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Rafael Dos Anjos

32-17-0
41y·5' 8"·70" reach·Southpaw
3:55
Control / 15m
time on top
+0.25
Striking diff.
landed minus absorbed
43%
Finish rate
wins inside the distance
0.4
Power
knockdowns per 100 landed

Tells

Non-traditional predictors we've tested against the record. Only the ones that fire on this fighter show up here.

Chin Decay

Predictive

First KO loss November 2008. Fighters at the same age and mileage lose by KO in 11.3% of fights; after a first KO it runs 17.3%.

Fired again Jul 2022

Read the research

Checked 3 tells for this fighter. 1 fired.

How they fight

Every significant strike they have landed across 36 recorded bouts, 1822 in total. Target and position are two readings of the same strikes, so each adds to 100.

Target
Head 58%Body 24%Legs 18%
Position
Distance 67%Clinch 18%Ground 15%
And how often each lands
Head37%
Body74%
Legs83%
Distance40%
Clinch79%
Ground68%

How fights end

UFC bouts only, so these will not add up to the record above. Counts rather than rates: two knockouts in three wins is not a 67% finisher.

21Wins4 KO · 5 SUB · 12 DEC
15Losses4 KO · 1 SUB · 10 DEC

Control, bout by bout

Seconds spent controlling the opponent in each fight, oldest on the left. UFCStats records this per bout and never adds it up; this is what that looks like added up.

48%
Stephens
1%
Griffin
29%
Emerson
55%
Bradley
59%
Etim
7%
Guida
5%
Sotiropoulos
13%
Tibau
35%
Shalorus
45%
Njokuani
28%
Bocek
5%
Dunham
26%
Cerrone
2%
Nurmagomedov
22%
High
1%
Henderson
52%
Diaz
59%
Pettis
14%
Cerrone
10%
Alvarez
2%
Ferguson
24%
Saffiedine
89%
Magny
32%
Lawler
9%
Covington
1%
Usman
21%
Lee
10%
Edwards
5%
Chiesa
57%
Felder
53%
Moicano
31%
Fiziev
79%
Barberena
16%
Luque
1%
Gamrot
0%
Neal

As the fight goes on

Which measure to show

Significant strikes landed, per minute fought. Every round is measured against round one, except rounds reached by fewer than 3 bouts, which are dimmed and left uncompared.

Landed / minvs R1Bouts
R13.37100%36
R23.49104%29
R33.2797%26
R43.70110%11
R54.15123%10

Only fights that reached a round count towards it, so later rounds are a smaller sample.

Career numbers

Strikes landed / min3.48
Strikes absorbed / min3.23
Striking accuracyof everything thrown47%
Striking defenceof what comes back, missed60%
Takedowns / 15 min1.95
Takedown accuracyof attempts that land35%
Takedown defenceof attempts stuffed54%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.6
Pacestrikes landed and absorbed, added together6.71
Average bout lengthhow long their fights actually last, across 36 bouts14.5m

Earned Accuracy

How hard the opponents on this record were to hit at distance, and whether they beat it. Distance strikes only, so nobody gets credit for accuracy they picked up hammering someone already flat on the floor.

39.8%
Landed at range
2,861 thrown over 35 bouts
35.3%
Expected
against these opponents
+4.6pp
Gap
above expected
88.4%
Coverage
from real records
The fine print

Distance strikes only

Nothing thrown in the clinch or on the ground counts. Those land at about 72% and 71%, against 44% at distance, so a blended accuracy mostly measures where a fight happened. Rank the sport that way and its best strikers are all wrestlers.

One pass, not a rating

How much each opponent lets through is taken raw. It isn't adjusted for who they fought, so a fighter whose opponents all had soft schedules comes out looking better here than they are. Running it to convergence is a later job.

Coverage, and who gets ranked

Coverage is how much of the expected number came from the opponents' own records instead of the division average. Under 65% it's mostly the division talking, so the comparison gets hidden. Same for anyone under 5 qualifying bouts, or under 300 distance strikes of their own, which is where an accuracy still moves on a single exchange. Miss any of the three and you'll see what they landed, nothing else, and they stay out of any ranking.

