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The Clinch

Brazil 2008-2026 · 112 rounds on file

Rafael Dos Anjos

21-16-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 1,822/3,871
Takedown accuracy 68/191
Sig. strikes / round 16.3
Control / round 1:13
Inside the distance 43% 9 of 21 wins
Height
5′8″172.7 cm
Reach
70″177.8 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Southpaw
Age
4226 OCT 1984
Listed weight
170 lb77.1 kg
Positional Controller Automatically assigned from data across 36 fights - 5.1 takedown attempts and 24% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Grappling 21 11-10-0 vs 1599 avg
Positional Controller 11 4-7-0
Submission Grappler 10 7-3-0
Hybrid 9 5-4-0 vs 1572 avg
Well-Rounded 9 5-4-0
Striking 7 5-2-0 vs 1567 avg
Pressure Striker 4 4-0-0
Distance Striker 3 1-2-0

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 21 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

15 NOV 2008 - lost to Jeremy Stephens · Technical Knockout 01 APR 2009 - lost to Tyson Griffin · Decision (Unanimous) 19 SEP 2009 - beat Rob Emerson · Decision (Unanimous) 11 JAN 2010 - beat Kyle Bradley · Decision (Unanimous) 10 APR 2010 - beat Terry Etim · Submission 07 AUG 2010 - lost to Clay Guida · Submission 02 JUL 2011 - beat George Sotiropoulos · Technical Knockout 19 NOV 2011 - lost to Gleison Tibau · Decision (Split) 15 MAY 2012 - beat Kamal Shalorus · Submission 11 JUL 2012 - beat Anthony Njokuani · Decision (Unanimous) 17 NOV 2012 - beat Mark Bocek · Decision (Unanimous) 18 MAY 2013 - beat Evan Dunham · Decision (Unanimous) 28 AUG 2013 - beat Donald Cerrone · Decision (Unanimous) 19 APR 2014 - lost to Khabib Nurmagomedov · Decision (Unanimous) 07 JUN 2014 - beat Jason High · Technical Knockout 23 AUG 2014 - beat Benson Henderson · Technical Knockout 13 DEC 2014 - beat Nate Diaz · Decision (Unanimous) 14 MAR 2015 - beat Anthony Pettis · Decision (Unanimous) 19 DEC 2015 - beat Donald Cerrone · Technical Knockout 07 JUL 2016 - lost to Eddie Alvarez · Technical Knockout 05 NOV 2016 - lost to Tony Ferguson · Decision (Unanimous) 17 JUN 2017 - beat Tarec Saffiedine · Decision (Unanimous) 09 SEP 2017 - beat Neil Magny · Submission 16 DEC 2017 - beat Robbie Lawler · Decision (Unanimous) 09 JUN 2018 - lost to Colby Covington · Decision (Unanimous) 30 NOV 2018 - lost to Kamaru Usman · Decision (Unanimous) 18 MAY 2019 - beat Kevin Lee · Submission 20 JUL 2019 - lost to Leon Edwards · Decision (Unanimous) 25 JAN 2020 - lost to Michael Chiesa · Decision (Unanimous) 14 NOV 2020 - beat Paul Felder · Decision (Split) 05 MAR 2022 - beat Renato Moicano · Decision (Unanimous) 09 JUL 2022 - lost to Rafael Fiziev · Technical Knockout 03 DEC 2022 - beat Bryan Barberena · Submission 12 AUG 2023 - lost to Vicente Luque · Decision (Unanimous) 09 MAR 2024 - lost to Mateusz Gamrot · Decision (Unanimous) 26 OCT 2024 - lost to Geoff Neal · Technical Knockout 03 OCT 2026 - lost to Alexander Hernandez · Technical Knockout

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 112 rounds across 36 of 37 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 16.3
Sig. strikes absorbed 15.1
Takedowns landed 0.6
Knockdowns 0.1
Sub. attempts 0.2
Control time 1:13 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 47% 1,822/3,871
Takedowns 36% 68/191
Opponents’ accuracy 40% 1,692/4,255

