Rafael Celestino

"The Universal Soldier"

AGE	45 / Jan 22, 1980
HEIGHT	6'3" / 190.5 cm
WEIGHT	185 lbs / 83.91 kg

ASSOCIATION
Equipe Universal Soldier / Rafao BJJ MMA

CLASS
Middleweight

Wins 14

KO / TKO

36%

SUBMISSIONS

29%

DECISIONS

36%

Draws 1

Losses 5

KO / TKO

60%

SUBMISSIONS

40%

DECISIONS

Upcoming Fights

SFT

May 24, 2025 Arena Hall, Brasilia, Federal District, Brazil

Rafael Celestino

14-5-1 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

Irwing Romero Machado

19-13-2 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

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FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Cleber Souza	SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 48: Sousa vs. Soldado Jun / 08 / 2024	Decision (Split) Flavio Almendra	5	5:00
win	John Allan	SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 45: Black Diamond vs. Aparecido Mar / 02 / 2024	TKO (Punches)	1	4:03
loss	Kerim Daidov	Octagon Promotion - Octagon 51 Oct / 21 / 2023	TKO (Punches) Tilek Bapanov	1	0:08
draw	Tyago Moreira	SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 41: Vargas vs. Ursa Jun / 17 / 2023	Draw (Majority)	3	5:00
win	Mario Filipe de Sousa	SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 39: Velaminho vs. Santos Feb / 11 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
loss	Claudio Rocha	SFT - Standout Fighting Tournament 36: Warriors of the Cage Jul / 23 / 2022	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	1:22
win	Weldon Silva de Oliveira	Fire Fight 2 - Mateus Gloria vs Wellington Souza Mar / 26 / 2022	Submission (Armbar)	2	3:36
loss	Shamil Erdogan	EFC 42 - Eagle Fighting Championship 42 Oct / 17 / 2021	TKO (Submission to Punches) Vyacheslav Kiselev	2	0:52
win	Sergio de Fatima	Future FC - Road to Future 1 Jun / 27 / 2021	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Diego Lima	1	1:29
win	Tulio Marcus Viana	GFN - Gladiators Fight Night 3 Dec / 12 / 2020	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Fabio Cardoso	1	4:34
win	Jerffeson dos Santos Oliveira	NP Fight - Brazil 13 Sep / 07 / 2019	Decision(Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Emmanuel Walo	MMA Pro League 1 - New Jersey vs. Pennsylvania Sep / 15 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous) Keith Peterson	3	5:00
win	Nilson Jose Dornelas	FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 4 Jun / 30 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Sergio Matsunaga	1	2:24
loss	Punahele Soriano	Titan FC 49 - Gomez vs. Soares Apr / 06 / 2018	KO (Punches) Alan Abeles	1	0:31
win	Vinicius Moreira	Shooto Brazil 77 - King vs. Macedo Oct / 27 / 2017	KO (Punches) Joao Claudio Soares	1	2:27
win	Eder Rodrigues	NP Fight - NP Fight Brazil 7 Sep / 16 / 2017	TKO (Punches) Arilson Lopo	2	4:49
win	Julio Cesar dos Santos	NP Fight - NP Fight Brazil 6 Apr / 15 / 2017	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
win	Luiz Carlos Alves	FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 2 Nov / 26 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Arilson Lopo	1	2:12
win	Marcus Atila	FGC - Federal Gladiators Combat 1 Nov / 07 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Arilson Lopo	1	4:00
loss	Edgar Barbosa	GCC - Godoi Combat Ceres Aug / 16 / 2014	Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Sergio Martins Garcas	1	0:16

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