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Rafael Carvalho

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Rafael Carvalho

Fighter Details

  • Given Name: Rafael Carvalho de Souza
  • Pro MMA Record: 17-8-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
  • Nickname: N/A
  • Current Streak: 1 Loss
  • Age: 1986-07-27 | Date of Birth: 1986.07.27
  • Last Fight: April 13, 2024 in IF
  • Weight Class: Light Heavyweight | Last Weigh-In: 204.8 lbs
  • Affiliation: N/A
  • Height: 6'3" (191cm) | Reach: 78.0" (198cm)
  • Career Disclosed Earnings: $44,000 USD
  • Born: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Fighting out of: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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Regional Rankings Rankings FAQ

  • US Northeast

    updated Wed May 29 12:25:31 2024
    #2
    Rafael Carvalho is the 2nd ranked of 43 active US Northeast Pro Light Heavyweights.

  • Europe

    updated Wed May 29 18:39:12 2024
    #40
    Rafael Carvalho is the 40th ranked of 566 active Europe Pro Light Heavyweights.

  • Europe Western

    updated Fri May 31 17:47:35 2024
    #12
    Rafael Carvalho is the 12th ranked of 161 active Europe Western Pro Light Heavyweights.

  • North America

    updated Thu May 30 04:42:56 2024
    #10
    Rafael Carvalho is the 10th ranked of 353 active North America Pro Light Heavyweights.

  • New England

    updated Sat Jun 1 06:25:29 2024
    #1
    Rafael Carvalho is the 1st ranked of 11 active New England Pro Light Heavyweights.

Rafael Carvalho MMA Fight Record

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Record: 17-8-0
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Rafael Carvalho Wiki

A pro since 2011, Rafael Carvalho burst into the public eye when he got signed by Bellator MMA for a fight against KO artist Brian Rogers at Bellator 125. In the fight, he shocked some people when he withstood Brian's assault in the first round and finished him in the same period to score a come from behind knockout. He then got a fight with another heavy handed opponent and Glory kickboxer, Joe Schilling, who was coming from a shocking KO win of his own against Melvin Manhoef, at Bellator 136


In the fight, he employed a grappling centric gameplan and managed to negate most Joe's offense to get a close split decision win, which marked the second time he went the distance in his career. That win earned him a title shot against Brandon Halsey for the vacant Bellator middleweight belt, which Brandon lost at Bellator 137 when he didn't make weight for his match against Kendall Grove. He was coming as a big underdog and he shocked the world again when he finished Halsey in the second round of their bout at Bellator 144 with a liver kick after surviving the first round in which Brandon dominated him on the ground and came close to finishing him with an arm-triangle choke.


He is now scheduled to defend his belt against legendary knockout artist Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 155.

Last updated 05.16.2016, 10:58 PM ET
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