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Rafael Cavalcante absorbs 3.6 and lands 2.7 significant strikes per minute. Concedes more than outputs. Negative striking margin.

Rafael Cavalcante has minimal takedown activity on record.

Rafael Cavalcante wins 9% of rounds across 11 scored. Concedes more rounds than wins across fights on record.

Rafael Cavalcante has 2 KO/TKO losses in 4 total UFC losses. Absorbs 0.20 knockdowns per fight. Durability score of 31 out of 99, average for the division.

Rafael Cavalcante finishes 100% of wins by KO/TKO or submission.

Rafael Cavalcante's last fight was over 125 months ago.

Rafael Cavalcante is 46 years old.

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Fighter Profile›Light Heavyweight
“Feijao”

Rafael Cavalcante

12-7 (1 NC)5 UFC
Balanced
Form
· 3L
Inactive
High Variance
High Wear
6'1"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age
Last fightLOvince Saint Preux·U-DEC·R3·10yr ago
Fighter Context
1–4UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.3min/fight
·
47UFC min
vs. Winning-Record Opps
0–4(4 fights)
·
-2.7str diff/min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-0.91
Deficit

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.096
Passive

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
31
Low

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
9%
Passive

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Rafael Cavalcante — 2.71 significant strikes per minute, 53% striking accuracy, absorbs 3.62 strikes per minute.

Cavalcante
Dirty Boxer
Light Heavyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.71
Str. Accuracy53%
83UFC landed/186attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
−0.4 vs avg3.62
Str. Defense49%
KD Rate / fight0.20
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / fight0.20
CQ KO Power
1.20
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
17%
Leg
13%
By Position
Distance45%
/
Clinch38%
/
Ground18%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 15 rounds
Round 23 rounds
Round 33 rounds
Avg. Landed1253
Avg. Absorbed201717
Avg. Net-8-12-14
Grappling

Rafael Cavalcante — 0.6 takedowns per 15 minutes, 40% takedown accuracy, 0.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes, 63% takedown defense.

Cavalcante
Non-Factor
·7s ctrlPassive Control
Light Heavyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.60
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.32
TD Accuracy40%
0UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense63%
17UFC defended/33opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Not Sub Tested
Finishing

Rafael Cavalcante — 1 UFC win (1 KO/TKO), 100% finish rate.

Finish Rate
100%
div avg 64%
How They Lose
4UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO1 / 1
Submission0 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 4
Submission0 / 4
Decision2 / 4
Loss Pattern
Mixed
1 early · 1 late · 2 dec across 4 losses
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
KO/TKO W
KO/TKO L
Cards & Decisions
Recovery Rate
—
No eligible sequences on record.
Decision Margin
—
More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+7+14+21+28avg2013201420152016

5 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.80.52.8R1R2R3
R1n=5
R2n=3
R3n=3
Outputsig strikes / min
2.9
0.9
0.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.7
3.3
4.7
Diff
-1.8
-2.4
-3.9

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 5 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
▼Str. Diff-0.34 idxL3
-51%15%80%LWLLL

Last 5 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp
Cavalcante — 5 UFC Fights

Rafael Cavalcante — UFC fight record: 1 win, 4 losses.

Result
Method
5 fights
L
Ovince Saint Preux
LHW
U-DEC R3Feb '16
-41
·10 SS (45%)·51 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken
L
Patrick Cummins
LHW
KO/TKO R3 · 0:45Aug '15
-26
·23 SS (51%)·49 abs·8 td taken
L
Ryan BaderVeteran
LHW
U-DEC R3Jun '14
-43
·10 SS (27%)·53 abs·7 td taken·30s ctrl
W
Igor Pokrajac
LHW
KO/TKO R1 · 1:18Nov '13
+7
·16 SS (76%)·9 abs·1 kd landed
L
Thiago Silva
LHW
KO/TKO R1 · 4:29Jun '13
-13
·24 SS (39%)·37 abs·1 kd taken
Cavalcante — Prior Tracked Fights (10)
WJohn DoyleEliteXCKO/TKOR1—
WWayne ColeEliteXCKO/TKOR1—
WTravis GalbraithEliteXCKO/TKOR1—
LMike KyleStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—
WAaron RosaStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—
WMuhammed LawalStrikeforceKO/TKOR3—
LDan HendersonStrikeforceKO/TKOR3—
WYoel RomeroStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—
NCMike KyleStrikeforceOverturnedR1—
WAntwain BrittStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—
All Fighters
Light Heavyweight
“Feijao”

Rafael Cavalcante

12-7 (1 NC)5 UFC
Form
3L
6'1"ht·74"reach·Orthodoxstance·46age
Last fightLOvince Saint Preux·U-DEC·10yr ago
Fighter Context
1–4UFC·
1KO
·
0Sub
·
0Dec
·
9.3min/fight
·
47UFC min
vs. Winning Record0–4
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-0.91

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.096

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
31

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate
9%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking
Cavalcante
Light Heavyweight avg
Dirty Boxer
Sig. Strikes / Min2.71
Str. Accuracy53%
83UFC landed/186attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
−0.4 vs avg3.62
Str. Defense49%
KD Rate / Fight0.20
1UFC knockdowns
KD Absorbed / Fight0.20
CQ KO Power
1.20
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
17%
Leg
13%
By Position
Dist45%
Clinch38%
Ground18%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=5
R2
n=3
R3
n=3
Landed1253
Absorbed201717
Net-8-12-14
Grappling
Cavalcante
Light Heavyweight avg
Non-Factor
7s ctrlPassive Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min0.60
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.32
TD Accuracy40%
0UFC landed/1attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.10
Defense
Solid TD Def
TD Defense63%
17UFC defended/33opp. attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
1KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
2Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (W)
KO (L)
Cards & Decisions
Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.
—No eligible sequences.
Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.
—More decisions needed.
Decision Types
2UD
·
0SD
·
0MD
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-1.80.52.8R1R2R3
R1n=5
R2n=3
R3n=3
Outputsig strikes / min
2.9
0.9
0.8
Absorbedsig strikes / min
4.7
3.3
4.7
Diff
-1.8
-2.4
-3.9

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Cavalcante — UFC Fight Log
|
L
Ovince Saint PreuxLHW
U-DEC·R3·Feb '16
10 SS (45%)·51 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken
L
Patrick CumminsLHW
KO/TKO·R3·Aug '15
23 SS (51%)·49 abs·8 td taken
L
Ryan BaderVeteranLHW
U-DEC·R3·Jun '14
10 SS (27%)·53 abs·7 td taken·30s ctrl
W
Igor PokrajacLHW
KO/TKO·R1·Nov '13
16 SS (76%)·9 abs·1 kd
L
Thiago SilvaLHW
KO/TKO·R1·Jun '13
24 SS (39%)·37 abs·1 kd taken
Cavalcante — Prior Tracked Fights (10)
WJohn DoyleEliteXCKO/TKOR1
WWayne ColeEliteXCKO/TKOR1
WTravis GalbraithEliteXCKO/TKOR1
LMike KyleStrikeforceKO/TKOR2
WAaron RosaStrikeforceKO/TKOR2
WMuhammed LawalStrikeforceKO/TKOR3
LDan HendersonStrikeforceKO/TKOR3
WYoel RomeroStrikeforceKO/TKOR2
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