Alessio Sakara, Brandon Halsey, Melvin Manhoef, Brian Rogers, Gustavo Machado, Chidi Njokuani and Joe Schilling.
Carvalho has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | Apr 13, 2024 37 years, 8 months 17-8 (12) | Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz | LHW | 4 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
24 | Nov 15, 2023 37 years, 3 months 17-7 (12) | Marcelo Alfaya | LHW | 5 | UD | WIN | |
23  | Apr 15, 2022 35 years, 8 months 16-7 (12) | 32 years, 10 months 18-7-1 (15) | Bellator | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Elbows and punches |
22  | May 7, 2021 34 years, 9 months 16-6 (12) | 34 years, 8 months 22-7 (11) | Bellator | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
21 | Sep 11, 2020 34 years, 1 months 16-5 (12) | Alex Polizzi | Bellator | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Oct 12, 2019 33 years, 2 months 16-4 (12) | 27 years, 3 months 10-2 (9) | Bellator | LHW | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
19  | Jul 12, 2019 32 years, 11 months 16-3 (12) | 30 years, 6 months 18-6 (11) | Bellator | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Dec 15, 2018 32 years, 4 months 15-3 (12) | 40 years, 6 months 24-8 (12) | Bellator | MD | 3 | SD | LOSS |
17  | May 25, 2018 31 years, 9 months 15-2 (12) | 32 years, 9 months 43-6-2 (36) | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost Bellator World middleweight title |
16  | Dec 9, 2017 31 years, 4 months 15-1 (12) | 36 years, 3 months 19-11 (15) | Bellator | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Elbow Defended Bellator World middleweight title |
15  | Apr 8, 2017 30 years, 8 months 14-1 (11) | 40 years, 10 months 30-13-1 (28) | Bellator | MD | 4 | KO | WIN Head kick Defended Bellator World middleweight title |
14 | May 20, 2016 29 years, 9 months 13-1 (10) | 40 years 30-12-1 (28) | Bellator | MD | 5 | SD | WIN Defended Bellator World middleweight title |
13  | Oct 23, 2015 29 years, 2 months 12-1 (10) | 29 years, 1 months 9-0 (4) | Bellator | MD | 2 | KO | WIN Body kick Won Bellator World middleweight title |
12  | Apr 10, 2015 28 years, 8 months 11-1 (9) | 31 years, 2 months 2-3 (2) | Bellator | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
11  | Sep 19, 2014 28 years, 1 months 10-1 (9) | 30 years, 7 months 11-6 (10) | Bellator | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
10 | May 10, 2014 27 years, 9 months 9-1 (8) | Mauri Roque | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches | |
9 | Sep 7, 2013 27 years, 1 months 8-1 (7) | Sergio Souza | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body and punches | |
8  | Jul 13, 2013 26 years, 11 months 7-1 (6) | 38 years, 1 months 23-9-1 (10) | MD | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Mar 9, 2013 26 years, 7 months 6-1 (6) | Fernando Scherek | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Dec 15, 2012 26 years, 4 months 5-1 (5) | Kaue Dudus | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
5 | Oct 20, 2012 26 years, 2 months 4-1 (4) | Eduardo Gimenez | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | Aug 25, 2012 26 years 3-1 (3) | Luiz Cado Simon | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Aug 11, 2012 26 years 2-1 (2) | Glauber Valadares | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Mar 10, 2012 25 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | Flavio Rodrigo Magon | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Dec 17, 2011 25 years, 4 months 0-1 (0) | Julio Cesar Araujo Fernandes | 1 | SUB | LOSS Anaconda choke |
