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Raphael Assunção
Age: 40
Height: 5 ft 5+1⁄2 in (1.66 m)
Reach: 66+1⁄2 in (169 cm)
Born: Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Fighting out of: Alpharetta, Georgia, United States
Team: Ascension Mixed Martial Arts
Record:
2023-03: Loss Davey Grant Technical Submission (inverted triangle choke)
2022-10: Win Victor Henry Decision (unanimous)
2021-12: Loss Ricky Simón BW #12 in 2023-05 KO (punches)
2020-06: Loss Cody Garbrandt BW #9 in 2020-05 KO (punch)
2019-08: Loss Cory Sandhagen BW #9 in 2019-08 Decision (unanimous)
2019-02: Loss Marlon Moraes BW #4 in 2019-01 Submission (guillotine choke)
2018-07: Win Rob Font BW #11 in 2018-06 Decision (unanimous)
2017-11: Win Matthew Lopez BW #13 in 2017-10 KO (punch)
2017-06: Win Marlon Moraes BW #10 in 2017-06 Decision (split)
2017-01: Win Aljamain Sterling BW #7 in 2016-12 Decision (split)
2016-07: Loss T.J. Dillashaw Decision (unanimous)
2014-10: Win Bryan Caraway BW #14 in 2014-02 Decision (unanimous)
2014-02: Win Pedro Munhoz BW #15 in 2016-11 Decision (unanimous)
2013-10: Win T.J. Dillashaw Decision (split)
2013-06: Win Vaughan Lee Submission (armbar)
2012-12: Win Mike Easton BW #9 in 2013-02 Decision (unanimous)
2012-07: Win Issei Tamura TKO (punches)
2011-08: Win Johnny Eduardo BW #8 in 2015-02 Decision (unanimous)
2011-03: Loss Erik Koch FW #10 in 2013-02 KO (punch)
2010-11: Win LC Davis Decision (unanimous)
2010-06: Loss Diego Nunes Decision (split)
2010-01: Loss Urijah Faber BW #2 in 2013-02 Submission (rear-naked choke)
2009-10: Win Yves Jabouin Decision (split)
2009-04: Win Jameel Massouh Decision (unanimous)
2008-11: Win Joe Pearson TKO (punches)
2008-03: Win Aaron Williams Submission (armbar)
2007-06: Win Kevin Gittemeir Decision (unanimous)
2007-04: Win Tyler Grunwald Submission (triangle choke)
2006-11: Loss Jeff Curran Decision (majority)
2006-10: Win James Birdsley Submission (rear-naked choke)
2006-09: Win Nick Mamalis Submission (armbar)
2006-02: Win Joe Lauzon LW #9 in 2013-02 Submission (armbar)
2005-09: Win William McGlothlin Submission (guillotine choke)
2005-04: Win Jorge Masvidal LW #13 in 2015-02 Decision (unanimous)
2005-02: Win Brandon Bledsoe Submission (armbar)
2004-10: Win Chad Lawshe Submission (guillotine choke)
2004-08: Win Scott Johnson Submission (armbar)
2004-01: Win Chris Clark TKO (punches)