Bantamweight

Raphael Assuncao

Last fought: Mar 2023

RECORD

Pro

28-10-0

UFC

12-7-0

Age

Height

5'5"

Weight

135 lbs

Reach

66"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:56
Fight Completion Rate	76.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.39
% Fights Inside the Distance	42.1%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	58-22 (72.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	26-8 (76.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	32-14 (69.6%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	80.3%
% Time in Control	13.0%
% Time Controlled	6.7%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	65.9%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	3.51
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.17
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.34
Distance Strike Accuracy	40.1%
Distance Strike Defense	67.2%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.42
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	1.21
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	1.70
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.04
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	1.02
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.18

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Bantamweight field

Raphael Assuncao League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Raphael Assuncao
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	2.8
Strike Differential	0.7/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.7%
Takedown Defense	78.9%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	1:56
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	16.7%
Submission % of Wins	8.3%
Decision % of Wins	75.0%
Avg Fight Time	11:56
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.1
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	2.8
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.5
Takedown Accuracy	47.8%
Takedown Defense	66.7%
Control Time/Fight	2:11

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Davey Grant

UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili • Mar 2023Bantamweight

Submission (Inverted Triangle) • Rd 3, 4:43

Raphael Assuncao42/5872%TD 5/12Ctrl 4:17

Davey Grant65/13847%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:52KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	13/19	68%	1/1	1:46	—
	Davey Grant	20/39	51%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	16/20	80%	2/4	1:38	—
	Davey Grant	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	13/19	68%	2/7	0:53	—
	Davey Grant	25/55	45%	0/0	0:52	1

WIN

vs. Victor Henry

UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo • Oct 2022Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao60/9166%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:29

Victor Henry55/12644%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	23/32	72%	0/2	0:30	—
	Victor Henry	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	17/29	59%	1/1	2:16	—
	Victor Henry	15/27	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	20/30	67%	1/2	1:43	—
	Victor Henry	18/51	35%	0/1	0:03	—

LOSS

vs. Ricky Simon

UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus • Dec 2021Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 2:14

Raphael Assuncao7/2528%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ricky Simon18/3060%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	4/10	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ricky Simon	8/15	53%	2/3	3:59	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	3/15	20%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ricky Simon	10/15	67%	0/1	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Cody Garbrandt

UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer • Jun 2020Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:59

Raphael Assuncao17/5233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Cody Garbrandt19/4344%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	9/23	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cody Garbrandt	8/20	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	8/29	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cody Garbrandt	11/23	48%	0/0	0:03	1

LOSS

vs. Cory Sandhagen

UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 • Aug 2019Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao45/8156%TD 4/6Ctrl 2:10

Cory Sandhagen62/11653%TD 0/1Ctrl 3:46

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	16/34	47%	0/0	0:06	—
	Cory Sandhagen	25/52	48%	0/1	0:35	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	13/19	68%	1/2	0:57	—
	Cory Sandhagen	14/20	70%	0/0	2:53	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	16/28	57%	3/4	1:07	—
	Cory Sandhagen	23/44	52%	0/0	0:18	—

LOSS

vs. Marlon Moraes

UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2 • Feb 2019Bantamweight

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 3:17

Raphael Assuncao2/1217%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Marlon Moraes10/2343%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:15KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	2/12	17%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marlon Moraes	10/23	43%	0/0	1:15	1

WIN

vs. Rob Font

UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier • Jul 2018Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao54/12045%TD 2/2Ctrl 4:31

Rob Font20/12216%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	14/41	34%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rob Font	10/61	16%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	15/34	44%	1/1	2:15	—
	Rob Font	5/25	20%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	25/45	56%	1/1	2:16	—
	Rob Font	5/36	14%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Matthew Lopez

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis • Nov 2017Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:50

Raphael Assuncao46/15430%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Matthew Lopez34/9337%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	18/73	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matthew Lopez	18/43	42%	1/1	0:17	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	20/55	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Matthew Lopez	11/39	28%	0/2	0:11	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	8/26	31%	0/0	0:01	1
	Matthew Lopez	5/11	45%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marlon Moraes

UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway • Jun 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao43/13432%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Marlon Moraes44/15029%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	13/44	30%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marlon Moraes	14/50	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	11/50	22%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marlon Moraes	11/44	25%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marlon Moraes	19/56	34%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Aljamain Sterling

UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena • Jan 2017Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao39/10139%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Aljamain Sterling52/17230%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	16/26	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	21/46	46%	0/0	0:02	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	13/51	25%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	12/41	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Aljamain Sterling	18/75	24%	0/2	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. TJ Dillashaw

UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes • Jul 2016Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao49/14035%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:02

TJ Dillashaw64/19533%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	14/45	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	TJ Dillashaw	18/72	25%	0/1	0:17	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	13/42	31%	0/1	0:02	—
	TJ Dillashaw	22/62	35%	0/2	0:07	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	22/53	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	TJ Dillashaw	24/61	39%	1/2	0:24	—

WIN

vs. Bryan Caraway

UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine • Oct 2014Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao75/13356%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:41

Bryan Caraway39/12830%TD 2/8Ctrl 0:59

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	26/42	62%	0/2	0:06	—
	Bryan Caraway	13/43	30%	0/2	0:26	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	25/45	56%	1/1	0:05	—
	Bryan Caraway	15/45	33%	2/2	0:33	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	24/46	52%	1/3	0:30	—
	Bryan Caraway	11/40	28%	0/4	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Pedro Munhoz

UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann • Feb 2014Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao100/20649%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:06

Pedro Munhoz33/10033%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	40/78	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Pedro Munhoz	13/43	30%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	23/45	51%	2/2	1:57	—
	Pedro Munhoz	9/25	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	37/83	45%	1/1	0:09	—
	Pedro Munhoz	11/32	34%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. TJ Dillashaw

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields • Oct 2013Bantamweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao32/10132%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:19

TJ Dillashaw29/10129%TD 2/4Ctrl 2:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	10/25	40%	0/2	0:03	—
	TJ Dillashaw	7/29	24%	1/1	1:34	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	11/31	35%	0/1	0:04	—
	TJ Dillashaw	8/32	25%	1/2	1:15	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	11/45	24%	0/3	0:12	—
	TJ Dillashaw	14/40	35%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Vaughan Lee

UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum • Jun 2013Bantamweight

Submission (Armbar) • Rd 2, 1:51

Raphael Assuncao17/5431%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:52

Vaughan Lee14/2752%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	15/46	33%	2/3	1:55	—
	Vaughan Lee	10/20	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	2/8	25%	1/2	0:57	—
	Vaughan Lee	4/7	57%	0/1	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Mike Easton

UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz • Dec 2012Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao57/15637%TD 0/6Ctrl 2:23

Mike Easton30/15519%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	20/50	40%	0/1	0:44	—
	Mike Easton	10/56	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	23/59	39%	0/0	0:09	—
	Mike Easton	12/55	22%	0/2	0:01	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	14/47	30%	0/5	1:30	—
	Mike Easton	8/44	18%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Issei Tamura

UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman • Jul 2012Bantamweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:25

Raphael Assuncao39/6065%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42KD 1

Issei Tamura5/1436%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	26/42	62%	0/0	0:40	—
	Issei Tamura	5/12	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	13/18	72%	0/0	0:02	1
	Issei Tamura	0/2	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Johnny Eduardo

UFC 134: Silva vs Okami • Aug 2011Bantamweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao53/10152%TD 3/8Ctrl 4:56

Johnny Eduardo28/8533%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	13/27	48%	1/2	1:34	—
	Johnny Eduardo	7/20	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	20/32	62%	1/5	2:05	—
	Johnny Eduardo	7/26	27%	0/0	0:04	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	20/42	48%	1/1	1:17	—
	Johnny Eduardo	14/39	36%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Erik Koch

UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones • Mar 2011Featherweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:32

Raphael Assuncao9/2045%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Erik Koch4/1822%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	9/20	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Erik Koch	4/18	22%	0/0	0:02	1

Prior to UFC

WEC (5 fights)

WIN

vs. LC Davis

WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki • Nov 2010

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao47/8754%TD 4/7Ctrl 4:59

LC Davis18/8421%TD 0/6Ctrl 2:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	12/22	55%	1/3	0:37	—
	LC Davis	7/28	25%	0/2	2:06	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	21/38	55%	2/2	2:29	—
	LC Davis	6/26	23%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	14/27	52%	1/2	1:53	—
	LC Davis	5/30	17%	0/3	0:09	—

LOSS

vs. Diego Nunes

WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus • Jun 2010

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao34/11530%TD 2/5Ctrl 0:38

Diego Nunes37/12729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	8/40	20%	0/1	0:03	—
	Diego Nunes	16/48	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	14/35	40%	1/3	0:29	—
	Diego Nunes	10/35	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	12/40	30%	1/1	0:06	—
	Diego Nunes	11/44	25%	0/0	0:22	—

LOSS

vs. Urijah Faber

WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson • Jan 2010

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 3:49

Raphael Assuncao14/7020%TD 0/3Ctrl 2:00

Urijah Faber28/6841%TD 2/2Ctrl 5:58KD 2

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	7/36	19%	0/2	1:42	—
	Urijah Faber	11/25	44%	0/0	0:28	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	4/15	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Urijah Faber	10/27	37%	1/1	3:32	1

R3	Raphael Assuncao	3/19	16%	0/1	0:18	—
	Urijah Faber	7/16	44%	1/1	1:58	1

WIN

vs. Yves Jabouin

WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson • Oct 2009

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao35/10533%TD 1/4Ctrl 3:35

Yves Jabouin26/8630%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	12/35	34%	0/2	0:23	—
	Yves Jabouin	6/30	20%	1/1	1:28	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	14/46	30%	0/1	0:42	—
	Yves Jabouin	14/35	40%	0/0	0:21	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	9/24	38%	1/1	2:30	—
	Yves Jabouin	6/21	29%	0/1	0:14	—

WIN

vs. Jameel Massouh

WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki • Apr 2009

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Raphael Assuncao53/10451%TD 2/3Ctrl 6:43KD 1

Jameel Massouh19/5237%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Raphael Assuncao	21/38	55%	1/2	2:11	1
	Jameel Massouh	6/14	43%	0/1	0:20	—

R2	Raphael Assuncao	17/39	44%	0/0	1:46	—
	Jameel Massouh	8/22	36%	0/1	0:37	—

R3	Raphael Assuncao	15/27	56%	1/1	2:46	—
	Jameel Massouh	5/16	31%	0/0	1:00	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com