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“The Lion”
Rafael Cerqueira
- Wins
- 11
- Losses
- 4
- Draws
- 0
Bio
- Age
- 36
- as of Oct 13, 2026
- Height
- 6'3"191 cm
- 191 cm6'3"
- Weight
- 204 lb93 kg
- 93 kg204 lb
- Reach
- 76"193 cm
- 193 cm76"
- Leg reach
- 44.5"113 cm
- 113 cm44.5"
- Fighting style
- —
- Born
- Salvador, Brazil
- Trains at
- Galpao da Luta / CTJ
- Octagon debut
- Oct. 26, 2024
- Status
- Not Fighting
Wins by method
8
2
1
8 first-round finishes
Career averages
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1.56
- per minute
- Sig. strikes absorbed
- 5.05
- per minute
- Striking accuracy
- 44%
- 29 landed
- Striking defense
- 37%
- of strikes avoided
- Takedowns
- 0.00
- per 15 minutes
- Takedown defense
- 36%
- of attempts stopped
- Submission attempts
- 0.00
- per 15 minutes
- Knockdowns
- 0.00
- per 15 minutes
- Average fight time
- 04:39
- minutes : seconds
Significant strikes landed by position
- Standing 29 (100%)
- Clinch 0 (0%)
- Ground 0 (0%)
As published on UFC.com. For some athletes UFC.com's averages also include Dana White's Contender Series bouts.
Patterns an opponent can exploit
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Latest UFC fights
- Lvs Abdul Rakhman YakhyaevNov. 22, 2025SubmissionR1 0:33
- Lvs Julius WalkerAug. 9, 2025Decision - UnanimousR3 5:00
- Lvs Modestas BukauskasFeb. 22, 2025KO/TKOR1 2:12
The latest 3 fights shown on UFC.com.
Source: Rafael Cerqueira on UFC.com , checked Oct 13, 2026. Values are copied as UFC.com publishes them, not cross-checked. Nothing here is estimated. Takedown accuracy is left out because UFC.com's figure doesn't match its own takedown counts. Sources & credits
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