Rafael Celestino
“The Universal Soldier”
Age: 45 | Jan 22, 1980
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185 lbs
Professional Record
| 20 fights | 14 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 5 | 3 |
| Submissions | 4 | 2 |
| Decisions | 5 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 14 - 5 - 1 | Cleber Souza | SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 48: Sousa vs. Soldado | June 08, 2024 | Decision (Split) | Flavio Almendra | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 13 - 5 - 1 | John Allan | SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 45: Black Diamond vs. Aparecido | March 02, 2024 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:03 | |
| LOSS | 12 - 5 - 1 | Kerim Daidov | Octagon Promotion - Octagon 51 | October 21, 2023 | TKO (Punches) | Tilek Bapanov | 1 | 0:08 |
| DRAW | 12 - 4 - 1 | Tyago Moreira | SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 41: Vargas vs. Ursa | June 17, 2023 | Draw (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 12 - 4 - 0 | Mario Filipe de Sousa | SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 39: Velaminho vs. Santos | February 11, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 11 - 4 - 0 | Claudio Rocha | SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 36: Warriors of the Cage | July 23, 2022 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:22 | |
| WIN | 11 - 3 - 0 | Weldon Silva de Oliveira | Fire Fight 2 - Mateus Gloria vs Wellington Souza | March 26, 2022 | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 3:36 | |
| LOSS | 10 - 3 - 0 | Shamil Erdogan | EFC 42 - Eagle Fighting Championship 42 | October 17, 2021 | TKO (Submission to Punches) | Vyacheslav Kiselev | 2 | 0:52 |
| WIN | 10 - 2 - 0 | Sergio de Fatima | Future FC - Road to Future 1 | June 27, 2021 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:29 | |
| WIN | 9 - 2 - 0 | Tulio Marcus Viana | GFN- - Gladiators Fight Night 3 | December 12, 2020 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:34 | |
| WIN | 8 - 2 - 0 | Jerffeson dos Santos Oliveira | NP Fight - NP Fight Brazil 13 | September 07, 2019 | Decision(Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 7 - 2 - 0 | Emmanuel Walo | MMA Pro League 1 - New Jersey vs. Pennsylvania | September 16, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 6 - 2 - 0 | Nilson Jose Dornelas | FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 4 | June 30, 2018 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| LOSS | 5 - 2 - 0 | Punahele Soriano | Titan FC 49 - Gomez vs. Soares | April 06, 2018 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:31 | |
| WIN | 5 - 1 - 0 | Vinicius Moreira | Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 77 | October 27, 2017 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:27 | |
| WIN | 4 - 1 - 0 | Eder Rodrigues | NP Fight - NP Fight Brazil 7 | September 16, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:49 | |
| WIN | 3 - 1 - 0 | Julio Cesar dos Santos | NP Fight - NP Fight Brazil 6 | April 15, 2017 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 1 - 0 | Luiz Carlos Alves | FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 2 | November 26, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:12 | |
| WIN | 1 - 1 - 0 | Marcus Atila | FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 1 | November 08, 2015 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:00 | |
| LOSS | 0 - 1 - 0 | Edgar Barbosa | GCC - Godoi Combat Ceres | August 16, 2014 | Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 0:16 |
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