Raphael Assunção
Raphael Assunção | |
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Born |
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | July 19, 1982
Nationality | Brazilian |
Height | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) |
Weight | 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) |
Division |
Featherweight (2004-2011) Bantamweight (2011-present) |
Reach | 66.5 in (169 cm) |
Style | BJJ, Muay Thai |
Stance | Southpaw |
Fighting out of | Alpharetta, Georgia, United States |
Team | Ascension Mixed Martial Arts |
Rank | Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[1] |
Years active | 2004-present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 30 |
Wins | 25 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 10 |
By decision | 12 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 1 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 3 |
Notable relatives | Junior Assunção, brother, Freddy Assunção, brother |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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Raphael O. Assunção[2] (born July 19, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of January 30, 2017, he is #4 in the official UFC bantamweight rankings[3] and #6 by sherdog.com.[4]
Biography
Originally from Recife in Northeast Brazil, he now lives and trains in Atlanta with Ascension MMA under Manu N'toh.[1] He is also the brother of Júnior Assunção and Freddy Assunção who also fight as mixed martial artists.[1] Raphael has a daughter.
Mixed martial arts career
World Extreme Cagefighting
Assunção joined the WEC in 2009, with a 12-1 professional record. He made his promotional debut on April 5, 2009 at WEC 40 against Jameel Massouh.[5] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[6]
He faced Yves Jabouin on September 2, 2009 at WEC 43.[7] Assunção won the back and forth fight by split decision.[8]
Assunção faced Urijah Faber on January 10, 2010 at WEC 46.[9] Faber won the fight via third-round submission.[10]
Assunção then faced Diego Nunes on June 20, 2010 at WEC 49.[11] He lost the fight via split decision.
Assunção faced LC Davis on November 11, 2010 at WEC 52.[12] Assunção won the fight via unanimous decision.[13]
Ultimate Fighting Championship
On October 28, 2010, World Extreme Cagefighting merged with the Ultimate Fighting Championshipa. As part of the merger, all WEC fighters were transferred to the UFC.[14]
Assunção was expected to face Manvel Gamburyan on March 19, 2011 at UFC 128,[15] but Gamburyan was forced out of the bout with a back injury[16] and replaced by Erik Koch.[17] He lost the fight via KO in the first round.
Assunção next faced UFC newcomer Johnny Eduardo on August 27, 2011 at UFC 134.[18] He won the fight via unanimous decision and was out up to 6 months with a possible nasal fracture.[19]
Assunção faced Issei Tamura on July 11, 2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman.[20]v He won the fight via second-round TKO.[21]
Assunção faced Mike Easton on December 8, 2012 at UFC on Fox 5, replacing an injured Bryan Caraway.[22] He won the fight via unanimous decision despite suffering a broken arm during the first round.[23]
Assunção faced Vaughan Lee on June 8, 2013 at UFC on Fuel TV 10.[24] He won the fight via armbar submission in the second round.[25]
Assunção was expected to face T.J. Dillashaw on September 4, 2013 at UFC Fight Night 28.[26] However, the pairing was delayed and was rescheduled for a future event due to a minor medical issue for Assunção.[27] The bout with Dillashaw was rescheduled and took place on October 9, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 29.[28] Assunção defeated Dillashaw via split decision.[29] The back and forth action earned both the participants Fight of the Night honors.[30]
Assunção was expected to face Francisco Rivera at UFC 170.[31] However, Rivera was forced from the bout due to a hand injury.[32] Assunção instead faced touted UFC newcomer Pedro Munhoz.[33] He won the fight via unanimous decision.[34]
Assunção was briefly linked to a Bantamweight Championship bout against Renan Barão on May 24, 2014 at UFC 173. However, Assunção opted to decline the bout as a rib injury sustained in his last bout at UFC 170 had not healed enough to resume the proper training in advance of the event.[35] Barão instead faced, and was ultimately defeated by T.J. Dillashaw.[36]
Assunção faced Bryan Caraway on October 4, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine.[37] He doubled the numbers of strikes Caraway threw and caught him with knees to win a unanimous decision victory.[38]
On December 22, 2014, Assunção announced that he had suffered a broken ankle during training that would not require surgery, but is expected to be sidelined for up to 10 weeks.[39]
A rematch with perennial contender Urijah Faber was expected to headline UFC Fight Night 62 on March 21, 2015.[40] However, Assunção was forced out of the bout as an ankle first injured in mid-December 2014 was slow to heal and that he was unable to resume the proper training to prepare for the fight in that time frame.[41][42] Subsequently, in August 2015, Assunção's management team announced that he would undergo surgery on the ankle and hoped to return by the end of the year.[43]
