Raoni Barcelos

Overview

Eleven UFC wins, and seven of them went to the scorecards. The other four came by finish, none in the first round.

Raoni Barcelos is a Brazilian bantamweight out of Top Brother with an 11-5 UFC record and 22-6-0 across all promotions. He debuted in July 2018 and has fought 16 times in the UFC. His longest winning streak is five fights. He carries a one-fight losing streak into his next bout, a fifth-round TKO loss in a main event.

A volume fighter who wins on the cards, not a first-round finisher.

UFC Career

Barcelos opened with three straight wins in 2018 and 2019: a third-round TKO of Kurt Holobaugh, a second-round submission of Chris Gutierrez, and a second-round TKO of Carlos Huachin. Unanimous decisions over Said Nurmagomedov and Khalid Taha made it five in a row.

Then the losses came. Timur Valiev took a majority decision in 2021, and Victor Henry won a unanimous decision in January 2022. A decision win over Trevin Jones followed, but 2023 brought two more losses, both to opponents our model rates as strong: Umar Nurmagomedov stopped him in the first round at 4:40, and Kyler Phillips won a unanimous decision that August.

He answered with a third-round submission of Cristian Quinonez in February 2024. Then he strung together four more wins: Payton Talbott, Cody Garbrandt, Ricky Simon and Montel Jackson. All four went the distance, the last by split decision. Talbott, Simon and Jackson all rate as strong opponents in our model.

That run ended in his only main event. Raul Rosas Jr., another opponent our model rates as strong, stopped him in the fifth round at 1:38 of a five-round fight.

Five straight wins, then a main-event stoppage.

Fighting Style

Barcelos is a busy, accurate striker who is hard to hit cleanly. He throws and lands at a high volume, and his defense keeps him from paying much for it. He absorbs strikes at about the UFC average.

He is just as active on the ground. He shoots for takedowns often, hunts for submissions, and is difficult to take down himself.

His four UFC finishes split evenly: two submissions and two TKOs, all in round two or three. None came in the first round. Seven of his 11 UFC wins went to a decision, so he is more likely to win a fight on volume than to end it early.

Notable Wins

• Payton Talbott — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC 311 (2025)
• Ricky Simon — unanimous decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs Brown (2025)
• Montel Jackson — split decision, round 3, UFC Fight Night: Sterling vs Zalal (2026)
• Cristian Quinonez — submission, round 3 (2:04), UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 (2024)

Quick Facts

• Division: Bantamweight
• UFC record: 11-5 (4 finishes: 2 KO/TKO, 2 submissions)
• Professional record (all promotions): 22-6-0
• UFC debut: July 2018
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'8" / 67"
• Team: Top Brother
• Born: State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil