Photo of Rafael Palhares
Age 38
Gender Male
Height 5' 7"
Weight Class Featherweight

Rafael Palhares is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 8 wins, 1 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 8-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 7 years, 10 months, 11 days
Rounds Fought 19.5
Avg. Fights/Year 1.1
Longest Layoff 2 years, 11 months, 7 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 months, 18 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 2 2 4
Losses 0 0 1
Finish Rate 50.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 50.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 25.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 25.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

3 Wins

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:49
Fastest KO 06:31
Fastest SUB 00:49
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:17
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 15:00
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 09/24/2017 W
(7-1-0)
Jean Caveira
(1-0-0)
FTW
(145.0 vs. 145.0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Shooto Brazil 75
3 01:10
Official MMA Fight Results 12/16/2016 W
(6-1-0)
Paulo Ricardo Cangaceiro
(2-1-0)

(145.0 vs. 145.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Festival de Lutas - CUFA 4
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 02/13/2016 W
(5-1-0)
Arthur César Santos
(0-0-0)

(150.0 vs. 150.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
Shooto Brazil 61
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/21/2015 L
(5-0-0)
Maicon Theophilo
(0-2-0)

(145.0 vs. 144.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Shooto Brazil 56
3 05:00
NSF 06/07/2014 W
(4-0-0)
Vladson Gleyci
(3-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bitetti Combat 20
3 05:00
NSF 09/06/2013 W
(3-0-0)
Bruno Camargo
(2-2-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bitetti Combat 17
2 03:50
NSF 04/19/2013 W
(2-0-0)
Guilherme Cadena Martins
(1-1-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Upper Sport Combat 2
1 00:49
NSF 10/20/2012 W
(1-0-0)
Alexandre do Vale
(0-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shooto Brazil 35
2 01:31
NSF 11/13/2009 W
(0-0-0)
Leonardo Cruz
(0-0-0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Rio Fight Club 3
3 00:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class