A rematch with T.J. Dillashaw took place on July 9, 2016 at UFC 200.[44] He lost the fight via unanimous decision.[45]
Assunção was expected to face Aljamain Sterling on December 9, 2016 at UFC Fight Night 102.[46] However, Sterling pulled out of the fight on November 23 citing injury.[47] Assunção was subsequently removed from the card.[48] The bout with Sterling was rescheduled and took place on January 28, 2017 at UFC on Fox 23.[49] Assunção won the fight via split decision.[50]
Assunção faced Marlon Moraes on June 3, 2017 at UFC 212.[51] He won the back-and-forth fight by split decision.[52]
Championships and achievements
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. T.J. Dillashaw [1]
Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown | ||
30 matches | 25 wins | 5 losses |
By knockout | 3 | 1 |
By submission | 10 | 1 |
By decision | 12 | 3 |
Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
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Win | 25–5 | Marlon Moraes | Decision (split) | UFC 212 | June 3, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
Win | 24–5 | Aljamain Sterling | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña | January 28, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
Loss | 23–5 | T.J. Dillashaw | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 200 | July 9, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 23–4 | Bryan Caraway | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine | October 4, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
Win | 22–4 | Pedro Munhoz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 170 | February 22, 2014 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Win | 21–4 | T.J. Dillashaw | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Shields | October 9, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Barueri, Brazil | Fight of the Night. |
Win | 20–4 | Vaughan Lee | Submission (armbar) | UFC on Fuel TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum | June 8, 2013 | 2 | 1:51 | Fortaleza, Brazil | |
Win | 19–4 | Mike Easton | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz | December 8, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Seattle, Washington, United States | |
Win | 18–4 | Issei Tamura | TKO (punches) | UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs. Weidman | July 11, 2012 | 2 | 0:25 | San Jose, California, United States | |
Win | 17–4 | Johnny Eduardo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 134 | August 27, 2011 | 3 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Bantamweight debut. |
Loss | 16–4 | Erik Koch | KO (punch) | UFC 128 | March 19, 2011 | 1 | 2:32 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |
Win | 16–3 | L.C. Davis | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 52 | November 11, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
Loss | 15–3 | Diego Nunes | Decision (split) | WEC 49 | June 20, 2010 | 3 | 5:00 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
Loss | 15–2 | Urijah Faber | Submission (rear-naked choke) | WEC 46 | January 10, 2010 | 3 | 3:49 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
Win | 15–1 | Yves Jabouin | Decision (split) | WEC 43 | October 10, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
Win | 14–1 | Jameel Massouh | Decision (unanimous) | WEC 40 | April 5, 2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
Win | 13–1 | Joe Pearson | TKO (punches) | IHC 12: Resurrection | November 8, 2008 | 1 | 0:12 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
Win | 12–1 | Aaron Williams | Submission (armbar) | AFL: Eruption | March 7, 2008 | 1 | 3:22 | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
Win | 11–1 | Kevin Gittemeir | Decision (unanimous) | ISCF: Head-On Collision | June 1, 2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | |
Win | 10–1 | Tyler Grunwald | Submission (triangle choke) | ISCF: Battle of Rome 2 | April 21, 2007 | 1 | 0:56 | Rome, Georgia, United States | |
Loss | 9–1 | Jeff Curran | Decision (majority) | XFO 13: Operation Beatdown | November 11, 2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States | |
Win | 9–0 | James Birdsley | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Border Warz | October 14, 2006 | 3 | 1:42 | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
Win | 8–0 | Nick Mamalis | Submission (armbar) | ROF 26: Relentless | September 9, 2006 | 1 | 3:35 | Castle Rock, Colorado, United States | |
Win | 7–0 | Joe Lauzon | Submission (armbar) | Absolute Fighting Championships 15 | February 18, 2006 | 2 | 4:37 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States | |
Win | 6–0 | William McGlothlin | Submission (guillotine choke) | Full Throttle 4 | September 9, 2005 | 2 | 3:58 | Duluth, Georgia, United States | |
Win | 5–0 | Jorge Masvidal | Decision (unanimous) | Full Throttle 1 | April 21, 2005 | 3 | 5:00 | Duluth, 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 |
See also
References
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