Fighter profile

Rafael Dos Anjos

Lightweight · UFC record 21-16 · 37 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 3 Oct 2026

Balanced / Hybrid

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)75

Power72

Striking defense79

Takedown defense64

WrestlingProvisional measure76

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (37 detailed fights; as of Sat 3 Oct 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED86.6

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED66.4

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 173 cm (5'8")
Reach: 178 cm (5'10")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 42

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

37 detailed UFC fights · 114 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 3 Oct 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed16.2significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.2per round

Striking differential+1.1per round

Takedown attempts1.68per round

Takedown defense54.8%of attempts stopped

Finish rate42.9%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 16.2
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.2
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +1.1
Striking accuracy: 47.0%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 60.2%
Knockdowns per round: 0.06
Target: head / body / leg: 58.6% / 23.8% / 17.6%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 67.6% / 17.4% / 15.0%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.68
Takedowns landed per round: 0.60
Takedown accuracy: 35.6%
Takedown defense: 54.8%
Control time per round: 1:12
Submission attempts per round: 0.18
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 21-16-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 42.9%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 5 · 12
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 1 · 10
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 7 / 5
Average fight time: 14:26 (over 34 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Rafael Dos Anjos — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 3 Oct 2026	Alexander Hernandez	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:12	UFC 332: Silva vs. Wang
Sat 26 Oct 2024	Geoff Neal	L	KO/TKO	R1 1:30	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Sat 9 Mar 2024	Mateusz Gamrot	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Sat 12 Aug 2023	Vicente Luque	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
Sat 3 Dec 2022	Bryan Barberena	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 3:20	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland

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Rafael Dos Anjos — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 9 Jul 2022	Rafael Fiziev	L	KO/TKO Punch	R5 0:18	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
Sat 5 Mar 2022	Renato Moicano	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
Sat 14 Nov 2020	Paul Felder	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
Sat 25 Jan 2020	Michael Chiesa	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
Sat 20 Jul 2019	Leon Edwards	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
Sat 18 May 2019	Kevin Lee	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R4 3:47	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee
Fri 30 Nov 2018	Kamaru Usman	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
Sat 9 Jun 2018	Colby Covington	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Sat 16 Dec 2017	Robbie Lawler	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
Sat 9 Sep 2017	Neil Magny	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R1 3:43	UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
Sat 17 Jun 2017	Tarec Saffiedine	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
Sat 5 Nov 2016	Tony Ferguson	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
Thu 7 Jul 2016	Eddie Alvarez	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:49	UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
Sat 19 Dec 2015	Donald Cerrone	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 1:06	UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
Sat 14 Mar 2015	Anthony Pettis	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
Sat 13 Dec 2014	Nate Diaz	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
Sat 23 Aug 2014	Benson Henderson	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:31	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
Sat 7 Jun 2014	Jason High	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:36	UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov
Sat 19 Apr 2014	Khabib Nurmagomedov	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
Wed 28 Aug 2013	Donald Cerrone	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
Sat 18 May 2013	Evan Dunham	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
Sat 17 Nov 2012	Mark Bocek	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit
Wed 11 Jul 2012	Anthony Njokuani	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman
Tue 15 May 2012	Kamal Shalorus	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 1:40	UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
Sat 19 Nov 2011	Gleison Tibau	L	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
Sat 2 Jul 2011	George Sotiropoulos	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 0:59	UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
Sat 7 Aug 2010	Clay Guida	L	SUB Injury	R3 1:51	UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
Sat 10 Apr 2010	Terry Etim	W	SUB Armbar	R2 4:30	UFC 112: Invincible
Mon 11 Jan 2010	Kyle Bradley	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
Sat 19 Sep 2009	Rob Emerson	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
Wed 1 Apr 2009	Tyson Griffin	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann
Sat 15 Nov 2008	Jeremy Stephens	L	KO/TKO Punch	R3 0:39	UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar

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