Rafael Natal UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age43 (Dec 25, 1982)

Height6'0"

Weight185 lbs

Reach77"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Rafael Natal
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	47.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.5
Strike Differential	0.6/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	34.3%
Takedown Defense	77.1%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.5
Control Time/15min	3:48
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	11.1%
Submission % of Wins	11.1%
Decision % of Wins	77.8%
Avg Fight Time	12:26
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.7
Takedown Accuracy	20.8%
Takedown Defense	71.4%
Control Time/Fight	1:41

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Eryk Anders

UFC Fight Night: Weidman vs. Gastelum • Jul 2017

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:54

Rafael Natal14/2361%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Eryk Anders23/2979%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	14/23	61%	0/1	0:00	—
	Eryk Anders	23/29	79%	1/2	0:46	1

LOSS

vs. Tim Boetsch

UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:22

Rafael Natal5/1828%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Tim Boetsch14/2556%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	5/18	28%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tim Boetsch	14/25	56%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Robert Whittaker

UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux • Apr 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal62/13745%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

Robert Whittaker89/17651%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	22/48	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	23/51	45%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Rafael Natal	21/46	46%	0/2	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	31/61	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rafael Natal	19/43	44%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	35/64	55%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Casey

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader • Jan 2016

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 3:37

Rafael Natal54/8762%TD 4/7Ctrl 5:31

Kevin Casey16/4933%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	7/15	47%	1/4	0:35	1
	Kevin Casey	10/30	33%	0/1	1:33	—

R2	Rafael Natal	24/33	73%	2/2	3:12	—
	Kevin Casey	2/7	29%	0/1	0:36	—

R3	Rafael Natal	23/39	59%	1/1	1:44	—
	Kevin Casey	4/12	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Uriah Hall

UFC 187: Johnson vs Cormier • May 2015

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal45/10344%TD 1/11Ctrl 2:55

Uriah Hall43/7458%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	21/49	43%	0/4	0:19	—
	Uriah Hall	21/33	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafael Natal	12/23	52%	1/4	1:59	—
	Uriah Hall	9/14	64%	1/3	0:52	—

R3	Rafael Natal	12/31	39%	0/3	0:37	—
	Uriah Hall	13/27	48%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tom Watson

UFC 183: Silva vs Diaz • Jan 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal67/15244%TD 8/13Ctrl 3:30

Tom Watson29/15019%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	23/51	45%	3/4	1:20	—
	Tom Watson	9/44	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafael Natal	19/44	43%	2/5	1:24	—
	Tom Watson	9/48	19%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rafael Natal	25/57	44%	3/4	0:46	—
	Tom Watson	11/58	19%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Chris Camozzi

UFC Fight Night: Jacare vs Mousasi • Sep 2014

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal36/7349%TD 2/12Ctrl 2:44

Chris Camozzi67/11260%TD 0/1Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	16/30	53%	1/3	1:16	—
	Chris Camozzi	14/27	52%	0/0	0:11	—

R2	Rafael Natal	12/24	50%	1/5	0:57	—
	Chris Camozzi	12/25	48%	0/1	1:05	—

R3	Rafael Natal	8/19	42%	0/4	0:31	—
	Chris Camozzi	41/60	68%	0/0	1:28	—

LOSS

vs. Ed Herman

UFC Fight Night: Brown vs Silva • May 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal35/7348%TD 1/6Ctrl 4:46

Ed Herman51/8759%TD 1/4Ctrl 2:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	14/26	54%	0/0	2:19	—
	Ed Herman	10/20	50%	1/1	1:11	—

R2	Rafael Natal	10/20	50%	1/1	1:27	—
	Ed Herman	17/30	57%	0/0	1:09	—

R3	Rafael Natal	11/27	41%	0/5	1:00	—
	Ed Herman	24/37	65%	0/3	0:37	—

LOSS

vs. Tim Kennedy

UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 • Nov 2013

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:40

Rafael Natal13/3537%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Tim Kennedy13/3142%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	13/35	37%	0/1	0:00	—
	Tim Kennedy	13/31	42%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Tor Troeng

UFC Fight Night: Teixeira vs Bader • Sep 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal39/6263%TD 0/2Ctrl 8:03

