Fight History
Skill Breakdown
Charts are compiled based on results from 7 fights.
| Record: | 15-4-1 |
| Summary: | Ground game |
Fighter Info
| Nickname: | Sapo |
| From: | Belo Horizonte Brazil |
| Fights Out Of: | New York, NY USA |
| Age: | 30 |
| Height: | 6' 0" ( 182 cm ) |
| Weight: | 185 lb ( 84 kg ) |
Media
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Jan 26, 2013 -
Jan 26, 2013 -
Jul 11, 2012 -
Jul 11, 2012
Striking
Total Attempted Strikes
0
540
Types of Successful Strikes
0
257
Striking Defense
65
%
The percentage of total strikes avoided
Grappling
Total Takedowns
0
45
Grappling Totals by Type
Takedown Defense
75
%
The percentage of total takedowns avoided
| Result | Fighters | Event | Str | TD | Sub | Pass | Method | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
UPCOMING
|
Rafael Natal |
May 18, 2013
|
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Ways To Watch
|
| Joao Zeferino | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||
|
Win
|
Rafael Natal |
Jan 26, 2013
|
64 | 4 | 4 | 4 | R3 Submission |
Ways To Watch
|
| Sean Spencer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Loss
|
Rafael Natal |
Jul 11, 2012
|
73 | 2 | 0 | 1 | R2 KO/TKO |
Ways To Watch
|
| Andrew Craig | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
|
Win
|
Rafael Natal |
Feb 4, 2012
|
36 | 6 | 2 | 5 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Michael Kuiper | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
|
Win
|
Rafael Natal |
Aug 6, 2011
|
43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Paul Bradley | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
|
Draw
|
Jesse Bongfeldt |
Dec 11, 2010
|
53 | 2 | 0 | 7 | R3 Decision - Majority |
Ways To Watch
|
| Rafael Natal | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
|
Loss
|
Rich Attonito |
Sep 15, 2010
|
25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | R3 Decision - Unanimous |
Ways To Watch
|
| Rafael Natal | 28 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
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Biography
TRAINING: On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I'm doing Muay Thai or practicing conditioning in the morning. In the afternoon I train jiu-jitsu, and at night I work out, run or swim. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I practice MMA sparring in the morning and wrestling at night. Saturday I either do jiu-jitsu with or without a GI or practice MMA. And on Sundays I rest all day.
Thoughts on opponent, Chris Camozzi? Camozzi's a good fighter and has four straight victories in the UFC. This shows how tough he is. He has great coaches and has good training partners. It’s gonna be a good fight for us and for the crowd, because we are aggressive. Like I always say, I always train hard and I'll be ready for one more war.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started when I was 14 years old, practicing Capoeira. Six years later I realized that I needed to train in Jiu-Jitsu because when someone took me down I didn't know what to do. After training for three years, I became a Jiu-Jitsu world champion. After observing Renzo, Mark Kerr, Royce and other guys fighting, I started to train in MMA because I realized that I needed this type of training.
What ranks and titles have you held? Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling: Black Belt under Vinicius Draculino Magalhães and Renzo Gracie, Three Time Champion of Minas Gerais Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Three Time Champion Brazil LBJJ, Champion Absolute Brazil LBJJ, Two Time Champion de Equipes Brazil CBJJ, Mundial Champion CBJJ, Champion of Submission Champions League, Champion of the National Submission Tournament, Two Time Champion of the Pan Americans Submission Tournament CBJJ in New York, Two Time Champion Absolute in Grapplers Quest in New York, Champion of the Pan Americans Submission Tournament Absolute CBJJ in New York
Do you have any heroes? My mother and my father.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? This is my dream come true. Now I can show everybody who Rafael Sapo is.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No.
What was your job before you started fighting? I started working at the age of 12 in my mom's store, where I worked for 8 years.
Favorite grappling technique: Jiu-Jitsu
Favorite Striking technique: Boxing and Muay Thai
Thoughts on opponent, Chris Camozzi? Camozzi's a good fighter and has four straight victories in the UFC. This shows how tough he is. He has great coaches and has good training partners. It’s gonna be a good fight for us and for the crowd, because we are aggressive. Like I always say, I always train hard and I'll be ready for one more war.
When and why did you start training for fighting? I started when I was 14 years old, practicing Capoeira. Six years later I realized that I needed to train in Jiu-Jitsu because when someone took me down I didn't know what to do. After training for three years, I became a Jiu-Jitsu world champion. After observing Renzo, Mark Kerr, Royce and other guys fighting, I started to train in MMA because I realized that I needed this type of training.
What ranks and titles have you held? Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling: Black Belt under Vinicius Draculino Magalhães and Renzo Gracie, Three Time Champion of Minas Gerais Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Three Time Champion Brazil LBJJ, Champion Absolute Brazil LBJJ, Two Time Champion de Equipes Brazil CBJJ, Mundial Champion CBJJ, Champion of Submission Champions League, Champion of the National Submission Tournament, Two Time Champion of the Pan Americans Submission Tournament CBJJ in New York, Two Time Champion Absolute in Grapplers Quest in New York, Champion of the Pan Americans Submission Tournament Absolute CBJJ in New York
Do you have any heroes? My mother and my father.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? This is my dream come true. Now I can show everybody who Rafael Sapo is.
Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No.
What was your job before you started fighting? I started working at the age of 12 in my mom's store, where I worked for 8 years.
Favorite grappling technique: Jiu-Jitsu
Favorite Striking technique: Boxing and Muay Thai
• Nickname “Sapo” means frog
• Pro since 2005
• In most recent pre-UFC bout (5/21/10), knocked out former UFC title challenger and TUF4 winner Travis Lutter in the first round.
• Also owns win over UFC vet Danillo Villefort
• Eight wins by submission, three by knockout
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