Raoni Barcelos (20-5, 11) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 1, 1987. At the age of 24 years on March 10, 2012, he made his professional MMA debut against Vitor Riso, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 14, 2018, 31-year old Raoni Barcelos made his UFC debut on his 13th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov against a 31-year old Kurt Holobaugh, winning the fight in the 3rd round via KO.
Barcelos' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Cody Garbrandt at UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley at age 38 on June 14, 2025. He is on a 3-fight winning streak.
He has fought 12 times in the UFC, and has a record of 8 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Raoni Barcelos' best fights have been against Kurt Holobaugh, Carlos Huachin, Cristian QuiƱonez, Khalid Taha, Said Nurmagomedov, Trevin Jones and Payton Talbott.
Barcelos has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25  | Jun 14, 2025 38 years, 1 months 20-5 (11) | 33 years, 11 months 14-6 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
24  | Jan 18, 2025 37 years, 8 months 19-5 (11) | 26 years, 4 months 9-0 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
23 | Feb 24, 2024 36 years, 9 months 18-5 (11) | Cristian QuiƱonez | UFC | BT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
22  | Aug 5, 2023 36 years, 3 months 17-5 (10) | 28 years, 1 months 10-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
21  | Jan 14, 2023 35 years, 8 months 17-4 (10) | 27 years 15-0 (7) | UFC | BT | 1 | KO | LOSS Body kick and punch |
20  | Oct 1, 2022 35 years, 5 months 17-3 (10) | 32 years, 1 months 13-8 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Jan 22, 2022 34 years, 8 months 16-3 (10) | 34 years, 8 months 21-5 (14) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
18  | Jun 26, 2021 34 years, 1 months 16-2 (10) | 31 years, 5 months 17-2 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | MD | LOSS |
17  | Nov 7, 2020 33 years, 6 months 16-1 (10) | 28 years, 8 months 13-2 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
16  | Dec 21, 2019 32 years, 7 months 15-1 (10) | 27 years, 8 months 13-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
15 | May 11, 2019 32 years 14-1 (10) | Carlos Huachin | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches |
14  | Nov 30, 2018 31 years, 6 months 13-1 (9) | 27 years, 7 months 12-3-1 (7) | TUF | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
13  | Jul 14, 2018 31 years, 2 months 12-1 (8) | 31 years, 10 months 17-4 (14) | UFC | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
12 | Oct 28, 2016 29 years, 5 months 11-1 (7) | Dan Moret | FT | 2 | KO | WIN Punches Defended RFA featherweight title | |
11  | Jun 17, 2016 29 years, 1 months 10-1 (6) | 26 years 8-1 (7) | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Defended RFA featherweight title | |
10 | Aug 21, 2015 28 years, 3 months 9-1 (6) | Ricky Musgrave | FT | 5 | UD | WIN Won RFA featherweight title | |
9 | Feb 6, 2015 27 years, 9 months 8-1 (6) | Jamal Parks | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Apr 11, 2014 26 years, 11 months 7-1 (5) | Mark Dickman | FT | 2 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Nov 22, 2013 26 years, 6 months 7-0 (5) | Tyler Toner | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
6 | Jul 7, 2013 26 years, 2 months 6-0 (5) | Erinaldo dos Santos Rodrigues | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee and punches | |
5 | Jan 27, 2013 25 years, 8 months 5-0 (4) | JoĆ£o Herdy Jr. | FT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | Sep 21, 2012 25 years, 4 months 4-0 (3) | Jorge Rodrigues Silva | FT | 3 | UD | WIN Won Shooto Brazil featherweight title | |
3 | Jul 14, 2012 25 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Fabricio Batista | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Apr 26, 2012 24 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | Gilmar Silva Milhorance | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | ||
1 | Mar 10, 2012 24 years, 10 months 1-0 (1) | Vitor Riso | 1 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage |
