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Rafael Cavalcante

  Rafael Cavalcante's profile at Sherdog 

Rafael Cavalcante's profile at Tapology 

Association: Team Nogueira
Pro Debut Date: 2006-02-10
Pro Record: 13-7-0
Win Finish %: 100.0%
Quality Perf. %: 50.0%
Last Ranked: 7/01/2017

#63 Light Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 1/01/2011

#11 Light Heavyweight
Last Loss Date: 2/06/2016
Last Loss: [#35 LHW] Ovince St. Preux
Opponent's Last 5: L W L W L
UFC Record: 1-4-0
Octagon Time: 0:46:32
UFC Debut: 2013-06-08
Last UFC Fight: 2016-02-06

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Dan Konecke
#223 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  World Fight Tour 7: Road to Bellator
Saturday, July 1st 2017
L Ovince St. Preux
#14 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson
Saturday, February 6th 2016
L Patrick Cummins
#38 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Elbows)
Round 3
  UFC 190 - Rousey vs. Correia
Saturday, August 1st 2015
L Ryan Bader
#11 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 174 - Johnson vs. Bagautinov
Saturday, June 14th 2014
W Igor Pokrajac
#45 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Knees and Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night 32 - Belfort vs. Henderson
Saturday, November 9th 2013
L Thiago Silva
#32 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC on Fuel TV 10 - Nogueira vs. Werdum
Saturday, June 8th 2013
NC Mike Kyle
#17 Light Heavyweight 		No Decision (Overturned by CSAC)
Round 1
  Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 19th 2012
W Yoel Romero
#110 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov
Saturday, September 10th 2011
L Dan Henderson
#8 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  Strikeforce - Feijao vs. Henderson
Saturday, March 5th 2011
W Muhammed Lawal
#7 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 3
  Strikeforce - Houston
Saturday, August 21st 2010
W Antwain Britt
#40 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery
Saturday, May 15th 2010
W Aaron Rosa
#62 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  Strikeforce - Challengers 5
Friday, November 20th 2009
L Mike Kyle
#93 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields
Saturday, June 6th 2009
W Travis Galbraith
#44 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Knees)
Round 1
  EliteXC - Unfinished Business
Saturday, July 26th 2008
W Wayne Cole
#64 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 1
  EliteXC - The Return of the King
Saturday, June 14th 2008
W John Doyle
#204 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Knee to the Body)
Round 1
  EliteXC - Street Certified
Saturday, February 16th 2008
L Marcio Cruz
#22 Heavyweight 		DQ (Illegal kick)
Round 3
  IFL - Las Vegas
Saturday, June 16th 2007
W Devin Cole
#60 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
  IFL - Atlanta
Friday, February 23rd 2007
W Rubens Xavier Submission (Punches)
Round 1
  MF - Minotauro Fights 5
Saturday, December 9th 2006
W Miodrag Petkovic
#66 Heavyweight 		TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 2
  WFC - Europe vs. Brazil
Saturday, May 20th 2006
W Eduardo Maiorino TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  PC - Pantanal Combat
Friday, February 10th 2006
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Dan Konecke
#223 Light Heavyweight 		  World Fight Tour 7: Road to Bellator
Saturday, July 1st 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Ovince St. Preux
#14 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 82 - Hendricks vs. Thompson
Saturday, February 6th 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Patrick Cummins
#38 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 190 - Rousey vs. Correia
Saturday, August 1st 2015 		TKO (Elbows)
Round 3
L Ryan Bader
#11 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC 174 - Johnson vs. Bagautinov
Saturday, June 14th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Igor Pokrajac
#45 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC Fight Night 32 - Belfort vs. Henderson
Saturday, November 9th 2013 		TKO (Knees and Punches)
Round 1
L Thiago Silva
#32 Light Heavyweight 		  UFC on Fuel TV 10 - Nogueira vs. Werdum
Saturday, June 8th 2013 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
NC Mike Kyle
