Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-12-18, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the mma fight Raphael Assuncao vs Ricky Simon gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2021).
Simon vs Assuncao is on the undercard of Derrick Lewis vs Chris Daukaus – UFC Vegas 45 (also known as UFC on ESPN+ 57 or UFC Fight Night 199). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-06-06, span itemprop=”itemreviewed”>Raphael Assuncao vs Cody Garbrandt gets three stars only thanks to a great finish (UFC Performance of the Night)!
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a pro mma record of 27-7-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.17 bantamweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Marlon Moraes (Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2) and Cory Sandhagen (Cory Sandhagen vs Raphael Assuncao); before these two bouts he had beat Rob Font (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font).
His opponent, the former Ufc Bw champ Cody Garbrandt, has a record of 11-3-0 (82% ko/tko victory rate – he has never won via submission) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since March 2, 2019 when he was defeated by Pedro Munhoz (Cody Garbrandt vs Pedro Munhoz); before this fight he had also lost twice with TJ Dillashaw (Cody Garbrandt vs TJ Dillashaw I and TJ Dillashaw vs Cody Garbrandt II); before this bout, in 2017, he had beat Dominick Cruz (Cruz vs Garbrandt). Assuncao vs Garbrandt is on the undercard of Amanda Nunes vs Felicia Spencer – UFC 250. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-08-17, some good exchanges between Cory Sandhagen and Raphael Assuncao but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.Cory Sandhagen entered this fight with a pro record of 11-1-0 (64% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Henry Cejudo). He suffered his only loss when he faced Jamall Emmers in 2017, since then he has won six bouts defeating Mario Bautista and John Lineker in 2019 (John Lineker vs Cory Sandhagen).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao, has an official mma record of 27-6-0 (52% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class but he comes off the loss against Marlon Moraes (Raphael Assuncao vs Marlon Moraes 2); before this bout he had beat Rob Font (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font). Sandhagen vs Assuncao is on the undercard of Daniel Cormier vs Stipe Miocic 2 – UFC 241. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-02-02, pretty good fight between Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes 2: it gets three stars (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but then he has won four bouts beating Matthew Lopez (Raphael Assuncao vs Matthew Lopez) and Rob Font in his last two (Raphael Assuncao vs Rob Font).
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes, has an official record of 21-5-1 (71% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost the first bout against Assuncao in 2017 (Moraes vs Assuncao) but then he has won three fights defeating Jimmie Rivera in 2018 (Jimmie Rivera vs Marlon Moraes). Assuncao vs Moraes 2 is the main event of UFC Fight Night 144 (UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-07-07, fight not so exciting between Raphael Assuncao and Rob Font: it gets two stars.The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a professional record of 26-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.6 bantamweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but then he has defeated Aljamain Sterling (Sterling vs Assuncao), Marlon Moraes (Moraes vs Assuncao) and Matthew Lopez (Raphael Assuncao vs Matthew Lopez).
His opponent, Rob Font, has a mma record of 15-3-0 (73% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Pedro Munhoz last year (Munhoz vs Font) but he came back to win with Thomas Almeida in 2018 (Thomas Almeida vs Rob Font). Assuncao vs Font is on the undercard of Stipe Miocic vs Daniel Cormier – UFC 226. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-11-11, pretty good finish between Raphael Assuncao and Matthew Lopez but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two (UFC Performance of the Night).The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a professional mma record of 25-5-0 (52% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.9 bantamweight in the world. He lost to current #1 Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw in 2016 (=Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but then he has defeated Aljamain Sterling (=Sterling vs Assuncao) and Marlon Moraes (=Moraes vs Assuncao).
His opponent, Matthew Lopez, has an official record of 10-1-0 (80% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class. He also lost once in 2016, against Rani Yahya, and then he has won twice: with Mitch Gagnon and Johnny Eduardo. Assuncao vs Lopez is on the undercard of Dustin Poirier vs Anthony Pettis – UFC Fight Night 120. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-06-03, disappointing fight between Marlon Moraes and Raphael Assuncao: it gets two stars.The current Wsof Bw champion Marlon Moraes entered this fight with a mma record of 18-4-1 (72% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.8 bantamweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Cody Garbrandt). He lost two consecutive fights in 2011, against Ralph Acosta and Deividas Taurosevicius, but since then he has won 13 bouts beating Joseph Barajas (=Moraes vs Barajas), Josh Hill (=Moraes vs Hill 2) and Josenaldo Silva in 2016 (=Moraes vs Silva).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao, has an official record of 24-5-0 (54% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. He lost to TJ Dillashaw last year (=Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2) but he came back to win in 2017 against Aljamain Sterling (=Sterling vs Assuncao). Raphael Assuncao vs Moraes is on the undercard of Jose Aldo vs Max Holloway – UFC 212. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-01-28, fight not particularly good between Aljamain Sterling and Raphael Assuncao: it gets two stars.Aljamain Sterling entered this fight with a record of 12-1-0 (67% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.14 bantamweight in the world while his opponent, the black belt in Bjj Raphael Assuncao, has a mma record of 23-5-0 (57% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.21 in the same weight class. Both fighters fought and lost once in 2016: Sterling was defeated by Bryan Caraway while Assuncao lost the rematch with TJ Dillashaw (=Dillashaw vs Assuncao 2). Raphael Assuncao vs Aljamain Sterling is on the undercard of Valentina Shevchenko vs Julianna Pena – UFC on Fox 23. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-09, some good exchanges between TJ Dillashaw and Raphael Assuncao but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The former Ufc Bw champion TJ Dillashaw entered this fight with a pro mma record of 12-3-0 (75% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 bantamweight in the world but he comes off the loss against #1 Ufc Bw champion Dominick Cruz (=Dillashaw vs Cruz).
His opponent, the black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Raphael Assuncao, has a record of 23-4-0 (57% finishing rate) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since October 4, 2014 when he defeated Bryan Caraway (=Assuncao vs Caraway). In their first fight Assuncao defeated Dillashaw via split decision (October 9, 2013 – Assuncao vs Dillashaw I); this second fight is on the undercard of Miesha Tate vs Amanda Nunes – UFC 200. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review: 2014-10-04, fight not so exciting between Raphael Assuncao and Bryan Caraway: it gets two stars. The black belt in Bjj Raphael Assuncao entered this fight with a pro mma record of 22-4-0 (59% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.10 bantamweight in the world, he suffered his last defeat in 2011 when he faced Erik Koch, since then he has won six consecutive fights, the last one against Pedro Munhoz.
His opponent, Bryan Caraway, has a record of 19-6-0 (95% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class, he lost to Takeya Mizugaki in 2013 but then he came back to win beating Johnny Bedford; he has already fought once in 2014 defeating Erik Perez (=Caraway vs Perez). Assuncao vs Caraway is on the undercard of Rory MacDonald vs Tarec Saffiedine – UFC FN 54. Watch the video and rate this fight!
