| Raphael Assunção | |
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| Born | July 19, 1982 Recife, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) |
| Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) |
| Division | Featherweight |
| Reach | 67.5 in (171 cm) |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Team | Ascension Mixed Martial Arts |
| Rank | black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 20 |
| Wins | 16 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 8 |
| By decision | 6 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
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Raphael Assunção (born July 19, 1982) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt who currently competes in the bantamweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
During 2009 to 2010 many MMA publications considered Assunção to be one of the top 10 featherweight fighters in the world.[1] His lone submission loss came at the hands of (at the time BJJ brown belt) Urijah Faber.[2] His brother Junior Assunção also fights for the UFC.
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Assunção joined the WEC in 2009, with a record of 12-1. He made his WEC debut at WEC 40, defeating Jameel Massouh via unanimous decision on April 5, 2009.
He followed this up with a win against Yves Jabouin on September 2, 2009 at WEC 43, which he won by split decision.[3]
Assunção was defeated by Urijah Faber via submission at WEC 46.[4]
Assunção then faced Diego Nunes on June 20, 2010 at WEC 49.[5] He lost the fight via Split Decision.
Assunção defeated LC Davis via unanimous decision on November 11, 2010 at WEC 52.[6]
On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[7]
Assunção was expected to face Manvel Gamburyan on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128[8], but Gamburyan was forced out of the bout with a back injury[9] and replaced by Erik Koch.[10] He lost the fight via KO in the first round.
Assunção was expected to face Darren Uyenoyama on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134 but instead fought Johnny Eduardo. He won the fight via unanimous decision and is out up to 6 months with a possible nasal fracture.[11]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 20 matches | 16 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 2 | 1 |
| By submission | 8 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 2 |
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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| Win | 16–4 | Johnny Eduardo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 134 | August 27, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bantamweight Debut |
| Loss | 15–4 | Erik Koch | KO (punch) | UFC 128 | March 19, 2011 | 1 | 2:32 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 15–3 | LC Davis | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 52 | November 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 14–3 | Diego Nunes | Decision (split) | WEC 49 | June 20, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 14–2 | Urijah Faber | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 46 | January 10, 2010 | 3 | 3:49 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Win | 14–1 | Yves Jabouin | Decision (split) | WEC 43 | October 10, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| Win | 13–1 | Jameel Massouh | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 40 | April 5, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 12–1 | Joe Pearson | TKO (punches) | IHC 12: Resurrection | November 8, 2008 | 1 | 0:12 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
| Win | 11–1 | Aaron Williams | Submission (armbar) | AFL: Erupption | March 7, 2008 | 1 | 3:22 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
| Win | 10–1 | Kevin Gittemeir | Decision (unanimous) | ISCF: Head-On Collision | June 1, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Rome, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 9–1 | Tyler Grunwald | Submission (triangle choke) | ISCF: Battle of Rome 2 | April 21, 2007 | 1 | 0:56 | Rome, Georgia, United States | |
| Loss | 8–1 | Jeff Curran | Decision (majority) | XFO 13: Operation Beatdown | November 11, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 8–0 | James Birdsley | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Border Warz | October 14, 2006 | 3 | 1:42 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Nick Mamalis | Submission (armbar) | ROF 26: Relentless | September 9, 2006 | 1 | 3:35 | Castle Rock, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Joe Lauzon | Submission (armbar) | Absolute Fighting Championships 15 | February 18, 2006 | 2 | 4:37 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (unanimous) | Full Throttle 1 | April 21, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Brandon Bledsoe | Submission (armbar) | ISCF: Compound Fracture 2 | February 4, 2005 | 1 | 2:31 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 3–0 | Chad Lawshe | Submission (guillotine choke) | ISCF: Compound Fracture | October 15, 2004 | 1 | 0:54 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 2–0 | Scott Johnson | Submission (armbar) | ISCF: Anarchy in August 2 | August 7, 2004 | 1 | 2:41 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Chris Clark | TKO (punches) | ISCF: Friday Night Fight | January 23, 2004 | 1 | N/A | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |