Rafaello Oliveira (17-8, 9) was born in Recife, Brazil on January 26, 1982. At the age of 22 years on December 9, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Weguimar de Lucena Xavier, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On September 19, 2009, 27-year old Rafaello Oliveira made his UFC debut on his 14th professional MMA fight at UFC 103 against a 25-year old Nik Lentz but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Oliveira's last fight was a 1st-round TKO loss to Erik Koch at UFC 170 at age 32 on February 22, 2014. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought eight times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 6 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rafaello Oliveira's best fights have been against Yoislandy Izquierdo and John Gunderson.
Oliveira has 8 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Feb 22, 2014 32 years 17-8 (9) | 25 years, 4 months 13-3 (10) | UFC | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
24  | Jul 6, 2013 31 years, 5 months 17-7 (9) | 27 years, 5 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Leg kicks | |
23 | Jul 7, 2012 30 years, 5 months 17-6 (9) | Yoislandy Izquierdo | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
22  | Oct 1, 2011 29 years, 8 months 16-6 (9) | 35 years 40-17-1 (31) | UFC | 2 | TKO | LOSS Head kick and punches | |
21  | May 28, 2011 29 years, 4 months 16-5 (9) | 27 years, 10 months 25-7 (15) | UFC | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
20 | Mar 31, 2011 29 years, 2 months 16-4 (9) | Ryan Bixler | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
19  | Dec 2, 2010 28 years, 10 months 15-4 (8) | 30 years, 5 months 19-9-2 (14) | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
18 | Nov 24, 2010 28 years, 9 months 14-4 (8) | Kevin Roddy | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
17 | Oct 24, 2010 28 years, 8 months 13-4 (7) | Rafael Dias | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
16 | Mar 31, 2010 28 years, 2 months 12-4 (7) | Andre Winner | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
15  | Jan 2, 2010 27 years, 11 months 12-3 (7) | 29 years, 8 months 29-9-2 (27) | UFC | 3 | UD | WIN | |
14  | Sep 19, 2009 27 years, 7 months 11-3 (7) | 25 years, 1 months 16-3-1 (14) | UFC | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
13 | Apr 25, 2009 27 years, 2 months 11-2 (7) | John Mahlow | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
12 | Mar 6, 2009 27 years, 1 months 10-2 (7) | Beau King | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
11 | Feb 20, 2009 27 years 9-2 (6) | Robert Thompson | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
10  | Oct 10, 2008 26 years, 8 months 8-2 (5) | 29 years, 8 months 9-0 (8) | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage | ||
9 | Feb 16, 2008 26 years 8-1 (5) | David Santiago | 2 | N/A | WIN | ||
8 | Nov 24, 2007 25 years, 9 months 7-1 (5) | Edilson Florencio | 2 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | ||
7 | Jun 20, 2007 25 years, 4 months 6-1 (4) | Vitor Pimenta | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | Jun 8, 2006 24 years, 4 months 5-1 (3) | Weguimar de Lucena Xavier | 1 | TKO | WIN Slam | ||
5 | Feb 9, 2006 24 years 4-1 (2) | Fabio Santana Toldo | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
4 | Sep 16, 2005 23 years, 7 months 3-1 (1) | Miro Arona | 2 | UD | WIN | ||
3 | Sep 16, 2005 23 years, 7 months 2-1 (1) | Jorge Rodrigues Silva | 1 | SUB | LOSS Keylock | ||
2 | Jun 16, 2005 23 years, 4 months 2-0 (1) | Unknown Fighter | 2 | N/A | WIN | ||
1 | Dec 9, 2004 22 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Weguimar de Lucena Xavier | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
