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The Clinch

Brazil 2009-2023 · 64 rounds on file

Raphael Assuncao

15-9-0 W-L-D in this database

No photograph on file
Strike accuracy 969/2,280
Takedown accuracy 33/84
Sig. strikes / round 15.1
Control / round 0:44
Inside the distance 20% 3 of 15 wins
Height
5′5″165.1 cm
Reach
66″167.6 cm
Leg reach
--
Stance
Orthodox
Age
4419 JUL 1982
Listed weight
135 lb61.2 kg
Well-Rounded Automatically assigned from data across 24 fights - 3.9 takedown attempts and 15% control time per 15 minutes.

Who they have fought

Every completed bout, grouped by the opponent's style.

Hybrid 13 8-5-0 vs 1544 avg
Well-Rounded 13 8-5-0
Grappling 8 5-3-0 vs 1572 avg
Positional Controller 6 4-2-0
Submission Grappler 2 1-1-0
Striking 3 2-1-0 vs 1572 avg
Distance Striker 3 2-1-0

Opponent styles are assigned from their own fight data, not from a training background. They describe how those opponents have fought. Bars scale against 13 bouts, the largest group.

The career, in order

One bar per bout, oldest on the left. Height is the significant strikes landed in that fight.

05 APR 2009 - beat Jameel Massouh · Decision (Unanimous) 10 OCT 2009 - beat Yves Jabouin · Decision (Split) 10 JAN 2010 - lost to Urijah Faber · Submission 20 JUN 2010 - lost to Diego Nunes · Decision (Split) 11 NOV 2010 - beat LC Davis · Decision (Unanimous) 19 MAR 2011 - lost to Erik Koch · Technical Knockout 27 AUG 2011 - beat Johnny Eduardo · Decision (Unanimous) 11 JUL 2012 - beat Issei Tamura · Technical Knockout 08 DEC 2012 - beat Mike Easton · Decision (Unanimous) 08 JUN 2013 - beat Vaughan Lee · Submission 09 OCT 2013 - beat TJ Dillashaw · Decision (Split) 22 FEB 2014 - beat Pedro Munhoz · Decision (Unanimous) 04 OCT 2014 - beat Bryan Caraway · Decision (Unanimous) 09 JUL 2016 - lost to TJ Dillashaw · Decision (Unanimous) 28 JAN 2017 - beat Aljamain Sterling · Decision (Split) 03 JUN 2017 - beat Marlon Moraes · Decision (Split) 11 NOV 2017 - beat Matthew Lopez · Technical Knockout 07 JUL 2018 - beat Rob Font · Decision (Unanimous) 02 FEB 2019 - lost to Marlon Moraes · Submission 17 AUG 2019 - lost to Cory Sandhagen · Decision (Unanimous) 06 JUN 2020 - lost to Cody Garbrandt · Technical Knockout 18 DEC 2021 - lost to Ricky Simon · Technical Knockout 15 OCT 2022 - beat Victor Henry · Decision (Unanimous) 11 MAR 2023 - lost to Davey Grant · Submission

Won Lost Draw / no contest

What they do with a round

Summed over 64 rounds across 24 of 24 bouts - the ones the corpus has per-round observations for.

Per round

Sig. strikes landed 15.1
Sig. strikes absorbed 11.8
Takedowns landed 0.5
Knockdowns 0.0
Sub. attempts 0.1
Control time 0:44 of each 5:00 round

Accuracy

Sig. strikes 43% 969/2,280
Takedowns 39% 33/84
Opponents’ accuracy 33% 753/2,253

Where the strikes land

Head 53% 515
Body 17% 161
Leg 30% 293

And from where

At distance 80% 774
In the clinch 11% 111
On the ground 9% 84

How the bouts ended

KO / TKO 2 won Technical Knockout · 2-3
Submission 1 won Submission · 1-3
Decision 12 won Decision (Unanimous) · 8-2 Decision (Split) · 4-1

Every bout

Most recent first. Struck and absorbed are significant strikes.

Date Opponent Result Method End Struck Absorbed Event
11 MAR 2023 Davey Grant Lost Submission R3 4:43 42 65 UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili
15 OCT 2022 Victor Henry Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 60 55 UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo
18 DEC 2021 Ricky Simon Lost Technical Knockout R2 2:14 7 18 UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Daukaus
06 JUN 2020 Cody Garbrandt Lost Technical Knockout R2 4:59 17 19 UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
17 AUG 2019 Cory Sandhagen Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 45 62 UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
02 FEB 2019 Marlon Moraes Lost Submission R1 3:17 2 10 UFC Fight Night: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2
07 JUL 2018 Rob Font Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 54 20 UFC 226: Miocic vs. Cormier
11 NOV 2017 Matthew Lopez Won Technical Knockout R3 1:50 46 34 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Pettis
03 JUN 2017 Marlon Moraes Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 43 44 UFC 212: Aldo vs. Holloway
28 JAN 2017 Aljamain Sterling Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 39 52 UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
09 JUL 2016 TJ Dillashaw Lost Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 49 64 UFC 200: Tate vs Nunes
04 OCT 2014 Bryan Caraway Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 75 39 UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs Saffiedine
22 FEB 2014 Pedro Munhoz Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 100 33 UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
09 OCT 2013 TJ Dillashaw Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 32 29 UFC Fight Night: Maia vs Shields
08 JUN 2013 Vaughan Lee Won Submission R2 1:51 17 14 UFC on FUEL TV: Nogueira vs. Werdum
08 DEC 2012 Mike Easton Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 57 30 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Diaz
11 JUL 2012 Issei Tamura Won Technical Knockout R2 0:25 39 5 UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman
27 AUG 2011 Johnny Eduardo Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 53 28 UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
19 MAR 2011 Erik Koch Lost Technical Knockout R1 2:32 9 4 UFC 128: Shogun vs Jones
11 NOV 2010 LC Davis Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 47 18 WEC 52: Faber vs. Mizugaki
20 JUN 2010 Diego Nunes Lost Decision (Split) R3 5:00 34 37 WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus
10 JAN 2010 Urijah Faber Lost Submission R3 3:49 14 28 WEC 46: Varner vs. Henderson
10 OCT 2009 Yves Jabouin Won Decision (Split) R3 5:00 35 26 WEC 43: Cerrone vs. Henderson
05 APR 2009 Jameel Massouh Won Decision (Unanimous) R3 5:00 53 19 WEC 40: Torres vs. Mizugaki