Rafael Silva
“Morcego”
Age: 40 | Mar 20, 1985
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Bantamweight
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 135 lbs
Professional Record
| 39 fights | 31 wins | 8 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 8 | 3 |
| Submissions | 15 | 1 |
| Decisions | 8 | 4 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 31 - 8 - 0 | Vicente Vargas | UAE Warriors 48 - Silva vs. Vargas | March 03, 2024 | TKO (Punches) | Osiris Maia | 3 | 2:14 |
| LOSS | 31 - 7 - 0 | Shoko Sato | One Championship - Century - Part 2 | October 13, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | Motohiro Tsuruwa | 2 | 4:30 |
| WIN | 31 - 6 - 0 | Yuto Hokamura | Pancrase - 307 | July 21, 2019 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Kenichi Serizawa | 2 | 1:54 |
| WIN | 30 - 6 - 0 | Kenta Takizawa | Pancrase - 303 | March 17, 2019 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Paul Nichols | 1 | 3:22 |
| WIN | 29 - 6 - 0 | Masakatsu Ueda | Pancrase 296 - Ueda vs. Silva | May 20, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Hirokazu Takamoto | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 28 - 6 - 0 | Shintaro Ishiwatari | Pancrase - 287 | May 28, 2017 | Decision (Unanimous) | Masato Fukuda | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 28 - 5 - 0 | Victor Henry | Pancrase - 282 | November 13, 2016 | Decision (Split) | Minoru Toyonaga | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 27 - 5 - 0 | Masakatsu Ueda | Pancrase - 279 | July 24, 2016 | Decision (Unanimous) | Hirokazu Takamoto | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 26 - 5 - 0 | Shohei Masumizu | Pancrase - 276 | March 13, 2016 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | Kenichi Serizawa | 1 | 2:58 |
| WIN | 25 - 5 - 0 | Ruben Hernandez Parra | TBF - The Best Fighter 1 | January 09, 2016 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:47 | |
| WIN | 24 - 5 - 0 | Jeferson Vieira da Silva | XFCI - XFC International 13 | December 06, 2015 | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 1:25 | |
| WIN | 23 - 5 - 0 | Derinaldo Guerra da Silva | AFC - Aspera FC 24 | September 12, 2015 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 4:03 | |
| LOSS | 22 - 5 - 0 | Darrion Caldwell | Bellator 137 - Halsey vs. Grove | May 15, 2015 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 22 - 4 - 0 | Robert Emerson | Bellator MMA - Bellator 127 | October 03, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 21 - 4 - 0 | Joe Warren | Bellator MMA - Bellator 118 | May 02, 2014 | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 21 - 3 - 0 | Anthony Leone | Bellator MMA - Bellator 102 | October 04, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 20 - 3 - 0 | Rodrigo Lima | Bellator MMA - Bellator 97 | July 31, 2013 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 2:03 | |
| WIN | 19 - 3 - 0 | Fabio Abreu | Sparta - MMA | September 29, 2012 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 3:01 | |
| WIN | 18 - 3 - 0 | Luciano Aranha | CFN - Connect Fight Night 2 | June 17, 2012 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:56 | |
| WIN | 17 - 3 - 0 | Mauricio da Silva | EF - Energy Force | May 19, 2012 | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 0:07 | |
| WIN | 16 - 3 - 0 | Saulo Silva | CFN - Connect Fight Night | March 31, 2012 | KO (Superman Punch) | 1 | 1:15 | |
| WIN | 15 - 3 - 0 | Diego Davella | NCF - Nitrix Champion Fight 10 | February 11, 2012 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:52 | |
| WIN | 14 - 3 - 0 | Wagner Noronha | AFC - Apocalypse Fighting Championship | October 08, 2011 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 13 - 3 - 0 | Tiago Silva | OMMA - Octagon MMA | October 01, 2011 | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:52 | |
| WIN | 12 - 3 - 0 | Fernando Giacometi | OMMA - Octagon MMA | October 01, 2011 | TKO (Elbows) | 1 | 1:04 | |
| WIN | 11 - 3 - 0 | Jonatan Feitosa Pinto | CMMA - Centurion Mixed Martial Arts 2 | July 09, 2011 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 2:42 | |
| WIN | 10 - 3 - 0 | Ozeias Costa | FHB - Full Heroes Battle 4 | June 25, 2011 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 9 - 3 - 0 | Rogerio Goncalves Menna | WFC 5 - Rangel Vs Mora | June 11, 2011 | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:46 | |
| LOSS | 8 - 3 - 0 | Diego Davella | NCF - Nitrix Champion Fight 6 | February 19, 2011 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:33 | |
| WIN | 8 - 2 - 0 | Erickson Lima | CMMA - Centurion Mixed Martial Arts | January 15, 2011 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:38 | |
| WIN | 7 - 2 - 0 | Fabio Nunes | CFC - Colizeu Fight Championship | November 20, 2010 | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 2:04 | |
| WIN | 6 - 2 - 0 | Edson da Silva | BTF - Black Trunk Fight 1 | August 14, 2010 | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 5 - 2 - 0 | Joilson Leite | NCF - Nitrix Champion Fight 5 | May 15, 2010 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:53 | |
| WIN | 4 - 2 - 0 | David Bad Boy | Nitrix - Show Fight 4 | February 06, 2010 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:40 | |
| WIN | 3 - 2 - 0 | John Lineker | WC - Warrior's Challenge 4 | December 30, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 2 - 0 | Wagner Farias | Nitrix - Show Fight 3 | November 14, 2009 | TKO (Retirement) | 2 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 1 - 2 - 0 | Alessandro Cordeiro | Nitrix - Show Fight 2 | May 16, 2009 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 1 - 1 - 0 | Marcio Furlin | FF - Floripa Fight 2 | April 29, 2006 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Wallid Wallid | XC - X-treme Combat | June 05, 2005 | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:36 |
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