Raoni Barcelos

Raoni Barcelos
BornRaoni Mendonca Barcelos
(1987-05-01) May 1, 1987 (age 39)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg; 9 st 9 lb)
DivisionBantamweight (2018–present)
Featherweight (2012–2018)
Reach67 in (170 cm)
StyleWrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Fighting out of
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
TeamLaerte Barcelos Team
Rizzo RVT (2008–2022)
Top Brother (2022–present)
RankBlack belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Laerte Barcelos
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total28
Wins22
By knockout8
By submission3
By decision11
Losses6
By knockout2
By submission1
By decision3
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Raoni Mendonca Barcelos (born May 1, 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, former amateur wrestler and grappler. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Prior to signing with the UFC, Barcelos was a one-time Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) featherweight champion, and a five-time Brazilian national wrestling champion. As of October 17, 2026, he is #15 in the Meta UFC bantamweight rankings.

Background

Barcelos was born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. He started grappling at the age of five under influence of his father, Laerte Barcelos, who was a Freestyle wrestler in the 1980s, competing for the Brazilian National Wrestling Team, as well as holding a 7th degree coral belt in jiu-jitsu. Barcelos won numerous major titles in his youth, including becoming 5-time national wrestling champion of Brazil, 2-time South-American wrestling champion, and winning 4 world titles in jiu-jitsu at the lower belt classes. After competing a few years for the Brazilian National Wrestling Team, Barcelos transitioned to mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2012 at the age of 25.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Barcelos started fighting professionally in 2012. He fought under numerous organizations, notably Web Fight Combat, Shooto Brazil, and the Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA), where he was the former RFA featherweight champion.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Bacelos was scheduled to make his debut at UFC on October 28, 2017, replacing injured Augusto Mendes. at UFC Fight Night 119 against Boston 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 133, 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 165. 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 .

Barcelos faced Khalid Taha on November 7, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 17. He won the fight via unanimous decision. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.

Barcelos was expected to face Merab Dvalishvili on December 5, 2020, at UFC on ESPN 19. However, Barcelos was removed from the contest due to a medical suspension related to his latest bout on November 7.

Barcelos was scheduled to face Raphael Assunção on February 27, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 186. However, Assunção pulled out of the fight in early February for undisclosed reasons. UFC newcomer Marcelos Rojo was named as the replacement. Subsequently, Barcelos was removed from the fight on February 22 after testing positive for COVID-19.

Barcelos faced Timur Valiev on June 26, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 190. Despite knocking Valiev down several times, he lost the fight via majority decision. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.

Barcelos was scheduled to face Trevin Jones on December 18, 2021, at UFC Fight Night 199. However Jones withdrew from the fight for undisclosed reasons and he was replaced by Victor Henry. The pairing was then cancelled just hours before taking place due to COVID-19 protocols, and rescheduled to meet on January 22, 2022, at UFC 270. Barcelos lost the fight via unanimous decision.

Barcelos faced Trevin Jones on October 1, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 211. Barcelos won the fight by unanimous decision (30–25, 30–27, 30–27) in a one-sided fight.

Barcelos faced Umar Nurmagomedov on January 14, 2022, at UFC Fight Night 217. He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.

Barcelos was scheduled to face Miles Johns on June 17, 2023, at UFC on ESPN 47. However, Johns withdrew due to injury and the bout was scrapped.

Barcelos, as a replacement for Said Nurmagomedov, was rescheduled against Kyler Phillips on August 5, 2023 at UFC on ESPN 50. He lost the bout via unanimous decision.

Barcelos faced Cristian Quiñónez on February 24, 2024, at UFC Fight Night 237. He won the bout by rear-naked choke submission in the third round.

Barcelos faced undefeated prospect Payton Talbott on January 18, 2025 at UFC 311. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Barcelos faced former UFC Bantamweight Champion Cody Garbrandt on June 14, 2025, at UFC on ESPN 69. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Barcelos faced Ricky Simón on November 8, 2025 at UFC Fight Night 264. He won the fight by unanimous decision.

