{"id":106079,"date":"2026-06-03T06:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/rafael-alves\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:42:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T21:42:19","slug":"rafael-alves","status":"publish","type":"fighter_profile","link":"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/rafael-alves\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Alves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rafael \u00ab\u00a0The Turn\u00a0\u00bb Alves \u2014 le Br\u00e9silien qui finit les soir\u00e9es en beaut\u00e9<\/h2>\n

De Icoaraci \u00e0 l’Octogone<\/h3>\n

Rafael da Silva Alves est n\u00e9 le 14 novembre 1990 \u00e0 Icoaraci, quartier de Bel\u00e9m, au nord du Br\u00e9sil. Avant de frapper des gens pour de l’argent, il tapait dans un ballon : joueur de football dans les \u00e9quipes juniors du Paysandu, il a tout arr\u00eat\u00e9 apr\u00e8s un accident de v\u00e9lo sur le chemin de l’entra\u00eenement. Un destin qui aurait pu sembler banal, sauf que son coach l’avait d\u00e9j\u00e0 rep\u00e9r\u00e9 dans les rues \u00e0 distribuer des mandales sans formation. \u00c0 sept ans, Alves entrait dans un gym de fortune en plein air. C’est l\u00e0 que tout a commenc\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Il accumule les ceintures noires \u2014 Muay Thai, Jiu-Jitsu \u2014 et encha\u00eene les combats sur le circuit r\u00e9gional br\u00e9silien \u00e0 partir de 2007. En 2019, il d\u00e9croche le titre int\u00e9rimaire des poids l\u00e9gers du Titan FC, confirmation qu’il tournait au-dessus du lot r\u00e9gional. Son record avant l’UFC ? 18 victoires, dont 7 KO et 10 soumissions : un finisher dans l’\u00e2me.<\/p>\n

Contender Series et UFC (2020-2023)<\/h3>\n

En ao\u00fbt 2020, Dana White’s Contender Series lui tend la perche. Face \u00e0 Alejandro Flores, Alves cl\u00f4t l’affaire au deuxi\u00e8me round par \u00e9tranglement guillotine. Dana signe. Le contrat UFC est l\u00e0.<\/p>\n

Ses d\u00e9buts \u00e0 l’UFC le 22 mai 2021, face au Kazakh Damir Ismagulov \u2014 technicien \u00e9l\u00e9gant, futur top 15 \u2014, sont compliqu\u00e9s : d\u00e9cision unanime d\u00e9favorable apr\u00e8s trois rounds serr\u00e9s. La r\u00e9ponse ne tarde pas : le 13 novembre 2021, il soumet le Britannique Marc Diakiese \u00e0 la guillotine d\u00e8s la 1re minute 48 de la premi\u00e8re reprise. Le sc\u00e9nario typique Alves : finir vite et fort.<\/p>\n

La suite est plus turbulente. Le 31 juillet 2022, Drew Dober le stoppe par corps au troisi\u00e8me round (1:30). Le 26 f\u00e9vrier 2023, Nurullo Aliev l’emporte aux points en d\u00e9cision majoritaire. Bilan UFC : 1 victoire, 3 d\u00e9faites. Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 le 28 mars 2023.<\/p>\n

Style : striker technique, soumissionneur d’instinct<\/h3>\n

Alves est l’arch\u00e9type du gars polyvalent \u00e9lev\u00e9 \u00e0 la dure. Sa base Muay Thai lui donne un sens du timing a\u00e9rien que peu poss\u00e8dent \u2014 coups de pied au corps, superman punch, d\u00e9placements angulaires. Au sol, la guillotine est son joker favori. Neuf de ses finishes sont survenus au premier round. Quand \u00ab\u00a0The Turn\u00a0\u00bb sent l’ouverture, \u00e7a ne dure pas longtemps.<\/p>\n

Karate Combat et le KO viral de 2024<\/h3>\n

Depuis sa sortie de l’UFC, Alves a rebondi en Karate Combat avec un 3-0 impeccable. Le 28 juin 2024, lors de Karate Combat 47 \u00e0 Orlando, il laisse James Vick \u2014 ex-top 15 UFC \u2014 sans connaissance d’un jumping switch kick a\u00e9rien d’une violence rare. Vick reste plusieurs minutes au sol, inconscient. Le KO devient viral dans les heures qui suivent et est class\u00e9 parmi les cinq meilleurs finishes de l’ann\u00e9e 2024 par MMA Mania. La reconversion est r\u00e9ussie, c’est le moins qu’on puisse dire.<\/p>\n

Sources :<\/strong> Wikipedia EN<\/a>, UFC.com<\/a>, MMA Mania \u2013 Karate Combat 47<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rafael \u00ab\u00a0The Turn\u00a0\u00bb Alves, poids l\u00e9ger br\u00e9silien n\u00e9 \u00e0 Bel\u00e9m, ex-UFC (2021-2023), finisseur redoutable en KO et soumissions, viral en 2024 en Karate Combat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":102568,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"fighter_category":[69973],"fighter_tag":[],"class_list":["post-106079","fighter_profile","type-fighter_profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fighter_category-lightweight"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRafael Alves - Biographie MMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Biographie compl\u00e8te de Rafael Alves\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.grizzliz.com\/media\/fighter\/rafael-alves\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rafael Alves - 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