#17 Light Heavyweight 		  Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 19th 2012 		No Decision (Overturned by CSAC)
Round 1
W Yoel Romero
#110 Light Heavyweight 		  Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov
Saturday, September 10th 2011 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
L Dan Henderson
#8 Light Heavyweight 		  Strikeforce - Feijao vs. Henderson
Saturday, March 5th 2011 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Muhammed Lawal
#7 Light Heavyweight 		  Strikeforce - Houston
Saturday, August 21st 2010 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 3
W Antwain Britt
#40 Light Heavyweight 		  Strikeforce - Heavy Artillery
Saturday, May 15th 2010 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Aaron Rosa
#62 Light Heavyweight 		  Strikeforce - Challengers 5
Friday, November 20th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Mike Kyle
#93 Heavyweight 		  Strikeforce - Lawler vs. Shields
Saturday, June 6th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Travis Galbraith
#44 Light Heavyweight 		  EliteXC - Unfinished Business
Saturday, July 26th 2008 		TKO (Knees)
Round 1
W Wayne Cole
#64 Light Heavyweight 		  EliteXC - The Return of the King
Saturday, June 14th 2008 		TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 1
W John Doyle
#204 Light Heavyweight 		  EliteXC - Street Certified
Saturday, February 16th 2008 		KO (Knee to the Body)
Round 1
L Marcio Cruz
#22 Heavyweight 		  IFL - Las Vegas
Saturday, June 16th 2007 		DQ (Illegal kick)
Round 3
W Devin Cole
#60 Heavyweight 		  IFL - Atlanta
Friday, February 23rd 2007 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Rubens Xavier   MF - Minotauro Fights 5
Saturday, December 9th 2006 		Submission (Punches)
Round 1
W Miodrag Petkovic
#66 Heavyweight 		  WFC - Europe vs. Brazil
Saturday, May 20th 2006 		TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 2
W Eduardo Maiorino   PC - Pantanal Combat
Friday, February 10th 2006 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
07/01/2017 14 #63 Light Heavyweight 13-7-0
72
04/01/2017 20 #77 Light Heavyweight 12-7-0
58
01/01/2017 20 #57 Light Heavyweight 12-7-0
64
10/01/2016 1 #37 Light Heavyweight 12-7-0
98
07/01/2016 2 #36 Light Heavyweight 12-7-0
99
04/01/2016 2 #38 Light Heavyweight 12-7-0
101
01/01/2016 5 #40 Light Heavyweight 12-6-0
102
10/01/2015 10 #35 Light Heavyweight 12-6-0
104
07/01/2015 2 #25 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
145
04/01/2015 1 #23 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
153
01/01/2015 2 #24 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
157
10/01/2014 1 #22 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
159
07/01/2014 1 #21 Light Heavyweight 12-5-0
159
04/01/2014   #22 Light Heavyweight 12-4-0
160
01/01/2014 4 #22 Light Heavyweight 12-4-0
160
10/01/2013   #26 Light Heavyweight 11-4-0
141
07/01/2013 8 #26 Light Heavyweight 11-4-0
142
04/01/2013 1 #18 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
197
01/01/2013 1 #17 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
201
10/01/2012   #16 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
204
07/01/2012   #16 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
207
04/01/2012 1 #16 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
210
01/01/2012 1 #17 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
215
10/01/2011 1 #16 Light Heavyweight 11-3-0
220
07/01/2011 1 #15 Light Heavyweight 10-3-0
224
04/01/2011 5 #16 Light Heavyweight 10-3-0
224
01/01/2011   #11 Light Heavyweight 10-2-0
282
10/01/2010 19 #11 Light Heavyweight 10-2-0
282
07/01/2010 1 #30 Light Heavyweight 9-2-0
102
04/01/2010 2 #29 Light Heavyweight 8-2-0
79
01/01/2010 27 #31 Light Heavyweight 8-2-0
79
10/01/2009 4 #58 Light Heavyweight 7-2-0
60
07/01/2009 24 #54 Light Heavyweight 7-2-0
61
04/01/2009 6 #30 Light Heavyweight 7-1-0
90
01/01/2009 1 #24 Light Heavyweight 7-1-0
90
10/01/2008 11 #25 Light Heavyweight 7-1-0
90
07/01/2008 7 #36 Light Heavyweight 6-1-0
70
04/01/2008 NR #43 Light Heavyweight 5-1-0
56
01/01/2008 4 #63 Heavyweight 4-1-0
44
10/01/2007 6 #67 Heavyweight 4-1-0
44
07/01/2007 10 #61 Heavyweight 4-1-0
44
04/01/2007 56 #51 Heavyweight 4-0-0
47
01/01/2007 25 #107 Heavyweight 3-0-0
29
10/01/2006 2 #132 Heavyweight 2-0-0
24
07/01/2006 NR #130 Heavyweight 2-0-0
24


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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