Rafael dos Anjos

Rafael dos Anjos is the Niterói jiu-jitsu black belt who worked his way up from a losing UFC debut in 2008 to become lightweight champion, dominating Anthony Pettis over five rounds at UFC 185 in 2015.

He defended the title by stopping Donald Cerrone in 66 seconds, lost it to Eddie Alvarez in 2016, and later moved up to welterweight. CagePotato covered his title run and his cancelled fight with Conor McGregor.

Rafael dos Anjos fact file
Full nameRafael Souza dos Anjos
NicknameRDA
Date of birth
Place of birthNiterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Shooto
  • Pancrase
Accolades
  • UFC Lightweight Champion (2015–2016, one title defence)

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