Rafaello Oliveira
Introduction '''Rafaello Oliveira Ferreira''' (; born January 26, 1982) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Mixed martial arts career Oliveria took up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at the age of 16, and started his professional MMA career in 2004, competing in his native Brazil. He moved to the United States in 2007, and settled in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2008, where he was an instructor at the Knoxville Martial Arts Academy. In 2012 he moved to Charleston, SC where he taught at Charleston Krav Maga and now teaches out of Pro Performance Athletics in Mt. Pleasant, SC.===Ultimate Fighting Championship===In August 2009, it was announced Oliveira would be debuting for the Ultimate Fighting Championship at UFC 103.He was originally scheduled to fight Dan Lauzon, but Lauzon pulled out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Nik Lentz. Despite pushing the pace in the first round and moving forward aggressively, Oliveira was controlled by Lentz in the 2nd and 3rd rounds which led to a unanimous decision loss.Oliveira was expected to face Sean Sherk on January 2, 2010, at UFC 108.However, after an injury to Tyson Griffin, Sherk stepped up to face Jim Miller, leaving Oliveira to face John Gunderson. Oliveira went on to defeat Gunderson via unanimous decision, earning his first UFC win.Oliveria most recently faced Andre Winner on March 31, 2010, at UFC Fight Night 21, replacing an injured Cole Miller. Oliveira was defeated by Winner via unanimous decision and was subsequently released from the UFC.In May 2011, Oliveira was re-signed by the UFC and faced Gleison Tibau on May 28, 2011, at UFC 130, replacing an injured Bart Palaszewski. Oliveira was submitted for the second time in his professional career, tapping out to a rear-naked choke in the second round.Oliveira faced Yves Edwards on October 1, 2011, at UFC on Versus 6.He lost the fight via TKO in the second round.Oliveira was expected to face Reza Madadi on January 20, 2012, at UFC on FX 1.However, Oliveira was forced out of a bout with an injury and replaced by returning veteran Fabrício Camões.Oliveira faced Yoislandy Izquierdo on July 7, 2012, at UFC 148.He won the fight via unanimous decision.Oliveira was expected to face Michael Chiesa on December 8, 2012, at UFC on Fox 5.However, Oliveira was forced out of the bout with a broken hand and replaced by Marcus LeVesseur.Oliveira faced Edson Barboza at UFC 162, and lost the bout due to leg kicks in the second round.Oliveira faced Erik Koch on February 22, 2014, at UFC 170.He lost the fight by TKO in the first round after he was knocked down by a counter straight right hook, and was subsequently released from UFC shortly after.
Personal life Oliveira is married to Wanessa Carolina and has three children.
Mixed martial arts record  Loss 17–8 Erik Koch TKO (punches) UFC 170  1 1:24 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  Loss 17–7 Edson Barboza TKO (leg kicks) UFC 162  2 1:44 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  Win 17–6 Yoislandy Izquierdo Decision (unanimous) UFC 148  3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  Loss 16–6 Yves Edwards TKO (head kick and punches) UFC Live: Cruz vs. Johnson  2 2:44 Washington, D.C., United States  Loss 16–5 Gleison Tibau Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC 130  2 3:28 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  Win 16–4 Ryan Bixler TKO (punches) Recife Fighting Championship 4  2 0:21 Recife, Brazil  Win 15–4 Bendy Casimir Decision (unanimous) Recife Fighting Championship 3  3 5:00 Recife, Brazil  Win 14–4 Kevin Roddy Submission (rear-naked choke)  DFL 1: The Big Bang  1 4:46 New Jersey, United States, United States  Win 13–4 Rafael Dias Decision (unanimous) Scorpius Fighting Championships 1  3 5:00 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States  Loss 12–4 Andre Winner Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Florian vs. Gomi  3 5:00 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States  Win 12–3 John Gunderson Decision (unanimous) UFC 108  3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  Loss 11–3 Nik Lentz Decision (unanimous) UFC 103  3 5:00 Dallas, Texas, United States  Win 11–2 John Mahlow Decision (unanimous) XFC 8: Regional Conflict  3 5:00 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States   Win 10–2 Beau King Submission (rear-naked choke) Colosseo Championship Fighting  1 1:34 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada   Win 9–2 Robert Thompson Submission (triangle choke) XFC 7: School of Hard Knox  1 4:50 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States   Loss 8–2 Lyle Beerbohm TKO (doctor stoppage) ShoXC 9  1 5:00 Hammond, Indiana, United States   Win 8–1 David Santiago N/A ROTR: Beatdown 6  N/A N/A Hawaii, United States   Win 7–1 Edilson Florencio Submission (triangle choke) MZI - Combat 2  N/A N/A Caicó, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil   Win 6–1 Vitor Pimenta TKO (punches) Action Fight Championship  2 N/A Pernambuco, Brazil   Win 5–1 Weguimar de Lucena Xavier TKO (slam) Rino's FC 2  1 N/A Pernambuco, Brazil   Win 4–1 Fabio Santana Toldo Submission (rear-naked choke) Rino's FC 1  1 N/A Pernambuco, Brazil   Win 3–1 Miro Arona Decision (unanimous) Pernambuco Extreme Fight  2 5:00 Pernambuco, Brazil   Loss 2–1 Jorge Rodrigues Silva Submission (keylock) Pernambuco Extreme Fight  1 N/A Pernambuco, Brazil   Win 2–0 Unknown Fighter N/A Pernambuco Extreme Fight  N/A N/A Pernambuco, Brazil   Win 1–0 Weguimar de Lucena Xavier TKO (punches) Arena Fight  2 N/A Pernambuco, Brazil
References
External links * Official UFC Profile*