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Rafael Natal

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Association: Renzo Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Pro Debut Date: 2005-05-06
Pro Record: 21-9-1
Win Finish %: 57.1%
Quality Perf. %: 61.3%
Last Ranked: 7/01/2017

#31 Middleweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2016

#18 Middleweight
Last Loss Date: 7/22/2017
Last Loss: [#32 MW] Eryk Anders
Opponent's Last 5: L W L W W
UFC Record: 9-7-1
Octagon Time: 3:31:38
Longest Win Streak: 4 (2014-2016)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2013)
UFC Debut: 2010-09-15
Last UFC Fight: 2017-07-22

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

  Opponent Outcome
L Eryk Anders
#139 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum
Saturday, July 22nd 2017
L Tim Boetsch
#20 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor
Saturday, November 12th 2016
L Robert Whittaker
#9 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux
Saturday, April 23rd 2016
W Kevin Casey
#61 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC on FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader
Saturday, January 30th 2016
W Uriah Hall
#28 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015
W Tom Watson
#28 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz
Saturday, January 31st 2015
W Chris Camozzi
#37 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night - Jacare vs. Mousasi 2
Friday, September 5th 2014
L Ed Herman
#42 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night - Brown vs. Silva
Saturday, May 10th 2014
L Tim Kennedy
#11 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops 3
Wednesday, November 6th 2013
W Tor Troeng
#55 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 28 - Teixeira vs. Bader
Wednesday, September 4th 2013
W Joao Zeferino
#175 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold
Saturday, May 18th 2013
W Sean Spencer
#180 Welterweight 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 3
  UFC on Fox 6 - Johnson vs. Dodson
Saturday, January 26th 2013
L Andrew Craig
#34 Middleweight 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 2
  UFC on Fuel TV 4 - Munoz vs. Weidman
Wednesday, July 11th 2012
W Michael Kuiper
#316 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit
Saturday, February 4th 2012
W Paul Bradley
#89 Welterweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 133 - Evans vs. Ortiz 2
Saturday, August 6th 2011
D Jesse Bongfeldt
#108 Middleweight 		Draw
Round 3
  UFC 124 - St. Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
Saturday, December 11th 2010
L Rich Attonito
#121 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC - Fight Night 22
Wednesday, September 15th 2010
W Travis Lutter
#34 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
  Moosin - God of Martial Arts
Friday, May 21st 2010
W Allan Weickert
#169 Middleweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  ROC 26 - Ring of Combat 26
Friday, September 11th 2009
L Victor ODonnell
#183 Middleweight 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
  ROC 25 - Ring of Combat 25
Friday, June 12th 2009
W Plinio Cruz SUB
Round 2
  Ring of Combat 24
Friday, April 17th 2009
W Alexandre Moreno
#308 Middleweight 		TKO
Round 1
  Ring of Combat 23
Friday, February 20th 2009
W Jon Kirk
#336 Middleweight 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  SWC 2 - Battleground
Friday, November 28th 2008
L Eduardo Telles KO (Head Kick)
Round 2
  Fury FC 6 - High Voltage
Saturday, July 12th 2008
W Silmar Rodrigo
#196 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  MTL - Mo Team League 1
Saturday, August 11th 2007
W Gerson da Silva Conceicao Decision
Round 1
  XFC - Brazil
Sunday, April 29th 2007
W Nailson Bahia Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
  XFC - Brazil
Sunday, April 29th 2007
W Danillo Villefort TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  GFC 1 - Gold Fighters Championship
Saturday, May 20th 2006
W Carlos Eduardo Santos Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
  WF - Wild Fight 1
Saturday, October 1st 2005
W Valter Luiz da Silva Submission (Keylock)
Round 2
  CN 12 - Champions Night 12
Friday, May 6th 2005
W Emerson Avila Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
  CN 12 - Champions Night 12
Friday, May 6th 2005
  Opponent Event Outcome
L Eryk Anders
#139 Middleweight 		  UFC on Fox 25 - Weidman vs. Gastelum
Saturday, July 22nd 2017 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Tim Boetsch
#20 Middleweight 		  UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor
Saturday, November 12th 2016 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
L Robert Whittaker
#9 Middleweight 		  UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux
Saturday, April 23rd 2016 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Kevin Casey
#61 Middleweight 		  UFC on FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader
Saturday, January 30th 2016 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Uriah Hall
#28 Middleweight 		  UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier
Saturday, May 23rd 2015 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Tom Watson
#28 Middleweight 		  UFC 183 - Silva vs. Diaz