Short records get pulled to the middle

An opponent who hasn't been shot at much gets dragged toward their division's average, and the drag fades as their record fills in. At 60 distance strikes faced, their own record and the division average count for the same.

Bout log

LGeoff NealOct 2024KO R10:00 ctrl4 str0 td
Significant strikes
4 of 13 · 31%
Total strikes
4 of 13 · 31%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:00
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:30
to Dos Anjos leg injury
Target
Head 50%Body 25%Legs 25%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LMateusz GamrotMar 2024U-DEC0:11 ctrl36 str0 td
Significant strikes
36 of 78 · 46%
Total strikes
39 of 82 · 48%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:11
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 67%Body 14%Legs 19%
Position
Distance 72%Clinch 19%Ground 8%
This fight on UFCStats
LVicente LuqueAug 2023U-DEC3:54 ctrl66 str2 td
Significant strikes
66 of 136 · 49%
Total strikes
94 of 170 · 55%
Takedowns
2 of 7 · 29%
Control
3:54
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 64%Body 29%Legs 8%
Position
Distance 58%Clinch 39%Ground 3%
This fight on UFCStats
WBryan BarberenaDec 2022SUB R26:36 ctrl20 str4 td
Significant strikes
20 of 25 · 80%
Total strikes
36 of 41 · 88%
Takedowns
4 of 6 · 67%
Control
6:36
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 3:20
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 15%Body 85%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 15%Clinch 15%Ground 70%
This fight on UFCStats
LRafael FizievJul 2022KO R56:13 ctrl54 str2 td
Significant strikes
54 of 110 · 49%
Total strikes
90 of 162 · 56%
Takedowns
2 of 16 · 13%
Control
6:13
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R5 0:18
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 57%Body 22%Legs 20%
Position
Distance 93%Clinch 7%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WRenato MoicanoMar 2022U-DEC13:22 ctrl149 str5 td
Significant strikes
149 of 286 · 52%
Total strikes
179 of 318 · 56%
Takedowns
5 of 15 · 33%
Control
13:22
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 80%Body 15%Legs 5%
Position
Distance 56%Clinch 5%Ground 39%
This fight on UFCStats
WPaul FelderNov 2020S-DEC14:15 ctrl92 str6 td
Significant strikes
92 of 162 · 57%
Total strikes
155 of 231 · 67%
Takedowns
6 of 22 · 27%
Control
14:15
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 58%Body 38%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 66%Clinch 28%Ground 5%
This fight on UFCStats
LMichael ChiesaJan 2020U-DEC0:42 ctrl14 str0 td
Significant strikes
14 of 36 · 39%
Total strikes
23 of 52 · 44%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:42
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 14%Body 29%Legs 57%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LLeon EdwardsJul 2019U-DEC2:23 ctrl81 str0 td
Significant strikes
81 of 169 · 48%
Total strikes
129 of 219 · 59%
Takedowns
0 of 5 · 0%
Control
2:23
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 51%Body 21%Legs 28%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WKevin LeeMay 2019SUB R43:53 ctrl60 str4 td
Significant strikes
60 of 111 · 54%
Total strikes
75 of 126 · 60%
Takedowns
4 of 7 · 57%
Control
3:53
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
1
Ended
Submission, R4 3:47
Arm Triangle From Mount
Target
Head 60%Body 28%Legs 12%
Position
Distance 55%Clinch 30%Ground 15%
This fight on UFCStats
LKamaru UsmanNov 2018U-DEC0:21 ctrl62 str0 td
Significant strikes
62 of 112 · 55%
Total strikes
84 of 138 · 61%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:21
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 44%Body 31%Legs 26%
Position
Distance 56%Clinch 35%Ground 8%
This fight on UFCStats
LColby CovingtonJun 2018U-DEC2:14 ctrl105 str3 td
Significant strikes
105 of 198 · 53%
Total strikes
130 of 223 · 58%
Takedowns
3 of 6 · 50%
Control
2:14
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 51%Body 35%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 67%Clinch 30%Ground 3%
