Rafael dos Anjos

21–16 in the archive over 37 bouts; 9 finishes, 2 title-bout wins from 4. Divisions: Lightweight 24, Welterweight 11, Catchweight 2. Born 26 October 1984. The record is what the archive holds, not a career elsewhere.

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Wins21

Losses16

Finishes94 KO/TKO · 5 submissions

Title bouts42 won

Every bout

Date	Event	Division	Result	Method	R	Time
2026-10-03	UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang	Lightweight	Alexander Hernandez def. Rafael dos Anjos	TKO (punches)	2	3:12
2024-10-26	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway	Welterweight	Geoff Neal def. Rafael dos Anjos	TKO (knee injury)	1	1:30
2024-03-09	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2	Lightweight	Mateusz Gamrot def. Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
2023-08-12	UFC on ESPN: Luque vs. dos Anjos	Welterweight	Vicente Luque def. Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00
2022-12-03	UFC on ESPN: Thompson vs. Holland	Welterweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Bryan Barberena	Submission (neck crank)	2	3:20
2022-07-09	UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Fiziev	Lightweight	Rafael Fiziev def. Rafael dos Anjos	KO (punches)	5	0:18
2022-03-05	UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal	Catchweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Renato Moicano	Decision (unanimous) (49–45, 49–44, 50–44)	5	5:00
2020-11-14	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Paul Felder	Decision (split) (47–48, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00
2020-01-25	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. dos Santos	Welterweight	Michael Chiesa def. Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
2019-07-20	UFC on ESPN: dos Anjos vs. Edwards	Welterweight	Leon Edwards def. Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00
2019-05-18	UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee	Welterweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Kevin Lee	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	4	3:47
2018-11-30	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale	Welterweight	Kamaru Usman def. Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (unanimous) (50–43, 49–45, 48–47)	5	5:00
2018-06-09	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2	Welterweight	Colby Covington def. Rafael dos Anjos title	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00
2017-12-16	UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos	Welterweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Robbie Lawler	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00
2017-09-09	UFC 215: Nunes vs. Shevchenko 2	Welterweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Neil Magny	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:43
2017-06-17	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia	Welterweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Tarec Saffiedine	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
2016-11-05	The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale: dos Anjos vs. Ferguson	Lightweight	Tony Ferguson def. Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00
2016-07-07	UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Alvarez	Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez def. Rafael dos Anjos title	TKO (punches)	1	3:49
2015-12-19	UFC on Fox: dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Donald Cerrone title	TKO (body kick and punches)	1	1:06
2015-03-14	UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Anthony Pettis title	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 50–45, 50–45)	5	5:00
2014-12-13	UFC on Fox: dos Santos vs. Miocic	Catchweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Nate Diaz	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
2014-08-23	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. dos Anjos	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Benson Henderson	KO (punch)	1	2:31
2014-06-07	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Khabilov	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Jason High	TKO (punches)	2	3:36
2014-04-19	UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne	Lightweight	Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
2013-08-28	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Donald Cerrone	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
2013-05-18	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Evan Dunham	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
2012-11-17	UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Mark Bocek	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
2012-07-11	UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Anthony Njokuani	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
2012-05-15	UFC on Fuel TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Kamal Shalorus	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:40
2011-11-19	UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson	Lightweight	Gleison Tibau def. Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
2011-07-02	UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. George Sotiropoulos	KO (punch)	1	0:59
2010-08-07	UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen	Lightweight	Clay Guida def. Rafael dos Anjos	TKO (jaw injury)	3	1:51
2010-04-10	UFC 112: Invincible	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Terry Etim	Submission (armbar)	2	4:30
2010-01-11	UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs. Diaz	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Kyle Bradley	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
2009-09-19	UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort	Lightweight	Rafael dos Anjos def. Rob Emerson	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
2009-04-01	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann	Lightweight	Tyson Griffin def. Rafael dos Anjos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
2008-11-15	UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar	Lightweight	Jeremy Stephens def. Rafael dos Anjos	KO (punches)	3	0:39