Raoni Barcelos
Introduction
Raoni Barcelos (born May 1, 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He was the Resurrection Fighting Alliancefeatherweight champion (Three times). He currently competes in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight division.
Background
Barcelos was born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ)at the age of two under his father, Laerte Barcelos, who is a 7th degree BJJ Coral Belt BJJ practitioner. He also took up freestyle wrestling under the influence of his father who is also an amateur wrestler in 1980's and competed for Brazilian National Wrestling Team .By the time Barcelos was twenty he received his black belt in BJJ. He competed extensive in BJJ tournaments in his teenage years and won four world titles in the lower belts and transitioned to compete in mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2012.
Mixed martial arts career
Early career
Barcelos started fighting professionally in 2012. He fought under numerous organizations, notably Web Fight Combat, Shooto Brazil, andResurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) where he was featherweight champion three times.prior signed by UFC.
Ultimate Fighting Championship
Bacelos was scheduled to make his debut at UFC on October 28, 2017, replacing injured Augusto Mendes. at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida against Bostom Salmon. Subsequently, Salmon pulled out of the fight on October 20 citing his own injury. As a result, Barcelos was removed from the card as well.
Barcelos's finally came on July 14, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov, against Kurt Holobaugh. He won the fight via knockout. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.
His next fight came on November 30, 2018 at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters against Chris Gutiérrez. He won the fight via technical submission.
Barcelos was scheduled to face Said Nurmagomedov on May 11, 2019 at UFC 237. However, Nurmagomedov withdrew from the bout for undisclosed reason and he was replaced by Carlos Huachin. He won the fight via knockout.
The bout with Nurmagomedov eventually took place on December 21, 2019 at UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie. Barcelos won the fight via unanimous decision.
Barcelos was expected to face Cody Stamann on March 28, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs. Rozenstruik. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed .
Championships and accomplishments
Mixed martial arts
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (One time) vs. Kurt Holobaugh
- Resurrection Fighting Alliance
- Resurrection Fighting Alliance Featherweight Champion (Three times) vs. Ricky Musgrave, Bobby Moffett and Dan Moret
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Reyson Gracie > Osvaldo Alves > Laerte Barcelos > Raoni Barcelos
- Brazilian Nogi Champion (2009 black)
- World Champion – IBJJF (2002 blue, 2003 blue, 2006 purple)
- World Cup Champion – CBJJO (2005)
- Brazilian National Champion (2004 & 2005 blue, 2006 purple)
- Portuguese National Champion (2010)
- Brazilian National Silver Medallist (2002, 2003)
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 16 matches | 15 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By submission | 2 | 1 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 15–1 | Said Nurmagomedov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. Korean Zombie | December 21, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Busan, South Korea | |
| Win | 14–1 | Carlos Huachin | TKO (elbows and punches) | UFC 237 | May 11, 2019 | 2 | 4:49 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 13–1 | Chris Gutiérrez | Submission (rear-naked choke) | The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters | Nov 30, 2018 | 2 | 4:12 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Bantamweight debut. |
| Win | 12–1 | Kurt Holobaugh | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs. Ivanov | Jul 14, 2018 | 3 | 1:23 | Boise, Idaho, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 11–1 | Dan Moret | KO (punches) | RFA 45 | Oct 28, 2016 | 2 | 0:51 | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | Defended the RFA Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 10–1 | Bobby Moffett | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 39 | Jun 17, 2016 | 5 | 5:00 | Hammond, Indiana, United States | Defended the RFA Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 9–1 | Ricky Musgrave | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 29 | Aug 21, 2015 | 5 | 5:00 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Won the vacant RFA Featherweight Championship. |
| Win | 8–1 | Jamal Parks | KO (punches) | RFA 23 | Feb 6, 2015 | 1 | 2:31 | Costa Mesa, California, United States | |
| Loss | 7–1 | Mark Dickman | Submission (rear-naked choke) | RFA 14 | Apr 11, 2014 | 2 | 2:06 | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | Tyler Toner | Decision (unanimous) | RFA 11 | Nov 22, 2013 | 3 | 5:00 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Erinaldo dos Santos Rodrigues | KO (flying knee and punches) | Webfight Combat 2 | Jul 7, 2013 | 1 | 3:25 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 5–0 | João Herdy Jr. | TKO (punches) | Web Fight Combat | Jan 27, 2013 | 2 | 0:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 4–0 | Jorge Rodrigues Silva | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 34 | Sep 21, 2012 | 3 | 5:00 | Brasilia, Brazil | |
| Win | 3–0 | Fabricio Batista | TKO (punches) | Shooto Brazil 32 | Jul 14, 2012 | 1 | 0:21 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 2–0 | Gilmar Silva Milhorance | Submission (guillotine choke) | Shooto Brazil 29 | Apr 26, 2012 | 1 | 1:16 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | 1–0 | Vitor Riso | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Shooto Brazil 28 | Mar 10, 2012 | 1 | 5:00 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |