Michael Kuiper vs Rafael Natal
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No leader is marked on a percentage: Michael Kuiper has 4 recorded bouts. A rate needs at least 5 bouts to mean anything.
They have met once
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How they win share of UFC wins
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Striking career totals
No leader is marked on a percentage: Michael Kuiper has 4 recorded bouts. A rate needs at least 5 bouts to mean anything.
Grappling career totals
No leader is marked on a percentage: Michael Kuiper has 4 recorded bouts. A rate needs at least 5 bouts to mean anything.
Career UFC bouts
Michael Kuiper vs Rafael Natal: Matchup Breakdown
Michael Kuiper is 1-3 in the Middleweight division with a 25.0% win rate. Rafael Natal is 9-7-1 at Middleweight, winning 52.9% of the time. Both are listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Rafael Natal leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit on Feb 4, 2012, won by Rafael Natal by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.
Michael Kuiper holds the higher MMA.SOCIAL ELO rating, 871 to 835. Career peaks are 1,000 for Michael Kuiper and 1,044 for Rafael Natal. Michael Kuiper has 1 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 1 victories, a 100.0% finish rate. Rafael Natal has 1 KO/TKO and 1 submission win, finishing 22.2% of the time.
Michael Kuiper stands 6' 0" with a reach of 73" and fights orthodox. Rafael Natal is 6' 0" with a reach of 77", orthodox. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Rafael Natal. Michael Kuiper is 37, Rafael Natal is 43.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Michael Kuiper has landed 107 significant strikes at 54.9% accuracy with 5 takedowns and 7:13 of control time. Rafael Natal has landed 656 at 47.9% with 36 takedowns and 53:39 of control.
They have no opponents in common.
Have Michael Kuiper and Rafael Natal fought before?
Yes. Michael Kuiper and Rafael Natal have fought once in the UFC. Rafael Natal won by unanimous decision at UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit on February 4, 2012.
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Who has more UFC wins, Michael Kuiper or Rafael Natal?
Rafael Natal has more UFC wins: 9 to 1. Michael Kuiper's UFC record is 1-3; Rafael Natal's is 9-7-1.
KO/TKO wins: Michael Kuiper 1, Rafael Natal 1. Submission wins: Michael Kuiper 0, Rafael Natal 1.
From the MMA.SOCIAL UFC fight database. Records count UFC bouts; height and reach come from the fighter profiles.
Who is taller, Michael Kuiper or Rafael Natal?
Michael Kuiper and Rafael Natal are the same height: 6'0". Rafael Natal has the longer reach: 77 inches to 73.
From the MMA.SOCIAL UFC fight database. Records count UFC bouts; height and reach come from the fighter profiles.