Raoni Mendonca Barcelos was born on May 1,1987 and is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, former amateur wrestler and grappler.
22 Facts About Raoni Barcelos
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Raoni Barcelos currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Raoni Barcelos 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.
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Raoni 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.
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Raoni Barcelos fought under numerous organizations, notably Web Fight Combat, Shooto Brazil, and the Resurrection Fighting Alliance, where he was the former RFA featherweight champion.
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Raoni Barcelos's finally came on July 14,2018, at UFC Fight Night: dos Santos vs Ivanov, against Kurt Holobaugh.
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Raoni Barcelos's next fight came on November 30,2018, at The Ultimate Fighter: Heavy Hitters against Chris Gutierrez.
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Raoni Barcelos was scheduled to face Said Nurmagomedov on May 11,2019, at UFC 237.
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Raoni Barcelos was expected to face Cody Stamann on March 28,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Ngannou vs Rozenstruik.
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Raoni Barcelos faced Khalid Taha on November 7,2020, at UFC on ESPN: Santos vs Teixeira.
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Raoni Barcelos was expected to face Merab Dvalishvili on December 5,2020, at UFC on ESPN 19.
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Raoni Barcelos was scheduled to face Raphael Assuncao on February 27,2021, at UFC Fight Night 186.
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Raoni Barcelos faced Timur Valiev on June 26,2021, at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Volkov.
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Raoni Barcelos was scheduled to face Trevin Jones on December 18,2021, at UFC Fight Night 199.
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Raoni Barcelos faced Trevin Jones on October 1,2022, at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs Yan.
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Raoni Barcelos won the fight by unanimous decision in a one-sided fight.
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Raoni Barcelos faced Umar Nurmagomedov on January 14,2022, at UFC Fight Night 217.
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Raoni Barcelos lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
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Raoni Barcelos was scheduled to face Miles Johns on June 17,2023, at UFC on ESPN 47.
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Raoni Barcelos faced Cristian Quinonez on February 24,2024, at UFC Fight Night 237.
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Raoni Barcelos won the bout by rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
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Raoni Barcelos faced undefeated prospect Payton Talbott on January 18,2025 at UFC 311.