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Rafael
Natal
16-4-1( V-D-E )

Historique de combat

Analyse des compétences

Les tableaux représentent une compilation des résultats de 7 combats.
Record: 16-4-1
Résumé: Ground game

Fighter Info

Surnom: Sapo
De: Belo Horizonte Brazil
Provenance: New York, NY USA
Age: 30
Taille: 6' 0" ( 182 cm )
Poids: 185 livres ( 84 kg )

Frappes

Total de tentatives de frappes
0
607
47% réussi
286
Types de frappes réussies
0
286
60% Debout
14%
26%
172
40
74
Défense de frappe
65
%
Pourcentage total de frappes évitées

Grappling

Total de mises au sol
0
47
43% réussi
20
Types de mises au sol réussies
 
 
{0}% Soum.
{0}% Passes
{0}% Balayages
6
21
0
Takedown Defense
77
%
Pourcentage total de mises au sol évitées
Résultats Combattants Evénement Fr MS Soum. Passe Méthode Revisionner
Victoire
 Rafael Natal mai 18, 2013
29 1 0 6 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Joao Zeferino 14 0 2 1
Victoire
 Rafael Natal janv. 26, 2013
64 4 4 4 R3 Submission
Sean Spencer 12 0 0 0
Défaite
 Rafael Natal juil. 11, 2012
73 2 0 1 R2 KO/TKO
Andrew Craig 23 0 0 1
Victoire
 Rafael Natal févr. 4, 2012
36 6 2 5 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Michael Kuiper 30 0 0 0
Victoire
 Rafael Natal août 6, 2011
43 0 0 0 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Paul Bradley 13 3 0 3
Egalité
 Jesse Bongfeldt déc. 11, 2010
53 2 0 7 R3 Decision - Majority
Rafael Natal 13 5 0 4
Défaite
 Rich Attonito sept. 15, 2010
25 0 0 0 R3 Decision - Unanimous
Rafael Natal 28 2 0 1
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Biographie

TRAINING: On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays I'm doing Muay Thai or practicing conditioning in the morning. In the afternoon I train jiu-jitsu, and at night I work out, run or swim. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I practice MMA sparring in the morning and wrestling at night. Saturday I either do jiu-jitsu with or without a GI or practice MMA. And on Sundays I rest all day.

When and why did you start training for fighting? I started when I was 14 years old, practicing Capoeira. Six years later I realized that I needed to train in Jiu-Jitsu because when someone took me down I didn't know what to do.  After training for three years, I became a Jiu-Jitsu world champion. After observing Renzo, Mark Kerr, Royce and other guys fighting, I started to train in MMA because I realized that I needed this type of training.

What ranks and titles have you held? Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling: Black Belt under Vinicius Draculino Magalhães and Renzo Gracie, Three Time Champion of Minas Gerais Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Three Time Champion Brazil LBJJ, Champion Absolute Brazil LBJJ, Two Time Champion de Equipes Brazil CBJJ, Mundial Champion CBJJ, Champion of Submission Champions League, Champion of the National Submission Tournament, Two Time Champion of the Pan Americans Submission Tournament CBJJ in New York, Two Time Champion Absolute in Grapplers Quest in New York, Champion of the Pan Americans Submission Tournament Absolute CBJJ in New York

Do you have any heroes? My mother and my father.

What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? This is my dream come true. Now I can show everybody who Rafael Sapo is.

Did you go to college and if so what degree did you earn? No.

What was your job before you started fighting? I started working at the age of 12 in my mom's store, where I worked for 8 years.

Favorite grappling technique: Jiu-Jitsu

Favorite Striking technique: Boxing and Muay Thai




•    Nickname “Sapo” means frog 

•    Pro since 2005

•    In most recent pre-UFC bout (5/21/10), knocked out former UFC title challenger and TUF4 winner Travis Lutter in the first round.

•    Also owns win over UFC vet Danillo Villefort

•    Eight wins by submission, three by knockout

Carrière

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