Rafael Silva MMA Record: 31-8 (23 finishes)

Record & Stats

Record31-8 (23 finishes)

Born

Mar 20, 1985

Age

41Y, 5M

Stance

Orthodox

Height

Reach

Ape Index

Stoppages

23 (59%)

KO/TKO

8 (21%)

Submissions

15 (38%)

Analytics

Championships

Wins1Record1-0

BellatorBantamweight

Rafael Silva MMA record

Rafael "Morcego" Silva retired with a professional MMA record of 31-8 (23 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 39 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Silva's most recent fight was a loss to Vicente Vargas on Mar 3, 2024.

Silva won the Bellator bantamweight championship. He went 1-0 in major title fights.

Complete Fight Record

Complete professional MMA record of Rafael Silva, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date.
No	Date	Age	Opponent	Res	Via	Rd	Technique	Title	Weight	Promotion
39	Mar 3, 2024	38	Vicente Vargas	L	TKO	3	Punches	—	Bantamweight	UAE Warriors
38	Oct 13, 2019	34	Shoko Sato	L	TKO	2	Punches	—	Bantamweight	ONE
37	Jul 21, 2019	34	Yuto Hokamura	W	SUB	2	Arm-triangle choke	! Pancrase Championship	Bantamweight	Pancrase
36	Mar 17, 2019	33	Kenta Takizawa	W	SUB	1	Rear-naked choke	! Pancrase Championship	Bantamweight	Pancrase
35	May 20, 2018	33	Masakatsu Ueda	W	UD	5	—	+ Interim Pancrase Championship	Bantamweight	Pancrase
34	May 28, 2017	32	Shintaro Ishiwatari	L	UD	5	—	~ Pancrase Championship	Bantamweight	Pancrase
33	Nov 13, 2016	31	Victor Henry	W	SD	3	—	—	Bantamweight	Pancrase
32	Jul 24, 2016	31	Masakatsu Ueda	W	UD	3	—	—	Bantamweight	Pancrase
31	Mar 13, 2016	30	Shohei Masumizu	W	SUB	1	Arm-triangle choke	—	Bantamweight	Pancrase
30	Jan 9, 2016	30	Ruben Hernandez Parra	W	SUB	1	Arm-triangle choke	—	Bantamweight	—
29	Dec 5, 2015	30	Jeferson Vieira da Silva	W	SUB	2	Armbar	—	Bantamweight	XFC
28	Sep 12, 2015	30	Derinaldo Guerra	W	SUB	1	Arm-triangle choke	+ AFC Championship	Bantamweight	Aspera Fighting Championship
27	May 15, 2015	30	Darrion Caldwell	L	UD	3	—	—	Bantamweight	Bellator
26	Oct 3, 2014	29	Rob Emerson	W	UD	3	—	—	Bantamweight	Bellator
25	May 2, 2014	29	Joe Warren	L	UD	5	—	~ Interim Bellator World Championship	Bantamweight	Bellator
24	Oct 4, 2013	28	Anthony Leone	W	UD	3	—	+ Bellator 2013 Summer Series Tournament	Bantamweight	Bellator
23	Jul 31, 2013	28	Rodrigo Lima	W	SUB	3	Rear-naked choke	—	Bantamweight	Bellator
22	Sep 29, 2012	27	Fabio Selim	W	SUB	3	Rear-naked choke	—	—	—
21	Jul 17, 2012	27	Luciano Aranha	W	TKO	1	Punches	—	—	—
20	May 19, 2012	27	Mauricio da Silva	W	KO	1	Head kick	—	—	—
19	Mar 31, 2012	27	Saulo Silva	W	KO	1	Superman punch	—	—	—
18	Feb 11, 2012	26	Diego D'Avila	W	TKO	1	Punches	—	—	Nitrix
17	Oct 8, 2011	26	Wagner Noronha	W	SD	3	—	—	—	—
16	Oct 1, 2011	26	Fernando Giacometti	W	TKO	1	Elbows	—	—	—
15	Oct 1, 2011	26	Tiago Silva	W	KO	1	Punch	—	—	—
14	Jul 9, 2011	26	Jonatan Feitosa	W	SUB	3	Rear-naked choke	—	—	Centurion
13	Jun 25, 2011	26	Ozeias Costa	W	UD	3	—	—	—	—
12	Jun 11, 2011	26	Rogerio Goncalves Menna	W	SUB	1	Arm-triangle choke	—	—	—
11	Feb 19, 2011	25	Diego D'Avila	L	SUB	1	Armbar	—	—	Nitrix
10	Jan 15, 2011	25	Erikson Lima	W	SUB	1	Rear-naked choke	—	—	Centurion
9	Nov 20, 2010	25	Fabio Nunes	W	SUB	1	Kimura	—	—	—
8	Aug 14, 2010	25	Edson da Silva	W	SUB	1	Triangle choke	—	—	—
7	May 15, 2010	25	Joilson Costelinha	W	SUB	1	Armbar	—	—	Nitrix
6	Feb 6, 2010	24	David Bad Boy	W	SUB	1	Rear-naked choke	—	—	Nitrix
5	Dec 30, 2009	24	John Lineker	W	UD	3	—	—	Bantamweight	—
4	Nov 14, 2009	24	Wagner Mexicano	W	TKO	2	Retirement	—	—	Nitrix
3	May 16, 2009	24	Alessandro Cordeiro	L	TKO	2	Punches	—	—	Nitrix
2	Apr 29, 2006	21	Marcio Furlin	L	SD	3	—	—	—	Floripa Fight
1	Jun 5, 2005	20	Wallid Wallid	W	TKO	1	Punches	—	—	—