Where the strikes land

Head 58% 1,063
Body 24% 434
Leg 18% 325

And from where

At distance 67% 1,224
In the clinch 18% 321
On the ground 15% 277

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 4 won Technical Knockout · 4-5
Submission 5 won Submission · 5-1
Decision 12 won Decision (Unanimous) · 11-9 Decision (Split) · 1-1

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
03 OCT 2026 Alexander Hernandez Lost Technical Knockout R2 3:12 -- -- UFC 332
26 OCT 2024 Geoff Neal Lost Technical Knockout R1 1:30 4 18 UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
09 MAR 2024 Mateusz Gamrot Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 36 57 UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
12 AUG 2023 Vicente Luque Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 66 72 UFC Fight Night: Luque vs. Dos Anjos
03 DEC 2022 Bryan Barberena Won Submission R2 3:20 20 14 UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland
09 JUL 2022 Rafael Fiziev Lost Technical Knockout R5 0:18 54 64 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev
05 MAR 2022 Renato Moicano Won Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 149 88 UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal
14 NOV 2020 Paul Felder Won Decision (Split) R5 5:00 92 98 UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos
25 JAN 2020 Michael Chiesa Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 14 9 UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos
20 JUL 2019 Leon Edwards Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 81 92 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
18 MAY 2019 Kevin Lee Won Submission R4 3:47 60 35 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee
30 NOV 2018 Kamaru Usman Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 62 130 The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale
09 JUN 2018 Colby Covington Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 105 99 UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
16 DEC 2017 Robbie Lawler Won Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 172 86 UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos
09 SEP 2017 Neil Magny Won Submission R1 3:43 13 1 UFC 215: Nunes vs Shevchenko 2
17 JUN 2017 Tarec Saffiedine Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 81 60 UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
05 NOV 2016 Tony Ferguson Lost Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 121 199 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Ferguson
07 JUL 2016 Eddie Alvarez Lost Technical Knockout R1 3:49 12 45 UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez
19 DEC 2015 Donald Cerrone Won Technical Knockout R1 1:06 26 4 UFC on FOX: Dos Anjos vs. Cowboy 2
14 MAR 2015 Anthony Pettis Won Decision (Unanimous) R5 5:00 90 54 UFC 185: Pettis vs Dos Anjos
13 DEC 2014 Nate Diaz Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 77 13 UFC on FOX: Dos Santos vs Miocic
23 AUG 2014 Benson Henderson Won Technical Knockout R1 2:31 18 10 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Dos Anjos
07 JUN 2014 Jason High Won Technical Knockout R2 3:36 36 24 UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs Khabilov
19 APR 2014 Khabib Nurmagomedov Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 20 36 UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
28 AUG 2013 Donald Cerrone Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 39 40 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
18 MAY 2013 Evan Dunham Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 66 68 UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold
17 NOV 2012 Mark Bocek Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 54 19 UFC 154: St-Pierre vs Condit
11 JUL 2012 Anthony Njokuani Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 51 32 UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman
15 MAY 2012 Kamal Shalorus Won Submission R1 1:40 5 2 UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier
19 NOV 2011 Gleison Tibau Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 25 56 UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson
02 JUL 2011 George Sotiropoulos Won Technical Knockout R1 0:59 2 2 UFC 132: Cruz vs Faber
07 AUG 2010 Clay Guida Lost Submission R3 1:51 17 19 UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen
10 APR 2010 Terry Etim Won Submission R2 4:30 25 7 UFC 112: Invincible
11 JAN 2010 Kyle Bradley Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 42 21 UFC Fight Night: Maynard vs Diaz
19 SEP 2009 Rob Emerson Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 52 27 UFC 103: Franklin vs Belfort
01 APR 2009 Tyson Griffin Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 26 69 UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann
15 NOV 2008 Jeremy Stephens Lost Technical Knockout R3 0:39 9 22 UFC 91: Couture vs Lesnar