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Rafael Barbosa

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Rank State: New York

Age: 27

Last 5: W W L W W

Association: Maquininha do Futuro

Pro Debut Date: 2016-05-21

Pro Record: 16-5-0

Current Ranking:

#250 Lightweight

'Big League' Record: 2-0-0

Last 3 Years: 2-1-0

Win Finish %: 68.8%

Combat Age: 34

Quality Perf. %: 61.9%

Last Quality Perf.: 2025-07-27

540 Metric: .667

Rating Points: 53

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2019

#94 Featherweight

Last Fight Date: 7/27/2025 [Pancrase]
Last Opponent: [#967 LW] Yuto Suzuki
Opponent's Last 5: W W W W L

Last Loss Date: 3/24/2023
Last Loss: [#102 LW] Mairon Santos
Opponent's Last 5: W W W W W

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

	Opponent	Outcome
W	Yuto Suzuki #724 Lightweight	Submission (Anaconda Choke) Round 1
	Pancrase - 355 Sunday, July 27th 2025
W	Yusuke Kasuya #379 Lightweight	Technical Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 2
	Pancrase - 352 Sunday, March 9th 2025
L	Mairon Santos #361 Bantamweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	LFA 155 - Do Nascimento vs. Hodge Friday, March 24th 2023
W	Tarcizio Gomes Ribeiro #289 Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	Future FC - Future MMA 13 Friday, September 24th 2021
W	Ozias Junior #555 Featherweight	Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) Round 1
	Future FC - Road to Future 1 Sunday, June 27th 2021
L	Elismar Lima #92 Featherweight	Decision (Split) Round 5
	Future MMA 12 Friday, October 16th 2020
L	Jamall Emmers #127 Featherweight	Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 3
	LFA 81: Emmers vs. Barbosa Friday, January 31st 2020
L	Luis Alberto Nogueira #473 Featherweight	Decision (Split) Round 3
	Future FC 9 - Buffa vs. Vasconcelos Saturday, October 19th 2019
W	Nate Jennerman #97 Featherweight	TKO (Elbow and Punches) Round 1
	LFA 68: Jennerman vs. Barbosa Friday, May 31st 2019
W	Cameron Graves #565 Featherweight	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	LFA 63 - Krantz vs. Patterson Friday, March 29th 2019
W	Carlos Alexandre #441 Lightweight	TKO (Punches) Round 2
	Future FC 1: Mistoca vs. Coxinha Friday, January 25th 2019
W	Wilcleff Maycon Bezerra #723 Featherweight	Submission (RearNaked Choke) Round 1
	MF Fighters 1 Saturday, November 10th 2018
W	Melquizael Costa #512 Featherweight	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 3
	Demolidor Fight 13 Saturday, August 18th 2018
W	Flavio Jasser	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Fatality Kombat - Mirandopolis 2 Tuesday, May 29th 2018
W	Lucas Flavio Henrique	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	Arena FC - Arena Fight Championship Saturday, March 10th 2018
L	Max Coga #92 Featherweight	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 2
	WiTo Sport Events - MMA Spirit vs. The World Saturday, December 9th 2017
W	Joao Oliveira	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	PFC - Predador FC 39 Saturday, September 30th 2017
W	Benedito Francis Ferreira	TKO (Punches) Round 1
	SFC - Olimpia Fight 3 Saturday, June 17th 2017
W	Edison Ferreira de Souza	Submission Round 2
	PFN - Pontal Fight Night Saturday, May 13th 2017
W	Higor Yamanoi	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
	PFC - Predador FC 38 Saturday, February 11th 2017
W	Hazael Soares de Jesus	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
	PFC - Predador FC 33 Saturday, May 21st 2016

	Opponent	Event	Outcome
W	Yuto Suzuki #724 Lightweight	Pancrase - 355 Sunday, July 27th 2025	Submission (Anaconda Choke) Round 1
W	Yusuke Kasuya #379 Lightweight	Pancrase - 352 Sunday, March 9th 2025	Technical Submission (Brabo Choke) Round 2
L	Mairon Santos #361 Bantamweight	LFA 155 - Do Nascimento vs. Hodge Friday, March 24th 2023	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Tarcizio Gomes Ribeiro #289 Featherweight	Future FC - Future MMA 13 Friday, September 24th 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Ozias Junior #555 Featherweight	Future FC - Road to Future 1 Sunday, June 27th 2021	Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke) Round 1
L	Elismar Lima #92 Featherweight	Future MMA 12 Friday, October 16th 2020	Decision (Split) Round 5
L	Jamall Emmers #127 Featherweight	LFA 81: Emmers vs. Barbosa Friday, January 31st 2020	Technical Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 3
L	Luis Alberto Nogueira #473 Featherweight	Future FC 9 - Buffa vs. Vasconcelos Saturday, October 19th 2019	Decision (Split) Round 3
W	Nate Jennerman #97 Featherweight	LFA 68: Jennerman vs. Barbosa Friday, May 31st 2019	TKO (Elbow and Punches) Round 1
W	Cameron Graves #565 Featherweight	LFA 63 - Krantz vs. Patterson Friday, March 29th 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Carlos Alexandre #441 Lightweight	Future FC 1: Mistoca vs. Coxinha Friday, January 25th 2019	TKO (Punches) Round 2
W	Wilcleff Maycon Bezerra #723 Featherweight	MF Fighters 1 Saturday, November 10th 2018	Submission (RearNaked Choke) Round 1
W	Melquizael Costa #512 Featherweight	Demolidor Fight 13 Saturday, August 18th 2018	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) Round 3
W	Flavio Jasser	Fatality Kombat - Mirandopolis 2 Tuesday, May 29th 2018	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Lucas Flavio Henrique	Arena FC - Arena Fight Championship Saturday, March 10th 2018	TKO (Punches) Round 1
L	Max Coga #92 Featherweight	WiTo Sport Events - MMA Spirit vs. The World Saturday, December 9th 2017	Submission (Triangle Choke) Round 2
W	Joao Oliveira	PFC - Predador FC 39 Saturday, September 30th 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3
W	Benedito Francis Ferreira	SFC - Olimpia Fight 3 Saturday, June 17th 2017	TKO (Punches) Round 1
W	Edison Ferreira de Souza	PFN - Pontal Fight Night Saturday, May 13th 2017	Submission Round 2
W	Higor Yamanoi	PFC - Predador FC 38 Saturday, February 11th 2017	Decision (Unanimous) Round 2
W	Hazael Soares de Jesus	PFC - Predador FC 33 Saturday, May 21st 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Round 3