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

0.070

Passive

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

Durability

Average

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

Passive

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

Striking

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

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. Landed	12	5	3
Avg. Absorbed	20	17	17
Avg. Net	-8	-12	-14

Grappling

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

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

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)

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

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

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

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

Result

Method

5 fights

Ovince Saint Preux

U-DEC R3Feb '16

-41

·10 SS (45%)·51 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken

Patrick Cummins

KO/TKO R3 · 0:45Aug '15

-26

·23 SS (51%)·49 abs·8 td taken

Ryan BaderVeteran

U-DEC R3Jun '14

-43

·10 SS (27%)·53 abs·7 td taken·30s ctrl

Igor Pokrajac

KO/TKO R1 · 1:18Nov '13

·16 SS (76%)·9 abs·1 kd landed

Thiago Silva

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

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

0.070

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

Durability

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

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

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
Landed	12	5	3
Absorbed	20	17	17
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

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

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

Ovince Saint Preux

U-DEC·R3·Feb '16

10 SS (45%)·51 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken

Patrick Cummins

KO/TKO·R3·Aug '15

23 SS (51%)·49 abs·8 td taken

Ryan BaderVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Jun '14

10 SS (27%)·53 abs·7 td taken·30s ctrl

Igor Pokrajac

KO/TKO·R1·Nov '13

16 SS (76%)·9 abs·1 kd

Thiago Silva

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

Round 15 rounds

Round 23 rounds

Round 33 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-8

-12

-14

n=5

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-8

-12

-14