Rafael Carvalho
- 17-9-0
- (Win - Loss - Draw)
- Country
Brazil- Weight Class
- Light Heavyweight
- Birth Date
- 1986-07-27
- Age
- 41
- Height
- 190.5 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
Rafael Carvalho is a Light Heavyweight fighter from Brazil. a record of 17-9 and 26 fights.
Of 17 career wins, 12 came by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, and 5 by decision, for a finish rate of 71%. This makes them a finisher who excels at ending fights early.
Over the last 5 fights, they hold a 1W-4L record. They are currently on a 2-fight loss streak. In their most recent bout, they lost to Sergey Romanov by submission.
| Opponent | Method | |
|---|---|---|
| L | Sergey Romanov | Submission |
| L | Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz | Knockout |
| W | Marcelo Alfaya | Decision |
| L | Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov | Technical Knockout |
| L | Lorenz Larkin | Decision |
| Title Fights | 7 |
| Main Events | 8 |
| Current Loss Streak | 2 |
| Max Win Streak | 15 |
| Max Loss Streak | 4 |
| Debut | 2011.12.17 |
| Last Fight | 2025.10.04 |
| Avg. Fight Time | 9:58 |
| Career Duration | 13y 10m |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 12 | 70.6% | |
| └ Elbow | 1 | 8.3% | |
| └ Head kick | 1 | 8.3% | |
| └ Body kick | 1 | 8.3% | |
| └ Punch | 6 | 50.0% | |
| └ Body knee kick, punch | 2 | 16.7% | |
| └ Other | 1 | 8.3% | |
| Decision | 5 | 29.4% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 3 | 60.0% | |
| └ Split | 2 | 40.0% |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 3 | 33.3% | |
| └ Punch | 2 | 66.7% | |
| └ Elbow, punch | 1 | 33.3% | |
| Submission | 3 | 33.3% | |
| └ Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 66.7% | |
| └ Other | 1 | 33.3% | |
| Decision | 3 | 33.3% | |
| └ Split | 2 | 66.7% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 1 | 33.3% |
| Promotion | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellator MMA | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Samurai Fight Combat | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| North-West Power Alliance | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ignite Fights (Driller Promotions) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Centurion FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Talent MMA Circuit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Iron Fight Combat | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Smash Fight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adventure Fighters Tournament | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Empire Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Forca Jovem Parana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Predador Fight Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrenaline Fight (Brazil) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weight Class | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| middleweight | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Middleweight | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| light heavyweight | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Light Heavyweight | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Catchweight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
#26
17-8-0
2025.10.04
23-6-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
2Round 2:03
#25
17-7-0
2024.04.13
10-2-0
Knockout(Punch)
4Round 0:47
#24
16-7-0
2023.11.15
18-11-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#23
16-6-0
2022.04.15
Technical Knockout(Elbow, punch)
2Round 4:04
#22
16-5-0
2021.05.07
22-7-0
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#21
16-4-0
2020.09.11
6-0-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#20
16-3-0
2019.10.12
10-2-0
Submission(Rear Naked Choke)
2Round 3:56
#19
15-3-0
2019.07.12
18-6-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#18
15-2-0
2018.12.15
24-8-0
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#17
15-1-0
2018.05.25
42-6-2
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 3:35
#16
14-1-0
2017.12.09
19-11-0
Knockout(Elbow)
1Round 0:44
#15
13-1-0
2017.04.08
30-13-1
Knockout(Head kick)
4Round 3:15
#14
12-1-0
2016.05.20
30-12-1
Decision(Split)
5Round 5:00
#13
11-1-0
2015.10.23
9-0-0
Knockout(Body kick)
