Rafael Cerqueira

Q: What is Rafael Cerqueira's UFC record?

Rafael Cerqueira is 0-1 as a Light Heavyweight fighter. Last fight: Lost to Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev by submission, Nov 2025. One UFC bout so far: a loss in 2025. Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

"The Lion"

Light Heavyweight 0-1 Inactive

Age: 36
Height: 6' 3"
Reach: 76"
Stance: Southpaw

Last L vs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev Nov 22, 2025

1 Rounds

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Statistics

0Wins

1Loss

0Draws

Win rate0%0/1
Finish rate0%0/0
KO rate0%0/0
Sub rate0%0/0

Advanced Stats

0% Sig. Strike Acc.

0 Sig. Strikes/Fight

0 Takedowns/Fight

0 Knockdowns/Fight

0:00 Avg. Control Time

Career Timeline 1 fight

960 Current ELO

LOSS

vs Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev Submission · R1 Nov 22, 2025

-41 → 959

→

Career Statistics 1 of 1 bouts with official stats

Pace

0.00 Strikes landed per minute 10.91 Strikes absorbed per minute 0.00 Takedowns per 15 minutes

-10.91 Strike differential per minute

0.00 Knockdowns per 15 minutes

0.00 Submission attempts per 15 minutes

UFC record

0-1 Record

1 Bout

0 Wins

1 Loss

1 Current losing streak

L Last five

How the fights end

0 Losses by KO/TKO

1 Loss by submission

0 Losses by decision

Striking

0 Significant strikes landed

1 Significant strike attempted

0.0% Significant strike accuracy

6 Significant strikes absorbed

40.0% Strike defence

0 Total strikes landed

0 Knockdowns scored

1 Knockdown absorbed

Where the strikes land

0 Landed to the head

0 Landed to the body

0 Landed to the legs

From where

0 Landed at distance

0 Landed in the clinch

0 Landed on the ground

Grappling

0 Takedowns landed

0 Takedowns attempted

1 Takedown conceded

0.0% Takedown defence

0 Submission attempts

0 Reversals

24s Control time conceded

Octagon time

33s Total octagon time

1 Bout with a comparable clock

Career Rankings where Rafael Cerqueira sits

20th of 306 Undisputed title wins 0 Light Heavyweight Tied Top 7%

173rd of 306 UFC losses 1 Light Heavyweight Tied

2026th of 2,760 UFC losses 1 UFC-wide Tied

2324th of 2,760 UFC bouts 1 UFC-wide Tied

207th of 306 UFC bouts 1 Light Heavyweight Tied

2493rd of 2,738 Career control time 0s UFC-wide Tied

271st of 306 Career control time 0s Light Heavyweight Tied

1556th of 2,760 Wins by finish 0 UFC-wide Tied

157th of 306 Wins by finish 0 Light Heavyweight Tied

423rd of 2,755 Five-round bouts 0 UFC-wide Tied Top 16%

60th of 305 Five-round bouts 0 Light Heavyweight Tied Top 20%

1281st of 2,738 Career knockdowns 0 UFC-wide Tied

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Rafael Cerqueira is a Light Heavyweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 0-1. The current performance-based ELO rating is 960, with a career peak of 1,000.

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What is Rafael Cerqueira's UFC record?

Rafael Cerqueira is 0-1 as a Light Heavyweight fighter.

Last fight: Lost to Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev by submission, Nov 2025. One UFC bout so far: a loss in 2025.

UFC record: 0-1

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.