Nascimento vs Jimenez

When is Nascimento vs Jimenez?

Rafael do Nascimento will face Arnold Jimenez during the main card of LFA 213, on Saturday 26th July 2025 at Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Lemoore.

The fight will be contested over 3 rounds in the Bantamweight division, which means the weight limit will be 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Nascimento vs Jimenez stats

Rafael do Nascimento steps into the octagon with a record of 10 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Arnold Jimenez will make his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws and 2 by submission.

This will be Rafael do Nascimento's 6th fight in the LFA, having made his debut for the promotion in 2022.

Rafael do Nascimento's LFA record currently stands at 4-2-0, while Arnold Jimenez's comes in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggest Nascimento has a slight advantage in power over Jimenez, with a 10% knock out percentage over Jimenez's 0%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Nascimento will have a massive advantage over Jimenez, boasting a 70% submission rate over Jimenez's 25%.

Rafael do Nascimento is the younger man by 31 years, at years old.

Jimenez has a height advantage of 2 inches over Nascimento.

Nascimento's experience as a professional fighter is relatively equal to Jimenez's, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 11 years and 8 months later than Jimenez, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought the same amount of professional rounds, 27 to Jimenez's 27.

Nascimento vs Jimenez form

Nascimento has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he won against Brandon Altomare at LFA 199 on 10th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round at Tachi Palace Casino Resort, Lemoore, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to John Sweeney at LFA 188 on 12th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their LFA Bantamweight championship fight at Wild Horse Pass Casino, Chandler, Arizona.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jordan Winski at LFA 161 on 23rd June 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Commerce Casino & Hotel, Commerce, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Jerrell Hodge at LFA 155 on 24th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino, Niagara Falls.

He had defeated Justin Wetzell at LFA 147 on 18th November 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at WinnaVegas Casino Resort, Sloan.

Activity check

Nascimento's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Jimenez's last 2 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

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