Barcelos faced Montel Jackson on April 25, 2026 at UFC Fight Night 274. He won the fight via split decision. 9 out of 10 media outlets scored the bout for Barcelos.

Barcelos faced Raul Rosas Jr. in the main event on September 26, 2026, at UFC Fight Night 289. In the fifth round, he lost the bout by a slam knockout and was stretchered out of the octagon after losing consciousness from the takedown. Despite losing, this fight earned him the Fight of the Night award. It's been confirmed that he has regained consciousness and is awake and alert.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Wrestling

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Reyson Gracie > Osvaldo Alves > Laerte Barcelos > Raoni Barcelos

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
28 matches 22 wins 6 losses
By knockout 8 2
By submission 3 1
By decision 11 3
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 22–6 Raul Rosas Jr. KO (slam) UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos 26 September 2026 5 1:38 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 22–5 Montel Jackson Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs. Zalal 25 April 2026 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 21–5 Ricky Simón Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown 8 November 2025 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 20–5 Cody Garbrandt Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley 14 June 2025 3 5:00 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win 19–5 Payton Talbott Decision (unanimous) UFC 311 18 January 2025 3 5:00 Inglewood, California, United States
Win 18–5 Cristian Quiñónez Submission (rear-naked choke) UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 24 February 2024 3 2:04 Mexico City, Mexico
Loss 17–5 Kyler Phillips Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font 5 August 2023 3 5:00 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Loss 17–4 Umar Nurmagomedov KO (body kick and punch) UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Imavov 14 January 2023 1 4:40 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 17–3 Trevin Jones Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan 1 October 2022 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss 16–3 Victor Henry Decision (unanimous) UFC 270 22 January 2022 3 5:00 Anaheim, California, United States
Loss 16–2 Timur Valiev Decision (majority) UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov 26 June 2021 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 16–1 Khalid Taha Decision (unanimous) UFC on ESPN: Santos vs. Teixeira 7 November 2020 3 5:00 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 15–1 Said Nurmagomedov Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie 21 December 2019 3 5:00 Busan, South Korea
Win 14–1 Carlos Huachin TKO (elbows and punches) UFC 237 11 May 2019 2 4:49 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 13–1 Chris Gutiérrez Submission (rear-naked choke) The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters Finale 30 November 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 14 July 2018 3 1:29 Boise, Idaho, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 11–1 Dan Moret KO (punches) RFA 45 28 October 2016 2 0:51 Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States Defended the RFA Featherweight Championship.
Win 10–1 Bobby Moffett Decision (unanimous) RFA 39 17 June 2016 5 5:00 Hammond, Indiana, United States Defended the RFA Featherweight Championship.
Win 9–1 Ricky Musgrave Decision (unanimous) RFA 29 21 August 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 6 February 2015 1 2:31 Costa Mesa, California, United States
Loss 7–1 Mark Dickman Submission (rear-naked choke) RFA 14 11 April 2014 2 2:06 Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States
Win 7–0 Tyler Toner Decision (unanimous) RFA 11 22 November 2013 3 5:00 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win 6–0 Erinaldo dos Santos Rodrigues KO (flying knee and punches) Webfight Combat 2 7 July 2013 1 3:25 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 5–0 João Herdy Jr. TKO (punches) Webfight Combat 1 27 January 2013 2 0:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 4–0 Jorge Rodrigues Silva Decision (unanimous) Shooto Brazil 34 21 September 2012 3 5:00 Brasília, Brazil Won the vacant Shooto Brazil Featherweight Championship.
Win 3–0 Fabricio Batista TKO (punches) Shooto Brazil 32 14 July 2012 1 0:21 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 2–0 Gilmar Silva Milhorance Submission (guillotine choke) Shooto Brazil 29 26 April 2012 1 1:16 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win 1–0 Vitor Riso TKO (doctor stoppage) Shooto Brazil 28 10 March 2012 1 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

See also

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