Rafael Estevam
BrazilRafael Estevam, “Macapa”, is a Bantamweight from Brazil with an official record of 14-1. Cage Brothers holds 14 of those bouts: 13 wins and 1 loss, the wins coming 4 by knockout, 3 by submission and 6 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a third-round knockout loss to Ethyn Ewing at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan on 4 April 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 | Ethyn Ewing | LOSS | KOPunch | R3 · 1:44 | UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Duncan |
| Aug 2, 2025 | Felipe Bunes | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Taira vs. Park |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Jesus Aguilar | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues |
| Nov 18, 2023 | Charles Johnson | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Joao Elias | WIN | KOPunches | R2 · 2:25 | Dana White's Contender Series: Season 6, Week 10 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Filipe Esteves | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R2 | LFA 112: Welterweight Grand Prix |
| Sep 27, 2020 | Erick Visconde | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Shooto Brazil: Shooto Brazil 101 |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Gabriel Castro | WIN | KOTKO (Punches) | R1 | Shooto Brazil: Shooto Brazil 91 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Luan MatheusTitle | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Shooto Brazil: Shooto Brazil 85 |
| Jan 28, 2018 | Danver dos Santos Cruz | WIN | SUBSubmission (Rear Naked Choke) | R2 | Shooto Brazil: Shooto Brazil 80 |
| Oct 7, 2017 | Matheus Malta | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | FA: Fatality Arena 10 |
| May 12, 2017 | Gleidson Marques | WIN | SUBSubmission (Arm Triangle) | R2 | Shooto Brazil: Shooto Brazil 72 |
| Aug 28, 2016 | Cicero de Brito | WIN | SUBSubmission (Armbar) | R2 | Shooto Brazil: Shooto Brazil 66 |
| Feb 13, 2016 | Diogo Pimenta Christello | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R3 | Shooto Brazil: Shoot Brazil 61 |
| — | Filipe Esteves | WIN | — | — | — |
Wins, losses and draws are Rafael Estevam’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 14 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Rafael Estevam’s record, in numbers
Rafael Estevam’s official record is 14-1. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 14 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for — 13 wins, 1 loss — because 1 bout from the official record is not in the history we hold.
The 13 wins break down as 4 by knockout, 3 by submission and 6 by decision — 7 of 13 inside the distance, a finish rate of 54%. Across all 14 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 8 minutes 52 seconds.
Rafael Estevam has been stopped once in the 14 bouts on file, by knockout — 7% of them.
Of the 14 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was for a title. Three of them have come since September 2024.
Set against the 448 Bantamweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Rafael Estevam has a finish rate above 31% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 72% of them and a two-year bout count above 79% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Rafael Estevam is listed at 5ft 8in with a reach of 69in, fights orthodox and is 30, born 9 August 1996.
These figures are recomputed from Rafael Estevam’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.