Rafael dos Anjos
Rafael dos Anjos is ranked 48th of 506 lightweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 1,92148th of 506 · Lightweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.42Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.02 in 30 days - Career phase
- DecliningCareer-best FLR 2,039, 16 Dec 2017
- Record
- 32–18Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: 2,000 careers simulated from today, fight by fight; the dashed line is the middle one.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR | FLI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2026 | Lost to Alexander HernandezUFC 332 - Silva vs. Wang · TKO (Punches), R2 | −34 | +0.10 |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Lost to Geoff NealUFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway · TKO (Knee Injury), R1 | −16 | — |
| 9 Mar 2024 | Lost to Mateusz GamrotUFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −12 | — |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Lost to Vicente LuqueUFC on ESPN 51 - Luque vs. dos Anjos · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −22 | — |
| 3 Dec 2022 | Won vs Bryan BarberenaUFC on ESPN 42 - Thompson vs. Holland · Submission (Neck Crank), R2 | +18 | — |
| 9 Jul 2022 | Lost to Rafael FizievUFC on ESPN 39 - Dos Anjos vs. Fiziev · KO (Punches), R5 | −13 | — |
| 5 Mar 2022 | Won vs Renato MoicanoUFC 272 - Covington vs. Masvidal · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +8 | — |
| 14 Nov 2020 | Won vs Paul FelderUFC Fight Night 182 - Felder vs. dos Anjos · Decision (Split), R5 | +7 | — |
| 25 Jan 2020 | Lost to Michael ChiesaUFC Fight Night 166 - Blaydes vs. dos Santos · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −19 | — |
| 20 Jul 2019 | Lost to Leon EdwardsUFC on ESPN 4 - Dos Anjos vs. Edwards · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −17 | — |
| 18 May 2019 | Won vs Kevin LeeUFC Fight Night 152 - Dos Anjos vs. Lee · Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), R4 | +11 | — |
| 30 Nov 2018 | Lost to Kamaru UsmanUFC - The Ultimate Fighter 28 Finale · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −15 | — |
FLR is what the fight did to their First Light Rating: the true measure of skill.
FLI is what the fight did to their First Light Index: the rating of fame against skill.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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