Tor Troeng9/1753%TD 0/1Ctrl 5:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	9/12	75%	0/0	2:47	1
	Tor Troeng	4/8	50%	0/0	1:36	—

R2	Rafael Natal	20/31	65%	0/2	3:04	1
	Tor Troeng	3/5	60%	0/0	1:34	—

R3	Rafael Natal	10/19	53%	0/0	2:12	—
	Tor Troeng	2/4	50%	0/1	1:53	—

WIN

vs. Joao Zeferino

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Rockhold • May 2013

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal29/6743%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:52

Joao Zeferino14/4035%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	3/13	23%	0/1	0:11	—
	Joao Zeferino	5/14	36%	0/0	0:14	—

R2	Rafael Natal	13/30	43%	0/0	1:53	—
	Joao Zeferino	6/16	38%	0/2	0:03	—

R3	Rafael Natal	13/24	54%	1/1	2:48	—
	Joao Zeferino	3/10	30%	0/0	0:05	—

WIN

vs. Sean Spencer

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson • Jan 2013

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 3, 2:13

Rafael Natal64/11158%TD 4/6Ctrl 5:42

Sean Spencer12/8414%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	22/51	43%	1/2	0:30	—
	Sean Spencer	7/59	12%	0/0	0:11	—

R2	Rafael Natal	19/32	59%	2/2	3:25	—
	Sean Spencer	5/20	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Rafael Natal	23/28	82%	1/2	1:47	—
	Sean Spencer	0/5	0%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Andrew Craig

UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman • Jul 2012

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 4:52

Rafael Natal73/10967%TD 2/5Ctrl 1:30

Andrew Craig23/7232%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	29/42	69%	0/1	0:00	—
	Andrew Craig	10/41	24%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Rafael Natal	44/67	66%	2/4	1:30	2
	Andrew Craig	13/31	42%	0/1	0:49	1

WIN

vs. Michael Kuiper

UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit • Feb 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal36/7250%TD 6/16Ctrl 6:24

Michael Kuiper30/6248%TD 0/0Ctrl 3:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	3/9	33%	4/7	2:28	—
	Michael Kuiper	4/11	36%	0/0	1:19	—

R2	Rafael Natal	31/59	53%	1/7	1:22	—
	Michael Kuiper	8/29	28%	0/0	0:15	—

R3	Rafael Natal	2/4	50%	1/2	2:34	—
	Michael Kuiper	18/22	82%	0/0	2:08	1

WIN

vs. Paul Bradley

UFC 133: Evans vs Ortiz 2 • Aug 2011

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal43/12335%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

Paul Bradley13/6719%TD 3/12Ctrl 2:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	10/43	23%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paul Bradley	3/24	12%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Rafael Natal	12/37	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Paul Bradley	5/23	22%	2/2	1:33	—

R3	Rafael Natal	21/43	49%	0/0	0:03	—
	Paul Bradley	5/20	25%	1/8	1:00	—

vs. Jesse Bongfeldt

UFC 124: St-Pierre vs Koscheck 2 • Dec 2010

Decision (Majority) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal13/2357%TD 5/8Ctrl 6:03

Jesse Bongfeldt53/8165%TD 2/6Ctrl 5:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	5/6	83%	4/4	3:17	—
	Jesse Bongfeldt	4/8	50%	1/2	0:59	—

R2	Rafael Natal	6/10	60%	1/2	2:46	—
	Jesse Bongfeldt	8/19	42%	0/3	1:22	—

R3	Rafael Natal	2/7	29%	0/2	0:00	—
	Jesse Bongfeldt	41/54	76%	1/1	2:54	—

LOSS

vs. Rich Attonito

UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs Palhares • Sep 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Rafael Natal28/10227%TD 2/9Ctrl 1:36

Rich Attonito25/8031%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Rafael Natal	14/48	29%	1/2	0:44	—
	Rich Attonito	13/36	36%	0/0	0:08	1

R2	Rafael Natal	9/38	24%	1/5	0:52	—
	Rich Attonito	4/17	24%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Rafael Natal	5/16	31%	0/2	0:00	—
	Rich Attonito	8/27	30%	0/0	3:08	—