Raphael Butler (9-2-1, 9) was born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. on January 4, 1984. At the age of 26 years on October 29, 2010, he made his professional MMA debut against Gabe Hobbs, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
Butler's last fight was a 3rd-round TKO loss to Tony Johnson at Bellator 148 at age 32 on January 29, 2016. He retired from the sport of MMA following this loss.
Some of Raphael Butler's best fights have been against Josh Burns, Josh Diekmann, Jeremiah O'Neal and Joseph Bryant.
Butler has 2 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12  | Jan 29, 2016 32 years 9-2-1 (9) | 29 years, 11 months 9-2 (4) | Bellator | HW | 3 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
11  | Feb 27, 2015 31 years, 1 months 9-1-1 (9) | 38 years, 4 months 15-5 (15) | Bellator | HW | 1 | SUB | WIN Standing guillotine |
10  | Sep 19, 2014 30 years, 8 months 8-1-1 (8) | 26 years 7-3 (6) | Bellator | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Rear-naked choke |
9 | May 9, 2014 30 years, 4 months 8-0-1 (8) | Nick Rossborough | Bellator | HW | 3 | UD | DRAW Majority |
8  | Nov 8, 2013 29 years, 10 months 8-0 (8) | 35 years, 5 months 8-6 (6) | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement |
7 | Oct 25, 2013 29 years, 9 months 7-0 (7) | Joseph Bryant | Bellator | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Strikes |
6 | Jun 19, 2013 29 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | Jeremiah O'Neal | Bellator | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
5 | Sep 8, 2012 28 years, 8 months 5-0 (5) | Brett Murphy | HW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
4 | Jun 2, 2012 28 years, 4 months 4-0 (4) | Steven Shaw | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | ||
3 | Mar 25, 2011 27 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Richard White | 2 | SUB | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Feb 12, 2011 27 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Jeremy Beck | 1 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Oct 29, 2010 26 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Gabe Hobbs | 1 | KO | WIN Punch |
