Rafael Cavalcante (13-7, 13) was born in Ilha Solteira, São Paulo, Brazil on April 5, 1980. At the age of 25 years on February 10, 2006, he made his professional MMA debut against Eduardo Maiorino, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On June 8, 2013, 33-year old Rafael Cavalcante made his UFC debut on his 16th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum against a 30-year old Thiago Silva but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Cavalcante's last fight was a 1st-round TKO win against Dan Konecke at age 37 on July 1, 2017. He retired with a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rafael Cavalcante's best fights have been against Muhammed Lawal, Igor Pokrajac, Antwain Britt, Aaron Rosa, Yoel Romero and Devin Cole.
Cavalcante has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | Jul 1, 2017 37 years, 2 months 13-7 (13) | Dan Konecke | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
20  | Feb 6, 2016 35 years, 10 months 12-7 (12) | 32 years, 9 months 18-7 (13) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
19  | Aug 1, 2015 35 years, 3 months 12-6 (12) | 34 years, 8 months 7-2 (5) | UFC | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Elbows |
18  | Jun 14, 2014 34 years, 2 months 12-5 (12) | 31 years 16-4 (10) | UFC | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Nov 9, 2013 33 years, 7 months 12-4 (12) | 34 years, 10 months 25-10 (21) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knees and punches |
16  | Jun 8, 2013 33 years, 2 months 11-4 (11) | 30 years, 6 months 14-3 (13) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
15  | May 19, 2012 32 years, 1 months 11-3 (11) | 32 years, 1 months 19-8-1 (15) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | NC | NC Overturned |
14  | Sep 10, 2011 31 years, 5 months 11-3 (11) | 34 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | KO | WIN Punches |
13  | Mar 5, 2011 30 years, 11 months 10-3 (10) | 40 years, 6 months 26-8 (12) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches Lost Strikeforce light-heavyweight title |
12  | Aug 21, 2010 30 years, 4 months 10-2 (10) | 29 years, 7 months 7-0 (5) | Strikeforce | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows Won Strikeforce light-heavyweight title |
11  | May 15, 2010 30 years, 1 months 9-2 (9) | 32 years 11-3 (9) | Strikeforce | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
10  | Nov 20, 2009 29 years, 7 months 8-2 (8) | 26 years, 5 months 12-2 (8) | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9 | Jun 6, 2009 29 years, 2 months 7-2 (7) | 29 years, 2 months 12-6-1 (10) | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
8 | Jul 26, 2008 28 years, 3 months 7-1 (7) | Travis Galbraith | EliteXC | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Knees |
7 | Jun 14, 2008 28 years, 2 months 6-1 (6) | Wayne Cole | EliteXC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
6 | Feb 16, 2008 27 years, 10 months 5-1 (5) | John Doyle | EliteXC | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Knee to the body |
5  | Jun 16, 2007 27 years, 2 months 4-1 (4) | 29 years, 1 months 2-2 (2) | 3 | DQ | LOSS Illegal upkick | ||
4  | Feb 23, 2007 26 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | 30 years, 4 months 10-4 (7) | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
3 | Dec 9, 2006 26 years, 8 months 3-0 (3) | Rubens Xavier | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
2 | May 20, 2006 26 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Miodrag Petkovic | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches | ||
1  | Feb 10, 2006 25 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | 26 years, 5 months 2-3 (1) | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
