American Top Team (2019–present)[3] Evolução Thai (formerly) Madison Team Siam Team MMA College Noguchi Team LA Sports
Rank
Brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Years active
2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total
24
Wins
17
By knockout
12
By decision
5
Losses
7
By knockout
2
By submission
2
By decision
3
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Rafael Carvalho de Souza[2] (born 27 July 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions of Bellator MMA, where he was a former Bellator Middleweight World Champion. As of December 2017, Carvalho is tied with Alexander Shlemenko for most title defenses in the division's history. He also won the Smash Fight middleweight championship in 2013.[4]
^Guilherme Cruz (26 July 2019). "Rafael Carvalho done fighting at middleweight, wants to 'test' himself at light heavyweight". mmafighting.com.
RafaelCarvalho de Souza (born 27 July 1986) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the light heavyweight and middleweight...
17, 2015. "RafaelCarvalho vs. Melvin Manhoef, Pat Curran vs. Georgi Karakhanyan set for Bellator 155". 26 February 2016. "RafaelCarvalho def. Melvin...
Lyoto Carvalho Machida (町田龍太, Machida Ryōto, Portuguese pronunciation: [liˈotu maˈʃidɐ], born 30 May 1978) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist...
Spike TV. Background A Middleweight world title fight rematch pitting RafaelCarvalho against Melvin Manhoef served as the main event of Bellator 176. The...
outlets scored the fight as a decision win for Shlemenko. Mousasi faced RafaelCarvalho on 25 May 2018 at Bellator 200 in London, England for the Bellator...
Njokuani lost the bout via submission in the first round. Njokuani faced RafaelCarvalho at Bellator 224 in a 190 pound Catchweight bout on July 12, 2019. He...
veteran Valérie Létourneau. A middleweight bout between former champion RafaelCarvalho and UFC veteran and former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida...
the event. ^ 4: Warren next faced 2013 Summer Series tournament winner Rafael Silva for the Interim Bantamweight title. (February 28, 2014 – May 17, 2014)...
was headlined by a match between RafaelCarvalho and Melvin Manhoef for the Bellator Middleweight Championship. Carvalho pulled off one of 2015's biggest...
of the contract, Nemkov faced former Bellator middleweight champion RafaelCarvalho at Bellator 230 on October 12, 2019. Nemkov won the bout via submission...
10, 2016. He won via knockout in the first round. Sakara challenged RafaelCarvalho for the Bellator Middleweight Championship on December 9, 2017 at Bellator...
second round. In his second fight for the promotion, Schilling faced RafaelCarvalho on April 10, 2015, at Bellator 136. He lost the back and forth fight...
match due to a back injury; Rogers instead faced promotional newcomer RafaelCarvalho. Results Bellator 126 took place on September 26, 2014 at the Grand...
pull out and was replaced by former Bellator Middleweight Champion RafaelCarvalho. Dovletdzhan won the bout in the second round via TKO. Dovletdzhan...
the headlining bout featuring former Bellator Middleweight Champion RafaelCarvalho and Vadim Nemkov. Bellator Kickboxing was also featured on the card...
a middleweight fight between longtime kickboxer Joe Schilling and RafaelCarvalho. Results For the Bellator Lightweight Championship Bellator 137: Halsey...
of the bout. On May 1, former Bellator Middleweight World Champion RafaelCarvalho was announced as a replacement. Larkin won the bout via split decision...
against RafaelCarvalho. However, when Brian Rogers' opponent, Brett Cooper, pulled out of their scheduled bout on the same card due to injury, Carvalho was...
pull out and was replaced by former Bellator Middleweight Champion RafaelCarvalho. A featherweight bout between Aaron Pico and Jeremy Kennedy was expected...
the bout. On six days notice, former Bellator Middleweight Champion RafaelCarvalho was announced as the replacement. A lightweight bout between Bryce...
Halsey won the fight via TKO in the fourth round. Halsey next faced RafaelCarvalho for the vacant Bellator Middleweight Championship on October 23, 2015...
nations. Anderson dos Santos (fighter) Kalindra Faria Hamza Hamry RafaelCarvalho Ultimate Fighting Championship Bellator MMA "BJJ star Gabi Garcia set...
Primus instead fought Chris Bungard. Results Bellator 241: Pitbull vs. Carvalho was a scheduled event to take place on March 13, 2020 at Mohegan Sun Casino...
Championship (One time) Three successful title defenses Tied with RafaelCarvalho for the most successful Middleweight title defenses in Bellator history...
"Atuações do Coritiba: Rafael Martins é decisivo; estreantes têm dificuldades" (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 11 December 2016. Vitor Carvalho at Soccerway "Sp...
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