BRA
Rafael Cerqueira
“The Lion”
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
11
WINS
4
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
L4
STREAK
Career
ESPN AGGREGATESHOW THEY WINSHARE OF WINS
KO/TKO73%SUB18%DECISION9%
STRIKING ACC.51%
1.56
SIG. STRIKES
PER MIN
PER MIN
0.00
TAKEDOWNS
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
0.00
SUB ATT.
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
Title reigns
1 REIGNLight Heavyweight TitleDemo Fight
Sep 25, 20213 DEF
Fight history
15 FIGHTSLLLLWWWWWW
LSUBMISSIONR1 0:33· UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
L
SUBMISSIONR1 0:33· UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · Nov 22, 2025
CerqueiraFight StatsYakhyaev
0/1 · 0%Sig. Strikes6/10 · 60%
0/1Total Strikes11/16
0/0Takedowns1/1 · 100%
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts1
0:00Control0:24
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez · Aug 9, 2025
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez · Aug 9, 2025
CerqueiraFight StatsWalker
19/42 · 45%Sig. Strikes44/62 · 71%
30/54Total Strikes96/120
0/0Takedowns6/10 · 60%
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:27Control11:46
LKO/TKOR1 2:12· UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · Feb 22, 2025
L
KO/TKOR1 2:12· UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · Feb 22, 2025
CerqueiraFight StatsBukauskas
9/22 · 41%Sig. Strikes16/41 · 39%
9/22Total Strikes16/41
0/0Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns1
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:02
LKO/TKOR1 0:51· UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
L
KO/TKOR1 0:51· UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 26, 2024
CerqueiraFight StatsAslan
1/1 · 100%Sig. Strikes28/36 · 78%
1/1Total Strikes28/36
0/0Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:00Control0:00
W
vsRodrigo Araujo SilvaNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 4:58· Demo Fight 19 · Apr 28, 2024
W
vsIvonilson Dias SantosNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 4:18· Demo Fight 18 · Jan 27, 2024
W
vsJhonathan SouzaNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 1:17· VFE/Brave CF 78 · Dec 7, 2023
W
vsGutembergue Souza da SilvaNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 0:45· Demo Fight 17 · Jul 29, 2023
W
vsJose Otavio dos Santos LacerdaTITLENon-UFC
KO/TKOR2 4:15· Demo Fight 16 · Mar 25, 2023
W
vsWesley MartinsTITLENon-UFC
KO/TKOR2 3:30· Demo Fight 14 · Sep 24, 2022
W
vsSilvio Jose da SilvaTITLENon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 4:59· Demo Fight 13 · May 28, 2022
W
vsFernando FilhoNon-UFC
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· Qualify Combat 10 · Apr 2, 2022
W
vsBruno LeonardoTITLENon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 4:40· Demo Fight 10 · Sep 25, 2021
W
vsBenicio DiasNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 0:45· Imperium MMA Pro 15 · Aug 14, 2021
W
vsGustavo Dos SantosNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 0:35· Qualify Combat 9 · Sep 7, 2019