Raoni Barcelos (15-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Total Number of Pro MMA Finishes: 10
Via KO/TKO: 8
Via Submission: 2
Total Number of UFC Finishes: 3
Via KO/TKO: 2
(Kurt Holobaugh, Carlos Huachin)
Via Submission: 1
(Chris Gutierrez)
Raoni Barcelos may have five decision wins on his professional MMA record but in his most recent fights, he has really looked dangerous and has finished 3 of his last 4 opponents since entering the UFC. Raoni looked especially hungry in his UFC debut when he KO’d Kurt Holobaugh with an uppercut in the third round, showing that he carries power late into the fight.
Barcelos is a very well-rounded fighter that has most of his finishes coming by KO/TKO, but he does have very strong takedowns. Raoni also has great power in both of his hands and isn’t afraid to take a punch in order to land one. Because of this, and the fact that he’s constantly pressuring his opponent, Raoni fires back some pretty impressive counter strikes and his striking attacks on the ground are vicious and relentless. Barcelos scored his only non-finish win in the UFC in his last bout, when he won a unanimous decision fight against the very tough, Said Nurmagomedov in December of 2019.
The elbow game of @RaoniBarcelos extends his win streak to 7 💪 #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/Xpdnr2NfHl
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 11, 2019
