Bantamweight
Raul Rosas Jr.
“El Nino Problema”·
Clovis, NM, United States
Pro record
13-1-0
Model Elo
1697
#85 of 1994
- Age
- 22
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 67"
- Stance
- Switch
- Team
- Rosas Brothers MMA
- Born
- Clovis, NM, United States
- UFC debut
- Dec 9, 2022
Profile
Overview
Six straight UFC wins, and the only loss on the UFC ledger is a three-round decision from April 2023. Raul Rosas Jr. is a 7-1 bantamweight in the UFC, with four finishes and three decisions, and he is 13-1 as a pro across all promotions.
He debuted at UFC 282 in December 2022 after a unanimous decision win on Dana White's Contender Series, a fight that sits outside the UFC record. He fights out of Rosas Brothers MMA.
He has won, and he has won against the best of what the data calls "strong" opposition. He has not yet beaten an elite one.
UFC Career
The start was fast. Jay Perrin was submitted in the first round of the UFC debut, at 2:44. Then came the setback: Christian Rodriguez took a unanimous decision at UFC 287.
What followed is the streak he carries now. Terrence Mitchell was stopped in 54 seconds. Ricky Turcios tapped in the second round. Aoriqileng and Vince Morales both went the distance, and both fights went to Rosas on the cards.
The step up came in 2026. Rob Font, rated strong by our model, lost a unanimous decision at UFC 326. Rosas then headlined a five-round fight against Raoni Barcelos, another strong opponent, and finished it with a fifth-round TKO at 1:38.
Two first-round finishes, one second-round submission, one fifth-round stoppage. Six wins in a row.
Fighting Style
Rosas is a grappling-first fighter. He shoots for takedowns far more often than most UFC fighters and hunts for submissions, and two of his UFC wins have come by tapout.
On the feet, he lands less than most and isn't hard to hit in the traditional sense, yet he takes little damage overall. His striking is not the main weapon, and he doesn't lean on volume to win rounds.
That doesn't make him one-dimensional. Two more wins came by KO/TKO, including the fifth-round finish over Barcelos, and he has finished four of his seven UFC wins, two of them in the first round.
Notable Wins
- Raoni Barcelos — KO/TKO, round 5 (1:38), UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos (2026)
- Rob Font — unanimous decision, UFC 326 (2026)
- Ricky Turcios — submission, round 2, UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov (2024)
- Jay Perrin — submission, round 1, UFC 282 (2022)
Quick Facts
- Division: Bantamweight
- UFC record: 7-1 (4 finishes)
- Professional record (all promotions): 13-1-0
- UFC debut: 2022
- Stance: Switch
- Reach: 67"
- Team: Rosas Brothers MMA
- Born: Clovis, NM, United States
Written from MMA ProTips fight data, updated Nov 10, 2026.
UFC by the numbers
- UFC record
- 7–1
- since 2022
- Finish rate
- 57%
- 4 of 7 wins
- 1st-round finishes
- 2
- Elite wins
- 0
- vs opponents rated 1700+ at the time
- Longest win streak
- 6
- Current streak
- W6
- wins in a row
- Octagon time
- 1h 32m
- avg 11:35 per fight
- Opposition
- 1522
- avg opponent Elo (1500 = average)
Best wins
Ranked by the opponent's Elo rating going into the fight.
- 1690opp. Elo
KO/TKO, R5 · UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. Barcelos · Sep 26, 2026
- 1645opp. Elo
unanimous decision, R3 · UFC 326 · Mar 7, 2026
- 1496opp. Elo
submission, R2 · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Imavov · Jun 8, 2024
Career stats (UFC)
Career UFC averages. The white tick on each bar marks the UFC average.
Striking
UFC avg 3.35 · below average
UFC avg 3.95 · better than average
UFC avg 45% · about average
UFC avg 52% · about average
UFC avg 0.43 · below average
Grappling
UFC avg 1.52 · better than average
UFC avg 15% · better than average
UFC avg 52% · about average
UFC avg 0.58 · better than average
Where the strikes land
Where the strikes are thrown
Average fight time: 11:58
Fight history (9)
| Res | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| W |  Raoni BarcelosRecord after: 8-1 | KO/TKORound 5 · 1:38 | UFC Fight Night: Rosas Jr. vs. BarcelosSep 26, 2026 |
| W |  Rob FontRecord after: 7-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 326Mar 7, 2026 |
| W |  Vince MoralesRecord after: 6-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs ErcegMar 29, 2025 |
| W |  AoriqilengRecord after: 5-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 306Sep 14, 2024 |
| W |  Ricky TurciosRecord after: 4-1 | submissionRound 2 · 2:22 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs ImavovJun 8, 2024 |
| W |  Terrence MitchellRecord after: 3-1 | KO/TKORound 1 · 0:54 | UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2Sep 15, 2023 |
| L |  Christian RodriguezRecord after: 2-1 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2Apr 7, 2023 |
| W |  Jay PerrinRecord after: 2-0 | submissionRound 1 · 2:44 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. AnkalaevDec 9, 2022 |
| W |  Mando GutierrezRecord after: 1-0 | unanimous decisionRound 3 · 5:00 | Dana White's Contender Series 6.9Sep 20, 2022 |