This fight on UFCStats
WRobbie LawlerDec 2017U-DEC7:53 ctrl172 str2 td
Significant strikes
172 of 291 · 59%
Total strikes
219 of 343 · 64%
Takedowns
2 of 7 · 29%
Control
7:53
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 58%Body 28%Legs 14%
Position
Distance 60%Clinch 34%Ground 6%
This fight on UFCStats
WNeil MagnySep 2017SUB R13:19 ctrl13 str0 td
Significant strikes
13 of 16 · 81%
Total strikes
17 of 21 · 81%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
3:19
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 3:43
Arm Triangle On Ground
Target
Head 85%Body 8%Legs 8%
Position
Distance 8%Clinch 0%Ground 92%
This fight on UFCStats
WTarec SaffiedineJun 2017U-DEC3:32 ctrl81 str1 td
Significant strikes
81 of 158 · 51%
Total strikes
91 of 169 · 54%
Takedowns
1 of 5 · 20%
Control
3:32
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 43%Body 46%Legs 11%
Position
Distance 69%Clinch 25%Ground 6%
This fight on UFCStats
LTony FergusonNov 2016U-DEC0:30 ctrl121 str0 td
Significant strikes
121 of 276 · 44%
Total strikes
126 of 281 · 45%
Takedowns
0 of 5 · 0%
Control
0:30
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 69%Body 15%Legs 16%
Position
Distance 98%Clinch 1%Ground 1%
This fight on UFCStats
LEddie AlvarezJul 2016KO R10:22 ctrl12 str0 td
Significant strikes
12 of 41 · 29%
Total strikes
12 of 41 · 29%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:22
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 3:49
Punches to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 75%Body 17%Legs 8%
Position
Distance 83%Clinch 17%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WDonald CerroneDec 2015KO R10:09 ctrl26 str0 td
Significant strikes
26 of 44 · 59%
Total strikes
26 of 44 · 59%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:09
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 1:06
Punches to Head On Ground
Target
Head 81%Body 15%Legs 4%
Position
Distance 73%Clinch 4%Ground 23%
This fight on UFCStats
WAnthony PettisMar 2015U-DEC14:44 ctrl90 str9 td
Significant strikes
90 of 171 · 53%
Total strikes
144 of 233 · 62%
Takedowns
9 of 10 · 90%
Control
14:44
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 5 rounds
Target
Head 49%Body 30%Legs 21%
Position
Distance 64%Clinch 12%Ground 23%
This fight on UFCStats
WNate DiazDec 2014U-DEC7:47 ctrl77 str2 td
Significant strikes
77 of 119 · 65%
Total strikes
129 of 175 · 74%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
7:47
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 60%Body 6%Legs 34%
Position
Distance 48%Clinch 1%Ground 51%
This fight on UFCStats
WBenson HendersonAug 2014KO R10:02 ctrl18 str0 td
Significant strikes
18 of 30 · 60%
Total strikes
18 of 30 · 60%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:02
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 2:31
Punch to Head In Clinch
Target
Head 61%Body 22%Legs 17%
Position
Distance 83%Clinch 11%Ground 6%
This fight on UFCStats
WJason HighJun 2014KO R21:52 ctrl36 str2 td
Significant strikes
36 of 68 · 53%
Total strikes
53 of 85 · 62%
Takedowns
2 of 2 · 100%
Control
1:52
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
3
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R2 3:36
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 67%Body 31%Legs 3%
Position
Distance 69%Clinch 6%Ground 25%
This fight on UFCStats
LKhabib NurmagomedovApr 2014U-DEC0:14 ctrl20 str0 td
Significant strikes
20 of 56 · 36%
Total strikes
40 of 76 · 53%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:14
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 55%Body 35%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 90%Clinch 5%Ground 5%
This fight on UFCStats
WDonald CerroneAug 2013U-DEC3:50 ctrl39 str2 td
Significant strikes
39 of 109 · 36%
Total strikes
58 of 128 · 45%
Takedowns
2 of 6 · 33%
Control
3:50
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 54%Body 36%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 77%Clinch 3%Ground 21%
This fight on UFCStats
WEvan DunhamMay 2013U-DEC0:42 ctrl66 str0 td
