Rafael Natal
17 UFC Fights | 53% Win Rate | 2 Finishes (22%)
Rafael Natal UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Rafael Natal is 9-7-1 in the UFC across 17 fights, with 1 win by knockout, 1 by submission and 7 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 21-9-1, 12-2 of it outside the UFC. Natal competes at middleweight as an orthodox complete fighter, standing 6'0" with a 77" reach at 43 years old. The last bout was a loss to Eryk Anders by knockout in Jul 2017.
Best attribute: takedown offense (takedowns landed per fight) — 87th percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (1.9/fight).
Rafael Natal's UFC win rate is 53% (9 of 17 fights), and 22% of those wins came by finish. Natal averages 1.9 takedowns per fight at 32% accuracy and stops 79% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 21-9-1
- UFC Record
- 9-7-1
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 77"
- Age
- 43
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- L vs Eryk Anders · KO/TKO · Jul 2017
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Rafael Natal's Last 5 Fights
Natal is 2-3 in the last five UFC fights.
- Loss vs Eryk Anders · KO/TKO · R1 2:54 · UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum · Jul 2017
- Loss vs Tim Boetsch · KO/TKO · R1 3:22 · UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor · Nov 2016
- Loss vs Robert Whittaker · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 2016
- Win vs Kevin Casey · KO/TKO · R3 3:37 · UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader · Jan 2016
- Win vs Uriah Hall · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier · May 2015
Striking
Fighter Profile
Offensive Output
Defensive
Strike Targets
Position Breakdown
Grappling
Takedowns & Control
Win Methods
Finish Probability by Round
Round-by-Round Output
Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Rafael Natal vs Average
Rafael Natal lands 14.1 strikes in R1 but 14.3 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.
Rafael Natal's UFC Fight History
17 UFC fights on record (9-7-1), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Eryk Anders | KO/TKO | R1 · 2:54 | UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum | 2017-07-22 |
| L | Tim Boetsch | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:22 | UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor | 2016-11-12 |
| L | Robert Whittaker | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | 2016-04-23 |
| W | Kevin Casey | KO/TKO | R3 · 3:37 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader | 2016-01-30 |
| W | Uriah Hall | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier | 2015-05-23 |
| W | Tom Watson | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz | 2015-01-31 |
| W | Chris Camozzi | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi | 2014-09-05 |
| L | Ed Herman | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva | 2014-05-10 |
| L | Tim Kennedy | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:40 | UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 | 2013-11-06 |
| W | Tor Troeng | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader | 2013-09-04 |
| W | Joao Zeferino | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold | 2013-05-18 |
| W | Sean Spencer | Submission | R3 · 2:13 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson | 2013-01-26 |
| L | Andrew Craig | KO/TKO | R2 · 4:52 | UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman | 2012-07-11 |
| W | Michael Kuiper | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit | 2012-02-04 |
| W | Paul Bradley | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 | 2011-08-06 |
| D/NC | Jesse Bongfeldt | Draw | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 | 2010-12-11 |
| L | Rich Attonito | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares | 2010-09-15 |
How Natal Ranks at Middleweight
Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).
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