Rafael “The Turn” Alves is a 32 year old Male fighter from Brazil with a 20-11-0 pro MMA record. Alves is scheduled to fight Nurullo Aliev at UFC Fight Night on Saturday February 25, 2023 in a Lightweight bout.
Rafael Alves has 20 wins with a 75% finish rate, including 7 by knockout, 8 by submission, 5 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 20-10-0 | Drew Dober |
KO/TKO
R3 1:30
|
UFC 277 | 2022-07-30 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 19-10-0 | Marc Diakiese |
SUB
R1 1:48
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-11-13 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Loss | 19-9-0 | Damir Ismagulov |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC Fight Night | 2021-05-22 | Lightweight | UFC |
| Win | 18-9-0 | Alejandro Flores |
SUB
R2 2:55
|
Contender Series 2020 | 2020-08-25 | Featherweight | DWCS |
| Win | 17-9-0 | Felipe Douglas |
KO/TKO
R2 2:18
|
Titan FC 54 | 2019-04-26 | Lightweight | TFC |
| Win | 16-9-0 | Beibit Nazarov |
SUB
R3 4:30
|
Titan FC 50 | 2018-06-29 | Catchweight | TFC |
| Win | 15-9-0 | Guilherme Miranda |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Titan FC 49 | 2018-04-06 | Catchweight | TFC |
| Win | 14-9-0 | Rudy Morales |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Combate 16 | 2017-07-27 | Catchweight | CAMMA |
| Loss | 14-8-0 | Jason Fischer |
KO/TKO
R2 0:50
|
WXC 65 | 2016-10-21 | Lightweight | WXC |
| Loss | 14-7-0 | Vagner Rocha |
KO/TKO
R3 2:36
|
Fight Time 32 | 2016-08-12 | Lightweight | FTP |
| Win | 13-7-0 | Yoislandy Izquierdo |
SUB
R2 2:49
|
Fight Time 30 | 2016-04-22 | Lightweight | FTP |
| Loss | 13-6-0 | Alexandre Pimentel |
SUB
R2 2:54
|
Fight Time 27 | 2015-09-18 | Lightweight | FTP |
| Win | 12-6-0 | Frank Carrillo |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Fight Time 25 | 2015-05-29 | Lightweight | FTP |
| Win | 11-6-0 | Samuel Paiva |
SUB
R1 0:32
|
Jungle Fight 75 | 2014-12-18 | Featherweight | JFC |
| Win | 10-6-0 | Carlos Augusto da Silva |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Coalizão Fight 4 | 2014-11-13 | Featherweight | CF |
| Loss | 10-5-0 | Bruno Tavares |
SUB
R3 1:45
|
Jungle Fight 68 | 2014-04-05 | Featherweight | JFC |
| Win | 9-5-0 | Breno Moura |
SUB
R1 1:43
|
Jungle Fight 63 | 2013-12-21 | Featherweight | JFC |
| Loss | 9-4-0 | Tiago Trator |
KO/TKO
R2 0:38
|
Jungle Fight 45 | 2012-11-15 | Lightweight | JFC |
| Loss | 9-3-0 | Jamil Silveira |
SUB
R3
|
Regional circuit | 2012-11-01 | ||
| Win | 8-3-0 | Renan Silva |
SUB
R1 2:50
|
Regional circuit | 2012-06-15 | JFC | |
| Loss | 8-2-0 | Neilson Gomes |
SUB
R1 3:30
|
Regional circuit | 2012-05-12 | JFC | |
| Win | 7-2-0 | Claudio Araujo Neves |
KO/TKO
R1 4:19
|
Regional circuit | 2012-04-14 | ||
| Loss | 7-1-0 | Paulo Robinson |
SUB
R1 2:00
|
Regional circuit | 2012-03-22 | AF | |
| Loss | 7-0-0 | Reginaldo Ferreira |
SUB
R1 2:55
|
Regional circuit | 2011-08-06 | ||
| Win | 6-0-0 | Claudio Ferraz |
KO/TKO
R1 2:44
|
Regional circuit | 2011-05-05 | ||
| Win | 5-0-0 | Joelson Guerra |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2011-04-08 | ||
| Win | 4-0-0 | Iranildo Conceicao |
KO/TKO
R1 3:12
|
Regional circuit | 2011-01-09 | ||
| Win | 3-0-0 | Arielson Silva |
KO/TKO
R1 3:06
|
Regional circuit | 2010-12-18 | ||
| Win | 2-0-0 | Giliarde Cardoso |
KO/TKO
R1 2:11
|
Regional circuit | 2010-12-05 | ||
| Win | 1-0-0 | José Vagno Soares |
KO/TKO
R2 2:26
|
Regional circuit | 2010-10-09 | ||
| Win | 0-0-0 | Juliano Shanghai |
SUB
R2 1:23
|
Regional circuit | 2007-09-13 |
Alves made his professional debut against Juliano Shanghai on September 13, 2007, fighting on the regional circuit.
He made a winning start to his career, defeating Juliano Shanghai who carried a 0-1-0 professional MMA record into the fight.
Rafael Alves beat Juliano Shanghai by Submission at 1:23 of Round 2.
Alves made his debut in the UFC against Damir Ismagulov on May 22, 2021, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Garbrandt having compiled a 19-9-0 professional MMA record.
Rafael Alves lost to Damir Ismagulov by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Alves has gone on to fight a total of 3 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 1-2-0.
Alves's last win came against Marc Diakiese at UFC Fight Night on Saturday November 13, 2021. Rafael Alves beat Marc Diakiese by Submission at 1:48 of Round 1.
Alves is scheduled to fight Nurullo Aliev at UFC Fight Night on Saturday February 25, 2023.
Alves's last loss came against Drew Dober at UFC 277 on Saturday July 30, 2022. Rafael Alves lost to Drew Dober by KO/TKO at 1:30 of Round 3.
Alves has fought 3 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 1-2-0.
Alves has knocked out 7 opponents.
Alves has submitted 8 opponents.
Alves has been knocked out 4 times.
Alves has been submitted 6 times.
