Rafael Dos Anjos
36 UFC Fights | 58% Win Rate | 9 Finishes (43%)
Rafael Dos Anjos UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Rafael Dos Anjos is 21-15 in the UFC across 36 fights, with 4 wins by knockout, 5 by submission and 12 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 32-17, 11-2 of it outside the UFC. Rafael Dos Anjos competes at lightweight as a southpaw complete fighter, standing 5'8" with a 70" reach at 41 years old. The last bout was a loss to Geoff Neal by knockout in Oct 2024.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 82nd percentile among 300 lightweight fighters (1.9/fight).
Rafael Dos Anjos's UFC win rate is 58% (21 of 36 fights), and 43% of those wins came by finish. Dos Anjos averages 1.9 takedowns per fight at 36% accuracy and stops 55% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 32-17
- UFC Record
- 21-15
- Height
- 5'8"
- Reach
- 70"
- Age
- 41
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Last Fight
- L vs Geoff Neal · KO/TKO · Oct 2024
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Rafael Dos Anjos's Last 5 Fights
Dos Anjos is 1-4 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Geoff Neal · KO/TKO · R1 1:30 · UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 2024
- Loss vs Mateusz Gamrot · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Mar 2024
- Loss vs Vicente Luque · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos · Aug 2023
- Win vs Bryan Barberena · Submission · R2 3:20 · UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland · Dec 2022
- Loss vs Rafael Fiziev · KO/TKO · R5 0:18 · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · Jul 2022
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
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Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rafael Dos Anjos vs Average
Rafael Dos Anjos lands 15.0 strikes in R1 but 16.8 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Rafael Dos Anjos's UFC Fight History
36 UFC fights on record (21-15), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Geoff Neal | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:30 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | 2024-10-26 |
| L | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2 | 2024-03-09 |
| L | Vicente Luque | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos | 2023-08-12 |
| W | Bryan Barberena | Submission | R2 · 3:20 | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland | 2022-12-03 |
| L | Rafael Fiziev | KO/TKO | R5 · 0:18 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev | 2022-07-09 |
| W | Renato Moicano | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal | 2022-03-05 |
| W | Paul Felder | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos | 2020-11-14 |
| L | Michael Chiesa | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos | 2020-01-25 |
| L | Leon Edwards | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards | 2019-07-20 |
| W | Kevin Lee | Submission | R4 · 3:47 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee | 2019-05-18 |
| L | Kamaru Usman | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale | 2018-11-30 |
| L★ | Colby Covington | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | 2018-06-09 |
| W | Robbie Lawler | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos | 2017-12-16 |
| W | Neil Magny | Submission | R1 · 3:43 | UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2 | 2017-09-09 |
| W | Tarec Saffiedine | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia | 2017-06-17 |
| L | Tony Ferguson | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson | 2016-11-05 |
| L★ | Eddie Alvarez | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:49 | UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez | 2016-07-07 |
| W★ | Donald Cerrone | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:06 | UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2 | 2015-12-19 |
| W★ | Anthony Pettis | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos | 2015-03-14 |
| W | Nate Diaz | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic | 2014-12-13 |
| W | Benson Henderson | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:31 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos | 2014-08-23 |
| W | Jason High | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:36 | UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov | 2014-06-07 |
| L | Khabib Nurmagomedov | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne | 2014-04-19 |
| W | Donald Cerrone | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 | 2013-08-28 |
| W | Evan Dunham | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | 2013-05-18 |
| W | Mark Bocek | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit | 2012-11-17 |
| W | Anthony Njokuani | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman | 2012-07-11 |
| W | Kamal Shalorus | Submission | R1 · 1:40 | UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier | 2012-05-15 |
| L | Gleison Tibau | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson | 2011-11-19 |
| W | George Sotiropoulos | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:59 | UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber | 2011-07-02 |
| L | Clay Guida | Submission | R3 · 1:51 | UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen | 2010-08-07 |
| W | Terry Etim | Submission | R2 · 4:30 | UFC 112: Invincible | 2010-04-10 |
| W | Kyle Bradley | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz | 2010-01-11 |
| W | Rob Emerson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort | 2009-09-19 |
| L | Tyson Griffin | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann | 2009-04-01 |
| L | Jeremy Stephens | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:39 | UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar | 2008-11-15 |
How Anjos Ranks at Lightweight
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