Raphael Assunção (28-10, 14) was born in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil on July 19, 1982. At the age of 21 years on January 23, 2004, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Clark, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On March 19, 2011, 28-year old Raphael Assunção made his UFC debut on his 20th professional MMA fight at UFC 128 against a 22-year old Erik Koch but lost the fight via KO in the 1st round.
Assunção's last fight was a 3rd-round choke-out loss to Davey Grant at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili at age 40 on March 11, 2023. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
He has fought 19 times in the UFC, and has a record of 12 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Raphael Assunção's best fights have been against Issei Tamura, Vaughan Lee, Matthew Lopez, Johnny Eduardo, Mike Easton, Pedro Munhoz and Bryan Caraway. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Raphael Assunção".
Assunção has 10 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Raphael Assunção Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
38  | Mar 11, 2023 40 years, 7 months 28-10 (14) | 37 years, 2 months 12-6 (10) | UFC | BT | 3 | CKO | LOSS Inverted triangle choke |
37  | Oct 15, 2022 40 years, 2 months 28-9 (14) | 35 years, 5 months 22-5 (14) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
36  | Dec 18, 2021 39 years, 4 months 27-9 (14) | 29 years, 3 months 18-3 (7) | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
35  | Jun 6, 2020 37 years, 10 months 27-8 (14) | 28 years, 10 months 11-3 (9) | UFC | BT | 2 | KO | LOSS Punch |
34  | Aug 17, 2019 37 years 27-7 (14) | 27 years, 3 months 11-1 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
33  | Feb 2, 2019 36 years, 6 months 27-6 (14) | 30 years, 9 months 21-5-1 (15) | UFC | BT | 1 | SUB | LOSS Guillotine choke |
32  | Jul 7, 2018 35 years, 11 months 27-5 (14) | 31 years 15-3 (11) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Nov 11, 2017 35 years, 3 months 26-5 (14) | 30 years, 9 months 10-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | KO | WIN Punch |
30 | Jun 3, 2017 34 years, 10 months 25-5 (13) | 29 years, 1 months 18-4-1 (13) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
29  | Jan 28, 2017 34 years, 6 months 24-5 (13) | 27 years, 5 months 12-1 (8) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
28  | Jul 9, 2016 33 years, 11 months 23-5 (13) | 30 years, 5 months 12-3 (9) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
27  | Oct 4, 2014 32 years, 2 months 23-4 (13) | 30 years, 2 months 19-6 (18) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Feb 22, 2014 31 years, 7 months 22-4 (13) | 27 years, 5 months 10-0 (7) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
25 | Oct 9, 2013 31 years, 2 months 21-4 (13) | 27 years, 8 months 8-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | SD | WIN |
24  | Jun 8, 2013 30 years, 10 months 20-4 (13) | 30 years, 7 months 13-8-1 (11) | UFC | BT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
23  | Dec 8, 2012 30 years, 4 months 19-4 (12) | 28 years, 10 months 13-1 (6) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Jul 11, 2012 29 years, 11 months 18-4 (12) | 28 years, 3 months 7-2 (2) | UFC | BT | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
21  | Aug 27, 2011 29 years, 1 months 17-4 (11) | 33 years 25-8 (19) | UFC | BT | 3 | UD | WIN |
20  | Mar 19, 2011 28 years, 8 months 16-4 (11) | 22 years, 5 months 11-1 (9) | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | LOSS Punch |
19  | Nov 11, 2010 28 years, 3 months 16-3 (11) | 30 years 16-3 (11) | WEC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | Jun 20, 2010 27 years, 11 months 15-3 (11) | 27 years, 6 months 13-1 (11) | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
17  | Jan 10, 2010 27 years, 5 months 15-2 (11) | 30 years, 7 months 22-3 (17) | WEC | FT | 3 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
16  | Oct 10, 2009 27 years, 2 months 15-1 (11) | 30 years, 4 months 14-4 (12) | WEC | FT | 3 | SD | WIN |
15 | Apr 5, 2009 26 years, 8 months 14-1 (11) | Jameel Massouh | WEC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
14 | Nov 8, 2008 26 years, 3 months 13-1 (11) | Joe Pearson | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
13 | Mar 7, 2008 25 years, 7 months 12-1 (10) | Aaron Williams | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
12 | Jun 1, 2007 24 years, 10 months 11-1 (9) | Kevin Gittemeir | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
11 | Apr 21, 2007 24 years, 9 months 10-1 (9) | Tyler Grunwald | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Triangle choke | |
10  | Nov 11, 2006 24 years, 3 months 9-1 (8) | 29 years, 2 months 26-8-1 (18) | FT | 3 | MD | LOSS | |
9 | Oct 14, 2006 24 years, 2 months 9-0 (8) | James Birdsley | FT | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
8  | Sep 9, 2006 24 years, 1 months 8-0 (7) | 20 years, 2 months | FT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
7  | Feb 18, 2006 23 years, 6 months 7-0 (6) | 21 years, 8 months 10-2 (9) | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
6 | Sep 9, 2005 23 years, 1 months 6-0 (5) | William McGlothlin | LT | 2 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
5  | Apr 21, 2005 22 years, 9 months 5-0 (4) | 20 years, 5 months 5-0 (2) | LT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
4 | Feb 4, 2005 22 years, 6 months 4-0 (4) | Brandon Bledsoe | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Oct 15, 2004 22 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Chad Lawshe | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
2 | Aug 7, 2004 22 years 2-0 (2) | Scott Johnson | LT | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
1 | Jan 23, 2004 21 years, 6 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Clark | LT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
