Who will Rafael Estevam 🇧🇷 fight next?
Most likely Hecher Sosa (9%), no event announced yet. Next: Benardo Sopaj (7%), Colby Thicknesse (5%).
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Unofficial rank #22 Not a UFC ranking. Ranks 16–30 come from the NextSmash formula (record, last 3 results, ranked wins, activity, Meta board). How it works.
Likely opponents Model estimate
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Model pick: Unofficial #22 and #21, neither has a fight booked. Hecher Sosa won last time out (14 Mar 2026).
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Model pick: Unofficial #22 and #24, neither has a fight booked. Benardo Sopaj won last time out (16 May 2026).
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Model pick: Unofficial #22 and #25, neither has a fight booked. Colby Thicknesse won last time out (2 May 2026).
Field / other: 79%, including Jakub Wiklacz 4%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Loss vs Ethyn Ewing · KO/TKO R3 1:44 · UFC Fight Night · 4 Apr 2026
- Career stage
- Coming off a loss.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
Rafael Estevam: frequently asked questions
When is Rafael Estevam's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 2 Oct 2026.
Who did Rafael Estevam fight last?
Rafael Estevam lost to Ethyn Ewing at UFC Fight Night on 4 Apr 2026 (KO/TKO R3 1:44).
Who is Rafael Estevam likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Hecher Sosa (9%), Benardo Sopaj (7%), Colby Thicknesse (5%). Updated 2 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Rafael Estevam's record?
14-1-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Your pick
Other bantamweight fighters
- Hecher Sosa Unofficial rank #21 · next: Cody Haddon 9%
- Ethyn Ewing Unofficial rank #23 · next: Benardo Sopaj 9%
- Juan Diaz Unofficial rank #20 · next: Adrian Yanez 92%
- Benardo Sopaj Unofficial rank #24 · next: Ethyn Ewing 9%
- Jakub Wiklacz Unofficial rank #19 · next: Cody Haddon 15%
More: Bantamweight rankings and next fights · Brazil UFC fighters
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, status, last fight) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 2 Oct 2026
- ESPN UFC results (scoreboard API): bouts since Jul 2024 used for the unofficial rank · 2 Oct 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.