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United States
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Rafael Lovato Jr.
AGE
41
/
Jun 25, 1983
HEIGHT
6'3"
/
190.5 cm
WEIGHT
195 lbs
/
88.45 kg
ASSOCIATION
Lovato's School of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
CLASS
Light Heavyweight
Wins
11
KO
/
TKO
2
18%
SUBMISSIONS
7
64%
DECISIONS
2
18%
Losses
0
KO
/
TKO
0
0%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
0
0%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Taiga Iwasaki
IGF - Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye x Ganryujima
Dec / 28 / 2022
Submission (Kimura)
Yoshinori Umeki
1
2:10
win
Gegard Mousasi
Bellator 223 - Mousasi vs. Lovato Jr.
Jun / 22 / 2019
Decision (Majority)
Leon Roberts
5
5:00
win
John Salter
Bellator 205 - McKee vs. Macapa
Sep / 21 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
4:27
win
Gerald Harris
Bellator 198 - Fedor vs. Mir
Apr / 28 / 2018
Submission (Armbar)
Kevin MacDonald
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:11
win
Chris Honeycutt
Bellator 189 - Budd vs. Blencowe 2
Dec / 01 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Kerry Hatley
3
5:00
win
Mike Rhodes
Bellator 181 - Campos vs. Girtz 3
Jul / 14 / 2017
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:59
win
Charles Hackmann
Bellator 174 - Coenen vs. Budd
Mar / 03 / 2017
TKO (Kick, Knees and Punches)
Jason Herzog
1
0:13
win
Cortez Coleman
LFC 62 - Legacy Fighting Championship 62
Nov / 11 / 2016
Submission (Armbar)
Kevin Nix
3
4:04
win
Marcelo Nunes
LFC 54 - Legacy Fighting Championship 54
Apr / 20 / 2016
TKO (Punches)
Kevin Nix
2
4:51
win
Kevin Holland
LFC 46 - Legacy Fighting Championship 46
Oct / 02 / 2015
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Birchie Stillwagoner
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:24
win
Canaan Grigsby
LFC 35 - Legacy Fighting Championship 35
Sep / 26 / 2014
Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)
Don Turnage
1
4:07
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