2Round 1:42
#12
10-1-0
2015.04.10
2-3-0
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#11
9-1-0
2014.09.19
11-6-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 3:06
#10
8-1-0
Technical Knockout(Body knee kick, punch)
1Round 2:47
#9
7-1-0
2013.09.07
Technical Knockout(Body knee kick, punch)
3Round 2:15
#8
6-1-0
2013.07.13
23-9-1
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#7
5-1-0
2013.03.09
0-0-0
Technical Knockout
1Round 0:39
#6
4-1-0
2012.12.15
8-6-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 3:48
#5
3-1-0
2012.10.20
1-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:55
#4
2-1-0
2012.08.25
4-0-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
3Round 0:00
#3
1-1-0
2012.08.11
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:52
#2
0-1-0
2012.03.10
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 2:42
#1
0-0-0
2011.12.17
Submission
1Round 0:00
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LOSS 17-8-0 | Sergey Romanov 23-6-0 | North-West Power Alliance - NWPA: 10 2025.10.04 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 2Round2:03 |
LOSS 17-7-0 | Mariusz Ksiazkiewicz 10-2-0 | Ignite Fights - Iowa Fight Series 2 2024.04.13 | Knockout(Punch) | 4Round0:47 |
WIN 16-7-0 | Marcelo Alfaya 18-11-0 | Centurion FC 16 - Mursa 2023.11.15 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
LOSS 16-6-0 | Bellator 277 - McKee vs Pitbull 2 2022.04.15 | Technical Knockout(Elbow, punch) | 2Round4:04 | |
LOSS 16-5-0 | Lorenz Larkin 22-7-0 | Bellator 258 - Archuleta vs Pettis 2021.05.07 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 16-4-0 | Alex Polizzi 6-0-0 | Bellator 245 - Davis vs Machida 2 2020.09.11 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 16-3-0 | Vadim Nemkov 10-2-0 | Bellator 230 - Carvalho vs Nemkov 2019.10.12 | Submission(Rear Naked Choke) | 2Round3:56 |
WIN 15-3-0 | Chidi Njokuani 18-6-0 | Bellator 224 - Budd vs Rubin 2019.07.12 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 15-2-0 | Lyoto Machida 24-8-0 | Bellator 213 - Macfarlane vs Letourneau 2018.12.15 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 15-1-0 | Gegard Mousasi 42-6-2 | Bellator 200 - Carvalho vs Mousasi 2018.05.25 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round3:35 |
WIN 14-1-0 | Alessio Sakara 19-11-0 | Bellator 190 - Carvalho vs Sakara 2017.12.09 | Knockout(Elbow) | 1Round0:44 |
WIN 13-1-0 | Melvin Manhoef 30-13-1 | Bellator 176 - Carvalho vs Manhoef 2 2017.04.08 | Knockout(Head kick) | 4Round3:15 |
WIN 12-1-0 | Melvin Manhoef 30-12-1 | Bellator 155 - Carvalho vs Manhoef 2016.05.20 | Decision(Split) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 11-1-0 | Brandon Halsey 9-0-0 | Bellator 144 - Halsey vs Carvalho 2015.10.23 | Knockout(Body kick) | 2Round1:42 |
WIN 10-1-0 | Joe Schilling 2-3-0 | Bellator 136 - Brooks vs Jansen 2015.04.10 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 9-1-0 | Brian Rogers 11-6-0 | Bellator MMA - Bellator 125 2014.09.19 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round3:06 |
WIN 8-1-0 | Talent MMA Circuit 9 - Sao Jose dos Pinhais 2014 2014.05.10 | Technical Knockout(Body knee kick, punch) | 1Round2:47 | |
WIN 7-1-0 | IFC - Iron Fight Combat 4 2013.09.07 | Technical Knockout(Body knee kick, punch) | 3Round2:15 | |
WIN 6-1-0 | Gustavo Machado 23-9-1 | Smash - Smash Fight 2 2013.07.13 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 5-1-0 | Fernando Scherek 0-0-0 | AFT 4 - Adventure Fighters Tournament 4 2013.03.09 | Technical Knockout | 1Round0:39 |
WIN 4-1-0 | Kaue Dudus 8-6-0 | Samurai FC 9 - Water vs Fire 2012.12.15 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round3:48 |
WIN 3-1-0 | Eduardo Gimenez 1-1-0 | Empire Promotions - Empire FC 2012.10.20 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:55 |
WIN 2-1-0 | Luiz Cado 4-0-0 | Forca Jovem Parana - Nocaute ao Crack 2 2012.08.25 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 3Round0:00 |
WIN 1-1-0 | PFC - Predador FC 21 2012.08.11 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:52 | |
WIN 0-1-0 | AF - Adrenaline Fight 4 2012.03.10 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round2:42 | |
LOSS 0-0-0 | Samurai FC - Samurai FC 6 2011.12.17 | Submission | 1Round0:00 |
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