Significant strikes
66 of 183 · 36%
Total strikes
86 of 204 · 42%
Takedowns
0 of 2 · 0%
Control
0:42
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 53%Body 23%Legs 24%
Position
Distance 85%Clinch 15%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WMark BocekNov 2012U-DEC4:08 ctrl54 str4 td
Significant strikes
54 of 134 · 40%
Total strikes
90 of 172 · 52%
Takedowns
4 of 5 · 80%
Control
4:08
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 61%Body 26%Legs 13%
Position
Distance 48%Clinch 37%Ground 15%
This fight on UFCStats
WAnthony NjokuaniJul 2012U-DEC6:42 ctrl51 str6 td
Significant strikes
51 of 85 · 60%
Total strikes
68 of 108 · 63%
Takedowns
6 of 17 · 35%
Control
6:42
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 37%Body 0%Legs 63%
Position
Distance 49%Clinch 41%Ground 10%
This fight on UFCStats
WKamal ShalorusMay 2012SUB R10:35 ctrl5 str0 td
Significant strikes
5 of 10 · 50%
Total strikes
11 of 17 · 65%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:35
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R1 1:40
Rear Naked Choke
Target
Head 80%Body 20%Legs 0%
Position
Distance 40%Clinch 0%Ground 60%
This fight on UFCStats
LGleison TibauNov 2011S-DEC2:01 ctrl25 str0 td
Significant strikes
25 of 96 · 26%
Total strikes
39 of 110 · 35%
Takedowns
0 of 8 · 0%
Control
2:01
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Split decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 52%Body 24%Legs 24%
Position
Distance 72%Clinch 28%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
WGeorge SotiropoulosJul 2011KO R10:03 ctrl2 str0 td
Significant strikes
2 of 10 · 20%
Total strikes
2 of 10 · 20%
Takedowns
0 of 0
Control
0:03
Knockdowns
1
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R1 0:59
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 50%Body 0%Legs 50%
Position
Distance 100%Clinch 0%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LClay GuidaAug 2010SUB R30:51 ctrl17 str1 td
Significant strikes
17 of 64 · 27%
Total strikes
29 of 76 · 38%
Takedowns
1 of 4 · 25%
Control
0:51
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R3 1:51
Injury Jaw Injury
Target
Head 65%Body 18%Legs 18%
Position
Distance 76%Clinch 18%Ground 6%
This fight on UFCStats
WTerry EtimApr 2010SUB R25:37 ctrl25 str2 td
Significant strikes
25 of 45 · 56%
Total strikes
45 of 69 · 65%
Takedowns
2 of 3 · 67%
Control
5:37
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
1
Reversals
0
Ended
Submission, R2 4:30
Armbar From North South
Target
Head 64%Body 12%Legs 24%
Position
Distance 8%Clinch 20%Ground 72%
This fight on UFCStats
WKyle BradleyJan 2010U-DEC8:16 ctrl42 str5 td
Significant strikes
42 of 112 · 38%
Total strikes
99 of 183 · 54%
Takedowns
5 of 8 · 63%
Control
8:16
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 88%Body 2%Legs 10%
Position
Distance 36%Clinch 5%Ground 60%
This fight on UFCStats
WRob EmersonSep 2009U-DEC4:18 ctrl52 str2 td
Significant strikes
52 of 165 · 32%
Total strikes
85 of 201 · 42%
Takedowns
2 of 12 · 17%
Control
4:18
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
0
Reversals
0
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 40%Body 6%Legs 54%
Position
Distance 83%Clinch 8%Ground 10%
This fight on UFCStats
LTyson GriffinApr 2009U-DEC0:05 ctrl26 str0 td
Significant strikes
26 of 134 · 19%
Total strikes
29 of 137 · 21%
Takedowns
0 of 1 · 0%
Control
0:05
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
3
Reversals
1
Ended
Unanimous decision, 3 rounds
Target
Head 69%Body 15%Legs 15%
Position
Distance 88%Clinch 12%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats
LJeremy StephensNov 2008KO R35:09 ctrl9 str4 td
Significant strikes
9 of 18 · 50%
Total strikes
37 of 48 · 77%
Takedowns
4 of 6 · 67%
Control
5:09
Knockdowns
0
Sub attempts
2
Reversals
0
Ended
KO / TKO, R3 0:39
Punch to Head At Distance
Target
Head 44%Body 0%Legs 56%
Position
Distance 89%Clinch 11%Ground 0%
This fight on UFCStats

Numbers from UFCStats. Control time and strike placement are summed from each bout, everything else is as published.