Raphael Pessoa
BrazilRaphael Pessoa, “Bebezao”, is a Heavyweight from Brazil with an official record of 10-4. The 10 wins came 6 by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a first-round knockout loss to Boris Mbarga Atangana at KOF 13: King of Fighters 13 on 24 January 2025, the third defeat in a row.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 | Boris Mbarga Atangana | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R1 · 2:05 | KOF 13: King of Fighters 13 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Daniel James | LOSS | KOKO/TKO | R2 | ACA 132: Johnson vs. Vakhaev |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Tanner Boser | LOSS | KOPunch | R2 · 2:36 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till |
| Oct 26, 2019 | Jeff Hughes | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Askren |
| Aug 10, 2019 | Ciryl Gane | LOSS | SUBArm Triangle | R1 · 4:12 | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 |
| Sep 21, 2018 | Brian Heden | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | LFA 50: Allen vs. Hiley |
| Nov 26, 2017 | Wagner Maia | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | Shooto Brazil 78 |
| Aug 26, 2017 | Diego Pimenta | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | DC Fighters: DC Pro MMA |
| Jul 15, 2017 | Carlos Alexandre | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | NCE 16: New Corpore Extreme 16: NCE Ladies |
| Jun 11, 2017 | Luan Mendes Oliveira | WIN | KOTKO | R1 | Full Fight 1: Full Fight Championship 1 |
| May 13, 2017 | Leonardo Alves Nascimento | WIN | DECDecision - Unanimous | R3 | NCE 13: New Corpore Extreme 13 |
| Mar 18, 2017 | Fabio Marongiu | WIN | KOTKO (Retirement) | R2 | NCE 11: New Corpore Extreme 11 |
| Feb 4, 2017 | Romulo Ismael | WIN | SUBSubmission (Kimura) | R1 | NCE 10: New Corpore Extreme 10 |
| Dec 10, 2016 | Bruno Luiz Nicolau | WIN | KOKO/TKO | R1 | NCE 9: New Corpore Extreme 9 |
Wins, losses and draws are Raphael Pessoa’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.
Raphael Pessoa’s record, in numbers
Raphael Pessoa’s record is 10-4, and Cage Brothers holds a full result for all 14 bouts in it. Every figure below is counted from them.
The 10 wins break down as 6 by knockout, 1 by submission and 3 by decision — 7 of 10 inside the distance, a finish rate of 70%. Across all 14 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 4 minutes 12 seconds.
Raphael Pessoa has been stopped 4 times in the 14 bouts on file — 3 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 29% of them. The last 3 bouts on file are all losses.
Of the 14 bouts Cage Brothers holds a result for, 1 was the main event of the card. One of them has come since October 2024.
Set against the 485 Heavyweight fighters Cage Brothers holds eight or more bouts for, Raphael Pessoa has a finish rate above 36% of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 31% of them and a two-year bout count above 69% 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.
Raphael Pessoa is listed at 6ft 3in with a reach of 78in, fights orthodox and is 37, born 8 March 1989.
These figures are recomputed from Raphael Pessoa’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.