Light Heavyweight

Rafael Cerqueira

36 years old · Southpaw · Career TSR 68.9

Core metrics

sig landed

29.0

13th overall
15th in primary weight class

sig attempted

66.0

13th overall
16th in primary weight class

sig absorbed

94.0

38th overall
38th in primary weight class

distance landed

29.0

18th overall
21th in primary weight class

clinch landed

0.0

9th overall
14th in primary weight class

ground landed

0.0

23th overall
27th in primary weight class

head landed

19.0

16th overall
19th in primary weight class

body landed

0.0

2th overall
1th in primary weight class

leg landed

10.0

37th overall
33th in primary weight class

knockdowns

0.0

58th overall
42th in primary weight class

td landed

0.0

28th overall
40th in primary weight class

td attempted

0.0

14th overall
23th in primary weight class

td conceded

7.0

82th overall
88th in primary weight class

subs

0.0

57th overall
63th in primary weight class

reversals

0.0

70th overall
77th in primary weight class

ctrl total

27.0

15th overall
27th in primary weight class

ctrl top

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ctrl clinch

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ctrl ground

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ctrl cage

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ctrl back

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

SLpM

1.0

4th overall
4th in primary weight class

SApM

3.1

34th overall
34th in primary weight class

sig landed per 15

14.5

4th overall
4th in primary weight class

sig attempted per 15

33.0

5th overall
7th in primary weight class

strike pace

2.2

5th overall
7th in primary weight class

sig accuracy

0.4

34th overall
21th in primary weight class

strike diff per 15

-32.5

12th overall
15th in primary weight class

distance strikes per 15

14.5

9th overall
7th in primary weight class

clinch strikes per 15

0.0

9th overall
14th in primary weight class

ground strikes per 15

0.0

23th overall
27th in primary weight class

head strikes per 15

9.5

7th overall
10th in primary weight class

body strikes per 15

0.0

2th overall
1th in primary weight class

leg strikes per 15

5.0

34th overall
27th in primary weight class

knockdowns per 15

0.0

58th overall
42th in primary weight class

power strike rate

0.0

58th overall
42th in primary weight class

takedowns per 15

0.0

28th overall
40th in primary weight class

takedown attempts per 15

0.0

14th overall
23th in primary weight class

takedown accuracy

0.0

28th overall
40th in primary weight class

takedown defense

0.0

20th overall
19th in primary weight class

control time per 15

13.5

12th overall
23th in primary weight class

top control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

clinch control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

ground control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

cage control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

back control per 15

0.0

100th overall
100th in primary weight class

grappling control efficiency

0.0

28th overall
40th in primary weight class

sub attempts per 15

0.0

57th overall
63th in primary weight class

reversals per 15

0.0

70th overall
77th in primary weight class

sig landed per 15 expected vs avg

52.8

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

sig attempted per 15 expected vs avg

113.6

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

slpm expected vs avg

3.5

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

sapm expected vs avg

4.0

59th overall
62th in primary weight class

strike diff per 15 expected vs avg

-6.7

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

distance strikes per 15 expected vs avg

42.5

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

clinch strikes per 15 expected vs avg

5.2

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

ground strikes per 15 expected vs avg

5.0

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

head strikes per 15 expected vs avg

33.0

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

body strikes per 15 expected vs avg

11.4

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

leg strikes per 15 expected vs avg

8.4

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

knockdowns per 15 expected vs avg

0.3

59th overall
62th in primary weight class

takedowns per 15 expected vs avg

1.2

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

takedown attempts per 15 expected vs avg

3.7

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

control time per 15 expected vs avg

146.7

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

sub attempts per 15 expected vs avg

0.3

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

reversals per 15 expected vs avg

0.2

46th overall
42th in primary weight class

Recent bouts

Nov 22, 2025 · Light Heavyweight

vs. Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev

UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker · loss · SUBRear Naked Choke

Aug 9, 2025 · Light Heavyweight

vs. Julius Walker

UFC Fight Night: Dolidze vs. Hernandez · loss · U-DEC

Feb 22, 2025 · Light Heavyweight

vs. Modestas Bukauskas

UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song · loss · KO/TKOPunches

Oct 26, 2024 · Light Heavyweight

vs. Ibo Aslan

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · loss · KO/TKOPunches