Rafael Silva (31-8, 23) was born in Lages, Santa Catarina, Brazil on March 20, 1985. At the age of 20 years on June 5, 2005, he made his professional MMA debut against Wallid Wallid, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
Silva's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Vicente Vargas at age 38 on March 3, 2024. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
Some of Rafael Silva's best fights have been against Anthony Leone, Masakatsu Ueda, Rodrigo Lima, Rob Emerson, Victor Henry, Shohei Masumizu and Kenta Takizawa.
Silva has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39 | Mar 3, 2024 38 years, 11 months 31-8 (23) | Vicente Vargas | BT | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
38 | Oct 13, 2019 34 years, 6 months 31-7 (23) | Shoko Sato | ONE | BT | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
37 | Jul 21, 2019 34 years, 4 months 31-6 (23) | Yuto Hokamura | Pancrase | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke Defended Pancrase bantamweight title |
36 | Mar 17, 2019 33 years, 11 months 30-6 (22) | Kenta Takizawa | Pancrase | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended Pancrase bantamweight title |
35  | May 20, 2018 33 years, 2 months 29-6 (21) | 40 years, 4 months 26-5-2 (7) | Pancrase | BT | 5 | UD | WIN Won Pancrase bantamweight title Interim |
34  | May 28, 2017 32 years, 2 months 28-6 (21) | 32 years, 3 months 21-6-4 (9) | Pancrase | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS For Pancrase bantamweight title |
33  | Nov 13, 2016 31 years, 7 months 28-5 (21) | 29 years, 6 months 12-2 (8) | Pancrase | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
32 | Jul 24, 2016 31 years, 4 months 27-5 (21) | 38 years, 7 months 22-4-2 (6) | Pancrase | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
31 | Mar 13, 2016 30 years, 11 months 26-5 (21) | Shohei Masumizu | Pancrase | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke |
30 | Jan 9, 2016 30 years, 9 months 25-5 (20) | Ruben Hernandez Parra | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
29 | Dec 5, 2015 30 years, 8 months 24-5 (19) | Jeferson Vieira da Silva | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
28 | Sep 12, 2015 30 years, 5 months 23-5 (18) | Derinaldo Guerra | BT | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke Won AFC bantamweight title | |
27  | May 15, 2015 30 years, 1 months 22-5 (17) | 27 years, 4 months 6-0 (3) | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26  | Oct 3, 2014 29 years, 6 months 22-4 (17) | 33 years, 2 months 17-10 (10) | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25  | May 2, 2014 29 years, 1 months 21-4 (17) | 37 years, 6 months 10-3 (4) | Bellator | BT | 5 | UD | LOSS For Bellator World bantamweight title Interim |
24  | Oct 4, 2013 28 years, 6 months 21-3 (17) | 26 years, 4 months 13-5 (6) | Bellator | BT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Bellator 2013 Summer Series Tournament |
23  | Jul 31, 2013 28 years, 4 months 20-3 (17) | 22 years, 2 months 11-1 (8) | Bellator | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
22 | Sep 29, 2012 27 years, 6 months 19-3 (16) | Fabio Selim | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
21 | Jul 17, 2012 27 years, 3 months 18-3 (15) | Luciano Aranha | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
20 | May 19, 2012 27 years, 1 months 17-3 (14) | Mauricio da Silva | 1 | KO | WIN Head kick | ||
19 | Mar 31, 2012 27 years 16-3 (13) | Saulo Silva | 1 | KO | WIN Superman punch | ||
18 | Feb 11, 2012 26 years, 10 months 15-3 (12) | Diego D'Avila | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
17 | Oct 8, 2011 26 years, 6 months 14-3 (11) | Wagner Noronha | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
16 | Oct 1, 2011 26 years, 6 months 13-3 (11) | Fernando Giacometti | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows | ||
15 | Oct 1, 2011 26 years, 6 months 12-3 (10) | Tiago Silva | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
14 | Jul 9, 2011 26 years, 3 months 11-3 (9) | Jonatan Feitosa | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
13 | Jun 25, 2011 26 years, 3 months 10-3 (8) | Ozeias Costa | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
12 | Jun 11, 2011 26 years, 2 months 9-3 (8) | Rogerio Goncalves Menna | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | ||
11 | Feb 19, 2011 25 years, 10 months 8-3 (7) | Diego D'Avila | 1 | SUB | LOSS Armbar | ||
10 | Jan 15, 2011 25 years, 9 months 8-2 (7) | Erikson Lima | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
9 | Nov 20, 2010 25 years, 8 months 7-2 (6) | Fabio Nunes | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
8 | Aug 14, 2010 25 years, 4 months 6-2 (5) | Edson da Silva | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
7 | May 15, 2010 25 years, 1 months 5-2 (4) | Joilson Costelinha | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
6 | Feb 6, 2010 24 years, 10 months 4-2 (3) | David Bad Boy | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
5  | Dec 30, 2009 24 years, 9 months 3-2 (2) | 19 years, 6 months 6-4 (4) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
4 | Nov 14, 2009 24 years, 7 months 2-2 (2) | Wagner Mexicano | 2 | TKO | WIN Retirement | ||
3 | May 16, 2009 24 years, 1 months 1-2 (1) | Alessandro Cordeiro | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | ||
2 | Apr 29, 2006 21 years, 1 months 1-1 (1) | Marcio Furlin | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
1 | Jun 5, 2005 20 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Wallid Wallid | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
