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Rafael Dos Anjos
BrazilLightweightActiveage 42
32-18
64% win rate
L4 streak
Peak Vertex
2015-12-19 → 2015-12-1983held 6 bouts-83 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2015-12-19
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
- Win
- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
21 wins16 losseslast 5: L L L L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(37) | R2(30) | R3(26) | R4(11) | R5(10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 19.2 | 16.9 | 15.8 | 18.6 | 21.9 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 14.7 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 19.0 | 26.6 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.46 | 0.80 | 0.62 | 0.64 | 0.60 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.64 | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.70 |
| Control time | 1:05 | 1:20 | 1:19 | 1:25 | 1:17 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 3322026-10-03L·KO·R2 · 3:12
- UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway2024-10-26L·KO·R1 · 1:30
- UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 22024-03-09L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos2023-08-12L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland2022-12-03W·Sub·R2 · 3:20
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev2022-07-09L·KO·R5 · 0:18
- UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal2022-03-05W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos2020-11-14W·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos2020-01-25L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards2019-07-20L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee2019-05-18W·Sub·R4 · 3:47
- L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 22018-06-09L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos2017-12-16W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 22017-09-09W·Sub·R1 · 3:43
- UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia2017-06-17W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson2016-11-05L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez2016-07-07L·KO·R1 · 3:49
- UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 22015-12-19W·KO·R1 · 1:06
- UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos2015-03-14W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic2014-12-13W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos2014-08-23W·KO·R1 · 2:31
- UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov2014-06-07W·KO·R2 · 3:36
- UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne2014-04-19L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 22013-08-28W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold2013-05-18W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit2012-11-17W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman2012-07-11W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier2012-05-15W·Sub·R1 · 1:40
- UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson2011-11-19L·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
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In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Rafael dos Anjos remains open to fighting Conor McGregor, but won't sacrifice his career by waiting indefinitely like Michael Chandler did, the lightweight veteran told MMA Fighting ahead of his UFC…
- Sherdog
The UFC returns to Salt Lake City on October 3 for UFC 332, headlined by a vacant women's flyweight championship bout.
- Sherdog
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