Saturday, January 31st 2015 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Chris Camozzi
#37 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Jacare vs. Mousasi 2
Friday, September 5th 2014 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Ed Herman
#42 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Brown vs. Silva
Saturday, May 10th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Tim Kennedy
#11 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops 3
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Tor Troeng
#55 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 28 - Teixeira vs. Bader
Wednesday, September 4th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Joao Zeferino
#175 Middleweight 		  UFC on FX 8 - Belfort vs. Rockhold
Saturday, May 18th 2013 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Sean Spencer
#180 Welterweight 		  UFC on Fox 6 - Johnson vs. Dodson
Saturday, January 26th 2013 		Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)
Round 3
L Andrew Craig
#34 Middleweight 		  UFC on Fuel TV 4 - Munoz vs. Weidman
Wednesday, July 11th 2012 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 2
W Michael Kuiper
#316 Middleweight 		  UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit
Saturday, February 4th 2012 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Paul Bradley
#89 Welterweight 		  UFC 133 - Evans vs. Ortiz 2
Saturday, August 6th 2011 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
D Jesse Bongfeldt
#108 Middleweight 		  UFC 124 - St. Pierre vs. Koscheck 2
Saturday, December 11th 2010 		Draw
Round 3
L Rich Attonito
#121 Middleweight 		  UFC - Fight Night 22
Wednesday, September 15th 2010 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Travis Lutter
#34 Middleweight 		  Moosin - God of Martial Arts
Friday, May 21st 2010 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Allan Weickert
#169 Middleweight 		  ROC 26 - Ring of Combat 26
Friday, September 11th 2009 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
L Victor ODonnell
#183 Middleweight 		  ROC 25 - Ring of Combat 25
Friday, June 12th 2009 		TKO (Doctor Stoppage)
Round 1
W Plinio Cruz   Ring of Combat 24
Friday, April 17th 2009 		SUB
Round 2
W Alexandre Moreno
#308 Middleweight 		  Ring of Combat 23
Friday, February 20th 2009 		TKO
Round 1
W Jon Kirk
#336 Middleweight 		  SWC 2 - Battleground
Friday, November 28th 2008 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
L Eduardo Telles   Fury FC 6 - High Voltage
Saturday, July 12th 2008 		KO (Head Kick)
Round 2
W Silmar Rodrigo
#196 Middleweight 		  MTL - Mo Team League 1
Saturday, August 11th 2007 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Gerson da Silva Conceicao   XFC - Brazil
Sunday, April 29th 2007 		Decision
Round 1
W Nailson Bahia   XFC - Brazil
Sunday, April 29th 2007 		Submission (Armbar)
Round 1
W Danillo Villefort   GFC 1 - Gold Fighters Championship
Saturday, May 20th 2006 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Carlos Eduardo Santos   WF - Wild Fight 1
Saturday, October 1st 2005 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Valter Luiz da Silva   CN 12 - Champions Night 12
Friday, May 6th 2005 		Submission (Keylock)
Round 2
W Emerson Avila   CN 12 - Champions Night 12
Friday, May 6th 2005 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
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 2 #31 Middleweight 21-8-1
182
04/01/2017 4 #29 Middleweight 21-8-1
186
01/01/2017 3 #25 Middleweight 21-8-1
190
10/01/2016 1 #22 Middleweight 21-7-1
212
07/01/2016 3 #21 Middleweight 21-7-1
212
04/01/2016 4 #18 Middleweight 21-6-1
212
01/01/2016 3 #22 Middleweight 20-6-1
193
10/01/2015 2 #25 Middleweight 20-6-1
193
07/01/2015 6 #23 Middleweight 20-6-1
193
04/01/2015 14 #29 Middleweight 19-6-1
169
01/01/2015 5 #43 Middleweight 18-6-1
118
10/01/2014 13 #38 Middleweight 18-6-1
118
07/01/2014 6 #51 Middleweight 17-6-1
101
04/01/2014 2 #45 Middleweight 17-5-1
114
01/01/2014 4 #47 Middleweight 17-5-1
114
10/01/2013 14 #43 Middleweight 17-4-1
119
07/01/2013 11 #57 Middleweight 16-4-1
90
04/01/2013 20 #68 Middleweight 15-4-1
83
01/01/2013 6 #88 Middleweight 14-4-1
72
10/01/2012 20 #82 Middleweight 14-4-1
74
07/01/2012 6 #62 Middleweight 14-3-1
90
04/01/2012 1 #68 Middleweight 14-3-1
90
01/01/2012 4 #69 Middleweight 13-3-1
90
10/01/2011 16 #65 Middleweight 13-3-1
90
07/01/2011 1 #81 Middleweight 12-3-1
71
04/01/2011 5 #80 Middleweight 12-3-1
71
01/01/2011 3 #75 Middleweight 12-3-1
71
10/01/2010 28 #78 Middleweight 12-3-0
74
07/01/2010 91 #50 Middleweight 12-2-0
97
04/01/2010 11 #141 Middleweight 11-2-0
46
01/01/2010 11 #130 Middleweight 11-2-0
46
10/01/2009 80 #119 Middleweight 11-2-0
46
07/01/2009 30 #199 Middleweight 10-2-0
32
04/01/2009 56 #169 Middleweight 9-1-0
37
01/01/2009 104 #225 Middleweight 8-1-0
30
10/01/2008 193 #329 Middleweight 7-1-0
23
07/01/2008 36 #136 Middleweight 7-0-0
44
04/01/2008 6 #172 Middleweight 7-0-0
35
01/01/2008 2 #166 Middleweight 7-0-0
35
10/01/2007 35 #164 Middleweight 7-0-0
35
07/01/2007 7 #199 Middleweight 6-0-0
27
04/01/2007 1 #192 Middleweight 4-0-0
26
01/01/2007 23 #191 Middleweight 4-0-0
26
10/01/2006 14 #168 Middleweight 4-0-0
26
07/01/2006 NR #154 Middleweight 4-0-0
26


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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