Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is ranked 48th of 506 lightweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,92148th of 506 · Lightweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.42Fame ahead of skill
- Career phase
- DecliningCareer-best FLR 2,039, 16 Dec 2017
- Record
- 32–18Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2026 | Lost to Alexander HernandezUFC 332 - Silva vs. Wang · TKO (Punches), R2 | −34 | +0.10 |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Lost to Geoff NealUFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway · TKO (Knee Injury), R1 | −16 | — |
| 9 Mar 2024 | Lost to Mateusz GamrotUFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −12 | — |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Lost to Vicente LuqueUFC on ESPN 51 - Luque vs. dos Anjos · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −22 | — |
| 3 Dec 2022 | Won vs Bryan BarberenaUFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland · Submission (Neck Crank), R2 | +18 | — |
| 9 Jul 2022 | Lost to Rafael FizievUFC on ESPN 39 - Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · KO (Punches), R5 | −13 | — |
| 5 Mar 2022 | Won vs Renato CarneiroUFC 272 - Covington vs. Masvidal · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +8 | — |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Won vs Paul FelderUFC Fight Night 182 - Felder vs. dos Anjos · Decision (Split), R5 | +7 | — |
| 25 Jan 2020 | Lost to Michael ChiesaUFC Fight Night 166 - Blaydes vs. dos Santos · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −19 | — |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Lost to Leon EdwardsUFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −17 | — |
| 18 May 2019 | Won vs Kevin LeeUFC Fight Night 152 - Dos Anjos vs. Lee · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R4 | +11 | — |
| 30 Nov 2018 | Lost to Kamaru UsmanUFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −15 | — |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
FLI is what the fight did to their fame against their skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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