Record & Stats
Record32-17 (16 finishes)Born
Oct 26, 1984
Age
41Y, 10M
Stance
Southpaw
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
16 (33%)
KO/TKO
5 (10%)
Submissions
11 (22%)
Analytics
Championships
Wins1Record2-1 (1 finish)UFCLightweight
Rafael dos Anjos MMA record
Rafael dos Anjos's professional MMA record stands at 32-17 (16 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 49 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. dos Anjos's most recent fight was a loss to Geoff Neal on Oct 26, 2024. His next fight is scheduled against Alexander Hernandez on Oct 3, 2026 at UFC 332.
dos Anjos has won the UFC lightweight championship. He has gone 2-1 in major title fights, with one win by stoppage.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Oct 3, 2026 | 41 | Alexander Hernandez | β | β | β | β | β | Lightweight | β |
| 49 | Oct 26, 2024 | 40 | Geoff Neal | L | TKO | 1 | Knee injury | β | Middleweight | UFC |
| 48 | Mar 9, 2024 | 39 | Mateusz Gamrot | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 47 | Aug 12, 2023 | 38 | Vicente Luque | L | UD | 5 | β | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 46 | Dec 3, 2022 | 38 | Bryan Barberena | W | SUB | 2 | Neck crank | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 45 | Jul 9, 2022 | 37 | Rafael Fiziev | L | KO | 5 | Punches | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 44 | Mar 5, 2022 | 37 | Renato Moicano | W | UD | 5 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 43 | Nov 14, 2020 | 36 | Paul Felder | W | SD | 5 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 42 | Jan 25, 2020 | 35 | Michael Chiesa | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 41 | Jul 20, 2019 | 34 | Leon Edwards | L | UD | 5 | β | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 40 | May 18, 2019 | 34 | Kevin Lee | W | SUB | 4 | Arm-triangle choke | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 39 | Nov 30, 2018 | 34 | Kamaru Usman | L | UD | 5 | β | β | Welterweight | TUF |
| 38 | Jun 9, 2018 | 33 | Colby Covington | L | UD | 5 | β | ~ Interim UFC Championship | Welterweight | UFC |
| 37 | Dec 16, 2017 | 33 | Robbie Lawler | W | UD | 5 | β | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 36 | Sep 9, 2017 | 32 | Neil Magny | W | SUB | 1 | Arm-triangle choke | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 35 | Jun 17, 2017 | 32 | Tarec Saffiedine | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 34 | Nov 5, 2016 | 32 | Tony Ferguson | L | UD | 5 | β | β | Lightweight | TUF |
| 33 | Jul 7, 2016 | 31 | Eddie Alvarez | L | TKO | 1 | Punches | β UFC Championship | Lightweight | UFC |
| 32 | Dec 19, 2015 | 31 | Donald Cerrone | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | ! UFC Championship | Lightweight | UFC |
| 31 | Mar 14, 2015 | 30 | Anthony Pettis | W | UD | 5 | β | + UFC Championship | Lightweight | UFC |
| 30 | Dec 13, 2014 | 30 | Nate Diaz | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 29 | Aug 23, 2014 | 29 | Benson Henderson | W | KO | 1 | Punch | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 28 | Jun 7, 2014 | 29 | Jason High | W | TKO | 2 | Punches | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 27 | Apr 19, 2014 | 29 | Khabib Nurmagomedov | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 26 | Aug 28, 2013 | 28 | Donald Cerrone | W | UD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 25 | May 18, 2013 | 28 | Evan Dunham | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | UFC |
| 24 | Nov 17, 2012 | 28 | Mark Bocek | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | UFC |
| 23 | Jul 11, 2012 | 27 | Anthony Njokuani | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | UFC |
| 22 | May 15, 2012 | 27 | Kamal Shalorus | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | Welterweight | UFC |
| 21 | Nov 19, 2011 | 27 | Gleison Tibau | L | SD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 20 | Jul 2, 2011 | 26 | George Sotiropoulos | W | KO | 1 | Punch | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 19 | Aug 7, 2010 | 25 | Clay Guida | L | TKO | 3 | Jaw injury | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 18 | Apr 10, 2010 | 25 | Terry Etim | W | SUB | 2 | Armbar | β | β | UFC |
| 17 | Jan 11, 2010 | 25 | Kyle Bradley | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | UFC |
| 16 | Sep 19, 2009 | 24 | Rob Emerson | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | UFC |
| 15 | Apr 1, 2009 | 24 | Tyson Griffin | L | UD | 3 | β | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 14 | Nov 15, 2008 | 24 | Jeremy Stephens | L | KO | 3 | Punches | β | Lightweight | UFC |
| 13 | Jul 12, 2008 | 23 | Takafumi Otsuka | W | SD | 3 | β | β | β | Fury FC |
| 12 | Jun 1, 2008 | 23 | Takaichi Hirayama | W | SUB | 1 | Armbar | β | β | Pancrase |
| 11 | Dec 6, 2007 | 23 | Gabriel Veiga | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | Fury FC |
| 10 | Aug 4, 2007 | 22 | Danilo Cherman | W | SUB | 2 | Kimura | β | β | Fury FC |
| 9 | Apr 29, 2007 | 22 | MaurΓcio Souza | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | β | β |
| 8 | Apr 29, 2007 | 22 | Thiago Minu | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | β | β |
| 7 | Apr 7, 2007 | 22 | Johil de Oliveira | W | SUB | 1 | Rear-naked choke | β | β | β |
| 6 | Mar 24, 2007 | 22 | Mateus Trindade | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | Shooto |
| 5 | Oct 25, 2006 | 21 | Diogo Oliveira | W | SUB | 2 | Armbar | β | β | β |
| 4 | Jun 4, 2005 | 20 | Jorge Britto | L | SD | 3 | β | β | β | β |
| 3 | Apr 26, 2005 | 20 | Felipe Arinelli | W | TKO | 2 | Doctor stoppage | β | β | β |
| 2 | Oct 9, 2004 | 19 | JoΓ£o Paulo Almeida | W | UD | 3 | β | β | β | β |
| 1 | Sep 25, 2004 | 19 | Adriano Abu | L | SD | 3 | β | β | β | β |