Raphael Pessoa (10-7, 7) was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 9, 1989. At the age of 27 years on December 10, 2016, he made his professional MMA debut against Bruno Luiz Nicolau, winning the fight via 1st-round KO.
On August 10, 2019, 30-year old Raphael Pessoa made his UFC debut on his 10th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 against a 29-year old Ciryl Gane but lost the fight via submission in the 1st round.
Pessoa's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Michael Smolik at age 36 on May 10, 2025. He is on a 6-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Raphael Pessoa's best fights have been against Jeff Hughes.
Pessoa has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | May 10, 2025 36 years, 2 months 10-7 (7) | Michael Smolik | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
16 | Jan 24, 2025 35 years, 10 months 10-6 (7) | Boris Mbarga Atangana | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
15 | Jul 22, 2022 33 years, 4 months 10-5 (7) | Adam Bogatyrev | HW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
14  | Nov 18, 2021 32 years, 8 months 10-4 (7) | 39 years, 10 months 11-6-1 (10) | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches | |
13 | Aug 28, 2021 32 years, 5 months 10-3 (7) | Mukhomad Vakhaev | HW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches | |
12  | Jul 26, 2020 31 years, 4 months 10-2 (7) | 28 years, 11 months 18-6-1 (11) | UFC | HW | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
11  | Oct 26, 2019 30 years, 7 months 10-1 (7) | 31 years, 5 months 10-2 (5) | UFC | HW | 3 | UD | WIN |
10  | Aug 10, 2019 30 years, 5 months 9-1 (7) | 29 years, 3 months 3-0 (3) | UFC | HW | 1 | SUB | LOSS Arm-triangle choke |
9 | Sep 21, 2018 29 years, 6 months 9-0 (7) | Brian Heden | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Nov 26, 2017 28 years, 8 months 8-0 (6) | Wagner Maia | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Aug 26, 2017 28 years, 5 months 7-0 (6) | Diego Sagat | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
6 | Jul 15, 2017 28 years, 4 months 6-0 (5) | Carlos Alexandre | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Jun 11, 2017 28 years, 3 months 5-0 (4) | Luan Mendes Oliveira | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
4 | May 13, 2017 28 years, 2 months 4-0 (3) | Leonardo Alves | HW | 3 | UD | WIN | |
3 | Mar 18, 2017 28 years 3-0 (3) | FĂĄbio Marongiu | 2 | TKO | WIN Retirement | ||
2 | Feb 4, 2017 27 years, 10 months 2-0 (2) | Romulo Ismael | 1 | SUB | WIN Kimura | ||
1 | Dec 10, 2016 27 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Bruno Luiz Nicolau | 1 | KO | WIN |
